Neil Campbell
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- May 25, 2003
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I'm about to buy my first home theater setup (DVD player, receiver, RPTV, speakers). I'm planning to buy it all at one store to try to get the best pricing. I have a couple of stores that I can go to, to get competitive quotes, although I suspect they will be reluctant to give me their absolute lowest pricing unless I'm prepared to buy on the spot.
My questions are around when, how and with whom should I shop.
Is there a good time of the day, week, month, year to go into a store for some serious price negotiation? It seems that right now is year-end for some the equipment I'm looking at (Toshiba RPTV, Yamaha receiver) so it seems like a good time to get last year's models at great prices.
I had planned to go in sometime when the store is less busy so that someone can give me the attention I'll need (evenings?) but I'm not sure if they have their best salespeople working then.
I've done a fair amount of research on this forum and others to narrow down my equipment choices so I think I can handle most of the BS I'm likely to here but are there any special tricks to look out for or tips to make the process less unpleasant?
How can I find that one reasonable, helpful, fair salesperson that I know must exist in these stores?!?
Thanks for any advice you might have.
My questions are around when, how and with whom should I shop.
Is there a good time of the day, week, month, year to go into a store for some serious price negotiation? It seems that right now is year-end for some the equipment I'm looking at (Toshiba RPTV, Yamaha receiver) so it seems like a good time to get last year's models at great prices.
I had planned to go in sometime when the store is less busy so that someone can give me the attention I'll need (evenings?) but I'm not sure if they have their best salespeople working then.
I've done a fair amount of research on this forum and others to narrow down my equipment choices so I think I can handle most of the BS I'm likely to here but are there any special tricks to look out for or tips to make the process less unpleasant?
How can I find that one reasonable, helpful, fair salesperson that I know must exist in these stores?!?
Thanks for any advice you might have.