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The Best Time of the Year to Purchase Certain Items
Basic Points to keep in mind:
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Compare quality and prices for major
purchases,
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shop for bargains, and
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check for warranties on the items
you're thinking of purchasing.
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The additional warranties sold by many retailer's are usually
not needed for most items. Many warranties run concurrent with the
manufacturer's warranty and are usually of little use when you try
to use them. |
When shopping sales:
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keep family member's clothing sizes,
measurements from home for carpets, window coverings, etc. in your
wallet, you'll have the information at your fingertips when you
are shopping.
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If you find the items on sale you'll
have the correct sizes and measurements to purchase required
items.
When buying clothing or household
linens consider buying "seconds" at lower prices
When purchasing household appliances
consider purchasing the basic model as it can usually be purchased
much cheaper than the model with all of the "extra" add-on
features.
The following list details the best time of the year to shop for
many items you may be thinking of purchasing over the next year.
With a little planning and timing of purchases you may be able to
save hundreds or even thousands of dollars depending on what you
were going to buy.
January
January White Sales -- this is the time
of the year most department stores have what is known as their
white sales which include: linens, sheets, bedding, pillows,
draperies, carpets...
January is also a good time to
purchase the following items:
T-Shirts, jeans
Winter Sporting Equipment
House wares such as dishes, tableware,
linens, etc.
February
Furniture and furnishings
Coats and winter wear
March & April
Automobile equipment, Winter clothing,
Barbecues, Clearance items
May & June
Major appliances, Storm windows
and screens
July
Summer clothing and sportswear
August
Garden furniture, Household linens,
Sportswear, Back to School items, Computers and Computer
equipment
September
Back to school supplies, Computers and
all computer equipment
Current year's new automobiles,
trucks, vans or previous year's new vehicles at reduced
prices
October
Appliances, Toys, Christmas gifts,
Electronics
November
Coats, Christmas gifts
December
Winter Clothing
Boxing Day and after Christmas
specials usually feature the following:
Christmas cards, wrappings, bows, and
decorations
Artificial Christmas trees and all
things Xmas usually 50% off at this time of the year
Boxing Day specials are the best time
of the year for buying Electronics;
like big screen televisions, digital
cameras, Personal Data assistants, video cameras, VCR's, DVD
Players, Boom Boxes, I-Pods, MP3 Players, etc.
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