#RevsceneVLS General Chat SOCIAL LIFESTYLES ADSPACE AVAILABLE. CONTACT INFO@BLITZGEAR.COM
2016 VLS Community Head Moderator: SaucyWoman
2016 Social Media Liason: Blitzgear
@Revscene #RevsceneVLS. Vancouver LifeStyles Discussions: Car-free, political and current events, random thoughts, or topics that don't fit in the other forums. Remember to check out feature articles on the Main Website |
 | | 
12-19-2008, 05:48 PM
|
#1 | | RS controls my life!
Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: vancouver
Posts: 729
Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts
| is boxing day a scam?
someone told me that it's a scam and that really not much is discounted, but rather jacked up and then discounted so it sort of equals to the same?
| 
|  | |
12-19-2008, 06:22 PM
|
#2 | | HELP ME PLS!!!
Join Date: May 2001 Location: South Central V
Posts: 5,538
Thanked 519 Times in 210 Posts
|
... i am out of word.
__________________ Visit my food blog! http://jaxandcs.com/ *its not the size of your army that matters; it's the fury of it's onslaught!* █♣█
| |
| | |
12-19-2008, 06:54 PM
|
#3 | | 14 dolla balla aint got nothing on me!
Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: vancouver
Posts: 672
Thanked 289 Times in 56 Posts
|
lol never herd of that. usually i check the prices for a few stores before buying.
but since our economy and dollar is very low. most stuff on sale will be the discontinued stuff. thats my asumption
| |
| | |
12-19-2008, 07:03 PM
|
#4 | | My homepage has been set to RS
Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Surrey
Posts: 2,181
Thanked 174 Times in 69 Posts
|
Basically it's all the old/surplus shit they have in the back/warehouse.
__________________
Preemo
--
| |
| | |
12-19-2008, 08:42 PM
|
#5 | | Hacked RS to become a mod
Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Sunny Hong Kong
Posts: 52,336
Thanked 23,816 Times in 8,190 Posts
|
For the most part, it's garbage that would be cheap anyway. But all the garbage gets discounted at once, making it seem like a big deal. Occasionally there are a few actual good deals out there, and that's what the idiots line up for.. If you're not one of the first few to get in the store, all that's left is crap.
| |
| | |
12-19-2008, 11:50 PM
|
#6 | | My homepage has been set to RS
Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Vancouver
Posts: 2,146
Thanked 276 Times in 108 Posts
| Quote:
Originally Posted by VersaceStyle  someone told me that it's a scam and that really not much is discounted, but rather jacked up and then discounted so it sort of equals to the same? | most of the stuff is old stock/over stocked stuff, stores are just getting rid of shit for the new stuff next year.
just to point out if a store jacks up the price and discounts it, that is considered scamming and its actually against the law, and if there caught by the government they will have to pay a penalty. Uhh theres a specific word for this but i cant remember.. uh.. anyone help me out here lol..
| |
| | |
12-20-2008, 12:02 AM
|
#7 | | 14 dolla balla aint got nothing on me!
Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Hong Kong
Posts: 613
Thanked 38 Times in 25 Posts
| Quote:
Originally Posted by MelonBoy most of the stuff is old stock/over stocked stuff, stores are just getting rid of shit for the new stuff next year.
just to point out if a store jacks up the price and discounts it, that is considered scamming and its actually against the law, and if there caught by the government they will have to pay a penalty. Uhh theres a specific word for this but i cant remember.. uh.. anyone help me out here lol.. | I just fucking learned this in marketing this past semester and I already can't remember it. FUCK SCHOOL
| |
| | |
12-20-2008, 12:06 AM
|
#8 | | Hacked RS to become a mod
Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Sunny Hong Kong
Posts: 52,336
Thanked 23,816 Times in 8,190 Posts
|
If that was illegal in Hong Kong, 99% of the stores would be out of business, including ALL grocery stores  | |
| | |
12-20-2008, 02:04 AM
|
#9 | | RS Licensed Vendor
Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: 604
Posts: 14,501
Thanked 995 Times in 327 Posts
|
Working in electronics retail for so many years.... get to see the inside scoop.
People tend to hype it up themselves. Think of it as a BIG SALE that everyone has on the same day. Rather than walking in hoping to find a sale or whatever.
Usually stores will have door crashers to attract people. Those are always limited quantities. That's whats builds the hype, what people line up for. All in all it's usually the entry level no name crap thats blown out at crazy cheap prices. Once youre 2 hours into a sale, all the insane deals are gone. Then comes the "normal" stuff. Most stuff goes on sale at the usual sale price.
Boxing day prices are usually normal sales/friends & family sales/customer appreciation sale prices. Rather than just a couple items, it's usually everything on sale. Don't expect everything to be 50% off retail. It's usally 10% off. 25% off higher markup items (except door crashers).
Clothing on the other hand I tend to see discounts at places that don't usually have discounts. I don't work in the fashion industry, so I can't comment on discounts. I haven't gone boxing day shopping in many years. I remember every year I used to go, always come out empty handed anyways. Not worth the lineup, the headache, the parking, etc.
I might check out some of the smaller independant clothing stores. Even that is skeptical.  | |
| | |
12-20-2008, 03:15 PM
|
#10 | | Unofficial Tin Foil Hat Specialist.
Join Date: May 2008 Location: Vancouver
Posts: 8,150
Thanked 1,529 Times in 604 Posts
|
Sometimes there are better sales in January.  | |
| | |
12-20-2008, 03:52 PM
|
#11 | | HELP ME PLS!!!
Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Vancouver
Posts: 5,540
Thanked 980 Times in 166 Posts
|
i dont think its a scam. some of the things i see are really discounted
| |
| | |
12-20-2008, 06:50 PM
|
#12 | | Banned By Establishment
Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Burnaby
Posts: 2
Thanked 266 Times in 124 Posts
|
Not a scam as long as you don't get tricked into buying a dvd player for more than $20 | |
| | |
12-20-2008, 07:09 PM
|
#13 | | Unofficial Tin Foil Hat Specialist.
Join Date: May 2008 Location: Vancouver
Posts: 8,150
Thanked 1,529 Times in 604 Posts
|
Not Unless it's an OPPO... | |
| | |
12-20-2008, 09:16 PM
|
#14 | | Hacked RS to become a mod
Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Sunny Hong Kong
Posts: 52,336
Thanked 23,816 Times in 8,190 Posts
| Quote:
Originally Posted by skyxx Not Unless it's an OPPO... | I'm selling my Oppo for like $200 ($86 under retail) but for some reason the page gets barely any views. I know more and more people buy HDTV's.. but are they using the same $30 DVD players they had before?
| |
| | |
12-21-2008, 02:12 PM
|
#15 | | To me, there is the Internet and there is RS
Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Okanagan
Posts: 16,265
Thanked 8,911 Times in 3,872 Posts
|
futureshop kinda scams you, that put massive SALE tags everywhere but half the shit isn't even on sale, it's just the regular price.
__________________ 1991 Toyota Celica GTFour RC // 2007 Toyota Rav4 V6 // 2000 Jeep Grand Cherokee
1992 Toyota Celica GT-S ["sold"] \\ 2007 Jeep Grand Cherokee CRD [sold] \\ 2000 Jeep Cherokee [sold] \\ 1997 Honda Prelude [sold] \\ 1992 Jeep YJ [sold/crashed] \\ 1987 Mazda RX-7 [sold] \\ 1987 Toyota Celica GT-S [crushed] Quote:
Originally Posted by maksimizer half those dudes are hotter than ,my GF. | Quote:
Originally Posted by RevYouUp reading this thread is like waiting for goku to charge up a spirit bomb in dragon ball z | Quote:
Originally Posted by Good_KarMa OH thank god. I thought u had sex with my wife. :cry: | | 
| | |
12-22-2008, 02:47 PM
|
#16 | | Banned By Establishment
Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: GB
Posts: 4,407
Thanked 472 Times in 49 Posts
|
the only real discount in retail, is the five-finger discount kekekeke, jp
| |
| | |
12-22-2008, 03:13 PM
|
#17 | | DOES HE LOOK LIKE A BITCH?
Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Vancouver
Posts: 11,037
Thanked 2,571 Times in 689 Posts
|
why don't you just check for yourself then lol
it's usually what's left of whatever they had during and before the Christmas rush, so they want to blow it out all in one go.
| |
| | |
12-22-2008, 04:20 PM
|
#18 | | The RS Freebie guru
Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: East Vancouver
Posts: 22,032
Thanked 2,491 Times in 860 Posts
| Quote:
Originally Posted by VersaceStyle someone told me that it's a scam and that really not much is discounted, but rather jacked up and then discounted so it sort of equals to the same? | For those that know how to shop and find good deals, no.
For those that don't know how to shop, yes.
One quick tip is to be aware of what the signs say.
Most signs will say " Up to 80% off"
This means absolutely nothing. They could have just one item, the crappiest thing that nobody would buy, at 80% off and everything else at regular price.
Some other stores might advertise " 50% off on selected merchandise", and this is similar. They might only have the crappy stuff at 50% off and other stuff at regular price.
The best boxing day sales have signs that say "50% off everything" and that's exactly what it means - every single item is 50% off.
| |
| | |
12-23-2008, 04:17 PM
|
#19 | | Everyone wants a piece of R S...
Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: : : : : :
Posts: 388
Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts
| Quote:
Originally Posted by Physixx why don't you just check for yourself then lol
it's usually what's left of whatever they had during and before the Christmas rush, so they want to blow it out all in one go. | for the most part, you should always do a little research before going into a store and thinking what you got is a deal.
remember many sales on boxing day are non-refundable.
__________________
Sleeping is a waste of time.
| |
| | |
12-23-2008, 05:24 PM
|
#20 | | I *heart* Revscene.net very Muchie
Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: vancouver
Posts: 3,606
Thanked 724 Times in 370 Posts
| Quote:
Originally Posted by carisear ... i am out of word. | you should get a refill then...
| |
| | |
12-24-2008, 07:51 AM
|
#21 | | Ye olde moderator
Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Vancouvwhore
Posts: 13,133
Thanked 1,278 Times in 390 Posts
|
I don't understand why people call me and say "hey dude, you got any boxing day sale prices going on?" when they know for a fact that I just give everybody good prices all year 'round. Low overhead + top shelf product + good volume = always good prices! Why market your shit around one day when you can have people come in all year 'round.
Thats my philosophy anyways.
edit: Look for our boxing week sale coming up soon!
__________________
Revscene ADMIN elite
Sales and Installer at Certified Auto Sound
Maple Ridge, BC | |
| | |
12-24-2008, 08:14 AM
|
#22 | | Banned By Establishment
Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Shaugnessy
Posts: 2,610
Thanked 481 Times in 168 Posts
| Quote:
Originally Posted by underscore futureshop kinda scams you, that put massive SALE tags everywhere but half the shit isn't even on sale, it's just the regular price. | This is true. I did the whole lining up early for boxing day thing a few years back only to learn that boxing day is all hype. It's true that they're clearing out inventory, but only the shittiest products that failed to sell during the whole year.
| |
| | |
12-24-2008, 10:04 AM
|
#23 | | I WANT MY 10 YEARS BACK FROM RS.net!
Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Vancouver BC
Posts: 22,031
Thanked 9,821 Times in 3,902 Posts
|
Boxing day is mostly good for electronics..having that said, i dont understand why people start lining up at 5pm christmas day for door crashers when you can start buying them christmas eve online??
and most of the bigger merchandise for door crashers is available online...so it's not like it's an in-store only deal. The only thing you might be saving is S&H fee..but paying the S&H fee sounds better than freezing your ass off for 12 hours in this kinda weather.
For the most part, it's a hype.
Last edited by twitchyzero; 12-24-2008 at 10:10 AM.
| |
| | |
12-24-2008, 10:50 AM
|
#24 | | Banned By Establishment
Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Richmond
Posts: 12,484
Thanked 2,091 Times in 773 Posts
|
^me and my friends make it tradition, we actually have a bit of fun lining up.
| |
| | |
12-24-2008, 12:23 PM
|
#25 | | To me, there is the Internet and there is RS
Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Okanagan
Posts: 16,265
Thanked 8,911 Times in 3,872 Posts
| Quote:
Originally Posted by BNR32_Coupe This is true. I did the whole lining up early for boxing day thing a few years back only to learn that boxing day is all hype. It's true that they're clearing out inventory, but only the shittiest products that failed to sell during the whole year. | waiting at FS is a waste of time, show up like 10 mins after they open and walk right in, a couple years back I got a 100 stack of DVD-R's for $18 and a 250GB external for $100, was a good deal at the time.
__________________ 1991 Toyota Celica GTFour RC // 2007 Toyota Rav4 V6 // 2000 Jeep Grand Cherokee
1992 Toyota Celica GT-S ["sold"] \\ 2007 Jeep Grand Cherokee CRD [sold] \\ 2000 Jeep Cherokee [sold] \\ 1997 Honda Prelude [sold] \\ 1992 Jeep YJ [sold/crashed] \\ 1987 Mazda RX-7 [sold] \\ 1987 Toyota Celica GT-S [crushed] Quote:
Originally Posted by maksimizer half those dudes are hotter than ,my GF. | Quote:
Originally Posted by RevYouUp reading this thread is like waiting for goku to charge up a spirit bomb in dragon ball z | Quote:
Originally Posted by Good_KarMa OH thank god. I thought u had sex with my wife. :cry: | | |
| | | |
Posting Rules
| You may not post new threads You may not post replies You may not post attachments You may not edit your posts
HTML code is Off
| | |
All times are GMT -8. The time now is 03:19 PM.
|
You are currently viewing our boards as a guest which gives you limited access to view most discussions and access our other features. By joining our free community you will have access to post topics, communicate privately with other members (PM), respond to polls, upload content and access many other special features. Registration is fast, simple and absolutely free so please, join our community today!
The banners on the left side and below do not show for registered users!
