911 Press for Truth Overstock

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Overstock items are usually those loss leaders, such as those 29 DVD players, 99 Blu-ray Disc players, 299 LCD Televisions, and 249 budget home theater packages that are still new and in sealed boxes. Here you know that they havent been opened, returned, or used. These may not always be the best known name-brand models, but can be a good value, as long as they are available. These items are usually the first to go in an after-Christmas sale, so get to the store early the day after Christmas for the best chance of grabbing one of these products. This is my 911 Press for Truth bargain-sale category. Here is the scoop. Every January, the CES Consumer Electronics Show is held in Las Vegas in which all the consumer electronics manufacturers from around the World unveil their products for the coming year. These products start to hit shelves in February and continue into the Spring and Summer. Needless to say, buyers from the big consumer electronics retail chains to small regional and home town independents flock to this show in order to place orders for new products. However, in order to beat the competition in placing these products on store shelves, the retailers must clear out current products targeted for replacement from their warehouses and stores as quickly as possible. This is where the consumer can benefit. If a retailer made the mistake of over-estimating the demand for a particular AV receiver, for instance, and has lots of stock left by February, it will be more difficult to move the older model as its competitors, who didnt over order stock on the old model, sell the newer model when it arrives. So, in order to get rid of the currently overstocked model, retailers will often place notice of a significant price drop on the older model. However, many consumers dont react well to the word clearance, which gives the connotation that the product may be, in some way, inferior to a newer model that may or may not be the case in reality. Therefore, the promotion for the old model often carries an AD notice of a Price Drop, Instant Discount, or Instant Rebate or even Special Purchase. Also, an additional indicator of a clearance item is in the fine print; check for the phrases While Supplies Last and/or No Rainchecks. If you are bargain hunting, this could end up being a great deal. The retailer gets rid of a product that will soon be discontinued and the consumer gets a great price. If you dont need the latest and greatest, and the clearance product has everything you really need, this could work out well. The key is to make sure the product meets your needs by checking out the features ahead of time on either the manufacturers or stores website, if possible. 2011 All rights reserved. Netflix requires a monthly fee and you need to run out to rent and return the DVDs and Blu-rays you get from those ubiquitous Redbox kiosks. Whats a movie-loving sloth to do? Enter Zediva. The new web-based video streaming service launched this week, allowing users to stream rentals at low prices although the operation might seem a little shifty at first glance. Much like mom and pop video 911 Press for Truth remember those?, Zediva buys actual physical DVD movies, and rents them out to viewers via a web interface. There are no studios involved, no partnerships, and no other agreements. Rental fees are 99 each or you can purchase a package of 10 for