Before going hog-wild on every category of secondhand merchandise during this season's garage sales, take careful note of what shouldn't be purchased used.
Last year, prices on 3D TVs plummeted by 33%. But anyone who bought one in 2011 thinking they’d scored the deal of a lifetime should probably stop reading now: One prominent bargain-tracking website says 3D TVs have already dropped to a new record low this year and predicts prices will keep falling as the year [...]
Why is it that some consumers are constantly driven to possess the newest and hottest gadgets? The lure of the new applies to consumers with a particular personality style.
Gadget lovers and Apple worshippers the world over are giddy about the prospect of a new iPad, the specifics of which will be announced today. Apple, of course, will also come out as a big winner if—excuse me, when—it sells tons of iPads, along with apps, e-books, accessories, and more. But the group that should [...]
Coinstar, the company that owns DVD kiosk giant Redbox, is testing out new machines that’ll sell everything from a first-rate cup of coffee to smartphones and video game consoles.
Duracell? Energizer? The cheapie packages of AAs at the dollar store? Tired of dumping money blindly on batteries for Wii remote controllers, flashlights, Nerf guns, and the like, a physicist decides it’s time to investigate which batteries truly give the most bang for the buck.
The TV was one of the hottest-selling purchases over the holiday season. That would seem like good news for TV manufacturers and retailers, right? Nope. The main reason TV sales were strong is cheap prices—prices so low that it’s hard to make money on them.
Talk about dropping the ball. Best Buy waited until as late as this week — mere days before Christmas — to admit that it’s not going to be able to fulfill the online orders placed by some customers. These are customers, by the way, who made their purchases around Thanksgiving weekend, more than three weeks [...]
In a new survey, nearly half of consumers (48%) “feel high-tech manufacturers bring new products to market faster than people need them.”
Electronics are on the top of the shopping list for many consumers this holiday season: Nearly 4 in 10 shoppers purchased electronics over Black Friday weekend, contributing to the whopping $52 billion total spent at stores. Among the hottest electronics are the latest tablets and e-readers from the likes of Apple and Amazon, and the [...]
The only rational explanations for lining up outside the mall before the sun rises and putting up with monster crowds to go shopping on Black Friday are: 1) You just love the crazed, festival-like atmosphere; and/or 2) you assume Black Friday gives you the best chances of buying holiday gifts at the cheapest prices. Turns [...]
