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).

Related links:

Online Shopping Strategy for the Weekend
More Holiday Shopping Deals

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  • 1 Posted by ripatel1 on Thu Sep 3, 2009 8:42PM EDT Report Abuse

    Also you might be able to get a deal before the superbowl!

  • 2 Posted by monsterplayer on Thu Sep 3, 2009 7:25PM EDT Report Abuse

    why should we ignore the EDTVs and SDTVs? whats wrong w/ them?

  • 4 Posted by jleary11 on Thu Sep 3, 2009 4:36PM EDT Report Abuse

    Best Buy has a 60 day "low price guarentee" so no need to wait.

  • 5 Posted by castertvs on Thu Sep 3, 2009 3:19PM EDT Report Abuse

    True enough, but if you follow this advice and its logic, then you'll end up never buying a TV! I read almost the exact same article last year, and the year before. At some point, you have to pull the trigger - and NOW is a great time!

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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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