DEAL HUNTERS

Popular items are cheaper BEFORE and AFTER Black Friday – how you can avoid getting ripped off

BLACK Friday is not always the best time of year to bag the best deals after it's been found some products sell for up to £150 less either side of the annual sales frenzy.

An expert has warned that shoppers are at risk of being "ripped off by shiny numbers" after finding that last year's Black Friday discounts weren't actually the cheapest offers of 2016.

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These are just some of the items found to be selling cheaper at other times of the year compared to the Black Friday sales

Each UK household is expected spend on average £108 in the sales this month, according to stats by GoCompare, so you'll want to make sure you're getting the best price.

Deals website, looked into trendy items like NutriBullets, GoPros and HD TVs to find out if Black Friday deals really are as good for your wallet as they seem.

They checked the price history of the products throughout 2016 on and compared them to last year's Black Friday deals and the results might shock you.

They found that shoppers can actually bag better bargains OUTSIDE of Black Friday.

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or to make sure you can't get it at a better price another time of year.
  • Write a list. Don't get sidetracked by deals on things you don't need or want. Trust us, your bank balance will thank you later.
  • Check websites like  to see if you can get a better deal elsewhere.
  • If you're shopping on Amazon, check to check the product's price history to see if you could get a better one later if you held out. You can also set up price alerts to let you know when the cost drops.
  • "Marketers will do everything in their power to get you to spend. That includes making deals look bigger than they really are."

    The deals website has launched a Black Friday app aimed at helping shopper to see if they're really getting a good deal.

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    The deals listed are rated and reviewed by other deal hunters to give people a chance to think twice before parting with their cash.


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    Black Friday is a US shopping extravaganza that has been brought over to the UK over the past few years.

    Traditionally, prices plummet for 24 hours but some retailers like Amazon has announced that it will be stretching the sales over 10 days.

    This year, the day of discounts falls on November 24, with the following Monday being labelled Cyber Monday.

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    In Britain, it's considered to be one of the biggest internet shopping days of the year, as retailers pack their websites with oodles of offers.

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