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50 Facepalm-Worthy Fails That Might Discourage You From Shopping This Black Friday (New Pics)
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When I was a kid, Black Friday seemed like a magical event that I could only dream about participating in. All I knew is that when I went to sleep with my tummy full of a delicious Thanksgiving feast, dedicated shoppers were waking up at 2 a.m. to line up outside of department stores and fight for the best deals on TVs, toasters and trendy toys.
Nowadays, Black Friday has evolved into a worldwide online and in-store event. But apparently, there are plenty of ways that it can go wrong! Below, you’ll find some of the funniest photos of Black Friday fails that Bored Panda has gathered from all over the internet. So enjoy scrolling through these silly pics, and keep reading to find a conversation with Arfa Nazeer, Blog Strategist and creator of She Means Blogging!
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Black Friday Sales At Target
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This Photo Of Black Friday In Swansea Is Like A Boozy Renaissance Painting
#3
A Living Room Set Bought Online From Temu On Black Friday
Right after Thanksgiving, a day of expressing gratitude and surrounding yourself with loved ones, comes Black Friday - a day dedicated to consumerism. While most shoppers are looking for great deals on Christmas presents for those near and dear to them, the day is usually anything but peaceful. We’ve all heard stories of shoppers being brutally injured, and nowadays, it can be hard to even find deals that are worth it.
But the evolution of the day doesn’t stop shoppers from trying to get the best bargains they can find, even if that means ordering them online instead of leaving their homes at the crack of dawn with a Thanksgiving hangover. And lucky for us, sometimes those shoppers manage to snap photos of hilarious fails that they’ve encountered in stores!
#4
What A Deal
#5
It Just Happens To Break On Black Friday
Shark queen 🦈🦈🦈 1 month ago
People on black Friday are crazy. If they didn't like the price someone might have taken their anger on it or some employee. I'm ok with it being broken on black Friday.
#6
This Is How Black Friday In Luxembourg Looks Like
To learn more about Black Friday and how to take advantage of the day, we got in touch with Arfa Nazeer, Blog Strategist and creator of She Means Blogging. First, we wanted to know how she typically chooses to participate in Black Friday.
“As I run an online business at She Means Blogging, I make purchases on discounts and also find the best offers for my readers,” Arfa shared. “For example, buying any online tool, digital product or any subscription. Similarly, I find the best deals for growing bloggers, so they can make affordable choices when they are at the beginning stage. I also make a separate listing for my subscribers, so that they find the best deals in their inboxes. Who doesn’t like saving some money, right?”
#7
Cotton:on Is Having An Amazing Black Friday Sale
#8
The Benefit Of Living In Fl Before Black Friday I Guess...this Was Outside Of My Best Buy In Tampa
#9
Can’t Reply Stop To Opt Out Of Spam Texts
We were also curious about any Black Friday deals that Arfa has snagged in the past that saved her a huge chunk of change. “I got myself an online course at a 50% discount last year,” she told Bored Panda. “As for this year, I’m planning to grab a website theme and maybe find some office stuff on sale.”
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Black Friday
#11
Go Home, Walmart. You're Drunk
#12
This Black Friday Newspaper Ad Does Not Say What Store It Is For
What advice does Arfa have for shoppers who want to make the most of Black Friday this year? “The first thing I would say is to clearly know what you have in your wish list,” she shared. “Before making your purchases, it’s important to do your research to compare the items and deals. If it’s a physical item like a piece of furniture or a display thing, I would definitely suggest checking stores and seeing it yourself. Otherwise, it is a smart choice to do online purchases, as it saves a whole lot of time and gives you the best discounts from the comfort of your home.”
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They Do That All The Time
#14
Website Charging Twice The Price For The Same Dress If You Put “Wedding” In The Search
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Found This At A Store While Black Friday Shopping
Stephanie A Mutti 1 month ago (edited)
Love it!!!! These unrealistic expectations of ostrich bodies are getting out of control.
“Another tip is to bookmark the pages and save the dates, as many websites run Black Friday offers for a limited time,” Arfa added. “And, you don’t want to miss those deals!”
And if you’re looking for even more advice to snag the best bargains, be sure to check out Arfa’s blog post “2024 Black Friday Deals For Bloggers And Cyber Monday Deals!”
#16
How Was Your Guys Black Friday Reshop?
Idk about you guys but our Black Friday reshop was so bad to the point where it was literally becoming a sever safety issue for us but we survived.
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Thanks UPS, Just What I Needed! Soaking Wet Brand New Electronics
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Website Has A "Sale" That Ends In 7 Minutes, And Conveniently Restarts Those 7 Minutes Everytime The Page Is Reloaded
While Black Friday might sometimes seem like an outdated event, it was still the biggest in-store shopping day of 2023 in the United States, Queue IT reports. And online spending on Black Friday continues to increase almost every single year, jumping up from $9.12 billion in 2022 to $9.8 billion in 2023.
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And I Thought Going Shopping On Black Friday Would Be Bad
#20
Jack Daniels Is On Sale At My Local Supermarket
#21
Canadian Tire Sure Knows How To Put On A Sale
Not everyone gets to spend the holiday season shopping, though. Some are forced to spend their days working behind a cash register or stocking stores to prepare for the seasonal crowds. According to TechTarget, retailers hire an additional 400,000-500,000 employees each year for the holiday season. In fact, Amazon alone announced that they planned to employ 250,000 additional workers to make sure that everyone’s Christmas presents are delivered on time.
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Screaming, I'm In Asda And People Misread The Sign Thinking The Pringles Were 35p. They Were Fighting & Clamoring Like Old School Black Friday. People Put Whole Crates On Their Trolley. Now Customer Services Is Overrun With Pringles Refunds
ॐBoyGanesh 1 month ago (edited)
Isn’t the point of Black Friday to illuminate those in our society that think a quarter of something is more than 1/3???? It would track they wouldn’t have the cognitive abilities to actually read the tag then deduce its meaning.
#23
Banana Republic Was The Culprit
Tiger 1 month ago
Screw Banana Republic. Once when I was 19 I had an interview at one of their stores. It was a dual interview with one other interviewee. They gave us both 10 mins to go around the store and design an outfit from whatever we could find. The other person’s outfit was cooler so they hired him instead of me 😠 and I have never let it go lmao, I can’t fashion under pressure apparently
#24
Asos "Black Friday Deal" Is More Expensive Than The Base Price Anytime Of The Year (110€)
Is this list making you rethink whether or not you should go Black Friday shopping this year, pandas? It’s always fun to snag a great deal, but if you’re encountering sales like the ones featured on this list, you won’t be missing anything by just staying home. Keep upvoting the pics you find most amusing, and let us know in the comments how you feel about Black Friday. Then, if you’d like to check out even more photos like this, be sure to visit this Bored Panda article next!
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Save $1624? How Much These Cost?!
Bored Sailor 1 month ago
That is Hex Clad and ever since Ramsey started as their spokes person they have gone up in price. I had one before him, and they are absolutely awesome. But to answer your question some sets are more then twice that.
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Can't Wait To See Their Black Friday Ad!
Pernille 1 month ago
And it'll crack after just a few uses. I find it kind of funny that there are two kinds of pyrex. Lowercase pyrex is produced in the US and complete c**p, uppercase PYREX is made in France and still really good and made of borosilicate glass. I even think the US version went out of business this year.
#27
Someone Broke Into The Mail Room, Shattered The Glass Door And Stole Everyone’s Packages
I came out of the gym early one morning and went to the mailroom to check my box and suddenly i was stepping on glass and i saw this.
The front car gate to the complex has been broken for WEEKS and anyone could (and did!) walk in. The stupid part of this building design is that to enter the (partially) outdoor hallways to apartments there’s no need for a fob or a key and to enter the hallway with gym and mailroom access you just need to go through the fire door, which is not locked.
Luckily, I had no packages so only mildly infuriating for me because now all non-USPS packages are routed to the front desk which is only open 8-6 on weekdays. I pity everyone else though because Black Friday was recently and that room was full to the brim.
#28
These Black Friday Deals Are Out Of Control
#29
Yessir, Time For Black Friday Scams!
Purposely mark up price to an insane amount so it looks like a 77% off steal. Still more than I would pay for the laptop too
#30
Black Friday April Order Just Arrived…. 🥴
#31
Trying To Find An Old Purchase I Made And Realized I Get Way Too Many E-Mails From Vans
#32
Maybe I’m Reading Into This Too Much, But This Kinda Of Disturbed Me. Very Off-Putting And Bizarre; “Don’t Talk To Your Parents, Come Give Us Money Instead”
#33
What A Deal For Instant Power!
Dog Mom to Zoe 1 month ago
OFF TOPIC: I had a severely clogged drain and thought to give this a try. One only needs to use 1/2 cup. Most drain cleaners have you use the entire bottle. THIS CLEANED AND UNCLOGGED the drain so well that it scared me.
#34
We Bought Two Appliances Last Black Friday And Both Failed Within Weeks/Months. The Counterweights On This Lg Washing Machine Came Off
#35
Wtf Is Spring Black Friday
#36
Really, Target? This Is Your Sale?
Target sends out a promotion for up to 50% off Lego sets for cyber week. $1 off. $0.50 off. $0.10 off. What a sale. Better jump on this one while supplies last.
#37
Black Friday Sales Be Like
ॐBoyGanesh 1 month ago
This is about as honest & actual a discount on Black Friday as I’ve ever seen. Sure, the big box is giving 30% off, but they also marked it up by 40% a month or so earlier, making the great deal even more expensive than the 3% discounted price. That’s 100% how Black Friday works.
#38
We're Just Gonna "Accidentally" Forward You This Secret Black Friday Deal We Were Internally Discussing Even Though We Never Have Sales
#39
So Much To Unpack Here
It’s mildly infuriating that companies are starting Black Friday in early November (this one was November 8th).
It’s also annoying that they call this a “leak”.
I knows it’s just corporations being corporate… but this is just stupid.
Geoffrey Scott 1 month ago
I disagree..what's annoying is seeing X-mas trees up alongside Halloween stuff.
#40
Those Posts About Companies Raising Prices On Cyber Monday/Black Friday Have Some Truth Behind Them. These Screen Shots Show The Price Of A Supplement I Was Going To Buy Last Tuesday And The New Marked Up Price For Cyber Monday
ॐBoyGanesh 1 month ago
We’ve a retail end to our resort and use a very popular software suite to manage it. There’s an option to increase prices across the board based on sales data for each & every item, solely to be able to discount the prices for promo or a “huge sale” which garners original or higher earnings per piece/item. Every retail company does this. It’s the grocery store membership scheme. It works so incredibly well. One example: we sell branded beach towel for $79. In fall/winter (tropical warm local high season) it raises the price to $129. We do two (sometimes 3) marketed sales mid-Oct thru Feb and reduce the price to $99 for a “very limited time” with “sells out quickly” signage. We move ~300% more during this season & double it during the sales. It’s “bargain” psychology.
#41
FedEx And Chewy, C'mon Guys
It seems my Black Friday purchase is cursed. First shipment was damaged, oh well, it happens. But the second one was damaged as well! I wonder if the third time will be a charm?
#42
This Black Friday Deal In Canada
#43
What A Great Black Friday Deal Walmart Had Too Bad They Wont Replace This Broken TV They Sold Me, The Next Comparable One Is About Double The Sale Price
Hippopotamuses 1 month ago (edited)
There has got to be some sort of consumer protection where the op lives. Surely?
#44
Does Anyone Else Find This Screwed Up?
Discount on animals for black Friday. At petsmart.
Tiger 1 month ago
Meh. I’m not sure how Petsmart treats its animals (hopefully well but since it’s a large chain pet store I’m not confident) but having a discounted price during a major shopping event so more pets can find a home isn’t the worst thing in the world. (Also ps, when possible, adopt don’t shop! 😊)
#45
Snapchat’s Black Friday “Deal”
#46
2 3 "On Sale" At Shopko
I'm sure ShopKo (west-coast, northWest, chain department store...kind of like Target-lite) isn't the only chain to jack up prices and then advertise massive "sales." But this version was pretty egregious.
Brandi VanSteenwyk 1 month ago
Perhaps this is one of the reasons that Shopko no longer exists.
#47
Black Friday “In Summer?”
ॐBoyGanesh 1 month ago
The only unbelievable thing here is that there are still Toys R Us stores left in the world.
#48
What A Beautiful Site To See On Black Friday
#49
Goat Scammed Me For 100 Dollars In The Black Friday Event
So I “won” the ability to purchase a pair of “New” dunks with a box in “Good” condition during the black friday event. I spent 101 dollars on this pair that was, once again, listed as NEW. I recieved and OBVIOUSLY used pair and they finally responded by giving me 10 dollars in goat credit and DENYING my return because it was listed as “Final Sale.” Is there not a rule in place for when they send me a wrong product?
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Did I say that out loud? (he/him)cis/het 1 month ago
As long as people keep falling for the hype and the scams,companies will keep doing it. It really shouldn't be a surprise anymore.
Kristal 1 month ago
Not entirely true. Companies think they need to play mind games to get people to buy stuff but there's too much information easily accessible, it's harder and harder for them to fool people ... but they keep doing it.
Load More Replies... Miki 1 month ago
I am not sure if this is Polish gov idea or EU, but by law, price tags must contain one more info: lowest price for past 30 days. And I think it's beautiful.
Slapdash1 1 month ago
We would like to tell our American (soon to be great again) friends, that here in the civilised world, all traders are bound by law, when announicng a discount, to list the lowest price of the discounted product in the last 30 days. Communist, I know, but saves us a lot of headache.
Elle Lian 1 month ago
I was looking at Walmart’s early Black Friday this week. They had a knife set on sale for $99. Said the price was $189. Looked on Amazon. Their price was $99 with 10% off. I was wondering how Walmart could claim that price. If a marketplace seller had ever listed those knives for $189, they could claim it as a previously- listed price. Scam all the way around.
Mike F 1 month ago
You are a wise individual. I personally haven't shopped a "Black Friday" in over 30 years. I refuse to be trampled over the nonsense. Whenever I see a retailer offering something that looks like an obscene deal I always shop it out. The internet is not just for X rated content and even the most obscure items can be shopped so you can ensure you're not getting shafted.
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Hassel Davidhoff 1 month ago
I hate black Friday with the power of the fire of a thousand suns. It was bad enough when it was just a U.S thing that stupid people did after, of all things, Thanksgiving. I genuinely can't think of anything more silly than that. However, I didn't know that it had caught on elsewhere until I read this. Such a shame. Consumerism at its worst.
Kristal 1 month ago
Black Friday used to actually be a good deal before 2020. Yes, it is well known many stores bump up prices so you need to do research leading up to black Friday. There used to be free items given to the first xx amount of people through the door and those were the real deals. Getting coupons, gift cards, or items for being early. I used to hit up a few different stores with those. I even did a Mall of America black Friday opening. It was a lot more orderly than I thought it would be. Sure, the stores had their "sales" but the coupons and scratch cards for prizes are what was worth the wait (some people won big, and big gift cards for first 50 people). In the advent on online black Friday, there's really no incentive unless doing research beforehand and finding out an item is actually on sale for a good deal.
Robert Beveridge 1 month ago
Who in the world actually goes out and shops on black Friday? There's already too many people in the damn store on a Tuesday at 2:30pm...
Apatheist Account2 1 month ago
"Sales" are, and always have been, a con. I remember buying my then girlfriend part of a set - just the necklace I think - for Christmas, then seeing the earrings in the January "sale" - for exactly the same price as they had been in December. This was 1988/89. The con (or way round the law) is primarily that some unfortunates in some out of the way place like Carlisle had them on sale at a higher price for the required amount of time, in order for the shop to be able to claim that the price has been reduced. It's not a drop in price, just lower than the one that they temporarily bumped it up to.
Earonn - 3 weeks ago
Not necessarily - the shop I worked for as a TV technician had real sales - but surely in a country that doesn't respect its citizens enough to create proper consumer protection laws.
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Montanavanna 1 month ago
My husband and I tried black Friday shopping around 2015 cuz neither of us had ever been. After 4 stores we got the hell out of there and went for drinks instead. The people were so rude and unless you are out for that 1 item that is actually a decent deal it is not at all worth the trouble.
Did I say that out loud? (he/him)cis/het 1 month ago
As long as people keep falling for the hype and the scams,companies will keep doing it. It really shouldn't be a surprise anymore.
Kristal 1 month ago
Not entirely true. Companies think they need to play mind games to get people to buy stuff but there's too much information easily accessible, it's harder and harder for them to fool people ... but they keep doing it.
Load More Replies... Miki 1 month ago
I am not sure if this is Polish gov idea or EU, but by law, price tags must contain one more info: lowest price for past 30 days. And I think it's beautiful.
Slapdash1 1 month ago
We would like to tell our American (soon to be great again) friends, that here in the civilised world, all traders are bound by law, when announicng a discount, to list the lowest price of the discounted product in the last 30 days. Communist, I know, but saves us a lot of headache.
Elle Lian 1 month ago
I was looking at Walmart’s early Black Friday this week. They had a knife set on sale for $99. Said the price was $189. Looked on Amazon. Their price was $99 with 10% off. I was wondering how Walmart could claim that price. If a marketplace seller had ever listed those knives for $189, they could claim it as a previously- listed price. Scam all the way around.
Mike F 1 month ago
You are a wise individual. I personally haven't shopped a "Black Friday" in over 30 years. I refuse to be trampled over the nonsense. Whenever I see a retailer offering something that looks like an obscene deal I always shop it out. The internet is not just for X rated content and even the most obscure items can be shopped so you can ensure you're not getting shafted.
Load More Replies... Hassel Davidhoff 1 month ago
I hate black Friday with the power of the fire of a thousand suns. It was bad enough when it was just a U.S thing that stupid people did after, of all things, Thanksgiving. I genuinely can't think of anything more silly than that. However, I didn't know that it had caught on elsewhere until I read this. Such a shame. Consumerism at its worst.
Kristal 1 month ago
Black Friday used to actually be a good deal before 2020. Yes, it is well known many stores bump up prices so you need to do research leading up to black Friday. There used to be free items given to the first xx amount of people through the door and those were the real deals. Getting coupons, gift cards, or items for being early. I used to hit up a few different stores with those. I even did a Mall of America black Friday opening. It was a lot more orderly than I thought it would be. Sure, the stores had their "sales" but the coupons and scratch cards for prizes are what was worth the wait (some people won big, and big gift cards for first 50 people). In the advent on online black Friday, there's really no incentive unless doing research beforehand and finding out an item is actually on sale for a good deal.
Robert Beveridge 1 month ago
Who in the world actually goes out and shops on black Friday? There's already too many people in the damn store on a Tuesday at 2:30pm...
Apatheist Account2 1 month ago
"Sales" are, and always have been, a con. I remember buying my then girlfriend part of a set - just the necklace I think - for Christmas, then seeing the earrings in the January "sale" - for exactly the same price as they had been in December. This was 1988/89. The con (or way round the law) is primarily that some unfortunates in some out of the way place like Carlisle had them on sale at a higher price for the required amount of time, in order for the shop to be able to claim that the price has been reduced. It's not a drop in price, just lower than the one that they temporarily bumped it up to.
Earonn - 3 weeks ago
Not necessarily - the shop I worked for as a TV technician had real sales - but surely in a country that doesn't respect its citizens enough to create proper consumer protection laws.
Load More Replies... Montanavanna 1 month ago
My husband and I tried black Friday shopping around 2015 cuz neither of us had ever been. After 4 stores we got the hell out of there and went for drinks instead. The people were so rude and unless you are out for that 1 item that is actually a decent deal it is not at all worth the trouble.
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