I have never been to a thanksgiving dinner! Does that shock you? Well the main reason is that I live in England, and Thanksgiving isn’t really celebrated here. But Black Friday? Yeah, we always look forward to that.
We are all global citizens and trends that are popular in the USA, usually put in a subtle appearance in the UK. Take Halloween for example. When I lived in Jamaica, one would only hear about Halloween on the TV as a popular tradition in The States, Now, it is featuring more prominently especially in well to do areas.
So as a global citizen, I find myself joining with others and being more excited about cheap deals I can get as part of Black Friday (November 25) more than I do about Thanksgiving. Not good enough, I know.
I will use this opportunity to get some of my Christmas shopping done. I’ve been eyeing certain products that are sold on Amazon and I know that I just need to be patient to get them at half price!
So here’s the secret: I will shop around on Amazon and put the items in my shopping basket (trolley in my case) and wait until the price is reduced by 50% before I check out!
Yes you heard right. Thousands of prices will be slashed in half. The sale starts on Monday 14th November and goes through until one minute before midnight on Friday November 25, 2016.
A simple way to not lose out is to click ‘watch this deal’ and save it to your Watching List. You can also download the Amazon app on your phone and be notified when the deal is about to start. Make sure to enable ‘Your Watched and Wait listed Deals’ notifications in your account settings so you don’t miss out.
Here’s another big secret: Amazon Prime membership price has now dropped from £79 to £59 for the whole year. But you must pay for it by November 18! With it you get free delivery all year on thousands of products! Don’t believe me? Click here to see for yourself.
By the way, don’t keep the good news to yourself. Share with friends and family. That way, you’ll have one more thing to add to your list for Do spare a thought for me and others who have never celebrated a Thanksgiving meal.
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