On Black Friday and Cyber Monday, consumers can save a lot of money - but they have to be vigilant when shopping online.
Because not everything that looks cheap is a bargain.
Düsseldorf - In November, shortly before Christmas, many
online retailers
boost
their
sales
with discount days.
The "
Black Friday"
on November 26th was imported from the USA.
The “
Cyber Monday
”
day of action follows on November 29th
.
In the week before, there are already numerous
offers
on the net.
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On the shopping day "Black Friday" there are promising sales promotions.
But customers should take a closer look.
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But the
consumer
advice center
North Rhine-Westphalia
warns against blind shopping frenzy.
Because if you let yourself get carried away without thinking, you could
fall
for these
tricks
:
Black Friday and Cyber Monday 2021: How retailers deceive consumers with price changes and comparisons
Savings prices are usually given in
comparison
with the manufacturer's
recommended retail price
(RRP).
These are sometimes also referred to as moon prices because they do not
correspond to
the usual
sales price
from the start
.
A few days before the
action
are
prices
increased in some cases, to then lower it again and as large
discount
to celebrate.
Certain
products
suddenly disappear
from the range
at the beginning of the
promotion
- and then
suddenly reappear at the
end of the
promotion
.
The
discounts
were on average
According to the
consumer advocates,
on various
days of action
more at 20 than the specified 50 percent.
Interested parties advises the
Consumer
therefore, price developments a longer time before the
action
to watch closely.
Black Friday and Cyber Monday 2021: Time is an important factor in offers on promotional days
Expiring clocks or bars that set time limits or indicate dwindling inventories put
customers
under pressure.
There is not enough time to make the
offer
to check, there is
nothing wrong with
buying
on suspicion.
However, customers
should check beforehand whether a free cancellation is possible.
In case of doubt, the
customer
still has the option of revocation.
In the case of
online purchases,
this is
usually
permitted
up to 14 days after
delivery of the product
without giving a reason
.
However, there may be return costs.
Everything must Go?
Only for a short time?
#BlackFriday and #CyberMonday are set to give business a boost before Christmas.
But only those who know the prices can distinguish real #discounts from the spectacular discounts on moon prices.
You should pay attention to this: https://t.co/s68FQ5dAVq
- Consumer Advice Center (@vzhessen) November 18, 2020
Black Friday and Cyber Monday 2021: Don't forget about safe processing when hunting for a bargain
The
consumer advice center NRW
strongly advises against purchases in advance or direct transfer.
This can hide
fake offers
.
Such swindlers like to join in
on confusing
discount
battles.
Payment by invoice or direct debit is safer.
Customers
should
use
encrypted data transmission when
shopping
and not order from a public WLAN in order to protect their bank details.
At the end of the
purchase
,
customers
should
also delete their browser history and cookies so that
retailers
cannot create comprehensive profiles of their
purchasing behavior
.
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