when/where are the Christmas sales?
Mark...@gmail.com
looking for something like Black Friday
[store or online]
i think i read the day after Xmas..?
thanks
marc
BigDog1
I doubt you'll be seeing many, if any, Black Friday type after
Christmas sales. Most retailers have already cut their mark ups to
the bare minimum to keep the doors open. Those Black Friday door
buster items were sold at a loss to get the fools in the door, who
would then spend money even after the handful of "give aways" were
gone.
You may find a few stores deeply discounting a few items. But those
will probably be junk that no one wanted to put under the tree.
clams_casino
Read somewhere that the branded items will likely be shipped / dumped
out of the country where the manufacturers won't allow excessive price
reductions so they can protect their market pricing.
(Better to dump branded electronics, clothing, etc in South America, etc
vs. ruining US pricing.)
curly'q
Do you think the prices on the current crop of lcd and plasma TVs has
bottomed out?
If a brand name 32 goes under 400.......I'd be tempted.
Should do the frugal thing and buy one those 3 year old Sonys cathode
ray TVs that can be had for peanuts these days. I actually just saw a
"lightly used" 2 year old 29" Hitachi for 80
Of course they weigh over a hundred pounds, the screen is the wrong
shape, they take up more room and use more electricity.
LA
BigDog1
wrote:
Me too. It's been so long ago I don't remember where. In fact,
that's been the practice of the electronics/tech manufacturers for
years. When new models get released, the few "old" models already on
the store shelves get price reductions. But the ones that are still
in the distribution pipeline get sent overseas. That keeps the market
from being glutted with product they have to deeply discount to get
rid of.
BigDog1
I think it's close. We may see another 15 to 20 percent drop (which
is pretty significant at the high end), but I doubt we'll see MSRPs go
much lower than that. Your biggest discounts will be on last years
model when new ones come out. I think we'll see more bells and
whistles, better tech specs, and longer warranties, but not price
points much lower than they already are.
> If a brand name 32 goes under 400.......I'd be tempted.
I'd be more than tempted! The 27" CRT in my bedroom will find itself
at the nearest Goodwill drop off.
> Should do the frugal thing and buy one those 3 year old Sonys cathode
> ray TVs that can be had for peanuts these days. I actually just saw a
> "lightly used" 2 year old 29" Hitachi for 80
>
> Of course they weigh over a hundred pounds, the screen is the wrong
> shape, they take up more room and use more electricity.
Wait until after the change over to digital in February. You may find
some of those sets on Craig's List for free if you'll just haul them
away.
>
> LA
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clams_casino <PeterG...@DrunkinClam.com> wrote:
>
>Read somewhere that the branded items will likely be shipped / dumped
>out of the country where the manufacturers won't allow excessive price
>reductions so they can protect their market pricing.
>
>(Better to dump branded electronics, clothing, etc in South America, etc
>vs. ruining US pricing.)
In the runup to Black Friday I read an article that revealed that
retailers had already began to dump their inventory to liquidators,
something that usually happens after Christmas. Mostly clothes, IIRC.
One thing that the spate of recent liquidations make clear is that when
something gets into the hands of a liquidator the price goes *up*. Took
the oomph out of bargain hunting, knowing that retailers didn't want
consumers to get the good deals.
m
clams_casino
Saw a display of coffee makers at a going-out-of business sale at a
local Linens & Things that were priced 30% off. Several months ago,
they were 40% off.
Macuser
two excellent DVDs for $2 each. All appeared normal at the location, except
for the candles out front and the memorial attendant....
Target took a while to start lowering their electronics prices, and I was
able to get a really nice camera for $89.
"Thrift is sexy."