Shibbibilybob wrote
It's important to understand that, if they sell it that low on sale, they are still making a profit (unless the stock has been sitting in the shop for, literally, years).
Not always. Yes, below cost clearance is often done for products a store can't sell. There comes a point where taking a hit and getting
some money in for an item is better than having all your money tied up in dead stock. Get
some money back on it and invest in something you
can sell... But also sometimes a distributor will end up overstocked or have an item that is due to be replaced with a newer model, and they'll cut to the bone to move them quickly - if the store buys at the reduced price and then discounts further than they would usually too, the result can be a much lower than usual price.
Also with a sale, if a store thinks they can move a large number of a particular item during a sale, they will negotiate with a distributor to buy a big batch at a reduced price, then still knock off a big chunk from their side and you end up with a price below what they can usually afford to sell it for.
I always get really good prices, but I still keep an eye on sales as there will always be a few items which are being sold for less than I can usually get them for.
Shibbibilybob wrote
The number of times I have left a sale with a pedal I didn't want or need, simply because it was cheap.
The key to avoiding the temptation is to already own something better. ?
