The Competition and Consumer Protection Commission has cautioned consumers participating in the Black Friday sales promotion to be alert of false or misleading sales promotions initiated to attract unsuspecting consumers to buying goods or services through an illusion of a special or reduced price.
CCPC Public Relations Officer Namukolo Kasumpa says Consumers should ensure to cross check prices of items on promotions to ensure that they are not being exposed to deceptive and misleading business transactions.
Ms. Kasumpa has further warned traders not to involve themselves in deceptive and misleading sales promotions adding that the Commission will continue to monitor these promotions to check their legitimacy and will not hesitate the name and shame where anomalies are observed.
Black Friday is a recent phenomenon in Zambia whose genesis is from some parts of the world, a celebration after thanks giving.
It is a moment consumers are offered deep discounts ranging from 25 percent to 50 percent and even go to 75 percent.
“Black Friday is a recent phenomenon in Zambia whose genesis is from some parts of the world, a celebration after thanks giving”. LT is this surely enough information ? Can you explain more on on it’s origin, objectives and “thanks giving’.
Read up on your own. Its there on internet. Writer has no obligation to do that……
You have Google and other search engines for information like that. Let LT warm on the dangers of not checking the before and after prices of the goods being offered for sale. LT is not a search engine.
Keep your Black Friday, we will keep our White christmas. My fiance who is white and I.
Am i the only one dating a white person here?
Thanks
BB2014,2016
RB got a free black Friday house from pompwe Lungu. How did that happen? Kids cannot have a meal. Zambia is a great country!
Ubupuba fye ne fyakukopela, you can’t even originate your own way of being ignorant! The idiiots give you such stupid prices as 29.99 instead of 30.00 do they give you one ngwee change? How much are one ngwees stolen from 10000 customers? Stupid *****s! Fye bena Zambia ubufontini no mumngulu efyesu.
Very easy to deceive people in Zambia by companies!
Zambian’s no originality whatsoever. Black Friday my a$$!
What’s the problem with Radio Phoenix reception today, it has become a common when there is “Let The People Talk”. Something fishy is going on.
Blacks will always be blacks! Blacks are in the dark about the origins and meaning of Black Friday! Blacks love cheap things because they are cheap!
May the White man continue to have dominion over you!
Slaves have always been cheap on Black Fridays! The Merchants will surely massacre the blacks Financially today!
What’s the connection between trade promotions and skin colour? You should try moving around the globe to discover that you are not the only one with such views. The White House will give you at least one person to match your bigotry.
@Black Senior Citizen, we know it’s painful to be black! The question every discerning consumer is asking is why Black and not White? Muleishiba
You only hear of certain organization, once a year, and what they say is purely clap, go to genuine shop, the ones you can return the product if not working to its full capacity, and those that gives genuine receipts and tax invoice, what’s wrong with that!!! The problem you like going to Chinese malls.
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@ consumer mentality,dont lie boi.
In 2014, an internet meme created a myth about Black Friday and slaves. It falsely claimed slave traders gave discounts at auctions on the day after Thanksgiving.
It has nothing to do with slavery
but why call it black friday?
Good news read…..google has all answers
The black Friday prices are supposed to be the normal daily prices – these businesses rip you off day in day out through out the year and just give you the normal price one day out of the 365 days. And you even get excited. I am not going to any of these black, grey, red whatever colour Friday. I am done,
Too much superstitions in this sh#thole, just go and get either a good or bargain, that’s why its called business. Do you know the the same color white that Europeans have made you believe that it represents purity in India and China it symbolises death and mourning. Don’t worry about the damn color go and bargain some item.
Political guru
PhD in political science.
It’s not always good to move with the flow. Resist the hype and don’t get trapped by the system and become a victim of their deceptive mechanisms.
Never put your ego before your principles – and if you don’t have any, here are some:
1. Always strive for simplicity. 70% of the things we desire don’t really make us happy. Not all that glitters is gold.
2. Never spend more than you can earn. Better to invest than to spend.
3. Don’t be deceived by what you see and never feel you are missing out on anything. The most valuable things in life are not seen with our eyes – love, hope, freedom, truth.
Anyone know if any fuelling station is offering the same
It is indeed a black Friday no power from 10.000hrs.
BA GAME STORES THERE 50% MALABISHI
Shoprite kasama nothing if anything very few items were reduced yet posters of black Friday could be seen from a mile away…