The Skinny on Post-Holiday Sales
Wed Dec 20, 2006 2:43PM EST
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Sure, HDTV deals abound, but nothing beats the discounts you get on electronics after the holidays. Retailers eager to move gadgets and components in time for the new stock in February (fresh off the announcements for new products and technology at January's Consumer Electronics Show).
Ideally, you'll have a hefty gift certificate or card to apply to heavily discounted big-ticket purchases.
Now, you can start flipping through the circulars that will come in newspapers most likely to find deals, or you can use a much more efficient method by visiting a site like Dealnews, which rounds up the best deals on all kinds of items throughout the year. Like last year, Dealnews plans to offer specific information as early as December 25 on post-holiday sales and deals at more than 30 electronics retailers, including Amazon, RadioShack, and Geeks.com. You can also check online comparison sites like BizRate and Yahoo! Shopping or visit sales blogs such as The Bargainist or The Consumerist.
What kinds of things can you/should you look out for: I'd say HDTVs (CRT, DLP, or flat-panel LCD). Ignore the EDTVs or SDTVs that'll probably be heavily marked down and pushed. You can also get deals on cameras, GPS systems, refurbished iPods (follow the happenings at the January Macworld Conference and Expo for a new product announcement of some sort, most likely), among other items.
Other post-holiday deal roundups are sure to surface: Check through some of the earlier posts on Yahoo! Tech about holiday shopping deals for Web addresses and sites to find deals (see links below).
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7 Posted by xz_mantis on Thu Sep 3, 2009 10:54PM EDT Report Abuse
By Holidays are we just talking xmas or are you saying to wait for the start of the new year.
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8 Posted by sailcamaraderie on Thu Sep 3, 2009 9:00PM EDT Report Abuse
Bogus advice. The new stuff doesn't arrive in February. Retailers will be clearing inventory well into March. Margins on HDTV's are already thin as can be (see CC & BBY third quarter earnings comments) so don't expect additional big reductions over what has been offered this Xmas. Most of the GOOD stuff has sold through and what will be cleared has already been rejected by the Xmas cutomer as not a very good value. Unless NEW technology is offered on the new lines introduced there is no reason for the retailer to take a loss. Just sell the older stuff and buy new inventory as is sells through.
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9 Posted by warped_n_twisted on Thu Sep 3, 2009 10:40PM EDT Report Abuse
I'm waiting for HDMI 1.3 becomes more prevalent.
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10 Posted by rbsfan on Thu Sep 3, 2009 8:31PM EDT Report Abuse
EDTV and SDTV are not high definition. They work for standard def and DVD's just fine but for not much more money you might as well get HDTV.
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11 Posted by dmangolfca on Thu Sep 3, 2009 3:45PM EDT Report Abuse
Correct me if I'm wrong. If you ignore the EDTV's & the SDTV's won't they eventually rise up in revolt in an effort to gain attention.
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12 Posted by libsrcankers on Thu Dec 21, 2006 5:13PM EST Report Abuse
Look at the 1080 lpi. plasma and lcd TV's. They have the highest resolution and it probably won't get any better than that for a few years.
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13 Posted by acc80 on Thu Sep 3, 2009 2:44PM EDT Report Abuse
I have millions of dollars, I will buy 1, maybe 2 plasmas for everyone, who wants them?!
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14 Posted by spindog2@sbcglobal.net on Thu Sep 3, 2009 9:36PM EDT Report Abuse
Wait because some time this year Laser tv should be coming out from Mitsubishi and its going to blow away all plasma and LCD tvs
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15 Posted by mikegaro11 on Thu Sep 3, 2009 7:19PM EDT Report Abuse
Best Buy's prices now are better than they will be post Holiday's.
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16 Posted by ruffrobb on Thu Sep 3, 2009 8:55PM EDT Report Abuse
To respond to MonsterPlayer's comment about ignoring EDTV and SDTV ,both are what one can truly say are outdated technology. Those two are what we've been watching for the last 40 years,and will be marked terrifically cheap after the holidays to make space. HDTV is the only real choice,don't be fooled by a new name for an old TV.
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17 Posted by rkcampbell2001 on Thu Sep 3, 2009 8:42PM EDT Report Abuse
you do not know what you are talking about! Stores have goten wise to shoppers who hold off till after christmas, to catch the so called after chistmas sale. There have not been a good post christmas sale in a decade. Most stores pull christmas stock off the shelves and wholesale that stock rather than take a hit during chistmas,so good luck and thanks. chrismas wholesaler b.c
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18 Posted by mlety23 on Thu Sep 3, 2009 7:23PM EDT Report Abuse
aT bEST bUY IF THE PRICE GOES DOWN THEY WILL GIVE U A REFUND IF THE PRICE GOES DOWN WITHIN 60 DAYS
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19 Posted by greginjapan2002 on Thu Sep 3, 2009 4:12PM EDT Report Abuse
Why on earth does anyone spend $2000 on a machine to put their butt in front of? Heck, how much quality TV is there? Think about what you could do with the money and with the time you would save by reducing your TV time and budget. Then again we are dealing with the typical person who has the typical consumer culture priorities. We are also dealing with the typical person who will be paying for this TV for the next twelve months.
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20 Posted by tnchaplin2000 on Thu Sep 3, 2009 10:14PM EDT Report Abuse
plasma TV's are still way to high conidering they break down after 3 years. no matter what the price I will stick with a bulky tv that lasts. Just like I will buy honda or toyota because they are made to last for longer than it takes to pay for them. will we ever get back to an honest product for an honest price? I doubt it!!!!
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21 Posted by dude420wi on Thu Sep 3, 2009 3:49PM EDT Report Abuse
If you wait, you will see newer products and want them instead, and then wait for the deal, blah, blah, blah. you see what you want buy it.......
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22 Posted by thespaminbox on Thu Sep 3, 2009 10:05PM EDT Report Abuse
whst a lame article. a little more research and this could have been informitave. after reading the story i still saee no reason to wait if i was buying. not one metion of the new lazer tv thats comming out next year, thats the reason you should wait. man yahoo is loosing it. to bad google is lame too. are these the supposed new message boards? wheres the title for your post? no rec button. die yahoo. die
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23 Posted by melgmoody on Thu Sep 3, 2009 7:15PM EDT Report Abuse
We just purchased a 50 inch Panasonic Plasma TV for just over $2000 (with a $200 rebate) from Circuit City. Sure we might have saved another $100 by waiting til after Christmas, but we'd been researching TV's for a year or so and finally decided to go for it. Best picture we've ever seen. REally happy with it.
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24 Posted by trey_titcomb on Thu Sep 3, 2009 10:21PM EDT Report Abuse
I agree.. Buy from Amazon.com- They have by FAR the best prices.
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25 Posted by mikeagliata on Thu Sep 3, 2009 7:19PM EDT Report Abuse
Tom, while I appreciate the general concept of your article, the lack of specifics was incredibly disappointing. Saying there are going to be post-holiday sales (on just about any product) is about as helpful as saying the malls are going to be crowded on Black Friday. It kind of falls under the "no duh" category. How about some examples of what kinds of discounts we might expect to see post-Christmas? For example, will the discounts be up to 10% off of current prices? Twenty percent? More? Are some products generally discounted more than others? Do some retailers generally offer bigger mark-downs than others? I understand we'll need to do some of our own homework to see who has the best deals, but your article would be far more helpful if it gave some concrete examples based on post-holiday sales in previous years and/or your own experiences.
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6 Posted by ryan_hermes on Thu Sep 3, 2009 8:57PM EDT Report Abuse
EDTV and SDTVs are pure crap. Buy a plasma, research it.