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Rachel Pugh

Martin Lewis fan bags £200 air fryer for just £70 - and not through Black Friday sale

A shopper has shared how she used Martin Lewis' MoneySavingExpert website to bag herself a £200 air fryer for just £70.

The bargain wasn't even part of a Black Friday deal.

Instead the bargain hunter, called Angela, managed to save £130 on a Tefal ActiFry by doing a simple 30 second online search.

She posted her purchase on the MoneySavingExpert forum and her experience was then shared in this week's MSE newsletter.

Angela was able to bag the deal by using MSE's "unique" Amazon discount tool, reports Manchester Evening News.

Angela posted a photo of her bargain, a £200 ActiFri that only cost £70 (Facebook)

The tool, called the Amazon Warehouse Discount Finder, helps shoppers make savings through Amazon Warehouse.

Amazon Warehouse sells goods that are slightly damaged, even if it's just the packaging, for often considerably less than the retail price.

To use the MSE tool, tell it what you're looking for, either a specific brand item or a broad search like "toaster", and it'll display the % saving compared to buying new on Amazon.

You can then filter items by brand or condition, and order by the biggest discount. Angela was clearly thrilled with how much she saved.

She told MSE: "Bought a £200 Tefal Actifry for £70, listed as cosmetic damage. Arrived with not a mark on it. Total bargain."

Meanwhile, shoppers have been warned that only one in seven Black Friday deals are worth buying.

Findings from Which? suggest a mere 14% of deals on Black Friday offer a genuine discount - and that the best bargains can actually be found in the lead up.

The consumer champion kept a close eye on 214 Black Friday deals last year at seven major retailers, including Amazon, Currys and John Lewis.

Analysing their prices every day in the six months before and after the day of the sale, Which? found 183 items (86%) were actually cheaper, or the same as their Black Friday price.

Which? is now urging customers not to fall into the hype or feel pressured to make purchases without examining whether items are really worth buying.

Reena Sewraz, Which? Retail Editor, said: “Our research shows that finding a good deal on Black Friday is like looking for a needle in a haystack.

“It’s rarely the cheapest time to shop and you’ll probably find the things you want are the same price or cheaper as we head towards Christmas, the New Year and beyond."

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