I'm not sure if I'm the only one but ever since learning about OzBargain, I've noticed that purchasing items have been different for me and my household. Now, I need to make sure that there's a deal for anything we buy. Right now, our microwave kicked the can and I know we need it asap but I cannot bring myself to buy RRP prices knowing that it was -$100 just a few months ago.
I just wanted to rant. It's so hard to freaking buy stuff knowing it was cheaper and could be cheaper in the future.
haha
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it's my honor
One of us. One of us.
True blue ozbargainer will buy now and claim price protection later when they are discounted with their 28degress card
Stop blaming ozbargain! 🤣
Is price protection still a think for 28degree?
It is for those who still had it active before it was phased out! I've price-protected more than $1,500 worth of stuff over the last 10 months and it's made purchasing much easier as I don't have to buy on sale, just keep an eye out for one later on.
so when it is not available now, no one can be a true blue oxbargainer?
You snooze you lose
Unfortunately you missed the train ages ago, sir.
yeah missed the boat as well
Can you suggest something can be done now?
I keep a few discounted gift cards for emergencies?
buy one of kmart's microwave. return it in a couple of months time.
reason?
i think Aldi has 60days no question ask refund but not Kmart?
it was a bad advice. lol.
That's the wrong way to do it.
Your mindset for essential items should be only about getting the best price in the moment not the all time lowest price.
a microwave isn't something that you can wait weeks or months like an ipad or computer.
My brother needed a microwave today actually, best price for a suitable one was a factory second, no waiting for an insane deal i simply went and bought the cheapest/best one i found today.
I needed to hear this. I just get caught up with all the deals most of the time.
it just takes time, after a couple of years you get used to it.
You will have a few hundred gift cards as spare, jb hi-fi, Ebay, Amazon, Coles, Woolworths. <- these are the core gift card which covers 70-80% of your daily need. Then you should get the Coels Prepaid Mastcard to cover the rest of the 30%
haha I think it's an interesting insight into what we (individually) consider a necessity. it's a barometer for how much you value an item.
like you, I want the best possible price that has ever existed when I buy something. So if I know something sold for $100 a month ago, I want it for $100. but if it's something I really need/really value, I'll still look for the best price, suck it up and buy it.
A microwave gets heavy use. It's worth the "$50 not saved" although I might give it a week or so of scouting a deal. A new phone/toy can wait. When my sports headphones die, it's best price (and timeframe to my hands) asap.
or, if it's something I'll know I'll need, I'll hoard if the right price comes along (eg runners are expensive so I'm always scouting for a bargain)
Get the $40 one from Kmart.
Same mentality lol, I just google "ozbargain [product here]" (tbh, I feel like the search function is ass on the site) before I go through with stuff most of the time.
Surely if it was $100 lower some mths ago the retailer will sell at that price now !
I don't know what logic you are using .
like most retailers, they have a cycle of discounting prices. You'd understand, right?
Are we related? My microwave also kicked the can (today)!
Sheila?!
Usually something shows a few signs before it is completely down, which gives you time to look for a replacement.
Mine worked fine at lunch, died at dinner without warning
This Is The Way
Don’t blame OzB, you were born that way, your username checks out ;)
The logic should be :
If Ozbargain upvotes = > 100 then just buy
Elseif item is essential and upvotes > 50 then Buy.
Else don't buy.
The good guys commercial for your essential appliances
Yeah, not sure how I can get an account for TGG commercial.
Sign up to SunSuper, don’t actually have to move your super balance
https://www.sunsuper.com.au/memberjoinonline?gclid=Cj0KCQjw2…
I guess if you reallllyy needed it but wanted to save, some people give appliances out for free, especially when they're moving out, so you can check gumtree/facebookmarketplace if you want something to tide you over until that next deal lol.
Personally I try to put money $ estimate to my time, for example "would I be happy to lose $50 and buy it now vs save $50 on a deal in the next 3 months and wait". This can sometimes help so even if a deal does come out I feel better that I bought it when I really needed it. Though it can still sting when a way too good then expected deal comes along and I scroll past the deal super quick in a futile attempt to believe it didn't exist XD.
Buy with a price protection credit card unless the bargain is so good use a discounted gift card if possible
Its about saving money
Don't be trapped into buying deals because they are cheap
You end up buying stuff you don't need
That's not a deal at all.
Deferring rewards is a good practice and means you are less likely to impulse buy goodies that you don’t really need.
With a microwave you have more pressure to buy, but waiting and looking is good if you can because:
There are 3 aspects to every endeavour or purchase - Cost, Time, Quality.
You can minimise any 2 of these, but NEVER all 3.
As an exercise, try and find any situation where you see all 3 met….
Holding off means you are willing to focus on cost and quality at the expense of speed of purchase.
You have become OzBargainer, destroyer of RRP.
Every now and then a bargain pops up too good to refuse…Dyson, LG 65", and just the other day, a Dewalt powerless sander - got! got! got!
Not chasing these $2 off "jump through hoops" rubbish, just waiting for the big ones to come along.
But, in regard to your microwave, it sometimes does not hurt to pay full price.
Ozbargain Mantra: Repeat after me….."We are all individuals."
I’m not!
A true OzBargainer would already have a spare Microwave from some awesome deal they saw online18 months ago
BuyMicrowaveNowThinkLater.