What's up with This Black Friday Nonsense? I Waited to Get a Phone but It's Just Some Hype

I had a nice Poco f3 but crashed my electric skateboard, broke my hand, lost my phone. That wasn't the best day.

Looking for a phone less than $300. I can't justify spending more because they don't seem to last long. I live on a yacht so mishaps happen.

How can I find decent deal? Some nice ones came up here in the last weeks but by the time I screwed around signing up for amazon prime or looking at reviews the deal was gone.

Maybe there are some recommendations here? Thanks in advance.

This is part of Black Friday / Cyber Monday deals for 2022

Comments

  • +11

    How dare you insult black friday

  • +9

    Gotta put in 8hrs a day for OzB deals, blink and you miss

  • "How can I find decent deal?"

    no idea mate. [look.around}

  • +1

    Just because no one has posted a deal you want, doesn't mean it does not exist.

    You are just refreshing ozb looking for one without putting in any effort whatsoever, waiting for others to find the bargain for you.

    Feel free to find a deal and post it.

    • +2

      💀 💀 💀why you gotta do him like that 💀 💀 💀

  • +4

    Of course I looked at all the regular sites, officeworks, harvey norman, good guys, aliexpress, banggood, amazon, etc.

  • +3

    You missed out on this banger of a deal

    Motorola g82 5G 128GB $200

    It was posted 50 mins before you asked about black friday deal

    Many codes were available throughout the day on the megathread beofre and after the price correction $299.

    • Oh I tried one at jbhifi but I didn't have the coupon code.

      • There's even a code in megathread that hasn't been used. Comes up as code expired instead of code already used.

        • Yeah, thanks for that. I really tried to buy it but didn't see more codes in the thread. It was a good deal.

  • +2

    "I live on a yacht so mishaps happen."

    Surprised people missed this. Sounds legit.

    • Not sure what you're saying. But multiple phones seem to die from water, waterproof or not the salt kills it.

    • +4

      Lives on a yacht AND crashed his electric skateboard

      • +2

        If you live on a boat, space is at a premium. Where would you put a car?

        I lived on a boat for five years. A folding bike was very handy for errands ashore.

        • Thanks mate, someone who gets the reality. I didn't even think I was showing off. An electric skateboard cost as much as a cheap scooter which I couldn't have on a boat.

  • +1

    You live on a yatch but buy a poco f3 and want sub $300 phones? Can we see pictures of the yatch?

    • +1

      If it will make you happy….

      https://files.ozbargain.com.au/upload/410290/99910/yacht.jpg

      You can assume a yacht = wealthy but I never said that.

      • -1

        …posts someone else's picture of Miss Moneypenny, a Crealock 40. "Trust me bro, I'm on a boat".

        • You have issues. I don't care to prove anything. What bizarre benefit you think I'm trying to gain?

        • +1

          That yacht doesn't look particularly expensive? I imagine it'll be a lot cheaper than buying a house.

          • +1

            @iampoor: Facts. Not trying to show off either. I just want a cheaper phone because of the harsh environment it has to be in.

          • @iampoor: It sold for $140k

            Source

          • -1

            @iampoor: No no, OP owns the one in the background.

      • +1

        Everyone assumes yacht == wealthy, sigh.

        I lived frugally on a boat for five years. I didn't (and don't) have the money for a house, and rent is dead money. Boat life isn't easy, but it saved me a lot of money.

        • You don't need to tell us, a lot of OzBargainBoaties own a boat.

  • Google or search Oz bargain usign the search facility on he top right of the main page,

  • +1

    OP called Black Friday nonsense. I actually feel offended personally.

    • +2

      In relation to new phone deals, there hasn’t been anything great yet..

  • Kmart has refurbished iPhone 8 for $220, instore only but you may get lucky. There are a few stores around me with stock.

    https://www.kmart.com.au/product/refurbished-iphone-8-64gb-4…

    • +2

      Thanks for that g62 link , ended up getting the g82 6gb ram and dual Sim $374 office works

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