Page 1 of 6 1234 ... LastLast
Results 1 to 16 of 92

Thread: QOTW: What did you buy on Black Friday 2015?

  1. #1
    HEXUS.admin
    Join Date
    Apr 2005
    Posts
    31,709
    Thanks
    0
    Thanked
    2,073 times in 719 posts

    QOTW: What did you buy on Black Friday 2015?

    Consumers are expected to spend almost £2bn in the UK alone, so do tell, what did you buy?
    Read more.

  2. #2
    Registered+
    Join Date
    May 2012
    Posts
    97
    Thanks
    0
    Thanked
    6 times in 4 posts

    Re: QOTW: What did you buy on Black Friday 2015?

    A red bull, a tracker bar, some cigarettes and £40 of super unleaded.

  3. Received thanks from:

    iranu (27-11-2015),Pleiades (28-11-2015)

  4. #3
    Admin (Ret'd)
    Join Date
    Jul 2003
    Posts
    18,481
    Thanks
    1,016
    Thanked
    3,208 times in 2,281 posts

    Re: QOTW: What did you buy on Black Friday 2015?

    Nothing.

  5. #4
    Senior Member
    Join Date
    Jul 2013
    Location
    Dorset
    Posts
    477
    Thanks
    4
    Thanked
    22 times in 19 posts
    • LeetyMcLeet's system
      • Motherboard:
      • Gigabyte Auros X570 Master 1.2
      • CPU:
      • AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
      • Memory:
      • 64 GB 3600 DDR3 (G.Skill Trident Z)
      • Storage:
      • 250GB Samsung 980 Pro PCIe NVMe, 2 x 2TB Samsung 870 EVO SATA3, 2 x 6TB WD Black 3.5'' HDDs
      • Graphics card(s):
      • Nvidia RTX 3070Ti (MSI SUPRIM)
      • PSU:
      • Fractal Design ION Gold 750W
      • Case:
      • Fractal Design 7 Dark with TG Window
      • Operating System:
      • Windows 10 Pro x64
      • Monitor(s):
      • BenQ/Zowie XL @ 1080p, 240Hz
      • Internet:
      • BT Business FTTC/VDSL ~ 50Mbps

    Re: QOTW: What did you buy on Black Friday 2015?

    Nothing yet, but keeping an eye on Steam Sales

  6. #5
    Going Retro!!! Ferral's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jul 2003
    Location
    North East
    Posts
    7,860
    Thanks
    562
    Thanked
    1,439 times in 877 posts
    • Ferral's system
      • Motherboard:
      • ASUS Z97-P
      • CPU:
      • Intel i7 4790K Haswell
      • Memory:
      • 12Gb Corsair XMS3 DDR3 1600 Mhz
      • Storage:
      • 120Gb Kingston SSD & 2 Tb Toshiba
      • Graphics card(s):
      • Sapphire Radeon R9 380 Nitro 4Gb
      • PSU:
      • Antec Truepower 750 Watt Modular
      • Case:
      • Fractal Design Focus G Mid Tower
      • Operating System:
      • Windows 10 64 bit
      • Monitor(s):
      • 28" iiyama Prolite 4K
      • Internet:
      • 80Mb BT Fiber

    Re: QOTW: What did you buy on Black Friday 2015?

    Nightmare on Elm St 1-7 Bluray Boxset
    American Pie Boxset Bluray
    X Men Cerebro Collection (all movies) Bluray - Bought as gift
    A Town Called Eureka Complete DVD Boxset

    I am also going to pick up the £223 XBox One with Rare Replay and Oni for my sons Christmas gift, can't be passing up £75 saving over at Amazon

    Maybe something interesting over on Steam so waiting on 6pm when there are new deals.

  7. #6
    Senior Member
    Join Date
    Oct 2013
    Location
    Newcastle Upon Tyne
    Posts
    936
    Thanks
    54
    Thanked
    105 times in 72 posts
    • Jowsey's system
      • Motherboard:
      • Asrock H81M-ITX
      • CPU:
      • Intel Xeon E3-1230V3
      • Memory:
      • 8GB Corsair XMS3
      • Storage:
      • 256GB Crucial MX100 & 2TB Seagate Barracuda
      • Graphics card(s):
      • Asus GTX 770 DCUII 2GB
      • PSU:
      • EVGA SuperNova GS 550 watt
      • Case:
      • Phanteks Evolv ITX
      • Operating System:
      • Windows 7 64 bit
      • Internet:
      • Virgin Media 100Mb

    Re: QOTW: What did you buy on Black Friday 2015?

    Nothing at the minute. Going to go pick up some Body Shop gifts for people and have a quick squidge at 5X in CPW, but I won't be buying that today.

    Probably going to pick up a bottle Jim Beam but that's a personal purchase
    Steam - ReapedYou - Feel free to add me!!

  8. #7
    Senior Member
    Join Date
    Feb 2012
    Posts
    527
    Thanks
    2
    Thanked
    55 times in 31 posts

    Re: QOTW: What did you buy on Black Friday 2015?

    1. Pre-planned presents for Christmas that I thought I would wait to see if I could get them cheaper this week before ordering. Success for boy (bike), partner (box set, garden stuff), father (whiskey). Amazon

    2. 1TB SSD that I had been planning to get for the MacBook to replace the crappy slow HDD. £150 eBuyer

    3. Accidentally 500mbit home powerline ethernet because I've given up getting decent wireless in the loft room. And a switch to go with it.

    Sod the "avoid black friday" people. Just have a plan, and keep to it, don't get sidetracked by frivolities. I would have bought these things anyway, this stupid event just means I pay less, and the retailer loses more. Their problem.

  9. #8
    Registered User
    Join Date
    Nov 2015
    Posts
    6
    Thanks
    0
    Thanked
    0 times in 0 posts

    Re: QOTW: What did you buy on Black Friday 2015?

    I gave into a 480GB ssd for £80 and a camera lens for my phone £7. Steam sale is in the back of my mind though...

  10. #9
    Registered+
    Join Date
    Apr 2013
    Location
    #26, Sector 7, Kurukshetra, Haryana
    Posts
    58
    Thanks
    3
    Thanked
    1 time in 1 post
    • mud_z's system
      • Motherboard:
      • NP550P5c-S05IN
      • CPU:
      • Intel i7 3630QM
      • Memory:
      • 8 GB
      • Storage:
      • 120GB EVO SSD + 1TB HDD
      • Graphics card(s):
      • GT 650M DDR3 (Garbage)
      • Operating System:
      • Windows 10
      • Internet:
      • 4mbps

    Re: QOTW: What did you buy on Black Friday 2015?

    A Boxing Bag and Boxing Gloves..

  11. #10
    Member
    Join Date
    Mar 2015
    Location
    Darwen
    Posts
    122
    Thanks
    0
    Thanked
    3 times in 3 posts

    Re: QOTW: What did you buy on Black Friday 2015?

    Nothing.

    Actually decided to get a couple of cheap games in the Steam sale

    Also Borderlands Handsome collection off PSN Store Black Friday Sale for £18 and Beyond Two Souls PS4 edition for £24.99
    Last edited by Potbellieddwarf; 29-11-2015 at 06:46 PM. Reason: Decided to buy some games in the sales

  12. #11
    Orbiting The Hand's Avatar
    Join Date
    Mar 2004
    Location
    Lincoln, UK
    Posts
    1,580
    Thanks
    170
    Thanked
    96 times in 73 posts
    • The Hand's system
      • Motherboard:
      • Gigabyte AB350 Gaming-3
      • CPU:
      • AMD Ryzen 5 2400G
      • Memory:
      • 16GB Patriot Viper DDR4 3200mhz (8GBx2)
      • Storage:
      • 2TB Kingston SSD
      • Graphics card(s):
      • Asus Geforce RTX 2060 Super 8GB Dual Series
      • PSU:
      • Corsair HX 520 Modular
      • Case:
      • Coolermaster Praetorian
      • Operating System:
      • Windows 10 Pro
      • Monitor(s):
      • Sony 32 inch HD TV
      • Internet:
      • 20Mbps Fibre

    Re: QOTW: What did you buy on Black Friday 2015?

    Journey Collectors Edition (PS4) off PSN store for £10.. Psn went down this afternoon ..on Black Friday

  13. #12
    Senior Amoeba iranu's Avatar
    Join Date
    Oct 2003
    Location
    On the dinner table. Blechh!
    Posts
    3,535
    Thanks
    111
    Thanked
    156 times in 106 posts
    • iranu's system
      • Motherboard:
      • Asus Maximus Gene VI
      • CPU:
      • 4670K @4.3Ghz
      • Memory:
      • 8Gb Samsung Green
      • Storage:
      • 1x 256Gb Samsung 830 SSD 2x640gb HGST raid 0
      • Graphics card(s):
      • MSI R9 390
      • PSU:
      • Corsair HX620W Modular
      • Case:
      • Cooler Master Silencio 352
      • Operating System:
      • Win 7 ultimate 64 bit
      • Monitor(s):
      • 23" DELL Ultrasharp U2312HM
      • Internet:
      • 16mb broadband

    Re: QOTW: What did you buy on Black Friday 2015?

    Quote Originally Posted by addz17 View Post
    A red bull, a tracker bar, some cigarettes and £40 of super unleaded.
    Made I laugh.

    As for me, nothing.
    "Reality is what it is, not what you want it to be." Frank Zappa. ----------- "The invisible and the non-existent look very much alike." Huang Po.----------- "A drowsy line of wasted time bathes my open mind", - Ride.

  14. #13
    Senior Member
    Join Date
    Sep 2010
    Posts
    388
    Thanks
    8
    Thanked
    19 times in 17 posts
    • simonpreston's system
      • Motherboard:
      • Asus Prime X370 Pro
      • CPU:
      • Ryzen 7 3800X
      • Memory:
      • 32GB DDR4 3000mhz
      • Storage:
      • A lot.
      • Graphics card(s):
      • Radeon RX580
      • PSU:
      • Corsair RM850x
      • Case:
      • Zalman MS1000
      • Operating System:
      • Windows 10 / Kubuntu 20.04
      • Monitor(s):
      • 2x Dell 2412m
      • Internet:
      • Virgin Media

    Re: QOTW: What did you buy on Black Friday 2015?

    I bought a sandwich.

  15. #14
    Senior Member
    Join Date
    Nov 2013
    Location
    Kent
    Posts
    323
    Thanks
    0
    Thanked
    27 times in 18 posts
    • Brian224's system
      • Motherboard:
      • Gigabyte GA-Z68AP-D3
      • CPU:
      • Intel Core i5-2500K
      • Memory:
      • 8GB (2x4GB) Corsair Vengeance
      • Storage:
      • Samsung 840 SSD 120GB, Seagate 2TB HDD
      • Graphics card(s):
      • GTX760 4GB
      • PSU:
      • 650W EZCool Silent
      • Case:
      • Corsair Graphite 230T
      • Operating System:
      • Windows 8.1 Professional 64-bit
      • Monitor(s):
      • 3 x Acer G226HQLBbd
      • Internet:
      • 30 Mb cable (Virgin Media)

    Re: QOTW: What did you buy on Black Friday 2015?

    A watch case closer - I don't think I'm going to join the smartwatch revolution

  16. #15
    Senior Member
    Join Date
    Jun 2004
    Location
    Kingdom of Fife (Scotland)
    Posts
    4,991
    Thanks
    393
    Thanked
    220 times in 190 posts
    • crossy's system
      • Motherboard:
      • ASUS Sabertooth X99
      • CPU:
      • Intel 5830k / Noctua NH-D15
      • Memory:
      • 32GB Crucial Ballistix DDR4
      • Storage:
      • 500GB Samsung 850Pro NVMe, 1TB Samsung 850EVO SSD, 1TB Seagate SSHD, 2TB WD Green, 8TB Seagate
      • Graphics card(s):
      • Asus Strix GTX970OC
      • PSU:
      • Corsair AX750 (modular)
      • Case:
      • Coolermaster HAF932 (with wheels)
      • Operating System:
      • Windows 10 Pro 64bit, Ubuntu 16.04LTS
      • Monitor(s):
      • LG Flattron W2361V
      • Internet:
      • VirginMedia 200Mb

    Re: QOTW: What did you buy on Black Friday 2015?

    Quote Originally Posted by Ferral View Post
    A Town Called Eureka Complete DVD Boxset
    I would have gone for that one myself if I hadn't already got the seasons separately.

    Not bought anything at the moment, but seriously considering going for one of those Scan BF deals. To be honest (a) I'm not impressed with this whole "Black Friday" nonsense (another pointless US import we could well do without - like televised pre-election "debates"), and (b) none of the deals have particularly grabbed me.

    Actually in the spirit of hating Black Friday, I think I'd be more amenable to going for one of the sensible retailers/etailers who have decided to have a Black Weekend, so Friday extends through to Monday. This, in my humble opinion, is a far better way to do things.

    EDIT: Decided to plump for the Haswell-E that Scan had in their BF deal, so I should be getting a nice new 5930K in the post on Tuesday. Along with an Asus Strix GF970 video card - and yes, I do know that there's another £20 off via Asus cashback on that. My old 7970 is making strange noises and Just Cause 3 "ships" on Tuesday.
    Last edited by crossy; 28-11-2015 at 10:54 PM. Reason: Weakness

    Career status: still enjoying my new career in DevOps, but it's keeping me busy...

  17. #16
    The late but legendary peterb - Onward and Upward peterb's Avatar
    Join Date
    Aug 2005
    Location
    Looking down & checking on swearing
    Posts
    19,378
    Thanks
    2,892
    Thanked
    3,403 times in 2,693 posts

    Re: QOTW: What did you buy on Black Friday 2015?

    Sandisk + SSD reduced from £51 to £37 or that sort of figure. Something I had been thinking about for a while, so it was an opportunistic buy. (I bought another earlier this week, the Samsung EVO, also from Amazon)
    (\__/)
    (='.'=)
    (")_(")

    Been helped or just 'Like' a post? Use the Thanks button!
    My broadband speed - 750 Meganibbles/minute

Page 1 of 6 1234 ... LastLast

Thread Information

Users Browsing this Thread

There are currently 1 users browsing this thread. (0 members and 1 guests)

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •