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Should I buy now or wait?

I am looking to buy a Chromebook tablet/laptop, and new camera. But should I wait, as I have been wondering if all of the retailers will be having any big sales when they re-open to encourage people into their shops to start buying???

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  • JJ_Egan
    JJ_Egan Posts: 20,281 Forumite
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    True big sales or higher prices due to lost profits .
  • John_Gray
    John_Gray Posts: 5,847 Forumite
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    Certainly one action or the other will prove to have been correct - after the event, though...
  • womble12345
    womble12345 Posts: 601 Forumite
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    I dont think tech retailers will do reductions as most are still operating online and probably make most of their sales online anyway so they dont need to tempt people back. It is the shops where you need to try things on that will be trying to tempt people back with discounts so I would expect them from clothes shops, etc.
  • Neil_Jones
    Neil_Jones Posts: 9,760 Forumite
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    I am looking to buy a Chromebook tablet/laptop, and new camera. But should I wait, as I have been wondering if all of the retailers will be having any big sales when they re-open to encourage people into their shops to start buying???

    Depends how desperate you are for these items.  Want them urgently you'll pay any price.  If you can wait you may get them at clearance or end of line.
  • RumRat
    RumRat Posts: 5,081 Forumite
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    edited 31 May 2020 at 11:06AM
    There is no indication that they are offering massive discounts on reopening. Most of them have been supplying on line, so haven't really lost out. In fact, most have made a killing from home working needs.
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