[jen]

I've noticed that almost every store seems to be having a summer sale right now & we were told that this is the time of year to buy things. I was just wondering if that's true - is this the best time of year to "stock up" on clothes, appliances, etc.? How long do the summer sales last? Is there another time of year that's a "sale season"?

I'll appreciate any advice; we're moving into our new apartment Thursday and for now I think we need several lamps, maybe a space heater, and a microwave. That's assuming nothing we shipped got broken - much to our surprise our container got here 2 weeks early so we'll find out how that went on Thursday, too. Fingers crossed!!

Jen

[neilw71]

I'm no great shopper, but see the adverts, so know that Sales are on nearly every other week here :) Especially Briscoes, who have one on every weekend and I really wonder if anyone ever pays the retail price there?

On larger whiteware, you can always negotiate on the price when they don't have a sale on - they expect it in most shops.

Neil

[Smiler]

Jen

I've stocked up on stuff like decent quality bed linen and also bought a summer quilt. I usually check the prices before the sales, so that I know it's been sold at the RRP before. Stuff like Sheridan Linen etc. I always did this in the Uk at sale time too. :D I like a bargain, me.

I hate it when they fill the racks with 1998's fashions because they didn't sell then and then expect them to sell in a sale now. :no

I've also been looking at eyewear in the sales. Glasses are very expensive in NZ and I feel a lot better buying them at half price.

Does anyone ever buy anything in Briscoes outside of their 'sale'? :confused:

[Nienke]

Does anyone ever buy anything in Briscoes outside of their 'sale'? :confused:

Nope! :D

[KerryS]

Whenever there is a public holiday there is a sale. I moved on Auckland weekend last year, which was followed by Waitangi Day, and I got bargains galore in all the sales going on.
I've never been to Briscoes - the woman on the ads annoys me too much!

[wilson182]

Nope! :D

Never :)

[jen]

Thanks - I won't worry too much about missing the sales right now since it sounds like they'll be more later on! I did buy a duvet at Briscoes marked 40% off, which I guess makes it the regular price for them :laugh

[sarahw]

As everyone says - sales pretty much on all year. K-Mart, Briscoes, Arbuckles & a few others we never pay full-price for anything - we wait until whatever we want is on 40%-50% off... (which is usually only a week or 2!!)

Good sales to look out for are the Warehouse Toy sale which is once a year in winter (great time to buy Xmas pressies!!). Super Cheap Auto (a shop for car bits & pieces) when they offer money off everything in the store - only do this once a year or so & some of the more expensive clothes shops that only have 2 sales a year (as well as Kirkaldies sale which has huge discounts but the prices are pretty steep to start with).

Its a bit lethal all these sales if you're as shopaholic!!

[stu70]

On larger whiteware, you can always negotiate on the price when they don't have a sale on - they expect it in most shops.

You are kidding right? I mean do you go to larger whiteware shops and start "bargaining" like you do in the Flea markets here? Wait, sometimes it doesn't even work in flea markets in Canada.

[Nienke]

No, you do need to bargain here, saves you heaps of money!

[sarahw]

Oh yes - never pay full price for any large whiteware item in any electrical store (even bargain in the sales - we just did & got a fantastic deal saving a few hundred dollars off an already discounted price - helped that we'd seen the same product in Australia for $2000 cheaper in their own shop!!).

We've got the best bargaining from Harvey Norman - we always laugh when we leave since they say 'we're making a loss on that' every time we negotiate a deal... as the Tui advert says 'yeah right!!'