An ex-Zara employee revealed her secret tips for shoppers to get the best deals on Black Friday 2022.
This year, Black Friday will take place on November 25, where we'll see millions of new deals in-store and online from popular retailers. Shoppers may be unaware that many big retailers have hidden deals and items that are often missed.
The deals are considered an 'industry secret' as a lot of details aren't written down or easy to find, until now. Ahead of the last Black Friday, an ex-Zara employee who worked in a central London location for more than two years, shared all the info you need to bag a bargain.
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After being amongst the ins and outs of the tills, stockroom and shop floor, the ex-employee has plenty of knowledge to give you a head-start this Black Friday. The employee, who wished to stay anonymous, revealed how to get the best in-store discounts on Black Friday.
Check the hold rail at the end of the day
At the end of the day, once the store closes, everything on the hold rail gets moved back to the shop floor. The former Zara employee told LovetheSales.com: "I would recommend coming in 10 minutes before your local fashion store closes and asking to see the hold rail.
“You essentially get a secret list of clothes that no one has touched all for you to browse. Also from personal experience, I have found so many cute clothes there and most wanted pieces.”
Shop at the back first
Stores will put the best deals in the sale at the very back of the store and near the refund till which is not normally on the ground floor. They do this to raise the probability you will see a higher price item first and go for that instead, and near the refund till so you will be swayed to exchange instead of refund. It may be a bit of a trek but going up or down that escalator could save your wallet a lot of cash.
Scan on your phone for the latest / best price
Once the Black Friday sale starts it seems that it never ends. Because of how busy Zara gets, often repricing the label is left aside for other more important jobs.
So, when picking up a dress, jacket or pair of shoes, scan them with the retailers’ app to see if there has been a sudden price drop online. "So many times during the sales a customer came to pay and found their dress was £15 cheaper than they initially thought", she said.
Go to the fitting rooms
“This one sounds strange but this mountain of clothes is a gold mine,” said the former employee. “Since so many people rush to grab the sale items, they normally don’t check sizing and will instead try on to see how it looks.
"Therefore, so much sale stock is just left there - making it the perfect spot to see all the sale items and things that might seem sold out otherwise. If you’re willing to wade through these items you’re more likely to find what you’re looking for.”
Go for summer items
This may feel odd with it being winter, but as people would rather purchase winter clothing regardless of the price, the company isn't incentivised to put high discounts on them. That’s why it’s always best to go for summer pieces, it may be off-season but the sales are way better and after all doesn't everything come back into style.
While we wait for Zara to launch its Black Friday sale, many popular retailers have already started with some huge deals, including LOOKFANTASTIC, Boohoo and Currys.
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