Top 15 Shopping Tips for Black Friday & Cyber Monday (1)

Source: DHgate, Tag: Holiday Decor

Black Friday will be different this year. Worried consumers around the world – including you and me are changing their online and in-store spending habits as the coronavirus pandemic shuts down the global retail sector. How to shop like a pro during the Black Friday and Cyber Monday shopping festival?

Follow our expert tips to ensure you pay the lowest prices for the right products this Black Friday.

• Create a wish list

Some websites including DHgate let you set up a wish list for all the things you want to buy.

Having a pre-created list makes it easier to see when prices drop, which can be especially useful on Black Friday when big websites will be flooded with deals on things you don't want: rather than trawling through every product on sale, you can click into your list to see whether anything you have your eye on is on offer.

• Research the products you want beforehand

It's no use grabbing a bargain if the product's no good. Sales season often sees shoppers battling over items we wouldn't recommend at all.

It pays to do your research. We've got lab test results for thousands of products, so use our reviews to find out which products are best for you and your budget.

To discover thousands of popular products on DHgate, you can check our content website where posted hundreds of Blogs that cover from household supplies to outdoor sports, wigs, and clothing to various fashion shoes, from electronics to novelty gadgets, etc.

• Be wary of unusual brands

Apple and Huawei are known for their mobile phones, but what about Applee and Huaweii? Dirt-cheap deals are everywhere on Black Friday. We're not saying every brand you've never heard of is bad, but there is a reason why some are household names and some only ever crop up in a sale. The odds are, if we haven't reviewed devices from a certain brand then they aren't worth buying.

• Know the lifecycles, when shopping for tech

Most technology, including smartphones, PCs, and tablets, is released on a one-year cycle, so you only need to wait 12 months before there's a shiny new device to get excited about.

Big tech companies will do their greatest to tempt you into buying their latest release, but the forgotten device celebrating its first birthday could still be more than adequate and it's also far more likely to be on sale.

• Research your favorite products' price history

When we investigated Black Friday deals in 2020, we found that 85% of products in the previous Black Friday 'sales' had already been available for the same price or less in the six months before.

There are useful web tools to check how much a product has been sold for previously so you can work out whether the 'sale' price really represents good value.