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Is Black Friday All It's Cracked Up To Be?

Is Black Friday All It's Cracked Up To Be?

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11.46 27 Nov 2021


Is Black Friday All It's Cracked Up To Be?



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11.46 27 Nov 2021


All this week we have been bombarded by ads extolling the amazing Black Friday bargains on offer.

This phenomenon has spread like wildfire in recent years having originally been something you'd find on Thanksgiving weekend in the United States, but is it all it's cracked up to be?

Are the bargains really bargains at all?

Consumer Journalist and host of Newstalk's Home Show, Sinead Ryan, thinks it’s all a bit daft - she joined Bobby to discuss.

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