Are the sales really worth all the hype?

Watchdog reveals truth behind so-called 'deal day' bargains

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Eight in 10 products advertised as Black Friday deals are the same price or cheaper at the other times of the year, an annual study by Which? suggests.

The watchdog compared prices on 175 home, technology and health appliances from eight major retailers - Amazon, AO, Argos, Boots, Currys, John Lewis, Richer Sounds, and Very - for six months either side of Black Friday last year to find that 83 per cent were cheaper or the same on at least one other date outside of the four-week sales period.