When I was growing up in Brooklyn, my mother taught me to always buy discounted goods. The most obvious trick was to buy at the end of the season when retailers were clearing out inventory to make space for the upcoming season.
Covid has caused huge shipping delays, some up to 2 years. This out-of-season and now-surplus stuff is the flip side of inflatio caused by the delays.
**Stores Have Too Much Stuff. Here’s Where They’re Slashing Prices.** **Retailers are getting ready to cut prices of goods that were popular during the pandemic. Expect ‘discounts like you’ve never seen before.’** **By Rachel Wolfe, The Wall Street Journal, June 14, 2022**
**Calling all shoppers: Big discounts are coming.**
**Target, Walmart and Macy’s announced recently that they are starting to receive large shipments of outdoor furniture, loungewear and electronics everyone wanted, but couldn’t find, during the pandemic.**
**The problem for retailers — that these goods are delayed by almost two years - could be a windfall for those in the market for sweatpants or couches. Look for prices to start dropping around July 4, analysts say.**
**“There are going to be discounts like you’ve never seen before...Deep discounts are expected on oversize couches, appliances and patio furniture that are more expensive for companies to store in their warehouses...Consumer electronics are another category ripe for overstock discounts...Sales are likely to start in July and escalate over the summer in time for back-to-school and the holidays. ...** [end quote]
The discounts will only be goods that were manufactured and delayed in shipping, mostly imports. Food, gas and other continuously shipped products won’t be discounted.
For well over a year getting any kind of kitchen appliances was nearly impossible and many folks had to wait well over 6 months if they were received at the stores at all.
My only desire is to have a new range. There is nothing wrong with mine except that it is a glasstop electric and I really prefer cooking with gas. The new electric range came with the house and I cannot justify replacing it because it is a want and not a need.
However, if some really good discounts are available I may very well go ahead and get one. I am sure I could sell my electric range (in very good shape) fairly quickly.
Thanks for the “heads up” and I will keep my eye out after July 4th.
"For well over a year getting any kind of kitchen appliances was nearly impossible and many folks had to wait well over 6 months if they were received at the stores at all.
My only desire is to have a new range. There is nothing wrong with mine except that it is a glasstop electric and I really prefer cooking with gas. The new electric range came with the house and I cannot justify replacing it because it is a want and not a need."
Just be sure you have a gas outlet near where you want to put a new gas stove. Otherwise, running a gas pipe to that location could cost $300-$1000 plus.
They won’t even let you put in a gas stove in California these days. Houses must be ‘all electric’.
I got a 32 year old stove top with resistance coils that works well for me. No hurry to change it. Had a ceramic top before that in different house. Wasn’t my favorite stove. My sis has ceramic stove top. She has mixed feelings on it, too.
Have gas heat and gas hot water. Connection for a gas dryer but I have an electric one. Only run 5 loads through it every 3 weeks. Less if I can dry the shorts/long pants outside in good weather. Don’t think there is gas within 25 feet of kitchen stove. If house never had a gas stove top, gas probably not nearby.
They won’t even let you put in a gas stove in California these days. Houses must be ‘all electric’.
Not exactly. New housing is required to be “electric ready” for electric vehicles and solar panels. Partially due to cost and maintenance, PG&E is not installing natural gas lines in much of new construction. No building code prevents conversion of appliances to gas providing the home has existing service.
They won’t even let you put in a gas stove in California these days. Houses must be ‘all electric’.
I got a 32 year old stove top with resistance coils that works well for me. No hurry to change it. Had a ceramic top before that in different house. Wasn’t my favorite stove. My sis has ceramic stove top. She has mixed feelings on it, too.
I have an electric induction cooktop. The burners heat up as fast as gas–however the surrounding cooktop remains cool to the touch.
I have an electric induction cooktop. The burners heat up as fast as gas–however the surrounding cooktop remains cool to the touch.
We also have induction and it is great. No problem with ventilation that gas requires. Nothing burns onto the cooktop because it isn’t directly heated. It does absorb heat from the pan and with long term cooking it can become hot but not were near the temperature of a standard electric cooktop.
The warning is don’t assume you can change from standard electric to induction without rewiring. We were remodeling when the change was made. Our contractor ask for the requirements. I was thinking it can’t be that much more than the previous cooktop. It required new wiring which wasn’t a problem because at the time we were remodeling and the kitchen didn’t even have interior wallboard.
I have an electric induction cooktop. The burners heat up as fast as gas–however the surrounding cooktop remains cool to the touch.
I had that in my last home and it works wonderfully. I did like the “instant on/instant off” feature. I also liked the fact that it only got hot exactly where the metal pans touched the magnets. It was kind of weird to have a stone cold area right next to the high heat area. It was a safety feature as far as I was concerned.
An induction range is a costly investment and the cheap aluminum pans will not be able to be used on them.
The warning is don’t assume you can change from standard electric to induction without rewiring.
Correct. We just had an electrician install a 220/50 amp breaker in the electrical panel and run new heavy gauge wire to the kitchen, and of course, a 220 outlet for an induction cooktop we have yet to receive. We ordered & paid for the range last November. Latest news is we might get it in September.
It took darn near 6 months to find an electrician willing to take on the challenging job in the crawlspace under the house. Several came out to bid the job but then ‘ghosted’ us; a not uncommon ‘thing’ these days.