Just before Christmas, I had one more gift to get to complete the list of items I intended to get. The last item on my list happened to be a Fitbit Charge HR. Before going out to one of the retailers that sell them, I did a bit of research to see where I could get my hands on one at the best price.
At the time, out of all of the major retailers, Harvey Norman had the best deal on offer. They had Charge HR’s on sale for $178 and the next best price was Noel Leeming who had them on sale for $199, all down from an RRP of $259.95. That said, the obvious choice would have been to go to Harvey Norman to purchase the Fitbit. But, for convenience sake and also the fact that purchases translate to Flybuys which in turn translate to Air New Zealand Airpoints dollars, the retailer where I wanted to make the purchase through was Noel Leeming.
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This brought about thinking about how I could get the Fitbit from Noel Leeming at Harvey Norman’s price and coming up with a solution didn’t take too much work. Further down on the Fitbit Charge HR product page on Noel Leeming’s website was a ‘Price Promise’ guarantee. What it essentially outlines is that they will match the price on a product that is the same make and model and being offered by a New Zealand retail home appliance dealer. All that you need to do is present them with an advertisement or authorised quote.
All that I did when I went into the store was whip out my phone and showed the sales associate how much it was going for on Harvey Norman’s website and she matched the price without question. Taking this step essentially saved me $21 given that Noel Leeming was my preferred retailer in this instance.
A number of New Zealand retailers have a price match guarantee but not many of us keep that in mind. It’s always good to do a bit of research if you are planning on making a purchase that will cost you a decent amount. This doesn’t only apply when researching in advance, it can also be done in-store. A number of us have smartphones that can be used to quickly navigate to competitor websites of whatever store we are in to see if whatever product we are after is being offered at a lower price. With that pricing information at hand, you as a consumer have an added advantage that could see you save a decent amount of money. Even if a retailer may not explicitly have a price match guarantee, having pricing information can be used as a bargaining chip to get a discount that you otherwise wouldn’t have received.
Do you see this a viable way of saving money?
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