1 00:00:00,280 --> 00:00:03,920 Speaker 1: This podcast is recorded on gadigal Land, Always was, always 2 00:00:03,920 --> 00:00:13,920 Speaker 1: will be Aboriginal Land. Hey Chicks, I'm sal and I'm 3 00:00:13,920 --> 00:00:15,760 Speaker 1: out and this is two Broke Chicks, the show that 4 00:00:15,800 --> 00:00:18,320 Speaker 1: shares life lessons and tips to help make you rich 5 00:00:18,360 --> 00:00:23,520 Speaker 1: in life. And welcome to our very special Black Friday episode. Bebe, 6 00:00:23,920 --> 00:00:26,680 Speaker 1: it's Quee that doesn't want any more. 7 00:00:26,680 --> 00:00:27,720 Speaker 2: Bear exactly. 8 00:00:27,760 --> 00:00:29,680 Speaker 3: It's Simpson's reference for anyone playing at home. 9 00:00:30,080 --> 00:00:33,199 Speaker 4: But every year we always do a huge Black Friday 10 00:00:33,320 --> 00:00:35,559 Speaker 4: episode to help you chicks get the most bang for 11 00:00:35,600 --> 00:00:39,320 Speaker 4: your buck during arguably the biggest sale season of the 12 00:00:39,479 --> 00:00:40,080 Speaker 4: entire year. 13 00:00:40,520 --> 00:00:43,000 Speaker 1: This year, though, we're doing it a bit differently because 14 00:00:43,240 --> 00:00:45,280 Speaker 1: we're going to chat about how you can make Black 15 00:00:45,320 --> 00:00:49,320 Speaker 1: Friday work harder for you for a whole year and beyond, 16 00:00:49,760 --> 00:00:52,400 Speaker 1: rather than just one week of shopping or this month 17 00:00:52,440 --> 00:00:55,760 Speaker 1: one month of shopping. We'll get into that, but basically, 18 00:00:56,160 --> 00:01:00,480 Speaker 1: how you can capitalize the most on the Black Friday 19 00:01:00,520 --> 00:01:05,039 Speaker 1: deals and discounts for a longer period than just one 20 00:01:05,040 --> 00:01:06,000 Speaker 1: week or one month. 21 00:01:06,120 --> 00:01:08,640 Speaker 3: But before we get into it, what's your obsession of 22 00:01:08,680 --> 00:01:09,040 Speaker 3: the week. 23 00:01:09,240 --> 00:01:11,480 Speaker 2: Okay, has to be the Wicked movie. 24 00:01:11,600 --> 00:01:14,160 Speaker 4: Okay, that was my obsession, So we can go into 25 00:01:14,200 --> 00:01:20,240 Speaker 4: it together, Okay, obsessed, sessed, Like we went and saw 26 00:01:20,319 --> 00:01:22,800 Speaker 4: it on like the preview nights, so the night before 27 00:01:22,840 --> 00:01:24,200 Speaker 4: it actually comes out. 28 00:01:24,560 --> 00:01:29,600 Speaker 1: And it was just just stopping for like three hours, 29 00:01:29,800 --> 00:01:31,840 Speaker 1: like we couldn't cope. 30 00:01:31,959 --> 00:01:33,160 Speaker 2: It was fucking amazing. 31 00:01:33,520 --> 00:01:36,440 Speaker 1: I've just been listening to the soundtrack exclusively for the 32 00:01:36,520 --> 00:01:37,760 Speaker 1: last what four days. 33 00:01:38,000 --> 00:01:40,399 Speaker 3: Yeah, the soundtrack is really good. 34 00:01:40,480 --> 00:01:43,440 Speaker 4: They did such an amazing job with the soundtrack, with 35 00:01:43,520 --> 00:01:44,160 Speaker 4: the casting. 36 00:01:44,880 --> 00:01:46,240 Speaker 3: I was really really happy with it. 37 00:01:46,360 --> 00:01:49,320 Speaker 1: Yeah, I don't think there's I don't have a single critique. 38 00:01:50,120 --> 00:01:51,760 Speaker 2: Yeah. I saw a TikTok and. 39 00:01:51,680 --> 00:01:54,560 Speaker 1: It was someone like they went with their boyfriend and 40 00:01:54,600 --> 00:01:57,320 Speaker 1: their boyfriend had like typed into their phone because I 41 00:01:57,320 --> 00:01:57,760 Speaker 1: anyon want. 42 00:01:57,640 --> 00:01:59,680 Speaker 2: To say, oh not, like why the fuck are they 43 00:01:59,680 --> 00:02:00,360 Speaker 2: always singing? 44 00:02:00,560 --> 00:02:00,760 Speaker 1: Yes? 45 00:02:01,000 --> 00:02:02,080 Speaker 3: Like, how do you not. 46 00:02:02,160 --> 00:02:03,640 Speaker 2: Know that Wicked is a musical? 47 00:02:03,680 --> 00:02:04,160 Speaker 3: Honestly? 48 00:02:04,560 --> 00:02:07,040 Speaker 1: Like, surely even if you haven't seen the musical, surely 49 00:02:07,080 --> 00:02:08,840 Speaker 1: you've seen an ad for. 50 00:02:08,880 --> 00:02:12,880 Speaker 2: The movie which has all the show the singing in it. 51 00:02:13,600 --> 00:02:16,120 Speaker 2: But I'm just being defensive because I love it so much. 52 00:02:16,560 --> 00:02:25,200 Speaker 1: Okay, let's get into it all right, we need to 53 00:02:25,200 --> 00:02:30,000 Speaker 1: have I feel like it goes without saying that this 54 00:02:30,080 --> 00:02:33,720 Speaker 1: year's Black Friday is the most unhinged thing that has 55 00:02:33,919 --> 00:02:38,200 Speaker 1: ever graced a sales period. This is a message for 56 00:02:38,240 --> 00:02:41,120 Speaker 1: brands and brands only, can we please go back to 57 00:02:41,120 --> 00:02:44,240 Speaker 1: Black Friday just being on like one day, then like 58 00:02:44,320 --> 00:02:46,960 Speaker 1: the weekend, then Cyber Monday, Like, can we just put 59 00:02:46,960 --> 00:02:49,200 Speaker 1: Black Friday back to one to three days? Because this 60 00:02:49,240 --> 00:02:53,360 Speaker 1: is way too much. It's confusing as a consumer. There's 61 00:02:53,440 --> 00:02:56,079 Speaker 1: way too many sales, and I feel like the sales 62 00:02:57,000 --> 00:02:59,560 Speaker 1: because they're going for a longer period of time, are 63 00:02:59,560 --> 00:03:02,360 Speaker 1: a small sale, like it's less competitive, rather than just 64 00:03:02,480 --> 00:03:05,120 Speaker 1: one day where it's like a big fuck off sale. 65 00:03:05,440 --> 00:03:08,359 Speaker 1: And then we can compare them all they're all changing 66 00:03:08,440 --> 00:03:12,200 Speaker 1: and going on different days, and it's like a beautiful 67 00:03:12,240 --> 00:03:14,240 Speaker 1: mind where we're trying to make the cheat sheet and 68 00:03:14,280 --> 00:03:16,959 Speaker 1: I'm like pulling in all these dates. And the thing 69 00:03:17,040 --> 00:03:19,760 Speaker 1: is as well, brands are feeling it too, Like when 70 00:03:19,800 --> 00:03:23,680 Speaker 1: we've been talking with brands, everyone will like send us 71 00:03:23,760 --> 00:03:26,120 Speaker 1: their sale for the cheat sheet in advance, and then 72 00:03:26,120 --> 00:03:28,160 Speaker 1: we get like another email and it's like, oh, by 73 00:03:28,160 --> 00:03:30,840 Speaker 1: the way, we're changing it. We're starting earlier because everyone 74 00:03:30,840 --> 00:03:33,720 Speaker 1: else has started earlier. Yeah, so why don't we all 75 00:03:33,760 --> 00:03:38,640 Speaker 1: collectively agree that next year we're not going to do this, 76 00:03:39,200 --> 00:03:41,200 Speaker 1: and we're just gonna do it on Black Friday, like 77 00:03:41,240 --> 00:03:45,040 Speaker 1: we all promised, yeah, like when Black Friday actually is. 78 00:03:45,840 --> 00:03:48,120 Speaker 2: Yeah, because I get why people are so confused. 79 00:03:48,120 --> 00:03:50,160 Speaker 4: People don't know when to shop, I think, and also 80 00:03:50,200 --> 00:03:53,920 Speaker 4: people are fatigued by the sale because we had click 81 00:03:53,960 --> 00:03:56,920 Speaker 4: Frenzy in the middle of the month that was. 82 00:03:56,880 --> 00:03:59,600 Speaker 2: A whole other can of worms. Clickfrenzy is normally in October. 83 00:04:00,280 --> 00:04:04,720 Speaker 4: They only have two weeks between technically click Frenzy and 84 00:04:04,840 --> 00:04:09,120 Speaker 4: the official Black Friday, like early sales side, and I 85 00:04:09,160 --> 00:04:11,640 Speaker 4: think there's just choice paralysis for people. 86 00:04:11,720 --> 00:04:13,080 Speaker 3: They don't know what to expect. 87 00:04:13,160 --> 00:04:14,960 Speaker 4: They're thinking that a better deal is going to come 88 00:04:15,000 --> 00:04:16,320 Speaker 4: on actual Black Friday. 89 00:04:16,720 --> 00:04:17,520 Speaker 3: It probably won't. 90 00:04:17,880 --> 00:04:20,440 Speaker 1: It's probably just it's probably like people saying stopping their 91 00:04:20,480 --> 00:04:24,440 Speaker 1: sales before the actual Black Friday, Like it's confusing. So 92 00:04:25,480 --> 00:04:28,719 Speaker 1: if you are feeling overwhelmed by Black Friday, we're basically 93 00:04:28,720 --> 00:04:32,680 Speaker 1: saying this not to be negative nancies, but to just say, yes, 94 00:04:32,880 --> 00:04:35,680 Speaker 1: that's okay that you're feeling like that. If you are 95 00:04:35,720 --> 00:04:38,719 Speaker 1: feeling overwhelmed by Black Friday. This year has been probably 96 00:04:39,080 --> 00:04:42,039 Speaker 1: the most overwhelming version of Black Friday we have ever seen. 97 00:04:42,120 --> 00:04:44,680 Speaker 1: I've been a shopping journalist since I was twenty one, 98 00:04:45,080 --> 00:04:49,799 Speaker 1: so like two years. 99 00:04:48,480 --> 00:04:51,039 Speaker 2: Try seven, actually fuck try eight. Shit. 100 00:04:52,160 --> 00:04:55,279 Speaker 1: You know, Black Fridays starting early would be the Monday 101 00:04:55,360 --> 00:04:58,359 Speaker 1: of the week of Black Friday. Starting a whole month 102 00:04:58,400 --> 00:05:01,800 Speaker 1: before Black Friday actually start is ridiculous, and we all 103 00:05:01,800 --> 00:05:04,040 Speaker 1: need to collectively agree that next year we're not going 104 00:05:04,120 --> 00:05:06,680 Speaker 1: to do that because we've been trying to update this 105 00:05:06,720 --> 00:05:08,119 Speaker 1: cheat sheet and we are tired. 106 00:05:08,200 --> 00:05:08,360 Speaker 2: Bro. 107 00:05:09,279 --> 00:05:12,640 Speaker 1: We are slippy sales in there, like every morning being 108 00:05:12,680 --> 00:05:16,000 Speaker 1: like another and another new sale. 109 00:05:16,160 --> 00:05:16,720 Speaker 3: Yeah. 110 00:05:16,760 --> 00:05:20,200 Speaker 1: So that's kind of why this year, with this episode, 111 00:05:20,240 --> 00:05:23,159 Speaker 1: we decided to do it a little bit differently because 112 00:05:23,200 --> 00:05:26,120 Speaker 1: Black Friday this year is different. So we have kind 113 00:05:26,160 --> 00:05:29,400 Speaker 1: of analyzed what's out there at the moment and how 114 00:05:29,440 --> 00:05:32,640 Speaker 1: you can use Black Friday to work harder and smarter 115 00:05:33,279 --> 00:05:35,680 Speaker 1: for you rather than just shopping kind of in the 116 00:05:35,720 --> 00:05:38,760 Speaker 1: moment and looking forward and seeing how you can actually 117 00:05:38,800 --> 00:05:41,160 Speaker 1: save on the things that are important and going to 118 00:05:41,240 --> 00:05:44,000 Speaker 1: last you a really long time, rather than just getting 119 00:05:44,040 --> 00:05:46,800 Speaker 1: like another pair of blue jeans for like twenty percent off. 120 00:05:47,000 --> 00:05:50,920 Speaker 4: So we're gonna run through our Black Friday does and dites. 121 00:05:52,279 --> 00:05:55,280 Speaker 1: So I actually got an email from the Iconic and 122 00:05:55,320 --> 00:05:58,920 Speaker 1: I just thought. I love reading like a report, and 123 00:05:59,000 --> 00:06:03,679 Speaker 1: apparently these are the most shopped Black Friday items this year, 124 00:06:04,000 --> 00:06:06,400 Speaker 1: So I feel like this is helpful to know in 125 00:06:06,520 --> 00:06:08,840 Speaker 1: terms of like Christmas presents, which we're going to get 126 00:06:08,880 --> 00:06:12,960 Speaker 1: into later, but the most wanted items this Black Friday, 127 00:06:13,040 --> 00:06:17,520 Speaker 1: according to the Iconic. In terms of men's it's the 128 00:06:17,640 --> 00:06:22,599 Speaker 1: Van's Old school sneakers, the Nike Free METCN six, the 129 00:06:22,839 --> 00:06:28,000 Speaker 1: Dickies eleven inch Relaxed Fit Carpenter Denim shorts, the Thrills 130 00:06:28,080 --> 00:06:33,440 Speaker 1: Minimal Thrills, merch Fitty, and the Polo Ralph Lreen Iconic 131 00:06:33,760 --> 00:06:37,640 Speaker 1: Oxford shirt and crocs was also in there. And then 132 00:06:37,880 --> 00:06:42,720 Speaker 1: for women, it was the Air Linen wide legged pants, 133 00:06:43,520 --> 00:06:47,800 Speaker 1: the Linen button down Converse, Chuck Taylor All Star platforms. 134 00:06:47,839 --> 00:06:49,880 Speaker 3: That's use, I need a new pair. 135 00:06:50,400 --> 00:06:54,000 Speaker 1: Oh there you go by myself, some new Balance three 136 00:06:54,040 --> 00:06:57,359 Speaker 1: two sevens and Doc Martins. And then in terms of beauty, 137 00:06:57,720 --> 00:07:00,800 Speaker 1: the most wanted beauty items for Black Friday is the 138 00:07:00,839 --> 00:07:04,560 Speaker 1: Clinique Almost Lipstick in black Honey, the Benefit Cosmetic beneitit 139 00:07:04,960 --> 00:07:08,440 Speaker 1: the Pride of Paradox. I'm gonna claim that, I'm gonna 140 00:07:08,480 --> 00:07:11,240 Speaker 1: say that everyone wants that because of me just kidding. 141 00:07:11,760 --> 00:07:15,560 Speaker 1: Ultra Violet Supreme Screen, hydrating facial skin screen, and the 142 00:07:15,560 --> 00:07:17,600 Speaker 1: Bondai Boost in for a bounce brush. 143 00:07:17,680 --> 00:07:18,320 Speaker 3: It's interesting. 144 00:07:18,400 --> 00:07:21,320 Speaker 4: I feel like all of those things are classics, yes 145 00:07:21,480 --> 00:07:23,080 Speaker 4: on the list, which is good. 146 00:07:23,320 --> 00:07:26,520 Speaker 1: So one way that you can make Black Friday work 147 00:07:26,600 --> 00:07:31,480 Speaker 1: harder for you is to shop kind of the unsexy sales. 148 00:07:32,200 --> 00:07:35,120 Speaker 1: Now bear with me, they might not sound exciting, but 149 00:07:35,160 --> 00:07:37,320 Speaker 1: trust me, you're gonna save so much more money in 150 00:07:37,360 --> 00:07:41,760 Speaker 1: the long run. But it's looking at unconventional or unsexy 151 00:07:41,800 --> 00:07:49,600 Speaker 1: sales such as fitness memberships, subscriptions, also groceries and home 152 00:07:49,640 --> 00:07:53,000 Speaker 1: and tech. So, for example, there are a lot of 153 00:07:53,120 --> 00:07:58,080 Speaker 1: gyms and like fitness memberships that go on sale during 154 00:07:58,080 --> 00:07:58,760 Speaker 1: Black Friday. 155 00:07:58,840 --> 00:08:01,680 Speaker 2: Two main ones that we've seen is KX. 156 00:08:01,280 --> 00:08:04,360 Speaker 1: Pilates, which is dropping on Thursday twenty eighth, and you 157 00:08:04,360 --> 00:08:07,840 Speaker 1: can kind of buying bulk classes or packs. I reckon 158 00:08:07,920 --> 00:08:09,520 Speaker 1: class Pass will also do one. 159 00:08:09,720 --> 00:08:12,480 Speaker 2: That's just a prediction. I don't know one hundred percent. 160 00:08:13,040 --> 00:08:16,040 Speaker 1: Brands like Fitness person Anytime Fitness they quite often. 161 00:08:15,800 --> 00:08:16,760 Speaker 2: Do Black Friday sales. 162 00:08:16,800 --> 00:08:19,840 Speaker 1: They also quite often do New Year sales too, and 163 00:08:20,040 --> 00:08:22,840 Speaker 1: also kick the kick aut from Steph Claire Smith and 164 00:08:23,080 --> 00:08:26,480 Speaker 1: Laura Henshaw. They have a fifty percent off for your 165 00:08:26,480 --> 00:08:31,120 Speaker 1: first month. So looking at things like that and it's like, Okay, 166 00:08:31,160 --> 00:08:33,960 Speaker 1: this is actually going to save me money potentially for 167 00:08:34,000 --> 00:08:37,320 Speaker 1: the next year, potentially for the next six months, and 168 00:08:37,360 --> 00:08:40,120 Speaker 1: that's something that I'm using consistently. That's something in my 169 00:08:40,240 --> 00:08:42,960 Speaker 1: day to day that I'm saving money on. Another one 170 00:08:43,120 --> 00:08:46,640 Speaker 1: is your subscriptions. I want more of these on sale. Yeah, 171 00:08:46,679 --> 00:08:49,000 Speaker 1: Like I want to cancel all my subscriptions and then 172 00:08:49,080 --> 00:08:53,240 Speaker 1: repurchase them all on Black Friday. One I've seen is 173 00:08:53,320 --> 00:08:56,760 Speaker 1: Binge who're doing four ninety nine per month for twelve months, 174 00:08:57,120 --> 00:09:00,559 Speaker 1: so that subscription then comes down to five dollars per 175 00:09:00,640 --> 00:09:03,440 Speaker 1: month for the next twelve months. But you're getting your 176 00:09:03,440 --> 00:09:06,720 Speaker 1: savings during Black Friday, but it's lasting for a year. 177 00:09:07,160 --> 00:09:10,200 Speaker 1: And Disney Plus often do a Black Friday sale as well, 178 00:09:10,640 --> 00:09:14,360 Speaker 1: and these sales will be more out of pocket in 179 00:09:14,400 --> 00:09:16,680 Speaker 1: the moment because you're purchasing it for the whole year, 180 00:09:17,000 --> 00:09:19,480 Speaker 1: but when you break it down month by month, you're 181 00:09:19,520 --> 00:09:20,160 Speaker 1: saving more. 182 00:09:20,640 --> 00:09:22,839 Speaker 4: Yeah, And if it's something that you're already going to 183 00:09:22,880 --> 00:09:27,479 Speaker 4: spend money on anyway, then it's a no brainer to 184 00:09:27,559 --> 00:09:28,840 Speaker 4: sign up during Black Friday. 185 00:09:28,960 --> 00:09:31,480 Speaker 1: I kind of look at subscriptions like that when it's 186 00:09:31,480 --> 00:09:33,760 Speaker 1: for the whole year, and it's like that girl math 187 00:09:33,800 --> 00:09:36,960 Speaker 1: of when you pay for your holiday in advance. 188 00:09:36,760 --> 00:09:39,080 Speaker 2: Then when you get to the holiday, you're like, it's free. Yeah, 189 00:09:39,200 --> 00:09:39,960 Speaker 2: obviously it's. 190 00:09:39,840 --> 00:09:43,120 Speaker 4: Not, but still you're saving money in this instance, you 191 00:09:43,160 --> 00:09:46,160 Speaker 4: are saving money in the long run exact taking advantage 192 00:09:46,160 --> 00:09:49,079 Speaker 4: of the Black Friday offer. It's so funny when we've 193 00:09:49,080 --> 00:09:51,960 Speaker 4: been doing our online shop with us during the sale 194 00:09:52,000 --> 00:09:54,560 Speaker 4: season and we ask you chicks to send in what 195 00:09:54,600 --> 00:09:56,360 Speaker 4: you're shopping and what you want us to find for 196 00:09:56,400 --> 00:10:01,559 Speaker 4: you on sale. So often we get groceries. Yeah, like please, 197 00:10:02,320 --> 00:10:05,480 Speaker 4: I really want to just save money on my grocery shopping. 198 00:10:05,840 --> 00:10:07,679 Speaker 4: And I think that's not something that we technically think 199 00:10:07,720 --> 00:10:10,319 Speaker 4: about when we look at Black Friday. But you can 200 00:10:10,360 --> 00:10:14,119 Speaker 4: get non perishables such as dish washing tablets, laundry detergent, 201 00:10:14,679 --> 00:10:18,360 Speaker 4: other household items like that on sale during Black Friday 202 00:10:18,400 --> 00:10:19,840 Speaker 4: from places like Amazon. 203 00:10:20,480 --> 00:10:22,280 Speaker 3: I've also seen shot. 204 00:10:22,120 --> 00:10:27,000 Speaker 4: Back regularly do upsized cash back offers with some grocery 205 00:10:27,040 --> 00:10:28,520 Speaker 4: stores and with liquor. 206 00:10:28,200 --> 00:10:30,160 Speaker 3: Stores and places like that as well. 207 00:10:30,200 --> 00:10:33,880 Speaker 4: So even if they're not necessarily doing a Black Friday sale, 208 00:10:34,080 --> 00:10:36,439 Speaker 4: you can still get bang for your buck on your 209 00:10:36,440 --> 00:10:38,680 Speaker 4: groceries and on like your everyday items. 210 00:10:39,080 --> 00:10:44,160 Speaker 1: Yeah, I've seen like Big w as well, and I 211 00:10:44,200 --> 00:10:47,520 Speaker 1: do think Cole's do a Black Friday sale as well. 212 00:10:47,840 --> 00:10:50,439 Speaker 1: Also check out the Reject Shop that they're always so 213 00:10:50,520 --> 00:10:52,440 Speaker 1: good for like cleaning items. 214 00:10:52,040 --> 00:10:56,480 Speaker 4: And then also hygiene items like toothbrushes. Period undies we've 215 00:10:56,480 --> 00:10:58,720 Speaker 4: seen you by Cootex has a sale on at the 216 00:10:58,720 --> 00:10:59,880 Speaker 4: moment on Amazon. 217 00:11:00,040 --> 00:11:00,719 Speaker 3: Yeple gone in. 218 00:11:00,640 --> 00:11:02,240 Speaker 2: The cheat sheet love a period undee. 219 00:11:02,320 --> 00:11:04,120 Speaker 4: Yeah, and that's like another thing that you know that 220 00:11:04,160 --> 00:11:07,160 Speaker 4: you'll be purchasing throughout the year, so you may as 221 00:11:07,160 --> 00:11:09,200 Speaker 4: well buy it on sale because it's a non. 222 00:11:09,080 --> 00:11:12,600 Speaker 1: Perishable and period undies last so fucking long and they're 223 00:11:12,600 --> 00:11:14,760 Speaker 1: the best thing. And it's so good when this is 224 00:11:14,800 --> 00:11:17,400 Speaker 1: me every single time of the month. Whenever I don't 225 00:11:17,400 --> 00:11:20,720 Speaker 1: have my period, I have five billion tampons everywhere. Whenever 226 00:11:20,720 --> 00:11:23,480 Speaker 1: I have my period, not a single tampon none can 227 00:11:23,559 --> 00:11:27,640 Speaker 1: be found. But doesn't matter, never fear. I have period unders. 228 00:11:27,840 --> 00:11:29,640 Speaker 2: Yeah, and they're the best and I love them. 229 00:11:29,800 --> 00:11:32,200 Speaker 4: I always feel like such a put together human when 230 00:11:32,679 --> 00:11:33,920 Speaker 4: I know my period's coming. 231 00:11:34,000 --> 00:11:36,760 Speaker 3: So I'm wearing period undies, you know, I'm ready for you, 232 00:11:36,960 --> 00:11:38,920 Speaker 3: and I'm like, yeah, that's right, I'm organized. 233 00:11:41,040 --> 00:11:41,719 Speaker 2: Yeah. 234 00:11:41,760 --> 00:11:45,400 Speaker 1: And then lastly is like your home tech items like 235 00:11:45,559 --> 00:11:49,800 Speaker 1: a vacuum cleaner or kindles. Kindles often go on the 236 00:11:49,840 --> 00:11:52,800 Speaker 1: best sale during Black Friday, and it's going to save 237 00:11:52,840 --> 00:11:54,640 Speaker 1: your money in the long term of not having to 238 00:11:54,640 --> 00:11:56,720 Speaker 1: buy books. You just buy it on your kindle. And 239 00:11:56,720 --> 00:11:59,960 Speaker 1: then also washing machines. I know I die on this here, 240 00:12:00,559 --> 00:12:03,920 Speaker 1: but my washer dry machine is the best thing I've 241 00:12:03,960 --> 00:12:05,160 Speaker 1: ever spent my fucking money on. 242 00:12:05,320 --> 00:12:07,680 Speaker 2: I love her. She's the best. So think of those 243 00:12:07,679 --> 00:12:09,199 Speaker 2: items that you need. 244 00:12:09,720 --> 00:12:11,480 Speaker 1: And you're like, oh, it's not very sexy, it's not 245 00:12:11,600 --> 00:12:14,400 Speaker 1: very fun, but I promise you, when you have it 246 00:12:14,440 --> 00:12:17,040 Speaker 1: and you're using it, like every single fucking day, you're 247 00:12:17,080 --> 00:12:18,600 Speaker 1: gonna be like, oh, I'm so glad I got this 248 00:12:18,720 --> 00:12:19,720 Speaker 1: and I got it on sale. 249 00:12:19,880 --> 00:12:24,439 Speaker 4: Our next do for Black Friday is Christmas shopping, of course, 250 00:12:24,880 --> 00:12:28,560 Speaker 4: so we always say this, do your Christmas shopping during 251 00:12:28,720 --> 00:12:32,560 Speaker 4: Black Friday. This is the last big sale event before 252 00:12:32,640 --> 00:12:37,160 Speaker 4: Christmas and your last chance to do your shopping on sale. Also, 253 00:12:37,200 --> 00:12:39,400 Speaker 4: we're a month away from Christmas now, it gives you 254 00:12:39,559 --> 00:12:43,200 Speaker 4: plenty of time to order things online and ensure that 255 00:12:43,240 --> 00:12:45,840 Speaker 4: it will come on time before Christmas, and then you're 256 00:12:45,880 --> 00:12:48,880 Speaker 4: not doing the mad rush on Christmas Eve in the 257 00:12:48,960 --> 00:12:51,240 Speaker 4: shops buying things in store. 258 00:12:51,440 --> 00:12:54,120 Speaker 2: You're like, what kind of adrenaline about choke? Can I 259 00:12:54,200 --> 00:12:54,880 Speaker 2: get them? 260 00:12:55,360 --> 00:12:59,320 Speaker 4: Every fucking It's always been your dad and it's always 261 00:12:59,360 --> 00:13:01,239 Speaker 4: like the whole race car. 262 00:13:01,520 --> 00:13:04,600 Speaker 2: Driving one and you're like, yeah, all right, and then 263 00:13:04,640 --> 00:13:07,000 Speaker 2: you've got to find a printer, you know. 264 00:13:07,360 --> 00:13:11,920 Speaker 4: Or you do like the screenshot and send it to morn. Yeah, 265 00:13:11,960 --> 00:13:13,200 Speaker 4: it's just not the vibe. 266 00:13:13,320 --> 00:13:16,839 Speaker 3: So definitely do your Christmas shopping at this time of year. 267 00:13:16,880 --> 00:13:20,240 Speaker 1: That is an order for obvious reasons. We have to 268 00:13:20,320 --> 00:13:24,840 Speaker 1: say use the Two broa Chicks cheat sheet. This again 269 00:13:25,040 --> 00:13:28,280 Speaker 1: has been such a big cheat sheet this year. We 270 00:13:28,280 --> 00:13:31,360 Speaker 1: were going to split it over to overclick Frenzy and 271 00:13:31,600 --> 00:13:33,800 Speaker 1: Black Friday, but it just made sense to kind of 272 00:13:34,240 --> 00:13:36,439 Speaker 1: keep running and keep updating it daily. 273 00:13:36,160 --> 00:13:37,920 Speaker 2: With the way that sales have worked this year. 274 00:13:38,240 --> 00:13:41,240 Speaker 1: However, this year we decided that we wanted to donate 275 00:13:41,400 --> 00:13:45,240 Speaker 1: all of our affiliate revenue across our Instagram, our Facebook group, 276 00:13:45,400 --> 00:13:48,800 Speaker 1: all of it to charity for Victims of domestic violence, 277 00:13:48,840 --> 00:13:51,160 Speaker 1: the People of Palestine and Sydney Dogs and Cats home 278 00:13:51,520 --> 00:13:53,520 Speaker 1: and it's not even Black Friday yet and we've already 279 00:13:53,600 --> 00:13:57,400 Speaker 1: raised over three thousand dollars, which is just so amazing 280 00:13:57,520 --> 00:14:00,120 Speaker 1: and just so good that it just kind of makes 281 00:14:00,160 --> 00:14:04,720 Speaker 1: all the updating and you know, scaring of the internet 282 00:14:04,760 --> 00:14:07,800 Speaker 1: completely worth it, because I'm just glad that we could 283 00:14:07,840 --> 00:14:09,800 Speaker 1: do a little bit more and give a bit more 284 00:14:09,880 --> 00:14:13,080 Speaker 1: back as well as help save people money. And I 285 00:14:13,120 --> 00:14:16,599 Speaker 1: think the cheat sheet is there as a way to 286 00:14:16,640 --> 00:14:20,280 Speaker 1: help you navigate the mess that is this US sale season, 287 00:14:20,320 --> 00:14:24,040 Speaker 1: because it is messy, So how to use the cheat 288 00:14:24,040 --> 00:14:26,800 Speaker 1: sheet because we have had a few comments this year, 289 00:14:26,800 --> 00:14:29,200 Speaker 1: which is so fair enough because it's busy in there, 290 00:14:29,280 --> 00:14:31,560 Speaker 1: like it's getting updated with new sales and coming soon 291 00:14:31,600 --> 00:14:33,920 Speaker 1: and all that stuff. Of how to use the cheat 292 00:14:33,920 --> 00:14:37,160 Speaker 1: sheet to the best of its abilities. So the cheat 293 00:14:37,160 --> 00:14:41,720 Speaker 1: sheet is broken up by category of fashion, beauty, home, travel. 294 00:14:41,840 --> 00:14:44,440 Speaker 1: You can have a scroll and it's broken up by 295 00:14:44,480 --> 00:14:46,480 Speaker 1: all these categories of what you want to shop in. 296 00:14:47,000 --> 00:14:49,480 Speaker 1: Fashion just has everything in it in terms of active 297 00:14:49,520 --> 00:14:53,560 Speaker 1: wear and like underwear and clothing because so often now 298 00:14:53,600 --> 00:14:57,160 Speaker 1: brands just are across all categories and it's too difficult 299 00:14:57,240 --> 00:14:59,960 Speaker 1: to break them out. And that way you can kind 300 00:14:59,960 --> 00:15:02,200 Speaker 1: of see exactly what you're shopping for, and it's. 301 00:15:02,080 --> 00:15:04,200 Speaker 2: Alphabetical because we were. 302 00:15:04,120 --> 00:15:06,840 Speaker 1: Going to do it in like as sending order of 303 00:15:06,920 --> 00:15:09,960 Speaker 1: the best sales, but that kind of just promotes you 304 00:15:10,280 --> 00:15:13,760 Speaker 1: to buy things just because it's on sale, whereas when 305 00:15:13,800 --> 00:15:16,960 Speaker 1: it's alphabetical, you're going in there with intention and being like, Okay, 306 00:15:17,040 --> 00:15:20,240 Speaker 1: I know I want to buy something from Dish, I'm 307 00:15:20,240 --> 00:15:22,000 Speaker 1: going to go alphabetically down. 308 00:15:21,840 --> 00:15:25,160 Speaker 2: To the d and shop that sale. 309 00:15:25,520 --> 00:15:27,760 Speaker 1: Or if you're shopping something from Kmart, you know where 310 00:15:27,760 --> 00:15:29,840 Speaker 1: to go, or you can just command f and find it. 311 00:15:30,080 --> 00:15:32,080 Speaker 2: Yeah, so that's how it's laid out. 312 00:15:32,560 --> 00:15:35,960 Speaker 1: And then you also have the Small Business tab, which 313 00:15:36,000 --> 00:15:37,840 Speaker 1: is also a new little edition this year that we 314 00:15:37,920 --> 00:15:40,320 Speaker 1: wanted to have a small Business tab so that we 315 00:15:40,400 --> 00:15:44,520 Speaker 1: could promote smaller businesses that are also having Black Friday sales, 316 00:15:44,560 --> 00:15:46,560 Speaker 1: but it's really really hard for them to break through 317 00:15:46,880 --> 00:15:50,560 Speaker 1: the noise and like the marketing spend that really big 318 00:15:50,840 --> 00:15:51,760 Speaker 1: brands have. 319 00:15:51,880 --> 00:15:54,320 Speaker 4: Or you know, they might have services that are a 320 00:15:54,320 --> 00:15:57,440 Speaker 4: little bit more localized as well. So yeah, that's a 321 00:15:57,480 --> 00:15:59,560 Speaker 4: really fun ddition this year because you know, we also 322 00:15:59,600 --> 00:16:03,440 Speaker 4: love to small and support small Australian businesses, so definitely 323 00:16:03,520 --> 00:16:05,160 Speaker 4: check out that tap if you haven't already. 324 00:16:05,240 --> 00:16:06,560 Speaker 3: And then we also have a. 325 00:16:06,520 --> 00:16:12,360 Speaker 4: Few exclusive deals that are just for you chicks. And 326 00:16:12,400 --> 00:16:14,720 Speaker 4: we partnered up with quite a few brands who are 327 00:16:14,760 --> 00:16:19,000 Speaker 4: offering additional discounts on top of their sales, early access 328 00:16:19,040 --> 00:16:22,000 Speaker 4: to their sales, or just exclusive discount codes if they 329 00:16:22,040 --> 00:16:24,840 Speaker 4: weren't already running a Black Friday sale that are. 330 00:16:24,960 --> 00:16:26,400 Speaker 2: Just for you chicks. 331 00:16:26,640 --> 00:16:30,800 Speaker 1: So some that we have exclusives with is Pepper, Mao, Charcol. 332 00:16:30,520 --> 00:16:36,320 Speaker 4: Clothing Style, Runner, Lust, Minerals, Lovington, Doc Muttons at the 333 00:16:36,360 --> 00:16:41,240 Speaker 4: top of each of the categories, So whether that is fashion, shoes, accessories, etc. 334 00:16:42,080 --> 00:16:45,040 Speaker 3: We do have all the exclusives listed. 335 00:16:44,760 --> 00:16:46,760 Speaker 4: At the top so you can see all of those 336 00:16:46,800 --> 00:16:50,120 Speaker 4: exclusive discy codes there for you chicks. And then, of course, 337 00:16:50,200 --> 00:16:53,600 Speaker 4: another very important part of the cheat sheet is the 338 00:16:53,920 --> 00:16:57,800 Speaker 4: shop back column, which is where you can see everywhere 339 00:16:57,960 --> 00:17:00,720 Speaker 4: you can earn cash back on top of the sales 340 00:17:01,160 --> 00:17:03,840 Speaker 4: this Black Friday. So our next tip is brought to 341 00:17:03,880 --> 00:17:06,560 Speaker 4: you by the sponsor of today's episode, our good Friends. 342 00:17:06,880 --> 00:17:10,000 Speaker 3: Our best is at shot back Because. 343 00:17:10,080 --> 00:17:13,000 Speaker 4: Sales season or no sale season, we never make a 344 00:17:13,040 --> 00:17:15,880 Speaker 4: purchase without checking if we can get cash back through 345 00:17:15,920 --> 00:17:20,240 Speaker 4: shot back first. But this is especially true during Black Friday. 346 00:17:20,520 --> 00:17:23,160 Speaker 4: You can earn cash back on top of the savings 347 00:17:23,240 --> 00:17:26,640 Speaker 4: that you'll be getting for the sale. And shot Back 348 00:17:26,720 --> 00:17:30,240 Speaker 4: is partnered with over four thousand brands. There are so 349 00:17:30,480 --> 00:17:33,080 Speaker 4: many of your favorite brands that are partnered with shot 350 00:17:33,119 --> 00:17:35,760 Speaker 4: Back that you can get cash back with brands that 351 00:17:35,800 --> 00:17:38,520 Speaker 4: you're already going to be spending with this Black Friday 352 00:17:38,560 --> 00:17:42,240 Speaker 4: and beyond and for Black Friday, shot Back also has 353 00:17:42,480 --> 00:17:45,919 Speaker 4: huge upsized cash back offers happening over the sale period, 354 00:17:46,440 --> 00:17:49,000 Speaker 4: so you can earn even more cash back than you 355 00:17:49,119 --> 00:17:52,240 Speaker 4: usually would throughout the year. We have these all listed 356 00:17:52,280 --> 00:17:55,320 Speaker 4: out in the cheat sheet, but two examples that we've got. 357 00:17:55,400 --> 00:17:58,879 Speaker 4: On actual Black Friday, the twenty ninth of November, you 358 00:17:58,960 --> 00:18:02,200 Speaker 4: can get up to twenty seven percent cash back capped 359 00:18:02,240 --> 00:18:05,600 Speaker 4: at thirty dollars with added asses up to fifty percent 360 00:18:05,680 --> 00:18:09,000 Speaker 4: off Black Friday sale, and you can also get up 361 00:18:09,040 --> 00:18:11,000 Speaker 4: to twenty two percent cash. 362 00:18:10,720 --> 00:18:12,760 Speaker 3: Back with Meyer not bad. 363 00:18:13,040 --> 00:18:15,520 Speaker 4: Yeah, So keep an eye out on that column to 364 00:18:15,520 --> 00:18:17,879 Speaker 4: see where you can be getting your upsize cashbacks. But 365 00:18:18,280 --> 00:18:20,760 Speaker 4: make sure you've downloaded the shop back app and that 366 00:18:20,840 --> 00:18:23,720 Speaker 4: you've got the plug in on your web browser, because 367 00:18:23,760 --> 00:18:26,080 Speaker 4: you'll get a notification also as well whenever you can 368 00:18:26,280 --> 00:18:27,359 Speaker 4: get cash back, so if. 369 00:18:27,280 --> 00:18:29,000 Speaker 3: You're unsure, it literally tells you. 370 00:18:29,480 --> 00:18:31,920 Speaker 4: And of course, if you are new to shop back, 371 00:18:32,240 --> 00:18:34,440 Speaker 4: you can sign up for free via the link in 372 00:18:34,560 --> 00:18:38,199 Speaker 4: our description and you'll get a twenty dollars cashback bonus 373 00:18:38,200 --> 00:18:39,520 Speaker 4: with our code two bread chicks. 374 00:18:39,680 --> 00:18:40,240 Speaker 2: Gorgeous. 375 00:18:40,359 --> 00:18:44,720 Speaker 1: Yeah, love it all right, and our final do is 376 00:18:45,080 --> 00:18:47,680 Speaker 1: easily one of the most popular questions we get every 377 00:18:47,720 --> 00:18:50,720 Speaker 1: sale season, and it's are they going to be any 378 00:18:50,760 --> 00:18:51,840 Speaker 1: travel deals? 379 00:18:51,880 --> 00:18:54,040 Speaker 2: And why yes, yes there are. 380 00:18:54,080 --> 00:18:59,080 Speaker 1: There's actually a dedicated travel day for Black Friday, and 381 00:18:59,119 --> 00:19:02,320 Speaker 1: it's called Travel Tuesday. And this is the day where 382 00:19:02,359 --> 00:19:06,960 Speaker 1: a lot of travel brands, like airlines, hotels, they all 383 00:19:06,960 --> 00:19:09,560 Speaker 1: go on sale and it's the third of December. It's 384 00:19:09,600 --> 00:19:12,080 Speaker 1: like the Black Friday for travel sales, and you can 385 00:19:12,119 --> 00:19:15,040 Speaker 1: get a bunch of deals on airlines, flights. 386 00:19:15,160 --> 00:19:16,200 Speaker 2: That's the same thing. 387 00:19:16,240 --> 00:19:20,040 Speaker 1: Accommodation experiences, all that hullabaloo, and it's one of the 388 00:19:20,040 --> 00:19:22,520 Speaker 1: best things you can do because, as we've said, when 389 00:19:22,520 --> 00:19:25,160 Speaker 1: you pay for a holiday in advance, when you go on. 390 00:19:25,119 --> 00:19:26,040 Speaker 2: The holiday, it's free. 391 00:19:26,240 --> 00:19:29,639 Speaker 1: Yeah, And we can't tell you exactly what the sale 392 00:19:29,680 --> 00:19:33,520 Speaker 1: is because it's under embargo. But tomorrow after this episode 393 00:19:33,520 --> 00:19:36,480 Speaker 1: comes out, So on the twenty seventh, Virgin is gonna 394 00:19:36,520 --> 00:19:39,800 Speaker 1: drop their Black Friday sale. I just think that's easily 395 00:19:39,840 --> 00:19:41,520 Speaker 1: one of the best things that you can do. If 396 00:19:41,560 --> 00:19:43,240 Speaker 1: you know that you're gonna have a holiday coming up, 397 00:19:43,280 --> 00:19:45,119 Speaker 1: like you want to go to Bali in like March, 398 00:19:45,480 --> 00:19:48,240 Speaker 1: or you go on a europe for Eurosummer, like, do 399 00:19:48,640 --> 00:19:51,600 Speaker 1: all of your booking then. 400 00:19:51,560 --> 00:19:53,920 Speaker 4: Like we always say, it pays to book in advance 401 00:19:54,280 --> 00:19:56,119 Speaker 4: across everything when it comes to travel. 402 00:19:56,280 --> 00:19:59,399 Speaker 1: Yeah, and so that's definitely one thing that I would 403 00:19:59,400 --> 00:20:01,720 Speaker 1: like that I'm going to be looking at for any 404 00:20:01,800 --> 00:20:04,000 Speaker 1: upcoming holidays and just to make deals you can get 405 00:20:04,000 --> 00:20:05,480 Speaker 1: for even like a weekend away. 406 00:20:05,600 --> 00:20:08,720 Speaker 2: Or those tiny homes. I want to go to a tiny. 407 00:20:08,480 --> 00:20:11,480 Speaker 4: Home, Sam, it looks so quaint, go on a little 408 00:20:11,520 --> 00:20:12,360 Speaker 4: weekend getaway. 409 00:20:12,640 --> 00:20:13,920 Speaker 3: Yeah, all right. 410 00:20:14,400 --> 00:20:17,879 Speaker 1: Shall we go into our don'ts So you had a 411 00:20:17,920 --> 00:20:21,480 Speaker 1: really good tip for your don'ts our first, don't don't 412 00:20:21,520 --> 00:20:24,200 Speaker 1: just buy it because it's on sale. Yeah. I've seen 413 00:20:24,200 --> 00:20:27,360 Speaker 1: like seventeen billion videos saying this, and every time I'm. 414 00:20:27,160 --> 00:20:30,560 Speaker 4: Like like, yeah, well, it's so true because I think 415 00:20:30,600 --> 00:20:33,479 Speaker 4: a lot of us get swept up in you know, 416 00:20:33,600 --> 00:20:36,200 Speaker 4: the magic that is a good old Black Friday sale 417 00:20:36,240 --> 00:20:38,280 Speaker 4: and the marketing that comes with it. Do you know what, though, 418 00:20:38,320 --> 00:20:41,520 Speaker 4: I feel like this year is like the least people 419 00:20:41,560 --> 00:20:44,160 Speaker 4: have been swept up in it though, because everyone's like. 420 00:20:44,200 --> 00:20:44,960 Speaker 2: What's going on? 421 00:20:45,680 --> 00:20:49,680 Speaker 4: Yeah, because I think choice paralysis exactly, the choice paralysis, 422 00:20:49,800 --> 00:20:53,400 Speaker 4: the sale fatigue. It's too much. People are like, I'm 423 00:20:53,440 --> 00:20:55,960 Speaker 4: just not even going to spend any money. But something 424 00:20:55,960 --> 00:20:58,320 Speaker 4: that we have seen when we've been working on the 425 00:20:58,359 --> 00:21:00,119 Speaker 4: cheat sheet is that we've noticed that a lot of 426 00:21:00,160 --> 00:21:02,520 Speaker 4: brands are doing the same sales that they were doing 427 00:21:03,040 --> 00:21:06,240 Speaker 4: for after Payday, for click Frenzy, for end of financial year, 428 00:21:06,560 --> 00:21:09,360 Speaker 4: and their sales have been pretty consistent throughout the year. 429 00:21:09,760 --> 00:21:12,800 Speaker 4: Whereas in the past, Black Friday was usually the big 430 00:21:12,880 --> 00:21:16,880 Speaker 4: kahuna where brands were doing their absolute best, most competitive sales. 431 00:21:17,359 --> 00:21:19,600 Speaker 3: This is still definitely happening in some cases. 432 00:21:19,760 --> 00:21:20,720 Speaker 2: Yea, with some brands. 433 00:21:20,720 --> 00:21:23,200 Speaker 1: There's definitely sales that we're like, fuck, that's good again. 434 00:21:23,240 --> 00:21:25,120 Speaker 1: You could argue the thing of being like to brands, 435 00:21:25,240 --> 00:21:29,560 Speaker 1: oh you a sale, Yeah, like not really, But if 436 00:21:29,560 --> 00:21:31,440 Speaker 1: you want people to shop and get a good deal, 437 00:21:31,480 --> 00:21:32,440 Speaker 1: then yeah, if. 438 00:21:32,359 --> 00:21:35,320 Speaker 4: You're unsure if a brand that you're looking at is 439 00:21:35,400 --> 00:21:39,480 Speaker 4: offering a competitive sale, or if it's a sale that 440 00:21:39,600 --> 00:21:40,960 Speaker 4: is sort of run of the mill that they do 441 00:21:41,080 --> 00:21:42,280 Speaker 4: every single sale season. 442 00:21:42,840 --> 00:21:43,919 Speaker 3: Look back through. 443 00:21:43,800 --> 00:21:46,639 Speaker 4: Your email inbox and any edms that you may have 444 00:21:46,680 --> 00:21:49,280 Speaker 4: got from the brands that you subscribe to, have a 445 00:21:49,320 --> 00:21:52,040 Speaker 4: scroll back through their Instagram feed, or if you still 446 00:21:52,040 --> 00:21:55,000 Speaker 4: have the links, go back and look at our cheat 447 00:21:55,000 --> 00:21:58,760 Speaker 4: sheets from previous sale seasons, and you'll be able to 448 00:21:58,800 --> 00:22:01,840 Speaker 4: see if a brand and is offering a deal that 449 00:22:02,040 --> 00:22:05,080 Speaker 4: is more competitive than usual, or if this is something 450 00:22:05,080 --> 00:22:07,640 Speaker 4: that you probably can expect again when after Payday rolls 451 00:22:07,640 --> 00:22:11,040 Speaker 4: around in a boxing day or Boxing day or whatever, 452 00:22:11,880 --> 00:22:13,480 Speaker 4: and whether or not you want to use the money 453 00:22:13,480 --> 00:22:16,600 Speaker 4: that you've got currently for that purchase, or if maybe 454 00:22:16,600 --> 00:22:18,080 Speaker 4: that's something that you would want to hold off on, 455 00:22:18,320 --> 00:22:19,919 Speaker 4: or you know, you can kind of take away some 456 00:22:20,000 --> 00:22:22,359 Speaker 4: of that shine and make you realize, oh, this actually 457 00:22:22,400 --> 00:22:24,160 Speaker 4: isn't that competitive of a deal. 458 00:22:24,840 --> 00:22:26,880 Speaker 3: I don't really need it. I was getting excited. That's 459 00:22:26,920 --> 00:22:27,480 Speaker 3: across way. 460 00:22:27,520 --> 00:22:30,120 Speaker 1: I think it's also a good thing because I think 461 00:22:30,480 --> 00:22:34,119 Speaker 1: people are being a little bit more mindful with what 462 00:22:34,160 --> 00:22:36,760 Speaker 1: they're shopping because there is so much going on, and 463 00:22:36,800 --> 00:22:38,800 Speaker 1: because like I don't know, some of the sales aren't 464 00:22:38,800 --> 00:22:41,159 Speaker 1: that good. We're getting a little bit less wrapped up 465 00:22:41,200 --> 00:22:43,720 Speaker 1: in it, which I think is good, Like people are 466 00:22:43,800 --> 00:22:46,119 Speaker 1: actually just shopping for what they need or Christmas presents 467 00:22:46,200 --> 00:22:48,840 Speaker 1: rather than like just shopping for the sake of it. 468 00:22:49,000 --> 00:22:50,720 Speaker 2: Yeah, our next one is too. 469 00:22:50,800 --> 00:22:53,439 Speaker 1: That is really easy to forget, but it saves you 470 00:22:53,480 --> 00:22:56,240 Speaker 1: so much more money. Is don't forget to price match 471 00:22:56,600 --> 00:23:00,000 Speaker 1: and check the returns policy. So price matching is easily 472 00:23:00,119 --> 00:23:02,280 Speaker 1: the best way that you can save money. It's turning 473 00:23:02,280 --> 00:23:04,480 Speaker 1: into like the mob boss being like, hey, I saw 474 00:23:04,520 --> 00:23:06,960 Speaker 1: Harvey Norman had this deal for one hundred dollars off. 475 00:23:07,240 --> 00:23:09,400 Speaker 1: Why don't you give me something a bit that's sweetish 476 00:23:09,400 --> 00:23:11,440 Speaker 1: sugar honey exactly like that. 477 00:23:11,560 --> 00:23:13,440 Speaker 2: I'll send you. I'll send you a link to say 478 00:23:13,440 --> 00:23:13,840 Speaker 2: it exactly. 479 00:23:14,000 --> 00:23:14,879 Speaker 3: Yeah, we'll send you a script. 480 00:23:14,920 --> 00:23:16,560 Speaker 2: Yeah you can send I'll send you a voice note. 481 00:23:16,600 --> 00:23:19,120 Speaker 2: Just send that to them. But a lot of brands 482 00:23:19,200 --> 00:23:21,320 Speaker 2: price match that you might not realize, like. 483 00:23:21,280 --> 00:23:24,760 Speaker 1: Maya, David Jones, Harvey Norman, JB High Fi, the iconic 484 00:23:24,960 --> 00:23:28,879 Speaker 1: Rebel Sport, Strand, and also Chemist Warehouse. So go to 485 00:23:28,920 --> 00:23:31,360 Speaker 1: these brands and be like, Okay, well they're doing this, 486 00:23:31,840 --> 00:23:32,600 Speaker 1: what can you do? 487 00:23:32,880 --> 00:23:35,639 Speaker 2: And some maybe we'll just match the price. 488 00:23:35,920 --> 00:23:37,840 Speaker 1: But that's when you can maybe combine it with an 489 00:23:37,920 --> 00:23:40,879 Speaker 1: upside cash back offer or use a voucher that you 490 00:23:40,960 --> 00:23:43,440 Speaker 1: might have, or get free shipping or get free shipping, 491 00:23:43,640 --> 00:23:45,880 Speaker 1: or even maybe do it with points if you want 492 00:23:45,920 --> 00:23:48,520 Speaker 1: to do it that way, Like how can you maximize 493 00:23:48,800 --> 00:23:52,880 Speaker 1: a sale with other rewards or other benefits and get 494 00:23:52,920 --> 00:23:55,000 Speaker 1: more money back from it. Sometimes they have like beat 495 00:23:55,040 --> 00:23:57,760 Speaker 1: it by ten percent policies, and sometimes you can look 496 00:23:57,800 --> 00:23:59,760 Speaker 1: at other ways like cash back or points or free 497 00:23:59,760 --> 00:24:02,879 Speaker 1: shit being and then do not forget to check the 498 00:24:02,920 --> 00:24:05,399 Speaker 1: returns policies. I do feel like a lot of brands 499 00:24:05,440 --> 00:24:08,040 Speaker 1: are a lot better now with sale items. But if 500 00:24:08,080 --> 00:24:11,280 Speaker 1: you see anything that says like final sale or like 501 00:24:11,640 --> 00:24:15,520 Speaker 1: no exchanges on no returns on this sale item, don't 502 00:24:15,520 --> 00:24:17,960 Speaker 1: do it unless you've already tried it on and you 503 00:24:18,000 --> 00:24:18,879 Speaker 1: already know you love. 504 00:24:18,720 --> 00:24:19,439 Speaker 2: It in store. 505 00:24:19,800 --> 00:24:22,399 Speaker 1: I swear half the time you end up getting it 506 00:24:22,400 --> 00:24:24,600 Speaker 1: and you're like, oh shit, I can't return this, and 507 00:24:24,600 --> 00:24:25,800 Speaker 1: then you've got to put it on deep. 508 00:24:25,680 --> 00:24:28,480 Speaker 4: Up like a quarter of the price our final don't 509 00:24:29,119 --> 00:24:31,080 Speaker 4: don't wait until Cyber Monday. 510 00:24:31,200 --> 00:24:33,560 Speaker 3: If you really want something. 511 00:24:34,240 --> 00:24:37,560 Speaker 4: On Cyber Monday, you'll typically see a further sale on 512 00:24:37,840 --> 00:24:42,639 Speaker 4: already existing reduced items, or you may see like a 513 00:24:42,680 --> 00:24:44,600 Speaker 4: reduction on a specific edit. 514 00:24:45,080 --> 00:24:47,719 Speaker 3: It's very rare that it's like a completely new sale, 515 00:24:47,800 --> 00:24:49,120 Speaker 3: Like you're probably not gonna. 516 00:24:48,960 --> 00:24:51,159 Speaker 1: I'm not even sure we're going to be seeing Cyber 517 00:24:51,200 --> 00:24:52,400 Speaker 1: Monday sales this year. 518 00:24:52,680 --> 00:24:56,840 Speaker 4: From what we've seen so far, we haven't seen too 519 00:24:56,920 --> 00:25:00,920 Speaker 4: many changes over Cyber weekend. It's pretty much the same 520 00:25:01,480 --> 00:25:03,959 Speaker 4: from what they've already dropped now or what they're dropping 521 00:25:04,040 --> 00:25:07,560 Speaker 4: on Black Friday, over the weekend. 522 00:25:07,240 --> 00:25:08,680 Speaker 3: And on Cyber Monday. 523 00:25:09,119 --> 00:25:11,240 Speaker 4: But I would say that even in the past, you 524 00:25:11,240 --> 00:25:14,840 Speaker 4: would very rarely see an even more competitive offer on 525 00:25:15,320 --> 00:25:17,960 Speaker 4: Cyber Monday. So I think that if there's something that 526 00:25:18,040 --> 00:25:20,640 Speaker 4: you really want that has been on your wish list, 527 00:25:20,760 --> 00:25:22,600 Speaker 4: you need to weigh up do I want to get 528 00:25:22,600 --> 00:25:25,719 Speaker 4: it now and take advantage of the current sale, or 529 00:25:25,760 --> 00:25:29,520 Speaker 4: do I want to risk it potentially selling out or 530 00:25:29,640 --> 00:25:33,440 Speaker 4: the sale being less competitive on Cyber Monday. So many 531 00:25:33,520 --> 00:25:36,320 Speaker 4: of us have that FOMO being like, oh, but what 532 00:25:36,359 --> 00:25:38,840 Speaker 4: if they drop a better deal, but you just like 533 00:25:38,920 --> 00:25:42,399 Speaker 4: his twenty dollars off worth it worth missing out together? 534 00:25:43,080 --> 00:25:43,439 Speaker 2: Yeah? 535 00:25:43,680 --> 00:25:49,359 Speaker 1: Or actually we get into advice with the chicks. 536 00:25:50,520 --> 00:25:53,000 Speaker 4: Hey, chicks, I love your podcast. It brings me so 537 00:25:53,080 --> 00:25:56,760 Speaker 4: much laughter and love. Your friendship truthfully makes me jealous, 538 00:25:56,800 --> 00:26:00,439 Speaker 4: which leads to my dilemma. This time last year, my 539 00:26:00,480 --> 00:26:03,840 Speaker 4: two best friends ended up giving me an unexpected intervention 540 00:26:04,119 --> 00:26:07,359 Speaker 4: about my toxic job that I was trying to leave 541 00:26:07,480 --> 00:26:11,760 Speaker 4: and actually did a month later and my partner. What 542 00:26:11,920 --> 00:26:14,320 Speaker 4: happened then was one of them stopped talking to me 543 00:26:15,160 --> 00:26:17,480 Speaker 4: in brackets. It's awkward with the other, but we are 544 00:26:17,560 --> 00:26:18,600 Speaker 4: trying to make it work. 545 00:26:18,760 --> 00:26:20,880 Speaker 3: Feels weird to not be a trio anymore. 546 00:26:21,480 --> 00:26:23,479 Speaker 4: When I finally got the guts to ask what the 547 00:26:23,520 --> 00:26:26,960 Speaker 4: go was, she told me we were emotional crutches for 548 00:26:27,000 --> 00:26:32,040 Speaker 4: one another and could remain friends with topic limits, work, money, relationship. 549 00:26:32,880 --> 00:26:35,320 Speaker 4: I never responded to that text because it felt like 550 00:26:35,400 --> 00:26:39,919 Speaker 4: an ultimatum that wasn't fair. We now haven't spoken since January. 551 00:26:40,280 --> 00:26:44,199 Speaker 4: I even got engaged since, and she said nothing. And 552 00:26:44,240 --> 00:26:47,640 Speaker 4: I miss her so much. She was my person best 553 00:26:47,680 --> 00:26:50,880 Speaker 4: friend of seven years. We went to markets, out for drinks, 554 00:26:51,000 --> 00:26:53,720 Speaker 4: regular hot girl walks, and just hung out all the time. 555 00:26:54,440 --> 00:26:56,960 Speaker 4: I miss her so much and am feeling so alone. 556 00:26:57,520 --> 00:27:00,359 Speaker 4: Said toxic job and poor mental health also left me 557 00:27:00,400 --> 00:27:03,760 Speaker 4: pretty friendless, while I miss her terribly part of me 558 00:27:03,880 --> 00:27:06,200 Speaker 4: isn't sure if I'm wanting to reach out because I'm 559 00:27:06,240 --> 00:27:10,240 Speaker 4: just lonely. Advice, help and positive vibes would be appreciated. 560 00:27:10,320 --> 00:27:17,120 Speaker 1: Chicks, Oh, that's so rough. So it's like, did they 561 00:27:17,320 --> 00:27:20,520 Speaker 1: So they had an intervention for her and it was like, 562 00:27:21,080 --> 00:27:25,080 Speaker 1: this toxic job is like affecting you and therefore affecting 563 00:27:25,119 --> 00:27:25,879 Speaker 1: our friendship. 564 00:27:26,320 --> 00:27:27,000 Speaker 3: I think, so. 565 00:27:28,520 --> 00:27:32,400 Speaker 4: Like she like vibe or maybe being like you have 566 00:27:32,480 --> 00:27:33,440 Speaker 4: to leave this job. 567 00:27:33,560 --> 00:27:36,720 Speaker 3: Like, it's hard to say what it was because I don't. 568 00:27:36,560 --> 00:27:38,080 Speaker 2: Know if that's a friends like. 569 00:27:38,760 --> 00:27:41,000 Speaker 4: I feel like we've done that with friends before, though 570 00:27:41,160 --> 00:27:43,480 Speaker 4: not in terms of an ultimatum, being like we're you're friends, 571 00:27:43,560 --> 00:27:44,120 Speaker 4: but we're not. 572 00:27:44,080 --> 00:27:45,719 Speaker 2: Going to be friends with you unless you leave your 573 00:27:45,760 --> 00:27:46,320 Speaker 2: toxic job. 574 00:27:47,280 --> 00:27:49,480 Speaker 4: But we've sort of but I don't think that's what 575 00:27:49,640 --> 00:27:52,600 Speaker 4: has happened initially. I think they didn't you say it 576 00:27:52,640 --> 00:27:55,719 Speaker 4: was an ultimatum that was afterwards. 577 00:27:54,960 --> 00:27:57,960 Speaker 3: So the initial conversation was like an intervention. 578 00:27:58,960 --> 00:28:02,040 Speaker 4: Job and also about her partner, So I don't know 579 00:28:02,080 --> 00:28:02,800 Speaker 4: what's happened next. 580 00:28:02,880 --> 00:28:04,119 Speaker 3: She said that she's since been. 581 00:28:04,000 --> 00:28:07,840 Speaker 1: Engaged, right, so they didn't like her partner as well, perhaps, and. 582 00:28:07,800 --> 00:28:11,280 Speaker 4: It's hard to know without knowings how much you know 583 00:28:11,359 --> 00:28:14,760 Speaker 4: you were relying on your friends inventing to them about 584 00:28:14,800 --> 00:28:17,080 Speaker 4: these things, and if they're giving you advice over and 585 00:28:17,119 --> 00:28:18,960 Speaker 4: over again and perhaps you're not taking it, and they 586 00:28:18,960 --> 00:28:20,920 Speaker 4: can see that it's having a toll on you because 587 00:28:20,920 --> 00:28:23,600 Speaker 4: you've said that you know you were in some toxic 588 00:28:23,640 --> 00:28:26,200 Speaker 4: situations that had an impact on your mental health, which 589 00:28:26,760 --> 00:28:28,280 Speaker 4: is totally understandable. 590 00:28:28,800 --> 00:28:30,919 Speaker 3: I do think, because you know, I have said in 591 00:28:30,960 --> 00:28:31,560 Speaker 3: the past. 592 00:28:31,400 --> 00:28:35,040 Speaker 4: That I have like my three strike rule or three 593 00:28:35,080 --> 00:28:38,440 Speaker 4: conversation rule when it comes to something like that, like 594 00:28:38,440 --> 00:28:43,480 Speaker 4: if it's a relationship where I feel like it's negative 595 00:28:43,520 --> 00:28:45,400 Speaker 4: and you know your friend keeps complaining to you about 596 00:28:45,400 --> 00:28:46,840 Speaker 4: it but won't do anything about it. 597 00:28:47,160 --> 00:28:49,760 Speaker 3: But I do always say, like if your friend genuinely needs. 598 00:28:49,560 --> 00:28:52,760 Speaker 4: Help, like that rule doesn't actually apply if they're in 599 00:28:52,800 --> 00:28:56,520 Speaker 4: like a genuinely toxic situation where they do need help, 600 00:28:56,520 --> 00:28:58,320 Speaker 4: like you should always just do whatever you can to 601 00:28:58,360 --> 00:28:59,680 Speaker 4: try and help your friend. 602 00:28:59,480 --> 00:28:59,960 Speaker 3: Out of that. 603 00:29:00,840 --> 00:29:04,960 Speaker 4: I just think that it also sounds like they had 604 00:29:04,960 --> 00:29:08,320 Speaker 4: this intervention and then she stopped speaking to you, and 605 00:29:08,360 --> 00:29:10,680 Speaker 4: then you reached out. She explained it, and then you 606 00:29:10,680 --> 00:29:14,800 Speaker 4: didn't reply. Yeah, so she sort of left the ball 607 00:29:15,080 --> 00:29:18,160 Speaker 4: in your court. And I do think that like your 608 00:29:18,160 --> 00:29:20,640 Speaker 4: engagement could have been a good opportunity for her to 609 00:29:20,720 --> 00:29:21,280 Speaker 4: reach out. 610 00:29:21,360 --> 00:29:23,040 Speaker 2: But also she doesn't like your. 611 00:29:22,920 --> 00:29:27,000 Speaker 4: Partner, then that wouldn't be sincere, Like she might not 612 00:29:27,040 --> 00:29:29,280 Speaker 4: reach want to reach out, or that might be complicated 613 00:29:29,320 --> 00:29:31,360 Speaker 4: for her to reach out and be like congratulations if 614 00:29:31,400 --> 00:29:35,720 Speaker 4: she isn't supportive of the relationship. You know, if this 615 00:29:35,800 --> 00:29:39,080 Speaker 4: has been hanging on your mind, and it could be 616 00:29:39,080 --> 00:29:42,320 Speaker 4: because you're lonely, it could be worth trying to have 617 00:29:42,360 --> 00:29:45,840 Speaker 4: a conversation with this friend in person, because so far 618 00:29:46,480 --> 00:29:48,960 Speaker 4: you've sent her a message, she sent you one back, 619 00:29:49,080 --> 00:29:52,080 Speaker 4: and you haven't replied, and the conversation has ended there 620 00:29:52,600 --> 00:29:54,959 Speaker 4: if you do want to give it another go and 621 00:29:55,000 --> 00:29:57,440 Speaker 4: give the friendship a chance, like you're only really going 622 00:29:57,480 --> 00:29:59,680 Speaker 4: to be able to have any sort of real resolution 623 00:29:59,800 --> 00:30:02,120 Speaker 4: or co conversation if you speak in person, I agree, 624 00:30:02,400 --> 00:30:04,880 Speaker 4: or at least over the phone if that's not possible 625 00:30:04,920 --> 00:30:06,400 Speaker 4: if you guys live far away from each. 626 00:30:06,280 --> 00:30:09,520 Speaker 3: Other or whatever. And I think that you know, it 627 00:30:09,520 --> 00:30:10,440 Speaker 3: could be a. 628 00:30:10,440 --> 00:30:13,160 Speaker 4: Case where the friendship has just run its course, but 629 00:30:13,280 --> 00:30:15,800 Speaker 4: maybe having that conversation will at least. 630 00:30:15,640 --> 00:30:17,000 Speaker 2: Help you get some closure. 631 00:30:17,480 --> 00:30:20,440 Speaker 1: Yeah, because there is like as soon as you said, 632 00:30:20,480 --> 00:30:22,640 Speaker 1: you know your friends for seven years, it reminded me 633 00:30:22,760 --> 00:30:26,440 Speaker 1: of the seven year friend theory and how every seven 634 00:30:26,520 --> 00:30:32,280 Speaker 1: years people very often either continue a friendship or they 635 00:30:32,640 --> 00:30:35,120 Speaker 1: develop like new friendships. And it's kind of like how 636 00:30:35,160 --> 00:30:37,000 Speaker 1: you know, when you're in high school that's seven years, 637 00:30:37,040 --> 00:30:40,239 Speaker 1: and then primary school that's seven years, and then like 638 00:30:40,280 --> 00:30:42,520 Speaker 1: your twenties, like you kind of have friendships and then 639 00:30:42,680 --> 00:30:45,560 Speaker 1: you will maybe cut the fat when you get into 640 00:30:46,120 --> 00:30:48,440 Speaker 1: your thirties of like the friendships that are actually really 641 00:30:48,520 --> 00:30:49,760 Speaker 1: high quality. 642 00:30:49,560 --> 00:30:52,640 Speaker 4: Yeah, or people move into different yeah, stages of their life, 643 00:30:52,680 --> 00:30:54,320 Speaker 4: so the friendship sort of Peter's off. 644 00:30:54,520 --> 00:30:57,560 Speaker 1: Yeah, And so sometimes there just are those friendships that 645 00:30:58,360 --> 00:31:02,240 Speaker 1: don't necessarily make it past seven years. And I don't 646 00:31:02,360 --> 00:31:04,640 Speaker 1: think you'll know if this was one of those friendships 647 00:31:04,680 --> 00:31:08,800 Speaker 1: if you at least don't reach out and just try 648 00:31:08,920 --> 00:31:10,880 Speaker 1: and like shoot your shot, and if it doesn't work out, 649 00:31:10,880 --> 00:31:13,640 Speaker 1: then at least you know that, Okay, that's fine. That 650 00:31:13,800 --> 00:31:17,480 Speaker 1: was like a seasonal friendship and it served, you know, 651 00:31:17,520 --> 00:31:19,640 Speaker 1: a time in my life that I really enjoy and 652 00:31:19,640 --> 00:31:22,760 Speaker 1: I'm fond of those memories. But I guess, like, this 653 00:31:22,840 --> 00:31:26,800 Speaker 1: isn't a lifetime friendship, and that's okay too, but I 654 00:31:26,840 --> 00:31:30,560 Speaker 1: agree with you. Like I think from her perspective, she 655 00:31:30,720 --> 00:31:33,840 Speaker 1: might be looking at it as like she replied and 656 00:31:33,840 --> 00:31:37,280 Speaker 1: then didn't hear back, and so that she might be thinking, well, 657 00:31:37,280 --> 00:31:40,960 Speaker 1: why would I message again not to say and also 658 00:31:41,240 --> 00:31:44,160 Speaker 1: like we know, life just gets busy and then it's 659 00:31:44,200 --> 00:31:46,160 Speaker 1: been two weeks since you responded, and then you feel 660 00:31:46,160 --> 00:31:46,800 Speaker 1: a bit awkward. 661 00:31:46,840 --> 00:31:48,880 Speaker 2: So then you get like stressed about that you haven't. 662 00:31:48,640 --> 00:31:51,080 Speaker 1: Responded, So then you put it off because you're stressed 663 00:31:51,080 --> 00:31:53,120 Speaker 1: about it, and then it's like six months and you're like, well, fuck, 664 00:31:53,160 --> 00:31:56,040 Speaker 1: it's too late now. Yeah, but it's never too late 665 00:31:56,080 --> 00:31:58,400 Speaker 1: to reach out to someone and try to rekindle a 666 00:31:58,440 --> 00:32:00,760 Speaker 1: positive relationship if that's something that you want to do, 667 00:32:01,240 --> 00:32:04,200 Speaker 1: and it will only either get better or you'll be 668 00:32:04,240 --> 00:32:06,640 Speaker 1: in the same situation we are not talking, so you 669 00:32:06,720 --> 00:32:08,240 Speaker 1: might as well just give it a red hot crack. 670 00:32:08,440 --> 00:32:10,959 Speaker 1: But also think about maybe developing some new friendships if 671 00:32:11,000 --> 00:32:13,480 Speaker 1: you are feeling lonely, like maybe go to a pottery 672 00:32:13,520 --> 00:32:16,520 Speaker 1: class or a pilates class, or go to a cafe 673 00:32:16,680 --> 00:32:19,080 Speaker 1: and have a chat with someone there. Maybe try to 674 00:32:19,200 --> 00:32:21,320 Speaker 1: reach out to someone that maybe you're a little bit 675 00:32:21,320 --> 00:32:22,920 Speaker 1: more acquaintances. 676 00:32:22,240 --> 00:32:24,040 Speaker 2: With and develop more of a further friendship there. 677 00:32:24,080 --> 00:32:26,400 Speaker 1: If that is the reason why you think you're missing 678 00:32:26,400 --> 00:32:29,120 Speaker 1: this friend is because you're purely lonely, maybe look at 679 00:32:29,200 --> 00:32:31,640 Speaker 1: developing some other friendships as well. 680 00:32:31,680 --> 00:32:32,920 Speaker 2: That could probably be helpful. 681 00:32:33,080 --> 00:32:35,959 Speaker 3: Definitely suddenly, kisses in caddles. 682 00:32:36,080 --> 00:32:39,160 Speaker 2: Yes, yes, love you chick, Love you baber girl. 683 00:32:39,320 --> 00:32:41,960 Speaker 4: And for anyone else who wants to send in an 684 00:32:41,960 --> 00:32:46,200 Speaker 4: advice with the Chicks, the Chicks hotline is always open, 685 00:32:46,720 --> 00:32:49,520 Speaker 4: so we will put the number in the show notes 686 00:32:49,520 --> 00:32:51,120 Speaker 4: that you can send us a text or send us 687 00:32:51,120 --> 00:32:54,560 Speaker 4: a voice note, and as always we can keep it anonymous, 688 00:32:54,800 --> 00:32:57,120 Speaker 4: but please writing because we love hearing from new chicks 689 00:32:57,160 --> 00:32:59,440 Speaker 4: and giving our two cents and helping out where we can. 690 00:33:00,440 --> 00:33:04,320 Speaker 4: But that's a wrap for our very special Black Friday 691 00:33:04,360 --> 00:33:05,520 Speaker 4: episode of Two Broad. 692 00:33:05,360 --> 00:33:08,480 Speaker 1: Chicks Shop and Chippy's. 693 00:33:10,120 --> 00:33:12,760 Speaker 2: Chippy's Chippe's right, that's the lunic name, Chippies. 694 00:33:13,200 --> 00:33:14,680 Speaker 3: Thanks for having us in your ear holes. 695 00:33:14,720 --> 00:33:17,320 Speaker 4: We love to be here chicks, and thanks to m 696 00:33:17,360 --> 00:33:19,480 Speaker 4: I k Made for making today's episode happen. 697 00:33:19,640 --> 00:33:27,680 Speaker 3: Love Yeah Bye,