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Post by Peter Lewis on May 8, 2013 17:13:49 GMT 12
My faithfull old HP photo printer finally died last night.
RIP
So I spent an hour or two or the internet to suss out a replacement.
Found a model who's specs added up.
Interesting price range:
JB HiFi - home of the headbangers - $117
Dick Smith - Where Dick Does Deals - $139
The Warehouse - Where Everyone Gets a Bargain - $169!
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Post by lumpy on May 8, 2013 17:34:15 GMT 12
Just had the same experience buying a pair of speakers . Most places were around the $250 dollar mark , but Noel Leemings were $189 . Sure they were on special , but still a good saving for a small amount of internet browsing .
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Post by suthg on May 9, 2013 11:45:32 GMT 12
Usually NL will honour a JB HiFi Special if at exactly the same Model - well they do here in Tokoroa and we do not have a JBHF in town. Have to be able to show it on the JBHF website.
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Post by Kereru on May 9, 2013 15:35:53 GMT 12
Anything to do with computers or connected to them it is always worth a look at PB Technologies. They have a few stores around the country now and online sales. www.pbtech.co.nzCheers |
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Post by Peter Lewis on May 10, 2013 9:30:02 GMT 12
PB list the printer I wanted on their website at $159.85
To complete the story, M was in a desperate hurry to get some printing done for one of her students, so rolled up to JB at Albany. They had none in their store, just one on the showroom shelf for which they could not find the cables.
Rather than drive - in the pouring rain - over to their St Lukes store, I bought from Dick Smiths, just up the road.
Would probably have cost me $22 in time, car costs and stress anyway.
To complete the story, the days when you just plugged your new printer into a usb port are gone - now it connects to the internet to sing and dance all by itself.
All up and running now.
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Post by Kereru on May 10, 2013 12:53:36 GMT 12
PB list the printer I wanted on their website at $159.85 To complete the story, M was in a desperate hurry to get some printing done for one of her students, so rolled up to JB at Albany. They had none in their store, just one on the showroom shelf for which they could not find the cables. Rather than drive - in the pouring rain - over to their St Lukes store, I bought from Dick Smiths, just up the road. Would probably have cost me $22 in time, car costs and stress anyway. To complete the story, the days when you just plugged your new printer into a usb port are gone - now it connects to the internet to sing and dance all by itself. All up and running now. Well done Peter! As you say it pays to shop around for the best deal. Internet is so handy for saving petrol too. Cheers |
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Post by suthg on May 10, 2013 13:06:04 GMT 12
A good result! It was a bit like the new TV - wanted to talk with my WiFi then spent an hour updating itself before we could watch anything!!
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Post by Chris F on May 10, 2013 16:36:51 GMT 12
Interesting reading this as I have today spoken to the manager of a big courier firm who said 10 years ago there primary business was business to business work...whereas today its all private people buying off the internet.....and having a talk a work today its amazing how many are buying online and from overseas...and all sorts of stuff.
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Post by Peter Lewis on May 10, 2013 17:26:08 GMT 12
It was a bit like the new TV - wanted to talk with my WiFi then spent an hour updating itself before we could watch anything!! Makes you wonder about how much detail on your viewing habits are being reported back to Shanghai and Beijing. |
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Post by suthg on May 10, 2013 17:29:55 GMT 12
It was a bit like the new TV - wanted to talk with my WiFi then spent an hour updating itself before we could watch anything!! Makes you wonder about how much detail on your viewing habits are being reported back to Shanghai and Beijing. Hahaha but one day true I guess. Only catch my wife watching old full length, full screen movies on YouTube mainly... and following some exercise classes...  Then its the Living Channel and sometimes the soapies... and news! |
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Post by htbrst on May 10, 2013 19:00:48 GMT 12
With most technology equipment - including printers - you can cheat and go to www.pricespy.co.nz which neatly summarises that price for that item across most retailers in the country for any tech product. I tend to stick with the reputable dealers though rather than the absolute cheapest! - pretty easy just to pick out the big-name stores from the list |
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Post by flyjoe180 on May 14, 2013 15:58:02 GMT 12
Always ask for a discount on cash sales too, it is amazing how far a retailer can bend when you have cash.
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Post by slackie on May 15, 2013 14:06:19 GMT 12
I regularly use PriceSpy, and I have (on an number of occasions) used the cheapest price on PriceSpy bypassing the "reputable" dealers and I have yet to have any issues! Just be careful to factor in the shipping. I also check TradeMe... can be even cheaper, and often new. It all comes down to how much extra you want to pay for a guarantee.
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Post by kiwithrottlejockey on May 15, 2013 15:34:45 GMT 12
I purchase a lot of stuff from Expert InfoTech at Hillcrest on Auckland's North Shore.
Although they are occasionally beaten on price, as a general rule they are right down near the bottom of the price scale for most things.
Most stuff I order from them, it turns up via courier the following day.
And if I've been in Auckland and turned up at their store (in Sunnybrae Road) to pick up my purchase, I've found that if I offer cash, they usually drop the price even further.
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Then its the Living Channel and sometimes the soapies... and news!
