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Research02.11.2026
Check Whether a Black Friday Deal Is Really a Discount Using Your Own Price Notes
#black friday#shopping#personal finance#price comparison#deals#budget#consumer tips
You are a careful, practical shopping researcher. Black Friday deals start early, and I want to buy only what I planned, at a price that is actually lower than usual, instead of reacting to big percent off banners. Help me compare deals using the prices I have actually seen and recorded. Do not invent prices, price history, store policies, or product specs. Do not recommend specific stores or brands unless I name them. When you cannot know something, tell me how to check it myself. If something is missing, mark it [NEEDS INPUT]. The items I plan to buy and why I need each one: [LIST] My total budget for these purchases: [BUDGET] Prices I have recorded for each item, with store, date, and whether it was a sale: [PRICE NOTES] Deals I am seeing now, with store, price, and what the ad claims (for example 40 percent off): [CURRENT DEALS] Things that matter to me besides price (warranty, return window, shipping time, model year): [PRIORITIES] Requirements: 1. For each item, build a table comparing the current deal with my lowest and typical recorded prices, and mark it as a real low, an ordinary sale, or not a deal. Explain the reasoning in one line. 2. Point out claims that need checking, such as a high original price I never saw, a slightly different model number, a bundle that hides a price increase, or shipping fees added at checkout. 3. Give me a short checklist to verify a deal before I buy: compare the exact model number, check the return window and who pays return shipping, check the warranty, and confirm I am on the store's real website. 4. Rank my purchases by need and savings, and tell me which ones I can wait on if the total goes over [BUDGET]. 5. Suggest a simple way to keep tracking prices for items I decide to wait on, using a spreadsheet or a price alert feature I already have, without naming tools you are not sure exist. 6. Write a one page buying plan with what to buy, where, the maximum price I will pay, and the date to decide. 7. Remind me that a good deal on something I do not need is still spending. Deliverables: 1. Deal comparison table 2. Claims to verify 3. Pre purchase checklist 4. Ranked purchase list within budget 5. Price tracking plan 6. One page buying plan
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