A lot of places only put their "deals" online a day or two before Boxing Day, so poke around FutureShop, Bureau en Gros, Best Buy, or MicroBytes websites on the 25th. That being said this is probably the wrong community for recommendations on an electronics purchase.
However in terms of overall Boxing Day experiences, the North American trend would seem to be *away* from post-Christmas sales. The traditional buying-frenzy is changing because of the rise of GIFT CARDS.
Gift cards in the past 5 years have exploded, and many receivers are eager to use the gift card as quickly as possible. Retailers are wise to this and see less incentive to reduce prices because gift-card-users are less likely to be looking for reduced prices.
Why would a retailer give 50% off when gift-card-users are willing to pay more since the illusion is they're getting it "free" or "greatly reduced in price."
I bought a MSI netbook a couple years ago online for $475 and I'm really happy with it. Obviously the models have changed since but thought I would give my 2 cents on MSI.
I would suggest buying online if you can't find the right price at Futureshop (which tends to be expensive). I used tigerdirect.ca and they always have great deals.
If you sign up for their newsletter, you will get lots of adverts from them. You will also frequently get coupons for $20 off your next online or phone purchase of $200 or $150 or more. I like $20 off coupons ;) If you want, I could email you a recent one that is still valid.
Boxing day is a effing rip off FYI. All stores jack up their prices before christmas, so all these ''OMFG ONE MILLION PERCENT OFF SALE GET IT NAO'' are just their normal retail prices minus 5 bucks :/
Not always true. Last year I got loads of really good deals. In some cases I still have not seen the things I bought for anywhere near as cheap, even after a year.
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However in terms of overall Boxing Day experiences, the North American trend would seem to be *away* from post-Christmas sales. The traditional buying-frenzy is changing because of the rise of GIFT CARDS.
Gift cards in the past 5 years have exploded, and many receivers are eager to use the gift card as quickly as possible. Retailers are wise to this and see less incentive to reduce prices because gift-card-users are less likely to be looking for reduced prices.
Why would a retailer give 50% off when gift-card-users are willing to pay more since the illusion is they're getting it "free" or "greatly reduced in price."
Good luck shopping though.
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I would suggest buying online if you can't find the right price at Futureshop (which tends to be expensive). I used tigerdirect.ca and they always have great deals.
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Bureau en Gros sells computers too.
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http://boxingday.redflagdeals.com/index.php/flyers2010/category/C30/
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