Darrell KSR
10-19-2017, 09:24 AM
Is it just me, or are they really stretching the definition these days of what a great deal is?
I peek in on Slick Deals from time to time, have a few "deal alerts" that I receive emails on if they come up, etc. But as I skimmed through this morning, I was struck by just how many "deals" are there than seem no better than what you'd get if you just walked into a store and paid regular price. Or the "slick" deal is a slight deal, not a slick one?
I view "slick" deals as those crazy kind of deals....your dash cam that normally sells for $99 is selling for $49 for today. You have a set of 4 tires that are $130 off, on tires that don't normally go on sale. Get a free Echo dot if you sign up for a free business account.
That kind of thing.
Not, smoke detector, $33.99...list price $49, but always sells for....$33.99.
Seeing a bunch of that these days. Or a "20% off" thing. Well, I guess if you were looking for it already, it's nice that it's 20% off, but that's not the "slick" deal I think of.
Is it just me? Or am I the only one that looks at these deal type of places?
(Black Friday--similar, in many respects. Some still great deals, IIRC from last year, but others not-so-much.)
I peek in on Slick Deals from time to time, have a few "deal alerts" that I receive emails on if they come up, etc. But as I skimmed through this morning, I was struck by just how many "deals" are there than seem no better than what you'd get if you just walked into a store and paid regular price. Or the "slick" deal is a slight deal, not a slick one?
I view "slick" deals as those crazy kind of deals....your dash cam that normally sells for $99 is selling for $49 for today. You have a set of 4 tires that are $130 off, on tires that don't normally go on sale. Get a free Echo dot if you sign up for a free business account.
That kind of thing.
Not, smoke detector, $33.99...list price $49, but always sells for....$33.99.
Seeing a bunch of that these days. Or a "20% off" thing. Well, I guess if you were looking for it already, it's nice that it's 20% off, but that's not the "slick" deal I think of.
Is it just me? Or am I the only one that looks at these deal type of places?
(Black Friday--similar, in many respects. Some still great deals, IIRC from last year, but others not-so-much.)