[James-335dx]

Sytners are offering 25% off all services and MOT's booked online on Friday 15th of November. Tomorrow! Although Black Friday is actually the last Friday of the month but hey, if you're due a service soon then why not save?


https://www.sytner.co.uk/bmw/car-mai...ampaign_131119

[Jim23k]

Thank you for the heads up! Mine's due a spark plug/air filter/oil service + vehicle check, £560 worth! This offer would bring the cost down below some indy quotes I've had.

The T&C state the service must be carried out before 24 Dec which would mean me doing the service a few weeks before it's actually due though...

[James-335dx]

Originally Posted by Jim23k

Thank you for the heads up! Mine's due a spark plug/air filter/oil service + vehicle check, £560 worth! This offer would bring the cost down below some indy quotes I've had.

The T&C state the service must be carried out before 24 Dec which would mean me doing the service a few weeks before it's actually due though...

No probs. Should be fine on the early part, mine was last done a few 1,000 miles early so I could get it in under my existing service plan

[moff]

I've got to do the running in service for my new X3M and it costs £600!! Could be a massive saving!

Thanks

[Sgm123]

Great shout thanks

[RENT-A-GOAT]

Looks like Rybrook are doing the same

[SkyJawa]

Ah the wonderful Black Friday that for some reason now runs all through November and into December.

[machman767]

Just had an email from Bowker, they are offering the same, book between now and Monday. My first MOT is due in March, before I look does anyone know if you can book so far in advance?
Edit:just read an earlier post!DOH!

[Jim23k]

It looks like it's all dealerships that use the BMW retail service website! Just had confirmation that Cooper and Sandal are both doing the same offer.

[sunjas]

Thanks for sharing.

Just booked the brake fluid service with Sytner's making it cheaper than the Indy's quote!

[johnung]

Originally Posted by James-335dx

Sytners are offering 25% off all services and MOT's booked online on Friday 15th of November. Tomorrow! Although Black Friday is actually the last Friday of the month but hey, if you're due a service soon then why not save?


https://www.sytner.co.uk/bmw/car-mai...ampaign_131119

There are Black Friday Sales in the UK? How did this come about and how long has it been going on? I never imagined that I'd hear that term outside the US. Black Friday originated from the American holiday of Thanksgiving which is always the last Thursday of November. Everyone also has off from work on that Friday so they tend to be out shopping. Years ago retailers got the idea to promote it with sales as the beginning of the Christmas gift shopping season.

Store employees labeled it "Black Friday" because they were all forced to work and it was crazy busy. It started getting disgusting about six years ago when sales would begin at 6pm on Thanksgiving Thursday (when people had previously been home with their families) and goes all night long. I used to have a retail job and it was horrible. Forced to give up time with family and work all night at the same hourly rate.

Having said that...I'm making a list of car parts to buy as soon as Black Friday Sale starts!!!

[sahajesh]

Originally Posted by johnung

There are Black Friday Sales in the UK? How did this come about and how long has it been going on? I never imagined that I'd hear that term outside the US. Black Friday originated from the American holiday of Thanksgiving which is always the last Thursday of November. Everyone also has off from work on that Friday so they tend to be out shopping. Years ago retailers got the idea to promote it with sales as the beginning of the Christmas gift shopping season.

Store employees labeled it "Black Friday" because they were all forced to work and it was crazy busy. It started getting disgusting about six years ago when sales would begin at 6pm on Thanksgiving Thursday (when people had previously been home with their families) and goes all night long. I used to have a retail job and it was horrible. Forced to give up time with family and work all night at the same hourly rate.

Having said that...I'm making a list of car parts to buy as soon as Black Friday Sale starts!!!

Presume you've been asleep for the last 3 or 4 years?

[330XDave]

Originally Posted by sahajesh

Presume you've been asleep for the last 3 or 4 years?

Or, has he stated, he lives in the US!

[sahajesh]

Originally Posted by 330XDave

Or, has he stated, he lives in the US!

Oops sorry!

[johnung]

Originally Posted by 330XDave

Or, has he stated, he lives in the US!

So Black Friday has only been in UK for 3-4 years? Did certain retailers announce it to get it started? In the US big retailers like Walmart can drive the entire market. The retailer that I worked for would follow whatever hours Walmart announced.

It is also driven by the fact that Thursday is a national holiday and every employer also gives off on Friday. I can't picture it being fueled in the UK by people having all that time to shop unless somehow there is a corresponding holiday off from work. The US tradition is on Thursday afternoon to have a big traditional Turkey dinner with stuffing, mash potatoes- a big heavy dinner. Decades ago the NFL also scheduled two American Football games that day because they had a captive TV audience.

That contributed to retailers promoting shopping to non-football fans who were mostly women. It started with early Friday morning sales and moved all the way forward to 6pm on Thursday night. They all eat Thanksgiving dinner together on Thursday afternoon then the men unbuckle their trousers in a food coma and watch football on TV while the women leave to go shopping. The Internet is changing things more with online Black Friday sales having started a week ago.

I provided all this detail on what I had assumed was an American only holiday/ retail sale phenomenon in hopes that someone from the UK might describe what it's like in the UK, it's origins and drivers. Very curious. Thanks.

[James-335dx]

I think it was started by Amazon here? I actually lived in the US for a few years so got used to all the hype there but was surprised when retailers started doing it here. I think it's just an excuse to have a sale, they seem to have sales almost weekly at the moment as they struggle to stay competitive. A few years ago it made the headlines here when stores were offering door buster deals on TV's which basically ended in a minor riot as shoppers punched and trampled each other to buy a cheap TV

Now Black Friday seems to run all month long :

[Manivxr]

Thanks for sharing. I have just logged on to bnw website and booked value service for main oil, Air, fuel filter plus vehicle check for 333 quid. All booked in for mid Dec.