There is much concern about deals this year with a supply chain crisis and rising steel prices. This analysis gives insights into what people expect and the gym equipment they are interested in during this highly anticipated time of the year for those building out a home gym.
Audio
If you have been following the most recent survey results, you’ve seen that we’ve been testing it out in an audio form. Below is another discussion of the results. We didn’t feel like the quality was high enough to be our “first official podcast,” but take a listen and let us know if you think we’re on the right track! The Garage Gym Experiment Podcast will launch soon.
Do you think there will be decent deals this year for Black Friday?
- As discussed above, the ideal circumstances for amazing deals don’t exist. Therefore, hope for great deals on gym equipment this year is LOW. Only 23% believe there will be decent sales this year.
Are you excited to see Black Friday Deals this Year?
- While hope for great deals is low, excitement is still relativley high! Only 26% said they are not excited to see the Black Friday deals.
Do you expect to make a gym equipment purchase during Black Friday this year?
- 45% expect to make a purchase during Black Friday this year, which is a decent amount more than the amount that have faith in decent deals this year.
Have you purchased Black Friday Deals in the past for your home gym?
- About 40% say they’ve purchased in the past, which is probably a lower % than expected considering the amount of hype these sales usually entail. Nevertheless, it’s most likely due to many people starting their home gyms within the past few years.
Which “dream sale” interests you more?
- Rogue free shipping or 20% off REP? It was a close one, but REP squeezes by with 53% of the votes. The discount beats out free shipping here.
Which company are you most likely to buy from if sales exist (Rogue, REP, Titan, Other)?
- With nearly half of the votes, Rogue wins, which is consistent with most surveys we do that includes Rogue. All others were a distant amount behind.
Where is gym equipment on your “Holiday Wish List?”
- 18% said it was the number 1 item on the list with another 40% saying it was near the top.
- Only 9% said that it was “not” on their list.
- Last year, 30% said it was the number 1 item on their list, so it did drop slightly.
How many companies will you likely check out to see if sales exist?
- About 2 out of 3 say they’ll look at between 2 and 4 companies, 20% to look at more than 4, and 14% will look at 0 to 1.
What are you most likely to buy if you find on sale?
- Most are still interested in buying the basics with combination of barbell/plates/rack getting the most votes here. However, the responses for this question were still pretty spread out. There is isn’t a single item that most are focusing on.
Sunday Survey Conversation – What Gym Equipment do you hope to see on Sale during Black Friday?
Similar to the question above, there weren’t any huge trends that we saw within this question.
- Dumbbells and plates were mentioned the most out of the “necessities.” It’s hard to pass up a good deal on either of those items.
- REP was mentioned quite a bit.
- Scout Hyper, Echo Bike, and Rhino were the Rogue products that people want to see.
- Many mentioned Kabuki, however they’ve already came out and said no sale is going to happen.
- Concept 2 products, but that is very likely not to happen.
Spoiler
There will be deals! We’ve already seen some decent sales come through, but nothing spectacular. Therefore, we’ll see what companies like REP, Bells of Steel (teasing us below), Fringe, and many more have in store for us.
We will blast a blog post out on Monday letting you know what is available on November 1.
