Boxing Day Sales

[algar5]

My eldest is currently working part time at Next at our local Retail Park. I dropped him off at 0730hrs this morning. Next was the only shop open and the whole retail park car park was full to overflowing. Queue's were bordering on football/rock concert proportions.

I was just glad to be dropping him off and making my escape.

Has anybody else had the pleasure of attending the Sales !

 

[drawboy]

I'm staying tucked up warm at home, if I didn't get it before Christmas I don't need it now. I cannot ever remember buying anything I needed cheap in the sales, bought plenty of rubbish though.

 

[Smiffy]

Just been out with my daughter and bought a 32" LCD reduced in the Comet sale from £449.00 to £279.00. Bit of a bargain and she has been on for ages about getting a new telly.
Shops were packed out.

 

[bobmac]

Smiffy, you seem to know alot about teles, do any new TVs come without Freeview these days? Issues with Tivo

 

[Smiffy]

Loads come with Freeview built in Bob. Some with FreeSat too, but you'll need a satellite dish to benefit from that.
The one we bought this morning has Freeview built in, and for £279.99 it was a bit of a bargain.
The Panasonic Plasma I've just bought myself also has Freeview built in, and the picture quality is not too bad to be honest.

 

[RGDave]

Had a quick mooch around. Nowt for me. Had hoped to get a few gadgets to go with kids/wife prezzies. Tesco were supposedly doing stuff on sale (wii games/dvd/?) but not here apparently.
Ended up buying a £4.80 pair of headphones with Sony Ericsson pop port to rig up daughters sony walkman phone to mp3 portable speaker.
Mightily tempted by a Panasonic LCD
Ought to brave PC world sometime for a wireless printer....

Dead t.b.h. around here.

 

[Bigfoot]

Smiffy, you seem to know alot about teles, do any new TVs come without Freeview these days? Issues with Tivo

Bob wanted information about those without Freeview not with.

 

[Putting_Green_Pro]

If your going to buy a TV, you should do it before 2010 because of the VAT. Yes, I know if your spending that much you could probably afford the extra 2.5% but if your going to take advantage of the sales you may as well get it for the cheapest price possible

 

[viscount17]

OK then, who's doing the best TV deals? I want to get next years holiday sorted first (maybe tomorrow) but I'd also like to get a better TV before the new year.

I looked at the Hitachi in Comet but the contrast ratio of the Toshiba is a lot better.

 

[RGDave]

Updated version of mine (26" Panasonic TX series) in Tesco for £299.

I drove half way to Scotland to get this 24 months ago for £499.

 

[Andy]

Local Panasonic and Sony Shops have both got sales on and Interest Free Credit. Check yours out.

Andy

 

[Smiffy]

Bob wanted information about those without Freeview not with.

Bob has received an apology as I mis-read his question.

OK then, who's doing the best TV deals? I want to get next years holiday sorted first (maybe tomorrow) but I'd also like to get a better TV before the new year.

Richer Sounds are doing some very good deals at the moment.

 

[viscount17]

ended up with an LG 1080p out of Curry's partly because the Sharp I went to see was advertised as a contrast ratio of 50000:1 but turned out to be 7,500.

(HID's grandaughter worked for Sony, she reckoned Panasonic, Sony, Samsung and LG are 4 of the top 5 or 6 at the moment)