Tag: Black Friday

IKEA To Buy Back Used Furniture In Recycling Push

Last week, the BBC reported that IKEA, the world’s biggest furniture business, is planning to launch a scheme to buy back your unwanted furniture you no longer need or want. From the report: Under the plan, it will offer vouchers worth up to 50% of the original price, to be spent at its stores. The “Buy Back” initiative will launch to…

Target and Walmart May Have Just Killed Black Friday as We Know It

An anonymous reader shares a report: Following Walmart’s decision last week to shutter its doors on Thanksgiving Day over COVID-19 concerns, fellow big-box behemoth, Target, has announced that it will also be skipping this year’s orgiastic capitalist pre-game for the good of consumers and workers. Well, that’s the official position at least. “Historically, deal hunting and holiday shopping can mean crowded…

Now Even the FBI is Warning About Your Smart TV’s Security

If you just bought a smart TV on Black Friday or plan to buy one for Cyber Monday tomorrow, the FBI wants you to know a few things. From a report: Smart TVs are like regular television sets but with an internet connection. With the advent and growth of Netflix, Hulu and other streaming services, most saw internet-connected televisions as a…

Black Friday Shoppers: Beware of Fake Five-Star Reviews

As shopping takes off for the holiday season, so do phony reviews — and pressure is mounting on major retailers to fight back. From a report: More than a third of online reviews on major websites, including those on Amazon.com, Walmart and Sephora, are fake, meaning they are generated by robots or people paid to write them, according to Fakespot, which…

Lego’s NASA Apollo Saturn V Is 30% Off for Black Friday

NASA’s Apollo 11 moon landing celebrates its 50th anniversary this year, and Lego set the stage with this epic Saturn V moon rocket set, which is on sale now for 30% off via the Lego online store. Source: https://www.livescience.com/lego-apollo-saturn-v-moon-rocket-deal.html

Black Friday Science-Geek Deals: The Best Gifts for the Awesome Nerds in Your Life

Here’s a look at some of Live Science’s favorite Amazon deals for that science geek in your life, from a curious child to a spouse who can’t get enough of the Discovery Channel. Source: https://www.livescience.com/60960-best-science-geek-gift-deals.html

Alibaba’s Singles’ Day Sales Top $38 Billion

After 24 hours of frenzied buying and selling, and weeks of advertising and promotions before it, the Alibaba Group said today its sales hit another record high on Singles’ Day, the biggest shopping day on the planet. From a report: The Chinese e-commerce giant said its 11th Singles’ Day event sold goods worth 268 billion yuan, or $38.3 billion, easily exceeding…