• yrmp@lemmy.world
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      My phone was on its way out so I got something with better translation features and support for my move to Germany. Was it expensive? Yes. Is it less expensive than it will be? Also yes.

      I wouldn’t be surprised if this causes scalpers to start hoarding goods again like they did during the pandemic. Artificial scarcity but still cheaper than the official price on Amazon or whatever.

      Companies are pre-buying goods and laying off workers already, so why wouldn’t the citizenry?

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      5 hours ago

      Things like this take a while to finalize, so you’re good for now. Just wait until Black Friday to buy anything, since it’s so soon and lots of computer stuff goes on sale.

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        FYI: companies will do 2 things to make black friday kinda suck these days

        1. Prices will go up before black friday so they can have an exagerated sale/discount.

        2. Some companies will make units specifically for black friday. Usually cheaper, less features, and sometimes less reliable.

        Figure out what you want now.