This year’s shopping holiday is almost here, and in many places it has already gotten off to a flying start – namely Black Week. Every year, crowds of shopping-hungry consumers are attracted to the streets and squares to find nuggets of gold in everything from clothing stores to electronics stores.
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Before the week, which is topped with Black Friday as the icing on the cake, has News24 talked to the non-profit organization Swedish Consumers press contact Yasemin Bayramoglu. She shares how consumers should think ahead of the shopping week and what should be completely avoided.
– Only buy things that you really need and that you would have bought anyway, such as winter overalls for the children or a Christmas present.
Is it possible to get what you want to buy in a second-hand store instead? And will it be possible for you to repair the new one you purchase in case it breaks? Instead of taking chances, she believes that it is better, both for the environment and the wallet, to think circularly.
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Therefore, you should NOT buy clothes during Black Friday
Bayramoglu believes that what is bought on sale does not necessarily have to be a good deal. Rather, it may actually be the opposite. And just because something is 40 percent off doesn’t mean it’s a good buy.
Buying a garment just because the price is reduced can result in it hanging in the closet and collecting dust instead of being used.
– When it comes to clothes, it’s a classic that we buy things that don’t go well with other things we already have. Then the sale purchases will hang unused in the wardrobe.
She explains the big mistake many people make when they head out to shop for clothes during Black Friday.
– To be blinded by how many percent of the sale there is, instead of taking a position on the price itself, she tells Nyheter24.
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