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After Christmas and Year End Sales - What You Need To Know
After-Christmas and Year-End sales are a great time to get some good deals, but you can also end up with a purchase disaster. At this time retailers usually try to get rid of gift returns/exchanges (both opened and unopened). Consumers here is some useful information to help you shop smart:
Buying Returned/Exchanged Items -
- Check for a discounted price sticker made by the store on the box and confirm with a sales person or store manager that the open box price is indeed a discount price over the same item brand new.
- Check the contents of the box yourself, together with a sales person or store manager. Make sure there is an owner's manual for the product and all accessories for the product are present.
- Note how the accessories are packaged. Are the cords, remote, and manual in their original packaging (which may indicate the product may not have been used), or are they obviously repackaged (which would most likely indicate that the product was used for a period of time)?
- Lastly, if anything is missing, negotiate for a lower price that would realistically make up the price of the missing items.
If the box has been opened, ask to see the item plugged in and working before you pay for it.
Remember, the power is yours!
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