Scratch and Dent-like Appliance Store

[Postal]

Yeah, I know they will do that for models that were found damaged after delivery. These scratch and dent type stores get them from warehouses or distributors. The specifically buy the damaged ones with intent on resale.

[JASMINE13]

Hmmmm how about craigslist? I've seen a lot of appliances listed under the household section.

Kelly

[Charles]

Originally Posted by JASMINE13

Hmmmm how about craigslist? I've seen a lot of appliances listed under the household section.

Kelly

But those would be used items - kind of risky. I think he wants new but cheap due to cosmetic reasons. Something mechanical is better purchased new.

[Postal]

Originally Posted by Charles

But those would be used items - kind of risky. I think he wants new but cheap due to cosmetic reasons. Something mechanical is better purchased new.

My thoughts exactly. We have black appliances in the new house and I want a black fridge to match. My wife also wants front loading washer and dryer. Unfortunately, these are all the rage these days. I was just hoping to find something new, but slightly cosmetically damaged, so that we didn't have to pay an arm and a leg. I remember seeing the scratch and dent store in San Antonio. I was hoping there was one near here as well.

[Charles]

Maybe check out Denver.

Work this:

scratch dent appliances loc: den - Google Maps

[tfox]

There is a Sears Outlet in Denver, just off 6th Ave and I-25.

[toxicavenger]

I know this is a old post but the Sears on the westside of town does sell some dented appliances and so does Homedepot.

[mpsgirl]

Mike is right...most retailers sell their own stock instead of sending it to a 3rd party retailer. They lose a lot less money this way. We just bought a washer and dryer pair AND the stands for them from Best Buy yesterday for a HUGE savings. Right now they're marking down all their floor models because at the end of the month they have new models coming in. We bought the high end Whirlpool Duet set and saved around $1000 just because they wanted to move them.

They marked both pieces down about $400 each, the stands were $50 less each and I went and spoke with a manager and asked if they would honor the 12% off flier that was sent to us in the mail if we used our Best Buy card, even though we didn't have the flier. They gave us the 12% off of the washer's already discounted price because it was slightly more expensive. Best of all, they waived the shipping charges for us AND are holding them for about a month until we're closed on our house.

With the market being as bad as it is, and w/ retailers selling fewer and fewer big ticket items, they tend to hold a larger inventory for a longer period of time right now. If you just simply ASK for them to take a certain amount off the current listed price (as long as you're being reasonable) then they will often do it just to move the item. If you make it worth the retailer's time, you can get just about anything at more of a discount and make it worth your time too. Plus, this is the time of year to buy floor models because most manufacturers are sending out new models of appliances and electronics at the end of Oct and beginning of November (in time for Christmas shoppers who have to have the newest and best of everything). In my mind, you can often get a better deal from the retailer anyhow than a scratch and dent store. The US is the only country in the world that assumes that prices marked aren't negotiable and doesn't use haggling to buy items. You can go anywhere else in the world and find that it's commonplace to haggle on something for sale...many expect it (but that's why less developed countries LOVE people from the US...b/c we pay what they ask).

It doesn't have to be for just appliances either. You can do it w/ clothing and food even. I just bought a coach purse from Dillards and got it for 40% off the SALE price, because the label on the inside had started to come unstitched on one corner (something I could easily fix). All told, I paid 20% of the original retail price for it.

You can often get a retailer to mark down prices also if you're using their store card. If you're buying something large, tell them you'll use their store card if they'll take of 10% of your purchase. ALWAYS ask for a manager when doing this though because they're the ones that have final say in that. My last thought on that though is, if you're going to pay with a credit card, PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE have the money to pay it off. Don't rack up debt you can't afford just to own an item that isn't really a necessity.

I have plenty of other insights to places around here that will give discounts by handling it a certain way, so feel free to pm me if you need more info. I don't want to just post it in public because if everyone does it then they may stop offering to haggle like they do.