{"id":212533,"date":"2017-11-23T10:59:50","date_gmt":"2017-11-23T08:59:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/?p=212533"},"modified":"2017-11-23T10:59:50","modified_gmt":"2017-11-23T08:59:50","slug":"samsung-joins-black-friday-2017-with-massive-deals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/mobile\/212533\/samsung-joins-black-friday-2017-with-massive-deals\/","title":{"rendered":"Samsung joins Black Friday 2017 with massive deals"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Black Friday, a day for big sales in the US, has spilled over to South Africa and to Samsung, with the company launching deals from Friday, November 24, 2017 through to Sunday.<\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-GB\">The Korean technology giant has invited shoppers to register at its <a href=\"http:\/\/www.samsung.com\/za\/offer\/black-friday-samsungstores-2017\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">website<\/a>, to be informed of what the Black <span class=\"aBn\" tabindex=\"0\" data-term=\"goog_1767524688\"><span class=\"aQJ\">Friday<\/span><\/span> specials will be, with several already launched.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe specifically created this campaign in response to an overwhelming demand for our premium products. We are building on best global practices and with this implementation we are taking a distinct cue from the Black Friday promotion in the US,\u201d said Justin Hume, Samsung marketing director.<\/p>\n<p>Hume explained that consumers could expect to see &#8216;massive discounts&#8217; on premium products \u2013 specifically QLED televisions \u2013 in Samsung brand stores and other retailers.<\/p>\n<p>Other deals include a first time ever offer of a Samsung 55\u201d Curved UHD TV under R10,000 (model UA55MU7351) and a Galaxy J5 Pro for R3,699, at a saving of R1,000.<\/p>\n<p>Samsung earlier this week announced that it now offers a door-to-door repair service for its appliances and electronics, MyBroadband <a href=\"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/gadgets\/238778-samsung-now-offers-in-home-repairs-for-south-african-customers.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reported<\/a>. Customers with a technical problem may request a Samsung service van for a quick repair of their product.<\/p>\n<p>The service vans are equipped with all the necessary equipment to solve common problems, and customers can expect a van to arrive the day after their issue is reported.<\/p>\n<p>Samsung\u2019s door-to-door repair service has rolled out in Johannesburg, Durban, and Cape Town, and will be extended to other major centres in the future.<\/p>\n<p>To book a repair, customers must call the Samsung support centre and will be guided through a troubleshooting process before a technician is dispatched.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe want to ensure that all our clients receive the care they need and expect of us,\u201d said Samsung South Africa.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Read: <a href=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/mobile\/207471\/the-best-mobile-brands-in-south-africa-iphone-vs-samsung-vs-huawei\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The best mobile brands in South Africa: iPhone vs Samsung vs Huawei<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Black Friday, a day for big sales in the US, has spilled over to South Africa and to Samsung, with the company launching deals from Friday, November 24, 2017 through to Sunday.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":212535,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[34],"tags":[52],"class_list":["post-212533","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-mobile","tag-samsung"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/212533","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=212533"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/212533\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":212553,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/212533\/revisions\/212553"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/212535"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=212533"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=212533"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=212533"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}