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Ask HN: What are you waiting to buy with a Black Friday / Cyber Monday deal?

24 points by krithix 4y ago

What is an item you're waiting to go on sale before you buy it?

xqcgrek2 4y ago
A Nespresso OL machine and some Audeze headphones (LCD-X). The latter never seems to be on sale however so my wait might be futile.
bergenty 4y ago
Graphics cards. I’m hoping the 30XX series sees a sharp price drop with the new cards coming out.
josefresco 4y ago
Related: I've been using CamelCamelCamel* to track Amazon price drops. I just used to to grab a new Kindle Fire HD Plus for practically nothing. *https://camelcamelcamel.com https://camelcamelcamel.com Not affiliated, just happy with the service.
- AdamJacobMuller 4y ago
  CamelCamelCamel is great, you can set notifications for items so you can re-stock things at low price points.
- deleted 4y ago
  [deleted]
chrismeller 4y ago
Withings is having some decent sales, so I was thinking about one of their low-end scales and their BP monitor, and maybe their thermometer because I need a reliable one and I’d spend about the same on one at the local pharmacy anyway. That’s about it for me I think. Still waiting for the new Mikrotik hap ax3 to be available somewhere, but don’t expect there to be any sales in that regard.
- krithix 4y ago
  I have the BP monitor and the scale, and both are really useful / have good UX!
Version467 4y ago
LG Oled C2 42 inch. I’m hoping to use it as my main monitor.
argella 4y ago
Kindle scribe pending initial reviews being positive. The new onyx boox tab is tempting but the company looks too shady (ignoring gpl, lol privacy policy).
- sourcecodeplz 4y ago
  Wow thanks for mentioning this. I hadn't even heard about the Scribe, it seems really cool.
andix 4y ago
Nothing. I don’t believe in discounts. Most of the time they aren’t real, more an illusion.
- pesfandiar 4y ago
  Indeed. Also, the ultimate discount is 100% off things you don't need to buy.
egberts1 4y ago
dirtcheap $200 PCs, lots and lots of dirtcheap PCs.
- mesozoic 4y ago
  What for?
  - egberts1 4y ago
    Cluster performance and training at system hardware level. In short, collection of debug, trace, and power and performance analysis tools with eBBF.
sorwin 4y ago
Clothes, hopefully higher quality ones if they are on discount. I was looking to buy a bunch of merino wool socks/boxers/shirts. I buy electronics year round, on the other hand, I never buy any clothes since they always seem so expensive (100$ jeans, or new SSD?)
- sherlock_h 4y ago
  Where are you planning on buying the merino goodies?
- solardev 4y ago
  Costco has great clothes if there's one near you
dr02706 4y ago
Been looking for an affordable Android tablet to hack around on, possibly look into learning Kotlin for mobile application development. I've got a great deal of exposure to Java already, so figured that would be an easier transition than jumping into the Apple/Swift ecosystem.
- fsflover 4y ago
  If you want a really hackable tablet, I would recommend to try Pinetab, which runs GNU/Linux natively.
deleted 4y ago
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JohnFen 4y ago
Not a thing.
dyingkneepad 4y ago
The Christmas gifts for the family! Toys for one, a Nintendo Switch for another, Comic Books for me, and something for the partner (I don't know yet what it will be...).
deanmoriarty 4y ago
Likely TurboTax 2022, it's the only thing I'll really need.
faebi 4y ago
2 TB SSD and maybe I can fulfill my dream of a 30'+, 4K, 144hz, 1000 nits screen.
antoniuschan99 4y ago
Anova Precision Oven
nomendos 4y ago
I'll wait for after Black Friday and after layoffs and catch some good stuff on craigslist. Plus this time it is different, 1st most deals went online, long before and after into December and January so no rush, 2nd due to inflation deals are worse so better deals might come months after, 3rd post-covid even Halloween is almost no-more so everything is changing
NoboruWataya 4y ago
Probably nothing, because I have come to dislike waste or pointless consumption. However, if, following these sales, I can pick up a cheap second hand Pixel 6 or a very good coffee grinder, I could be tempted.
jabroni_salad 4y ago
I've already got my holiday shopping done since summer so I'm looking forward to a low stress holiday season this year. Also I just never do black friday and I dont think I need to justify it. Pretty soon the seasonal popup roasted almond stand will appear at the dead mall near the office and I'll be raiding it liberally!
tkiolp4 4y ago
Aren’t the discounts during Black Friday/Cyber Monday scams/fake? They increase the original price weeks before these events. During the events they “lower” the price simulating discounts… but you’re buying the product at its original price. Been tracking some products I’m interested in it always happens.
- Moissanite 4y ago
  For anyone worried about this when making an Amazon purchase, check out camelcamelcamel.com
- Saris 4y ago
  Some are, some are actual sales. 'Keepa' for amazon makes it very easy to see a nice price history chart and figure out which it is (even if buying from another retailer).
- xwowsersx 4y ago
  There does appear to be some evidence to that effect https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29344709 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29344709
powersnail 4y ago
I’ve come to the realization that the things I want to buy, usually don’t get discounts during holiday sales. Maybe like 3% off sometimes, but never mouthwatering deals. Everybody around me has some deals to be excited about. Not me. I looked through my wish list, no red marks, no discounts, one of them is actually more expensive now. I’m on a forgotten island in the world of capitalistic celebration.
brailsafe 4y ago
Like others have said, all the sales are fake in some way, or at the very least not compelling enough to spend money I wouldn't have otherwise. I am however waiting for GPU prices to come down significantly, but I'm not sure yet that I'd actually buy one. Right now, an RTX 3070 (2 years since launch) is still $760 CAD off the shelf (with supposed black friday discount), which is a shit ton of cash.
- dragontamer 4y ago
  I'm actually intrigued with A770, not that I want to actually get one right now. But if I were to build a GPU-compute computer, it'd probably be based on the $350 16GB Intel Arc A770 A770 comes in at slightly slower than the 3070, but also with 16GB of VRAM, more space for a lot of compute problems. (Stable Diffusion, KataGo, etc. etc.) Not that I'm sure that Intel is a good GPU or that its drivers work or anything, but $350 is a good price point for experimentation... No need to wait for Black Friday though. I don't expect GPU prices to drop. Might as well just buy it. ------- My nieces want some video games. I'll probably buy the new Pokemon for them.
  - effingwewt 4y ago
    Just a heads up Pokémon Violet/Scarlet is one of the worst Gamefreak offerings ever. Just do a search for Pokémon Violet issues for a huge list. Some off the top of my head- performance (stuttering, pop-ins, etc), crashes, graphics are gamecube-like; the list is so long I've yet to see or hear anything positive about it. I'd thought sword/shield were bad but this one is really bad. Gamefreak chose to blame the Switch...for a game that is obviously unfinished. Botw, metroid, xenoverse- there are some great games that run damn near flawlessly on the Switch that look lightyears ahead of Violet. My kids didn't want it. Gave my copy to my girlfriend's 10 year old son, he gave it back and went back to playing Lego Batman I bought him the other day on sale for $5. Anyways forewarned is fore-armed
Cyph0n 4y ago
A few 14-16 TB HDDs for my home server. The ZFS pool needs to expand :)
- walterbell 4y ago
  Available now, often gone in a few days: https://shucks.top https://shucks.top
  - Cyph0n 4y ago
    Thanks, but I don’t buy to shuck anymore. I have had two failures in the last few months, so I’m looking for drives with good warranty.
FlopV 4y ago
A ridge wallet and Nexgen ceramic spray!
chrisgd 4y ago
Whatever my kids are getting for Xmas
flipcoder 4y ago
Audio stuff: virtual instruments and effect plug-ins
xwowsersx 4y ago
I'd really like to get an ultra widescreen monitor. I'm looking at the 38" LG 38WP85C. It is not cheap, but I don't know that it will go on sale. I may have to bite the bullet and just buy it at the regular price. Given the nature of my work, I think it will prove to be a huge quality of life booster. If anyone knows of similar monitors or any deals on widescreen monitors, please do let me know!

24 points by krithix 4y ago

What is an item you're waiting to go on sale before you buy it?

A Nespresso OL machine and some Audeze headphones (LCD-X). The latter never seems to be on sale however so my wait might be futile.

bergenty 4y ago

Graphics cards. I’m hoping the 30XX series sees a sharp price drop with the new cards coming out.

josefresco 4y ago

Related: I've been using CamelCamelCamel* to track Amazon price drops. I just used to to grab a new Kindle Fire HD Plus for practically nothing. *https://camelcamelcamel.com https://camelcamelcamel.com Not affiliated, just happy with the service.

AdamJacobMuller 4y ago
CamelCamelCamel is great, you can set notifications for items so you can re-stock things at low price points.
deleted 4y ago
[deleted]

chrismeller 4y ago

Withings is having some decent sales, so I was thinking about one of their low-end scales and their BP monitor, and maybe their thermometer because I need a reliable one and I’d spend about the same on one at the local pharmacy anyway. That’s about it for me I think. Still waiting for the new Mikrotik hap ax3 to be available somewhere, but don’t expect there to be any sales in that regard.

krithix 4y ago
I have the BP monitor and the scale, and both are really useful / have good UX!

Version467 4y ago

LG Oled C2 42 inch. I’m hoping to use it as my main monitor.

argella 4y ago

Kindle scribe pending initial reviews being positive. The new onyx boox tab is tempting but the company looks too shady (ignoring gpl, lol privacy policy).

sourcecodeplz 4y ago
Wow thanks for mentioning this. I hadn't even heard about the Scribe, it seems really cool.

andix 4y ago

Nothing. I don’t believe in discounts. Most of the time they aren’t real, more an illusion.

pesfandiar 4y ago
Indeed. Also, the ultimate discount is 100% off things you don't need to buy.

egberts1 4y ago

dirtcheap $200 PCs, lots and lots of dirtcheap PCs.

mesozoic 4y ago
What for?
- egberts1 4y ago
  Cluster performance and training at system hardware level. In short, collection of debug, trace, and power and performance analysis tools with eBBF.

sorwin 4y ago

Clothes, hopefully higher quality ones if they are on discount. I was looking to buy a bunch of merino wool socks/boxers/shirts. I buy electronics year round, on the other hand, I never buy any clothes since they always seem so expensive (100$ jeans, or new SSD?)

sherlock_h 4y ago
Where are you planning on buying the merino goodies?
solardev 4y ago
Costco has great clothes if there's one near you

dr02706 4y ago

Been looking for an affordable Android tablet to hack around on, possibly look into learning Kotlin for mobile application development. I've got a great deal of exposure to Java already, so figured that would be an easier transition than jumping into the Apple/Swift ecosystem.

fsflover 4y ago
If you want a really hackable tablet, I would recommend to try Pinetab, which runs GNU/Linux natively.

deleted 4y ago

[deleted]

JohnFen 4y ago

Not a thing.

dyingkneepad 4y ago

The Christmas gifts for the family! Toys for one, a Nintendo Switch for another, Comic Books for me, and something for the partner (I don't know yet what it will be...).

deanmoriarty 4y ago

Likely TurboTax 2022, it's the only thing I'll really need.

faebi 4y ago

2 TB SSD and maybe I can fulfill my dream of a 30'+, 4K, 144hz, 1000 nits screen.

antoniuschan99 4y ago

Anova Precision Oven

nomendos 4y ago

I'll wait for after Black Friday and after layoffs and catch some good stuff on craigslist. Plus this time it is different, 1st most deals went online, long before and after into December and January so no rush, 2nd due to inflation deals are worse so better deals might come months after, 3rd post-covid even Halloween is almost no-more so everything is changing

NoboruWataya 4y ago

Probably nothing, because I have come to dislike waste or pointless consumption. However, if, following these sales, I can pick up a cheap second hand Pixel 6 or a very good coffee grinder, I could be tempted.

jabroni_salad 4y ago

I've already got my holiday shopping done since summer so I'm looking forward to a low stress holiday season this year. Also I just never do black friday and I dont think I need to justify it. Pretty soon the seasonal popup roasted almond stand will appear at the dead mall near the office and I'll be raiding it liberally!

tkiolp4 4y ago

Aren’t the discounts during Black Friday/Cyber Monday scams/fake? They increase the original price weeks before these events. During the events they “lower” the price simulating discounts… but you’re buying the product at its original price. Been tracking some products I’m interested in it always happens.

Moissanite 4y ago
For anyone worried about this when making an Amazon purchase, check out camelcamelcamel.com
Saris 4y ago
Some are, some are actual sales. 'Keepa' for amazon makes it very easy to see a nice price history chart and figure out which it is (even if buying from another retailer).
xwowsersx 4y ago
There does appear to be some evidence to that effect https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29344709 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29344709

powersnail 4y ago

I’ve come to the realization that the things I want to buy, usually don’t get discounts during holiday sales. Maybe like 3% off sometimes, but never mouthwatering deals. Everybody around me has some deals to be excited about. Not me. I looked through my wish list, no red marks, no discounts, one of them is actually more expensive now. I’m on a forgotten island in the world of capitalistic celebration.

brailsafe 4y ago

Like others have said, all the sales are fake in some way, or at the very least not compelling enough to spend money I wouldn't have otherwise. I am however waiting for GPU prices to come down significantly, but I'm not sure yet that I'd actually buy one. Right now, an RTX 3070 (2 years since launch) is still $760 CAD off the shelf (with supposed black friday discount), which is a shit ton of cash.

dragontamer 4y ago
I'm actually intrigued with A770, not that I want to actually get one right now. But if I were to build a GPU-compute computer, it'd probably be based on the $350 16GB Intel Arc A770 A770 comes in at slightly slower than the 3070, but also with 16GB of VRAM, more space for a lot of compute problems. (Stable Diffusion, KataGo, etc. etc.) Not that I'm sure that Intel is a good GPU or that its drivers work or anything, but $350 is a good price point for experimentation... No need to wait for Black Friday though. I don't expect GPU prices to drop. Might as well just buy it. ------- My nieces want some video games. I'll probably buy the new Pokemon for them.
- effingwewt 4y ago
  Just a heads up Pokémon Violet/Scarlet is one of the worst Gamefreak offerings ever. Just do a search for Pokémon Violet issues for a huge list. Some off the top of my head- performance (stuttering, pop-ins, etc), crashes, graphics are gamecube-like; the list is so long I've yet to see or hear anything positive about it. I'd thought sword/shield were bad but this one is really bad. Gamefreak chose to blame the Switch...for a game that is obviously unfinished. Botw, metroid, xenoverse- there are some great games that run damn near flawlessly on the Switch that look lightyears ahead of Violet. My kids didn't want it. Gave my copy to my girlfriend's 10 year old son, he gave it back and went back to playing Lego Batman I bought him the other day on sale for $5. Anyways forewarned is fore-armed

Cyph0n 4y ago

A few 14-16 TB HDDs for my home server. The ZFS pool needs to expand :)

walterbell 4y ago
Available now, often gone in a few days: https://shucks.top https://shucks.top
- Cyph0n 4y ago
  Thanks, but I don’t buy to shuck anymore. I have had two failures in the last few months, so I’m looking for drives with good warranty.

FlopV 4y ago

A ridge wallet and Nexgen ceramic spray!

chrisgd 4y ago

Whatever my kids are getting for Xmas

flipcoder 4y ago

Audio stuff: virtual instruments and effect plug-ins

xwowsersx 4y ago

I'd really like to get an ultra widescreen monitor. I'm looking at the 38" LG 38WP85C. It is not cheap, but I don't know that it will go on sale. I may have to bite the bullet and just buy it at the regular price. Given the nature of my work, I think it will prove to be a huge quality of life booster. If anyone knows of similar monitors or any deals on widescreen monitors, please do let me know!