How to save money when buying online technology
Get Rich / / December 20, 2019
Alex Bannikov
General director of the group of companies "Fotosklad.ru».
1. Know what your looking for
Whatever you want, the choice is always great. Therefore, before you start the study of prices, it is necessary to understand what you need. To do this, it is best to make a list that includes important parameters for you. There can enter some basic characteristics of the product, its functions and features.
For example, you are looking for a robot cleaner with a wet cleaning function and cleaning of large areas. Once you find out their requirements for the product, you can pick up a few suitable options. To do this on almost any site has the ability to sort. But when you know you are interested in the model, you can move on to finding the best deals.
2. Compare prices
The first thing to do - to enter into a search engine query, such as «GoPro Hero 5 buy Moscow." You will immediately find a lot of options and will be able to see not only the stores where merchandise is available, but also the price. Select the lowest possible on marketpleysah because there are collected offers from a variety of vendors and prices tend to fluctuate. This is the easiest and fastest way to save. But he is not the only one.
3. Look for the best deals
One alternative savings options - purchase recovered devices. As a rule, it Soup, returned to the store without a technical reason. First, they are sent to the factory for re-testing, and then put up on the shelves at a discount. Such devices are working correctly, and you only need to check the warranty conditions in case something still goes wrong.
Exhibit samples are also very advantageous embodiment. The reason for their write-down - finding on the counter. Such goods may include a few times, he opened the box, but the rest of it is mostly fully compliant. Price thus can be reduced by 10-15%.
4. Check for special offers and sales are common
The easiest way to stay on top of sales - is to subscribe to the newsletter shops. Minus only the fact that you will come to a lot of letters, but among them at some point may appear you are interested in the subject or promo code. If you have time and are willing to wait, you get to save a decent amount - usually between 5% and 50%.
By the way, promotional codes are often confined to the holidays and allow you to pay less than 5-10%. And if you already know when the stores comes the season of discounts, just mark this time in your calendar and start monitoring of interesting products in this period. The biggest sales - during the holidays and in the "black Friday». The Russian action on this occasion usually last about a week and the biggest discounts appear closer to their end.
Birthdays shops usually also accompanied by special offers, so that at this time you can pick up the goods at a very competitive price.
5. Do not pursue innovations
If you are attached to a particular brand and exactly sure what model are looking for, but do not rush to buy, it is a reasonable option - to wait for a newer version.
Similarly, you can draw attention to the model of last year. So do many of the fans of A-brands, such as Apple or Samsung. New iPhone to buy far fewer than a little outdated, as the overall performance of the smartphone is not much of a difference. This was the case when the output iPhone XS, which only further popularized iPhone X.
6. Pay attention to the analogues
But if you're willing to consider the unique, the problem becomes much more complicated, but also the probability to save much more. Everyone knows that brands charge a premium for the name. For example, the lens features Canon's on virtually the same as Sigma device, but is always worth more.
Almost any smartphone, laptop or tablet has a counterpart - often from a Chinese manufacturer. At the same time companies from China we have long rejected the concept of the production of copies and went on to create unique and modern devices. A striking example - a smartphone huawei P20Standing less iPhone XS or Galaxy S9, but offers the same power. It is therefore better to know exactly what functionality you are interested in and choose a proven technology, but from the B-brand. Slightly less famous, slightly less hyped, but the quality is not inferior.
7. Learn STM
Own brands stores - is another profitable alternative. Almost all retailers electronics involved in the production of goods under its own brand. Sometimes it's accessories, and sometimes directly to the device. Prices are significantly lower than for the products of many well-known brands, but the quality and the guarantee itself responsible trading network.
For example, you are looking for action-camera with the ability to shoot in 4K and look at the GoPro or Sony. Analogue may be Prolike camera with the same features, but at a price 3-4 times lower.
Similar products are remarkable by the fact that the discounts on them are not tied to any vendor shares, as the manufacturer, in this case, the store sets their own price.
8. Save on shipping
Many companies offer delivery service, which adds to the total cost of 100-300 rubles, depending on the distance from the store or warehouse to your home. If the seller provides for the possibility of self-delivery or free delivery to the point of delivery, do not be lazy to use it. Most often, the items are located in different points of the city and you can find the most convenient option for you - sometimes even within walking distance. Let save it's a small amount, but in general the check it will be very noticeable.
9. Sensible approach to order abroad
Sometimes it happens that this great product in Russia is officially impossible to find. With that face many fans of a specific technology, such as e-books from Amazon. In this case, the scope of the search is necessary to expand and deal with private providers or foreign shops.
The main problem of such purchases - this is the price. The product itself is often cheaper, but the shipping costs can reach $ 40-50. In the end it turns profitable. In order to save on these purchases, you can use special delivery service: for example, the product arrives at a warehouse in the United States, and from there is sent to you. The only thing in the work of these services can be alerted - that payment always takes place in advance, but the likelihood of getting the order is not one hundred percent.
In short, in such cases it is better to find the closest analogue, which is sold in the Russian official.
When you try to save need to be careful, that's why there is a saying "miser pays twice." Therefore it is always necessary to read reviews and buy only from approved retailers. It is not recommended to purchase sophisticated equipment to hand, as is not always possible to check its quality and authenticity. Were in operation the device is better to buy in the shops of the commission, which conducted the necessary tests.
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