{"id":1742,"date":"2023-03-08T19:50:00","date_gmt":"2023-03-08T19:50:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/teamhoffmann.info\/blog\/2023\/03\/shop-wisely-if-buying-appliances-outside-of-the-recommended-times\/"},"modified":"2026-07-15T15:13:17","modified_gmt":"2026-07-15T15:13:17","slug":"shop-wisely-if-buying-appliances-outside-of-the-recommended-times","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/teamhoffmann.info\/blog\/2023\/03\/shop-wisely-if-buying-appliances-outside-of-the-recommended-times\/","title":{"rendered":"Shop Wisely if Buying Appliances Outside of the Recommended Times."},"content":{"rendered":"

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If you\u2019re forced to buy outside of the time frames above, due to budget restrictions or an appliance emergency that calls for an immediate replacement, keep these shopping tips in mind to maximize your savings.<\/span><\/p>\n

Ask a retailer to sell you a floor model, this strategy can save you as much as 15 percent off the list price.<\/span><\/p>\n

Offer to buy a discontinued appliance or a slightly damaged appliance  to increase your savings by up to 30 or 40 percent, respectively. <\/span><\/p>\n

When shopping for damaged appliances, choose models that are free of cracks in glass control panels (these are expensive to replace), are backed by a manufacturer\u2019s warranty, and have been given a once-over by a sales associate to ensure the appliance is in working order and has all the parts indicated in the manual. <\/span><\/p>\n

Comparison shop to take advantage of price-match and\/or lowest price guarantee programs. And don’t forget to s<\/span>cour online at sites Craigslist and Facebook Marketplace for savings on secondhand appliances available locally. You can also b<\/span>rowse scratch-and-dent online retailers to get an idea on the savings before visiting your local appliance stores.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

  If you\u2019re forced to buy outside of the time frames above, due to budget restrictions or an appliance emergency that calls for an immediate replacement, keep these shopping tips in mind to maximize your savings. Ask a retailer to sell you a floor model, this strategy can save you as much as 15 percent […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pagelayer_contact_templates":[],"_pagelayer_content":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1742","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-real-estate","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/teamhoffmann.info\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1742","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/teamhoffmann.info\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/teamhoffmann.info\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/teamhoffmann.info\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/teamhoffmann.info\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1742"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/teamhoffmann.info\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1742\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1743,"href":"https:\/\/teamhoffmann.info\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1742\/revisions\/1743"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/teamhoffmann.info\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1742"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/teamhoffmann.info\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1742"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/teamhoffmann.info\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1742"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}