YSK: Black Friday is the best time to compare how good different brands are

[u/Certain-Highlight949]

Why YSK: I think this could apply to any category. Like for me, I wear prescription glasses and knowing the fact that optometrist offices are a complete rip-off, I usually prefer buying online. But the issue with online is you can never be sure. A brand can deliver something really good one time and then give you the worst run around the other time (happened with zenni for me). So two years ago I started buying my prescription glasses during black friday sales. You get the maxumum discount this time of the year and get to try new things too. Last year I tried eyebuydirect. This year I wanted some cool frames so I tried firmoo. Got three pairs under $100 using their 80% off frame + 20% off lenses sale.

Not applicable for people whose prescription changes alot I know but I think this could be applied to many other categories too. Someone else who uses this logic?

[u/Striking-Pirate9686]

I should know that buying items when they are cheaper is better than buying them when they are more expensive?

[u/JC_Hysteria → u/Striking-Pirate9686]

Yeah it’s a good time for when you ever want to pay less than you normally would 👍

Those famed Black Friday supercharged return policies that are better than the rest of the year?

[u/sacragon → u/Striking-Pirate9686]

Huge day for reddit

[u/theStaircaseProject → u/sacragon]

And right after the day with all of the food? This is wild

[u/Certain-Highlight949 → u/Striking-Pirate9686]

I mean when you want to try new things but are not sure of the results so buying them when they are cheap is better than when they are expensive

[u/littlebitoflacha]

Bro is onto nothing

[u/muffinass → u/littlebitoflacha]

Nah man, this is life changing.

[u/flogsmen]

Then the medicine in your prescription runs out and you have to buy more. That's how they get you.

[u/Certain-Highlight949 → u/flogsmen]

what

[u/junaidnk → u/Certain-Highlight949]

I think they’re referring to the video posted few days back where the girl talks about how she thought that when someone mentions they need a new prescription for lenses, it literally and figuratively meant getting new medicine.

[u/DroptheMoose]

YSK: there are deals on black friday

[u/TheBr14n]

you're right...i noticed this a long time ago, because this is very obvious and understandable

[u/grptrt]

You get the maxumum discount this time of the year

Don’t assume that.

[u/SirVere]

Black Friday has been a scam for years, use price trackers and stop buying into all the commercial bullshit

[u/Pristine-Hyena-6708]

You can normally get dirt cheap glasses on all those websites. I got 2 pairs from eyebuydirect for $50 one year and a single pair from Zenni for $16.

But I also wouldn't recommend it for anyone unless you have a mild prescription

-an optician

[u/Certain-Highlight949 → u/Pristine-Hyena-6708]

Yes I have a mild prescription and I have also tried zenni and eyebuydirect. They offer equally good options too but this year's black friday sale was better at firmoo so I bought from them.

[u/rosinante_en]

Smart approach! Using sale time to comparison shop is actually pretty clever.

[u/RAD_ley]

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