BLACK FRIDAY IS DEAD! 

HE’S BACK!!!!

I dunno why but watching John ride a child's bicycle in these stores brings a smile to my face, warms my heart and brightens the day. Wish you all the best in life, John. Thank you :)

When the night looked the darkest, he returned with the brightest of dawns

1:55 fiancée? Congrats Flick Pick, you prolly announced that ages ago, but still, well wishes to the happy couple… nice to see someone still hunting for physical media deals!

Still sucks that Best Buy will stop selling physical media. The only time I'll shop in Best Buy is when I'll need a new computer and other stuff.

Mr. Flickinger, welcome back. We missed you. My Black Friday pickups: - Barbie 4K - The Fugitive 4K - How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000) 4K - Joy Ride (2023) Blu-ray (Christmas gift for my Mom) - Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One 4K - Past Lives Blu-ray - Prey (2022) 4K - Rudy (SteelBook/30th Anniversary Edition) 4K - You Hurt My Feelings Blu-ray

First Blockbuster, now this. How many more of these moments can we endure in one lifetime.

Walmart stopped "hiding" the movies last year. I went out last year and went straight to the meat section since that's where my Walmart always put the movies and there was nothing there. I walked around for 10 minutes and then asked an employee. She looked at me like I was an idiot and said they were in the electronics area. When I finally found the tiny selection of discounted movies an employee who had been there enough years to know what I was talking about told me corporate stopped the heavy movie push because sales on them were down the year before.

The misery that sneaks its way into your humor is why I fell in love with this channel. Such a funny video. And it's been so depressing yet comforting to experience the extinction of psychical media alongside you because you're the reason so many of us started buying Blu-rays to begin with. Keep it up Johnny Boy!

I can't believe people actually died from shopping on Black Friday back in the day.

It's great to see you back. I am saddened by the loss of physical media as well. In fact, I've been purchasing Blu Rays and DVDs of my all-time favorite movies over the last year. I hope to complete my odyssey by this time next year.

Black Friday was getting too out of control at one point. Remember when retail stores would schedule you so early for a 12 hour shift that you couldn’t even enjoy your Thanksgiving? I remember my family having to do dinner around 2 or 3pm because a couple of us started work at 5 or 6pm, which is just insane with each year getting earlier and earlier! The lines outside were blocks long, nobody knew where anything was, and you had to try to keep order through out all of that madness. Slowly but surely I think people were staring to realize that the deals weren’t worth all of that trouble, especially when they did things like Cyber Monday and other Christmas sales anyway. The whole thing just got way out of hand 😖

I’ve not witnessed a Black Friday “event” since 2015. Every year since then, every store just said “Screw it. We’ll just discount some stuff and leave them where they are. And we’ll start at 6am and not tell anyone.”

It does suck that there’s no since of excitement in Black Friday shopping or holiday shopping all together anymore. It used to be an event and now it’s just gone, what a bummer.

This man is so underrated! You always know how to entertain and you should have a bigger audience.

"The bike tires don't smell as beautiful as they once did." I hear that, good to see you back man and congratulations champ!

it's sad that Best Buy will stop selling physical media for Blu-Rays and DVDS and it's depressing as hell

Paying bills and enjoying a Thanksgiving dinner is my Black Friday.

This is the first Black Friday in over ten years where I didn't buy a physical movie

It's not hard to figure out why: - Inflation has killed the average person's expendable income - people have caught on that retailers raise prices and 'discount' them down to what they were before. - alot of 'doorbuster' deals were loss leaders to get you in the door to buy other things. Society has moved to online shopping hence removing that dynamic - simple living/minimalism movements have people spending more on experiences and not on 'stuff' - Deals start appearing as soon as November hits and runs into December, so there's no more 'gotta buy it on Black Friday or else!'

I was at Best Buy right at 6 am and every case of movies was completely empty

Congrats on your engagement.

I was so disappointed in Black Friday. I look forward to it every year but this year was the worst! Even online sales mostly sucked. Yea, Walmart told me they stopped doing the discount movies because “everyone is streaming now”. I despise that our instant gratification worshipping culture has adopted this extremely hollow experience of streaming music and movies over actually having something to show for your spent money. Even Target skipped doing the sale movies unless you bought more than 3. Meijer was the only big store that still had a decent selection of discounted DVDs and Blu-rays. But they must have known that since even their prices were not quite as good as what Walmart USED to offer before the God forsaken, all-powerful destroyer-of-existence pandemic mercilessly annihilated the joy of life. 😖

YES JOHN! Another Black Friday video!! Congratulations on your engagement from Australia 🇦🇺

I was at Best Buy thirty minutes ago. This is almost verbatim how my conversation with the front door assistant went: "Hey, I'm looking for some Black Friday deals that you guys might have on 4K's right now." "What?....." "4K movies. I'm looking for 4K movies." "............" "You know, like, the discs that you play in a 4K player." "Oh, we have players over there-- right by the--" "No, I mean, I want the actual movies that you play in them." She just wound up directing me to the players anyway, and I confirmed through a thorough search that they didn't have any 4K movies. Jeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeesus. 🤦‍♂

Every year I get a Thanksgiving leftover plate ready and type in Black Friday fights.....nothing this year.

With everyone getting laid off, food and board rising…no one can afford to buy anything… My husband and I went to Walmart to get some food items but it was empty. A few people here and there but that rush of I got to get this is gone…people have to put what little they have elsewhere. I looked at all the nice tv’s on sale that’s about it lol we just bought a bigger air fryer and left.

It was great at HMV London, because they reopened the legendary Oxford Street flagship after 4 year hiatus on Black Friday and was absolutely full to the brim (A band called Madness actually opened the store)! I snapped up a few deals including Training Day 4K Steelbook, John Wick Chapter 4 HMV First Edition 4K and Get Carter BFI Edition Blu-Ray~

I think physical media will eventually make a comeback just like records did. Once people get sick of paying insane prices for streaming. For my black Friday haul I got: Dragon Slayer, Battlestar Galactica, The Flash, Insidious the Red Door, Duel and Guardians of the Galaxy 3. I used to get like 20 movies on Black Friday but I was happy with the deals I got.

I look forward to these every year…at least I used to. 😢

the pandemic ruined everything. It got people to be accustom to stay home, shop online watch movies on streaming, order door dash etc. The reason why people suffer from more social anxiety and depression more than ever is because they don't know how to interact with people outside of their homes anymore. It's really sad what it's come to like they are molding people to just never go out again.

This year I bought Blade Runner 1 & 2 on 4k, 2001 A Space Odyssey on 4k, Scott Pilgrim on 4k, Friends Complete Series on bluray, Hacksaw Ridge on 4k, Alfred Hitchcock Collection on 4k, Interstellar on 4k, & The Fabelmans on 4k.

Walmart had some really good online blu ray / 4K Black Friday deals, but nothing in the stores. The true end of an era.

I will always have a special place in my heart for your Black Friday flick trip videos as well…. Got me through high school! Lol

Congrats on your engagement, John! Wish you both all the best and a long happy life. Been a fan since 2012. Keep it going! Love ya, always! ❤👍

Yes there were no door buster sales this year. So weird!

Congratulations on the engagement!

My walmart had zero lines at 830 am on black Friday

So glad flick is back !!!!!!!!

Welcome back! And congrats on the engagement 🎉😃

We need another live.....like right now.

Welcome back! Surprisingly, Wal-mart had some solid physical media deals online. I got The Fabelmans and Tár on Blu-Ray for $7.99 and the Bourne Collection for like $12. I also picked up their edition of Oppenheimer on 4kc but I don’t think it had any discount. You inspired me to go out Blu-ray hunting on Black Friday a few years back! It’s something I look forward to every year, even if it’s mostly online now. Hope you’re doing good; glad to see another video in my feed!

Congrats john on your new job and fiancée, We've all really missed you, online movie talk just isn't the same without you, but absence does make the heart grow fonder. We wish you the best always. But PLEASE when that next near perfect movie comes let us know, and if you can we'd love a live stream to talk about it.

There was a riot here in Dublin before black Friday, so nobody went into the city on the Friday then because of it.

Oooweee John is alive but Black Friday is dead? What has happened & physical media too 😢

When John stops making Black Friday Flick Trip videos, that is when we'll know Black Friday is truly dead.

The problem is stores have thier black friday sales all week long so it's nothing special anymore

BLACK FRIDAY HAVEN'T HAD ANY HOPE IN THE LAST 3 YEARS

This was great but sad. So good to see a new video.

This made me SO HAPPY!!! 🍿 Thanks John, we appreciate you!

Was working in Japan and didn't even think about Black Friday this year. And now have no work scheduled until March!🎉

Walmart does Black Friday WAY differently now. The sales last all month, but they split things into weeks. Like Week 1, Week 2, and Week 3. Usually the movies are Week 1 or Week 2. Then they further complicate things by making everything Walmart+ exclusive. So those that are signed up for Walmart+ will only get the "special" prices. Walmart+ isn't cheaper either. Oh and then to even further make things difficult/complicated, a lot of it is online exclusive. Nothing is in-store anymore. I didn't bother with Walmart this Black Friday, or Black Friday altogether. I've been trying to get movies off of Amazon's sale, but there really isn't any Blu-Rays on sale. Either it's stuff I have or don't want or not a price I'm willing to spend. I was gonna get the Adam West Batman show on Blu-Ray since it was $30, but that got wiped out quickly. And all I have in my town for stores is Walmart and Meijer (said like Myer as in Michael Myers, not My-Jer like everyone thinks). I don't have a Best Buy or Target in my town. I live in Upper Michigan. Closest Target or Best Buy to me is the Green Bay-Appleton area. Meijer doesn't have that great of a Black Friday either, especially on movies. Mostly just stuff released in the last couple years that I either have or don't want. So I'm pretty much stuck with Amazon now with how Black Friday is.

Welcome back Johnny!!! We missed you and these Flick Trips!

Always one of my favourite videos of the year. Miss you John, hope you know how much we appreciate you and your videos

Congratulations John! I feel like we've grown with you over the past so many years and just wish you the very best for the future :)

Even the bike tyres dont smell the same 😢😢😢

Rip black friday, you'll be missed

I went out, bought a Ninja blender at target(boring), walked through a mildly busy Best Buy ( hardly anyone buying multiple items, most just carrying one small item to the register), perused the movie cardboard holders, most movies on sale I did not want, left with nothing… 😢 … what’s the point anymore

Black Friday is so dead that I forgot about this annual tradition. 😮

Sadly, the Big Blue beast will probably not be returning to be slayed next year. Rip Best Buy. You fought valiantly, John.

Johnny boy I missed you!!!! Thank you for returning

Welcome back!!! I stayed home on Friday. Ordered like 8 Blu-rays from Best Buy. Did go to Walmart Saturday morning. But didn't see anything.

I went to Best Buy for nostalgia’s sake and it was actually pretty crowded considering they were an hour from closing. I just have fond memories of picking up a new family TV there in 2010 so I go every year to get something

John its so good to see you back happy (besides the black friday sadness), healthy, with someone you wanna spend the rest of your life with, and with the still same sense of humor that made me become a fan in the first place. Im so happy your well. Hope you had an amazing thanks giving and that your Christmas is full of joy. Cant wait till the next video

Went to my local Walmart and also didn’t see ANY movie sales. I found video games on sale but they weren’t any cheaper than they’ll be when they go on sale again this year. It’s so sad.

you got engaged?? congratulations! i check in on the channel every few months, mostly hoping to see a flicktrip to walmart or best buy....this video makes me happy

Everyone heads online now. A pity for the retail stores that won't be here in five years. Watching the recent Thanksgiving movie it almost took me out of it showing Black Friday carnage. I kept thinking this premise is about four years out of date. I honestly don't remember the last year we caught BF carnage on instagram or twitter but its a real bummer that stores depend on Xmas sales to survive.

This is the first year I did not participate in any sort of Black Friday sales, if you can call them that anymore.

Economy sucks not just for consumers but for retailers plus most people don't need a 4th TV for their guest room.

I stayed home. But I do remember hearing stories of old ladies going at it for a flat screen TV back in the day of Black Eye Friday.

For the first time since I started Black Friday shopping in 2010 I didn’t buy not 1 single movie this year for Black Friday the deals were so terrible sad to say it but it’s definitely coming to an end 😔

I remember going to Walmart during Black Friday in 2017 almost getting rammed by shopping carts of mass customers. I don’t know what the heck has happened!

This year I got 3 Xbox games, pair of AirPods, an air fryer, and a laptop for my mom for Christmas. My Walmart didn’t have movie deals this year. That made me sad

Black Friday is dead and gone John we had some good memories.

When the world needed him the most... he returned. I picked up some good stuff this year. Here's my list: Speed 4K Edge of Tomorrow 4K Rebel Without a Cause 4K Training Day 4K Godzilla vs. Kong 4K Casablanca 4K 2001: A Space Odyssey 4K

My local Best Buy was surprisingly busy Friday midday. I had about a 20ish wait in line to check out

Went out early on black friday this year mostly to pick up items ordered online the day before. Still did a bit of shopping while I was out though. No lines, no crowds, no traffic, no excitement, no holiday cheer, mostly no fun. Hit kohls, target, lowes and sams club while I was out. Just not what it once was R.I.P Black Friday you will be remember by those who truly knew your greatness and purpose.

Black Friday has had the stake rammed through its heart. I have a full Amazon wishlist where almost NOTHING went on sale on Friday or Cyber Monday. It's a waste. I'm having to dig around on eBay for deals, which is not the way it ought to be. You'd think if Best Buy was washing their hands of physical media in a few months, they'd have a GIANT blowout sale this season. Pathetic.

I think it has been a good 10 to 15 years since I bought a Blu-ray in a brick & mortar store. Not for lack of buying Blu-rays, mind you (3.585 and counting ... ). They never had what I was looking for, and when they did it came with a hefty markup. No thanks.

2:58 😂 love the camera woman’s laugh

Ok so when was peak Black Friday? If we work our way back, we might be able to find out what went wrong..?

Uh, FYI, they're been doing black Friday deals started beginning of Nov. They spread it out to avoid the chaos like every year.

congrats on the engagement brother!

Black Friday "deals" pretty much last throughout most of the month of November now instead of only one day. It's also much easier to just purchase what you want online instead of going to the store and dealing with the rush of people that used to come with Black Friday.

Love these bro you’re one of my fav youtubers, your humor and attitude is everything 😂❤

The best part of black friday isn't the deals anymore, it's the Flick Trip videos. My local best buy _did_ have some good deals for 4k blu rays and switch games, but some stuff like Dazed and Confused is just mind-blowingly expensive. Also, who the heck is turning up $39 to buy Gran Turismo on 4k Blu Ray? Anyways, banger video, John.

Hearing her laugh in the background is great 🤣

I worked Black Friday at Best Buy in the 90's. Those were the days.

Congratulations on the engagement!! "Don't get scared now" 🤫

I love these Flicktrips. Makes me feel like im back in 2012 when I first started watching you.

A long of Black Friday deals begin at the start of the week, and can easily be found online too. Plus a lot of current deals are very stingy. Your better off waiting for Christmas sales which will either match the price or be even lower.

Nice to see an upload! Didn't go out for black friday... just bought board games online .. Sad about physical media as well!

The fun is over. No one really tries to give good deals anymore. Walmart and Best Buy are just sad to walk into now. But at least at Walmart it’s a shit show sometimes and you get to see “People of Walmart” type things.

Congratulations on the engagement

Shoutout to ALL THE OGs from this channel who’s been watching John’s Black Friday vids since the beginning with tiny tod 💀

Good buy with HEAT. Crank up the audio during that amazing heist scene! Uncompressed audio goodness will shine there. Here in the UK over the last few years they've been trying to make black Friday a thing. Nobody cares, other than the companies trying to sell crap. It has no relevance here, our big sale day is boxing day, the day after Christmas where people go out and spend the money they got for Christmas. Also most crap is just that. Crap. They slowly put the prices up a few weeks before then drop them to their previous retail price, or sliiiiightly lower so it looks like a bigger discount than it really is. Amazon were shilling me stuff I was looking at over the last month or two and it's actually more expensive on "sale" than it was several weeks ago in some cases!

You’re right. I’ve been getting all my 4Ks on Amazon because it’s always cheapest on BF and the week leading up to it. Arrives the next day.

Don’t listen to articles that say this Friday had more in store sales than last Black Friday. Last year Black Friday started on Thursday

The end sums up the death of black Friday

I like how you filmed everything and then did voice over later because it can be more concise this would be a way that I'd like to do videos in store and that way people aren't bothering you in the recording or affecting your audio.