PlayStation 4 console causes queues at Bluewater as Black Friday promises huge discounts
Shoppers are set to go into overdrive today... as gamers queue for
the must-have PlayStation 4 console and bargain hunters seek huge
discounts.
Bluewater was expecting the numbers visiting the Greenhithe shopping
complex to leap from the normal 90,000 visitors to around 150,000 today -
a staggering two-thirds more than an average Friday.
That is due to a combination of factors, including the new
PlayStation console going on sale for the first time, the fact most
people have got their December pay cheque and huge discounts expected in
many stores.
People were already queuing outside Bluewater last night |
Already by late yesterday afternoon more than a dozen gaming fans had
started queuing for the console, which went on sale at midnight.
The Game store was due to open all night to take orders, even though the actual console had already sold out.
A new phenomenon - Black Friday - was also set to sweep Britain for the first time. Commonly known in the US as the day after Thanksgiving, traditionally
prices are slashed hugely as the country goes into the black for the
first time.
Now hitting our shores, stores including Asda, Apple, John Lewis and
PC World are touting bargains of up to 70% their usual price.
Bluewater was also hoping to draw in those with their December pay
packets yet unspent to visit their newly-opened Winter Wonderland of
grotto and ice rink.
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