I donāt know how Black Friday plays out in France, but it can be both in the UK, although scam is a little harsh for just paying ānormalā price for things. There are usually key items that get discounted, and if one is aware of usual prices then it may be possible to get a good bargain.
Some international retailers - Thomann in Germany for example - use it as an opportunity to garner extra sales and have good offers. Iām debating another guitar thanks to them.
The Link gives advice on how to identify the ābad guysā (scams) and ensure that one gets what one pays forā¦ 
and, as alwaysā¦ if it seems too good to be trueā¦ it probably isnāt trueā¦ 
I wish you hadnāt said that!! Iāve been looking at a lovely hollowbody with P90s which was just out of reach (and which I really donāt need).
Let us know what took your fancy if you bought it!
The Fat junior with a single stacked P90. Iām still playing the Ā£35 First Act I bought as an experimental slide guitar about 4 years ago, and an upgrade would be nice. Donāt want to convert any of the other instruments to slide duty, and a junior is just right.
AAArrrgghh - G.A.S.! Iām infected, as we speak!
What guitar? I have a brilliant wheeze to sell my 1996 Fender Strat + Deluxe [the one with silver/gold/red Lace pickups] and get a Sire Carlton S7 and a new Yamaha Revstar Standard series with P90ās. Revstar [silly name - they could have revived āRoadstarā, a Strat-killer of which I have, a āstored under the bedā 30 year old example] There may be some change left for a hardshell case for the Revstar.
I will be on the lookout for B Stock. Better than ādiscountā deals. You just have to wait for the one you want to go āBā stock. Retailers turning over as much as Thomann and Andertons are bound to have the one you want, all in good time.
I know the problem. When I had to sell my Fender Strat Plus [and almost everything else not nailed down] due to lack of funds, I āPlusifiedā my Ibanez Roadstar s/s/s with Lace Golds and that TBX tone control that Plusās have.
Then funds were back and I got another Strat +. Now I had a Stat+ and an Ibby āStrat +ā
Funnily enough, Thomann showed me that guitar. Itās lovely-looking, and the build quality of my Sire MM basses makes me confident the guitar would be great (and being hollow bodies, wouldnāt have the slight weight problem the basses share with me 
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It is perfectly clear to me that the prices charged by Fender and FAR more so by Gibson are simply for the decal on the headstock. A Sire Larry Carlton H7/S7/T7 is not going to perform in any way inferior to the two great brand badges - esp Gibson whoes QC I understand has nosedived. G & L? PRS? Yamaha Pacifica? Ibanez?
I remember some old rocker saying āI could never afford a new Gibson but after our record charted they were sending them to me, freeā
And thatās before you get to the Custom Shop/whatever level.
My favourite guitars are all made in Japan: 80s standard strat, Tokai Les Paul '59 replica, Washburn A20 and Eagle. Iāve owned Gibson and Heritage, but prefer Japanese.
FWIW I keep my eyes open at other times looking for good deals. A few weeks back leading up to BF Vans had a 50% offer on for all their shoes, so I got a couple of pairs for around Ā£50 (reduced twice).
We bought our daughterās cellos from them many years ago.
Itās only a bargain if itās something you really need or want.
Being conned into buying something because it is said to be a bargain is not really a good idea.7
There is also the problem of stuff not actually being what is advertisedā¦ or being ānon-existentāā¦
Which is why, joking apart, that sort of thing is generally illegal (though widely abused).
Iām always suspicious about sales, and get annoyed by constant computer pop ups about Black Friday deals.
I needed new shoes and decided yesterday to go get two pairs, one laced, the other Velcro fastened. Iām not diabetic but these are Spanish-made shoes for diabetic foot comfort, and they are very comfortable. As far as I was aware there was no sale on where I shop - until the young woman at the till told me it was Black Friday, although it was in fact Thursday!
Well pleased with the 20% discount!
I had been looking at their website a week earlier to see if they had these shoes in stock, and the prices on the website were the same as on the day I went, so I think the Black Friday deal was genuine. Though I canāt be absolutely sureā¦
But might change my mind about Black Friday if thereās something in particular I want or need in the future.
There are always deals to be had (retailers need to keep their turnover going) - the trick is to know what the usual price is of the item you are considering so you can tell if its āspecial sale priceā is a good deal or not.
One of the problems with the Black Friday frenzy is that the couriers get overloaded with work and things get delayed or go missing.
A few years ago I needed to buy a camera lens and it happened to be around the time of Black Friday - the delivery should have only taken a couple of days max but it took almost two weeks to actually reach me.
So I try not to buy anything urgent (and especially not high value and urgent) at this time of year!
Idealo has price tracking discretely in the corner
A bargain cement mixer reduced to 250 was actually 200 euros a month ago - for 6 months. Sudden leap then new sale price. (Not Amazon)
Was unexpectedly able to replace my Raybans (always wrap-round Baloramas) at half price on their Black Friday site. Replacement needed as had inadvertently reversed the car over the previous pair. If you ever need to destroy a pair of sunglasses I can wholly recommend this method.