Black Friday is a well-known scam

The videos showing the scam didn’t surprise many people. It’s not hard to fact-check the various “deals” offered during the shopping boom. Several people have commented and confirmed the fraud.

A viral video shows a customer spotting the same price below the new “holiday sale” price at Home Depot. One person commented: “That’s true. I just went to Walmart and did the same thing. The price tag behind it was the same as the Black Friday tag, supposedly sale – why Walmart why.”

One retail employee noted that he often had to replace old signs with new, identical ones before Black Friday. “I worked in a large, well-known department store in the late 1970s. Nothing has changed about that. About a month before Black Friday, prices were increased, then “clearance prices” came into effect. These sale prices were regular retail prices. Before the temporary increase, we did not have the Internet to check prices, but rather the large printed flyers in the newspapers for Black Friday and the holidays.”

This trick seems to have been around for a lot longer than people realize. The whole Black Friday scam only serves to attract crowds and trigger a feeding frenzy among consumers. But now we have even more ways to check prices and offers.

One person shares a tip on how to check how much you’ll realistically earn on Black Friday. “I literally had things in my Amazon cart that were cheaper two weeks ago, then suddenly they were “20-60% off” but were actually only $1-3 off. Or at the same price.”

Just fill your cart before the big event starts and check the price. You can then determine how much you’re really giving away, or if it’s all just a $10.8 billion Black Friday scam.