DeLonghi Undercutting Retailers - Saved Nearly $900 off Retail

backpaqer on 09/02/2021 - 09:37

I was shopping around for a new coffee machine and decided I needed the Delonghi PrimaDonna Elite Experience machine. Myer had it on sale at around $2800 until Sunday, but I noticed Delonghi was advertising it at $2699 as normal price. So I went into Myer hoping they would price match so I'd get the extra Myer One points but they wouldn't, but as I was showing the salesperson the online price a coupon popped up offering 10% off my first purchase with Delongi! So I said, well if it's that hard to price match down to $2699 you're surely not giving me a further 10% off that. BTW Myer's current retail price for this machine is now $3299. Online I went, coupon code of THANKS10 worked fine (tip: it only gives you 10% off the first item - but if you use WELCOME10 if will give you 10% of your whole order…found this out later, but that mistake only cost me about $20).

Final price $2429 = $870 savings.

Thought about putting this up as a deal, but I just think there's something weird going on with their pricing. And you get free delivery too.

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Comments

  • PissLUR on 09/02/2021 - 09:40
    -5

    $2,523.04 from Amazon UK

    • brendanm on 09/02/2021 - 10:19
      +4

      So, more expensive than OP paid for local stock?

  • Jimothy Wongingtons on 09/02/2021 - 10:17
    +4

    Damnnnn - I wonder if I’ll ever get to a position where I could afford to drop $2k+ on a coffee machine.

    • pharkurnell on 09/02/2021 - 10:19
      +5

      I like coffee, but no coffee to me is worth 2000 machine - which is not top end either.

    • Mokr on 09/02/2021 - 10:36

      simply divide the cost per days of your life/use

    • SF3 on 09/02/2021 - 10:56

      PrimaDonna

      It's not call that for nothing :)

  • Ughhh on 09/02/2021 - 10:18
    +3

    Myer has inflated prices, not surprising that some cost more than RRP from manufacturer direct.

    I would have sold you one for $5000, so your savings is actually $2571!

    • backpaqer on 10/02/2021 - 14:32

      I looked at every retailer. They all seemed to be close to the Myer price, but Delonghi way cheaper even before the 10% discount popped up.

  • mjwills on 09/02/2021 - 10:31

    Is that the same as https://www.binglee.com.au/delonghi-ecam-650-55-ms-primadonn… ?

    Ah no, elite vs elite experience.

    • backpaqer on 10/02/2021 - 14:33

      Yeah…nearly got caught out by that subtle difference.

  • Seraphin7 on 09/02/2021 - 15:14

    Yowsers … at $2,500-odd I've got to drink a lot of coffee to earn back what I buy at the cafe and that's even before I've bought my own beans, grinder, milk, etc.

    • backpaqer on 10/02/2021 - 14:26

      Pre-covid I was buying 2-3 coffees a day. I've saved an absolute motza over the past 12 months!!

  • deme on 09/02/2021 - 17:19

    Post this as a deal?

  • coffeeinmyveins on 10/02/2021 - 09:17

    Your first mistake was getting a delonghi coffee machine for $2k+ when you can get something a million times better for half that.

    • backpaqer on 10/02/2021 - 14:30

      I've had a Delonghi Magnifica for the past 10 years (for free…points) and it's been a trusty steed and I had it dialled in so it was producing coffees far better than most coffee shops. Not the absolute best, but I seldom ever needed it to be better. It is fixable and I can put in a bunch of new parts to make it near new for about $110, but this new machine you can dial in what you like almost to the ml…water, milk, temp, style and via an app too. Also like the idea of push button = get coffee. When I have guests over and they all want coffees, you're producing several cups of coffee, then need to switch the machine to steam mode and then froth up all the milk…takes ages!

  • quidgy on 10/02/2021 - 17:37

    Thanks for this, been keeping my eye out for deals on this higher end Delonghi machines.

    Have you tried it out yet and if so are you happy?

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