BLACK FRIDAY: The Amazing Experience

Online Shopping

For millions of people, Black Friday is the time to do some serious Christmas shopping! It is the Friday after Thanksgiving, and it's one of the major shopping days of the year in the United States falling anywhere between November 23 and 29.

The term “Black Friday” was coined in the 1960s to mark the kickoff to the Christmas shopping season. “Black” refers to stores moving from the “red” to the “black,” back when accounting records were kept by hand, and red ink indicated a loss, and black a profit. Ever since the start of the modern Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in 1924, the Friday after Thanksgiving has been known as the unofficial start to a bustling holiday shopping season. (Black Friday)

‎In Nigeria, this " Online shopping festival" begun in November 2013 with Jumia being the first to organize such a sale and it had a strong come back this year with more online participating stores and more consumer awareness about discount online shopping on this very day.

It was crazy and filled with fun as the scramble for items at a cheaper rate on various sites took a toll on most consumers as well as the retailers. Some people were lucky with purchases, others sadly missed so much they wanted to shop for while others watched helplessly as eye/mouth watering deals passed by due to some financial constraints.

From Jumia to Konga to Dealdey and others, it was "exciting". Sites crashed from high traffic buzz and I also couldn't help to notice that the same products varied so much in price at the various shopping malls. For example, the same PS4 which sold at a discounted #60,000 on Jumia, sold ‎for a discounted #25,000 on Dealdey.

Also, I'm all about fashion and undergarments but I realised that the Day didn't really favour the fashion and everyday essentials corner that much as the prices were either still a bit too high or the products weren't so much in varieties.‎ However, Brief Essentials did quite a good job in that corner by providing amazing discounts on Sexy male/female undergarments, lingerie, shape wears and others.

Other sites that provided amazing discounts that i'm aware of were Ohmashoes and The Bags Place.

Interestingly, I was lucky enough to also do a little shopping which I call my "treat for the year 2014" after searching through all sites to ensure I was getting the best price for each item I wanted.

Next week Monday is Cyber Monday. Yeah!!! Look out for amazing deals (discounts) and don't just stick to one site when shopping, try navigating a little to others and you might be shocked at the price difference for the same item.

Kindly let us know of other shopping sites that gave wonderful deals today that i didn't mention. As for my readers in other countries, how was it? 

Happy Shopping to you all... I had my day and will most definitely make my Monday.