Negotiating Discontinued Products

Lshaiguy on 26/12/2020 - 16:13

Hi just wondering views on how best to negotiate on discontinued items and what any tactics - price to accept etc. at Bunnings.

This query is based on a couple of purchases:

Desalt blower - from about $250 to $90.
Gerni - went in today just to take a look at the new Gerni range. I noticed they didn’t have the new 7300 with 2320 PSI one which is RRP $599 but then noticed that at the back of the aisle they had the 160.2 one from the previous line (discontinued earlier this year) that is 2320 PSI. There was no price on it so I enquired and the guy said $479 but then I said it was an older, discontinued model etc. After a bit of a chat including some haggling on both sides Eg originally the dude said $400 but come back tomorrow and manager may be able to get a better price etc. with the current guy at front not able to give a good price. Told them their manager would be happy if they could move out old stock which had been sitting there a while etc. Oddly enough guy at front walked past and said he would do it for around half price. I told them $200 and they’ve got a deal and they said deal… so I walked out with a 2320 psi gerni that I originally had no intention of buying - do have a few uses though.

Just seeing if anyone else had much experience with negotiating / haggling at Bunnings.

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Xistn on 26/12/2020 - 16:25

+1

I'm buying a new car soon, what are your rates? XD
- [Deactivated] on 26/12/2020 - 18:40
  
  Careful, with this guy, he'll end up with your car. :o
  - shaiguy on 28/12/2020 - 15:17
    
    Lol - funnily enough I am in market for a new car but used/new car prices are crazy.
subywagon on 26/12/2020 - 19:01

+3

Yeah, had a similar thing happen with an oven on clearance but the worker was pushing for the cheaper price, I guess he just wanted them gone. I was going to grab a Bellini or some cheap display oven with a clearance price, then as the worker was removing it he said "You know I've got a stack of better branded ovens on clearance, I can give you one of those even cheaper if you like?" So he wrote off like half the clearance price of the better brand oven for me. There's some good people working in those places lol
bobbified on 26/12/2020 - 21:31

+1

Did you really just come here to brag?
- shaiguy on 28/12/2020 - 15:18
  
  No I am not - I actually want to know what is a decent discount on a discontinued item. When they said deal quickly on the $200 I thought that it may have actually been too much. So I am really wondering what is a decent discount on a discontinued item that they would want to get rid of.
[Deactivated] on 27/12/2020 - 13:49

not worth $200
- shaiguy on 28/12/2020 - 15:19
  
  How much is it worth then? I actually don't know.