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February 24, 2010 # 11:40 am # Advice, Bits & Bytes, Features # No CommentWith Drew Brigham
I am looking to find cheap and/or discounted electronic devices, can you point me in the right direction?
You bet your bottom dollar I can point you in the right direction for cheap electronics. Since I started writing this column, you’d be surprised at the number of people that come up to me and say, “Hey, aren’t you that computer geek from Generation?” and then lay their personal computer problems on my shoulder.
My first piece of advice is to have your mind set on a particular item. I’ll use a personal example of purchasing a television for my new apartment. In my mind I picked out the screen size, brand name and how much I wanted to spend on the TV ahead of time. I then went to stores like Best Buy, Walmart and newegg.com to scope out the prices. After that, I checked the Web site slickdeals.net (if you need help navigating to a URL on the Internet, perhaps this column is not for you) from time to time to look for potential savings on the TV in question. Then I waited. And waited. And waited. After weeks of browsing slickdeals.net, I found a reasonable offer. Ultimately, I purchased an LG 42-inch 1080p TV—usually $700—for $540, including tax and shipping from Sears. In addition, the store was having a promotion for all LCD TVs, and I also got a 7-inch portable TV to go along with the larger one. I found some of those savings using Microsoft’s search engine, bing.com.
A number of stores will give you cash back through the Web site simply for searching for items on bing.com. I got 20 percent off my TV through Bing. The only drawback is you have wait 60 days from the initial purachase to get reimbursed.
Another money saving tip: Everything you purchase doesn’t have to be from a big box store to be a quality product. Best Buy sells HDMI cords, which connect a high definition source to your television, for around $40. I got an HDMI online through Amazon for only $3, including shipping and tax. My $3 HDMI cord delivers the same HD signal than the more expensive brand name cord at Best Buy.
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