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Stores' Black Friday Price Trick

A meme consisting of three vertically aligned images of the same TV screen. The top text reads 'Stores be like:'. The first TV is labeled 'JAN-SEP' with a price of '$500'. The second TV is labeled 'OCTOBER' with a price of '$800'. The third TV is labeled 'NOVEMBER' with a price of '$500' and a yellow 'Black Friday Deal!' sticker. The meme satirizes retailers who inflate prices in October only to lower them back to the original price in November and market it as a Black Friday discount.
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A meme consisting of three vertically aligned images of the same TV screen. The top text reads 'Stores be like:'. The first TV is labeled 'JAN-SEP' with a price of '$500'. The second TV is labeled 'OCTOBER' with a price of '$800'. The third TV is labeled 'NOVEMBER' with a price of '$500' and a yellow 'Black Friday Deal!' sticker. The meme satirizes retailers who inflate prices in October only to lower them back to the original price in November and market it as a Black Friday discount.

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This meme is likely user-created, utilizing a common comparison format to critique retail tactics. It is commonly circulated on platforms like Reddit or Twitter/X around Black Friday season to highlight the misleading nature of some holiday sales. No visible watermarks or author credits suggest it was created with basic image editing tools (e.g., adding text overlays) and shared organically.

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