LISTEN: Mixed reaction to South Africa's Black Friday specials
Updated | By Stacey & J Sbu
Here's the scoop on how SA really feels about the sales over the past few days...
Black Friday 2022 was one of the most anticipated online and in-store shopping events in South Africa.
Many SAFFAS were at the edge of their seats waiting to find out what sales were going to bless our pockets.
Unfortunately, not everyone was as impressed with this year's specials as they hoped.
One user says: "10% is not a Black Friday special, let's be serious guys!"
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Many South Africans opted to not partake in this year's shopping extravaganza, while other's spent up to R400,000 on a spree.
Stacey and J Sbu get the exclusive scoop on how shoppers in KZN felt:
As seen above, there are mixed reactions from members on the public. Some are calling out companies by saying this year's specials were "an utter scam", whilst others plead for shops to "do better come this festive season".
However, there is one corporation who gave us a great Black Friday deal... Eskom.
Eskom's Black Friday deal for SA was to lower loadshedding.
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So what's the verdict? Deal or No deal..
Stay tuned for more shopping tips going into this festive season.
We will bring you the latest at East Coast Radio.
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