So if Amazon has been your default website for online appliance shopping, it may be time to give Abt. Its sister store Kmart, which also ranks low in our Ratings, saw its sales drop 16 percent from the previous year.
Most other major retailers posted higher sales last year. Get Up Close and Personal Thanks in part to places like Abt upping their e-commerce game, online appliance sales continue to increase among our subscribers, with 30 percent of small appliances and 13 percent of major appliances now purchased on the web.
In our survey, major appliance shoppers found this tactic to be especially helpful in finding the best appliance buys. Skip the Extended Warranty Our historical data shows that appliances usually don't break during the two-to-three-year period after the manufacturer's warranty expires and the extended warranty, also known as a service plan, kicks in. As in years past, our survey shows that P. One third of their customers say they were strongly pitched by its sales staff during the purchase of a major appliance.
At the other end of the spectrum, just 6 percent of major appliance customers who shopped at Abt or a local independent retailer, and 3 percent who shopped at Costco, said they were subjected to similar treatment. We respect your privacy. All email addresses you provide will be used just for sending this story. By Daniel DiClerico. July 14, Where do you find the best deals on appliances?
We have pride too. Some brands will get you a better deal than others. If you find a salesman pushing a brand that's questionable for odd reasons Best Buy's notorious for this , chances are that's the brand they have the best margin with.
If you do negotiate with us, be discreet. It's because of people that don't negotiate that we can with you. If the guy next to us hears you, he'll want a better deal. That'll make that salesman hate me, which means I in turn won't like you as much. Don't expect too much right now. Video margins are the lowest I've seen in the five years I've been in the industry. There really aren't any "crazy" deals like there were last holiday season.
Don't hold off for the "bottoming out" that newspeople are predicting. Trust me, they can't go much lower. Thirteen Percent!! That's the average margin in a flat-panel TV.
If anything, I think prices will head UP in , and most retailers agree. Posted in Saving Money Permalink. You can follow this conversation by subscribing to the comment feed for this post.
Posted by: Strick November 20, at AM. Posted by: Colin November 20, at PM. Yeah re:Colin , how much of a discount should we expect at a major retailer, like Best Buy or Costco? Would it be better just to skip these big retailers and head to the ABC-Electronics in the area? I really am interested in getting another LCD, and I heard that they are at the lowest prices that they can get to this season, because of the economy, but where is the best place to buy electronics?
I rarely buy from the big box stores or local retailers. They cannot match the service or price that can be found with on-line companies. As an example, if you have a few dead pixels on an LCD panel, try and get that replaced or fixed. Next, it is very hard to tell how good a product really is when going to your local best buy and trying to compare and Samsung to an LG flat screen same is true for other equipment.
You have no idea if the retailer set up the picture correctly, etc. There are easy ways to do homework and to find good retailers.
Go to a few of the popular home theater boards on the internet. You can read up on everything that will compare brands, models, etc. My favorite is the avsforum www. Something that they find unacceptable, might be okay with you. Good advice. You know, years ago I worked at a large electronics store and one of the things we 'gave away' all the time was the extended warranties.
I was always willing to reduce the item price by the cost of the extended warranty because the commission was higher on the warranty than the item itself. See if they'll throw in the warranty, then go back a week later and return the warranty. Easy discount. I agree to go to commissioned salesmen. In Best Buy you can't because they don't work on commission. I ended up buying the TV on line anyways at frys. Great site I recommend for everyone. Most stores don't match online prices so don't bother with that.
Posted by: Craig November 20, at PM. Commissioned salespeople are the way to go, especially if you have a pretty good idea what you want; you will get much better service.
Once upon a time, Circuit City's commissioned salespeople could kick Best Buy's butt. Posted by: cmadler November 21, at AM. Kudos for "don't go too far". Sometime back I spent a year selling cars. We'd get people in there who were never satisfied. No matter what, they were convinced you were sticking it to them and they wanted to get you first. I guess they didn't feel the dealership deserved to make any money at all. Doing your research will help you determine what a fair price is.
If you go shopping armed with that information you will know when you are getting a good deal vs. Posted by: [email protected] November 21, at PM. Posted by: Jack November 24, at PM. You mention that you'll get better service from a comissioned sales person. What kind of service are you talking about?
In my experience, once I buy the TV and it's in my house, any service is coming from the manufacturer, or an extended warranty provider. Posted by: Joe November 27, at PM. What brands does the OP think Best Buy is "notorious" for pushing? I agree with Joe, after I get the television home, what service do I need from the salesperson? Posted by: Ryan November 28, at PM.
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