Know when is the best time to upgrade your electrical appliances

Most people’s homes have electrical appliances representing a substantial cash outlay. Over time, appliances have improved, becoming more energy efficient, which is often a great incentive to purchase a new model, Ask your friendly local electrician on Gold Coast to take a look at your appliances and make some suggestions on whether there is any advantage in trading up to the latest models. Usually if an appliance is over 10 years old it has already exceeded its normal working life expectancy.

Knowing just when is the best time to upgrade your electrical appliances can save you a lot of money so the following ideas may help you in deciding just when is the right time for you:

Making a move to a new place

Often when moving homes there are some items you’re better off not taking with you, and there is nothing nicer in a new home than nice new appliances. So if you are moving or thinking of moving in the near future, then this probably is not the best time to purchase new appliances unless they are perfect for your new place and the price is right.

Most appliance stores are now on consignment

The majority of appliance shops are now selling on commission or consignment and are highly motivated to sell you their appliances. Often they are on a monthly quota system where the more they sell the higher commission they can receive. This means that towards the end of the month they are very interested in making up any shortfalls in their quotas, so are much more likely to talk turkey and offer you good deals.

You can always ask for a good discount, especially if you’re looking to purchase more than one appliance. Often the shop will want you to buy more than you need to so you’re then in a good bargaining position, they can only say no.

Certain Months

The timing can be critical when making big ticket purchases as these can grab a large amount of your home budget. Planning your purchase for the end of the financial year is a great strategy as many shops want to clear items then to help balance their books.

Many new models come out about half way through the year, so the models from last year need to be cleared to make room so are often heavily discounted

Replace Rather Than Repair

Your friendly local electrician on The Gold Coast will be able to advise you no whether it’s worth fixing an older appliance or replace it with a much more energy efficient model. Often the cost and availability of parts make fixing some uneconomical.

Shop during the Week

Usually, the weekends and public holidays are very busy times for shops and their employees, but during the week when times are slow they are more likely to provide better service and go the extra to give you the best possible price.

Sometimes a holiday sale can provide great bargains, but you need to put up with the crowds, people get emotive buying on impulse, so tend to spend more than someone who does their research and knows the best prices, talk with your local electrician on The Gold Coast before upgrading.