On Black Friday week in late November 2021, a retailer's autumn ritual of discounting reached a Birmingham readership through a short list of three bargains: a smartwatch, a grooming set and a hair dryer, each marked down to around half its former price. Such moments sit at the meeting point of ordinary desire and commercial calendar, where the promise of a gift at a lower cost invites people to imagine the year's close. The offers are reported as the retailer stated them that day, and their worth depends on whether the price still holds when the buyer arrives.
Amazon Black Friday Week: Fitbit Versa 2 Cut to £99, Plus Braun and Revlon Discounts
A £199.99 smartwatch, now £99 — half price
Mark
So what actually happened here? Amazon cut some prices?
Mimi
Yes. As part of Black Friday Week, it reduced a Fitbit Versa 2, a Braun trimmer set and a Revlon hair dryer. Two of the three are marked down by exactly half.
Mark
Which is the headline deal?
Mimi
The Fitbit, from £199.99 to £99. That's £100 off, and it has Alexa built in plus sleep and heart rate tracking.
Luke
Worth saying that "half price" is measured against Amazon's own listed earlier price. The article doesn't say how long that price was in place or what other shops charge.
Mark
And the Braun set?
Mimi
£81.99 down to £35.99, a £46 saving. It's a 10-in-1 kit with a Gillette razor, pitched as a Christmas gift.
Luke
The Revlon is £59.99 to £29.99. Again, those are the retailer's figures, reported as given.
Mark
Is there any catch for the Fitbit?
Mimi
A couple of small ones in the listing. Quick replies work on Android only, and the always-on display means charging more often.
Luke
And the article is promotional. It doesn't say how long the deals last or whether stock is limited, so check the live price before buying.
O Pulso
- A fast-moving sale window pushes shoppers to decide before the chance slips away.
- A smartwatch falls from £199.99 to £99, the steepest cut in the round-up and the one drawing the most attention.
- A Braun grooming set drops by £46 and is pitched as a Christmas gift for a partner.
- Readers are told to recheck live prices on Amazon, because these reductions can change or vanish at any moment.
On Black Friday week in late November 2021, a retailer's autumn ritual of discounting reached a Birmingham readership through a short list of three bargains: a smartwatch, a grooming set and a hair dryer, each marked down to around half its former price. Such moments sit at the meeting point of ordinary desire and commercial calendar, where the promise of a gift at a lower cost invites people to imagine the year's close. The offers are reported as the retailer stated them that day, and their worth depends on whether the price still holds when the buyer arrives.
On Tuesday 23 November 2021, Amazon opened a fresh batch of reductions as part of its Black Friday Week, and Birmingham Live picked out three of them. The largest was a Fitbit Versa 2 health and fitness smartwatch, cut from £199.99 to £99. The listing presents it as a companion for daily life: Alexa built in for questions, reminders and smart home control, nightly sleep scoring, round-the-clock heart rate tracking, and notifications from calls, texts and apps. Some features are limited, with quick replies working only on Android and the always-on display needing more frequent charging.
The other two offers were a Braun 10-in-1 trimmer set, model MGK7221, which fell from £81.99 to £35.99 and includes a Gillette razor, and a Revlon Pro Collection hair dryer and volumiser, reduced from £59.99 to £29.99. The article suggests the grooming set as a Christmas present.
The piece is a promotional roundup, and the prices are those shown on the day. Because Black Friday offers can shift quickly, readers are advised to check the current price on Amazon before buying.
On Tuesday 23 November 2021, Amazon put a new batch of reductions live as part of its Black Friday Week, and Birmingham Live listed three of them: a Fitbit smartwatch, a Braun grooming set and a Revlon hair tool.
The biggest cut is on the Fitbit Versa 2 Health & Fitness Smartwatch, which carries voice control, a sleep score and music features. Its price has fallen from £199.99 to £99, a saving of £100, which brings it to roughly half price.
The listing describes what the watch does. It has Amazon Alexa built in, so wearers can ask for news, weather and information, set alarms and bedtime reminders, and control smart home devices by speaking to the wrist. It scores each night's sleep by measuring heart rate, time asleep, time awake, time in deep and REM sleep, and restlessness.
It also tracks heart rate around the clock, which feeds into calorie-burn estimates, workout effort, resting heart rate trends and a cardio fitness level, all viewable in the Fitbit app. Notifications for calls, texts, calendar events and apps such as Gmail and Facebook can appear on the watch. Quick replies can be sent from the wrist while the phone is nearby, though that feature works on Android only. An always-on display shows real-time exercise stats at a glance, but it needs more frequent charging, and it can be switched off to be more discreet. The watch is compatible with iOS 12.2 or higher and Android OS 7.0 or higher.
The second deal is the Braun 10-in-1 Beard Trimmer, model MGK7221, in dark grey. The set includes a hair and nose trimmer and a Gillette razor, covering face and hair trimming, body grooming and clean shaving, and it comes with a 2-pin bathroom plug. It has dropped from £81.99 to £35.99, a saving of £46. The article suggests it could work as a Christmas gift for a boyfriend or husband.
Third is the Revlon Pro Collection Salon One-Step Hair Dryer and Volumiser, reduced from £59.99 to £29.99, a £30 saving, which is also half price.
The piece is a promotional roundup, and the prices are those stated in the listings on the day. Black Friday offers can change quickly, so anyone tempted should check the current price on Amazon before buying. The article also points readers to more Black Friday offers and to the Christmas Brumwish appeal the publication is running.
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