JB Hi Fi – How To Get Massive Discounts
Not sure about you, but JB Hi Fi is my favourite retailer. They have the best range of movies, music, electronics, games and more. I can happily browse the shop for hours and everything is ‘just’ within reach to buy a handful of movies or CDs every time I visit.
Something many consumers don’t understand is that these retail chains are fighting for your business. They are desperate for your money. Regardless of how cheap they sell a product, they know very well that you can probably buy it online if you were willing to wait an extra week.
So with this in mind, here is a tried and tested method of getting a large discount on bigger ticket items at JB Hi Fi.
It all starts with Bing Lee
Bing Lee prides itself on being negotiable. This means they are ready and willing to knock some cash off a product for you.
Head to Bing Lee, normally located in most shopping centres that have a JB Hi Fi – best to check online whether your local has both in the same shopping centre. Find the product you are after, for the sake of this example, let’s say a digital camera valued at $300.
Ask for assistance and request the sales person to give you their best possible price if you were to pay cash today.
They will likely knock a small percentage of the price off, say $40 – bringing the camera down to $260.
Tell them you will have a quick think and get back to them after a coffee.
Time to visit JB Hi Fi
Armed with the new discounted price from Bing Lee, visit JB Hi Fi, find a camera sales person and tell them you are really wanting to buy this camera today.
Tell them you were just at Bing Lee and they wanted $260 for the camera. Explain to them this is still greater than how much you intend to spend. Let them know you might just buy on the internet as the retail costs are so high.
Now ask them if they can do a better deal than Bing Lee but with a memory card included (they often will throw these in).
Odds are the sales person will better the price, add the card and give you a much better deal than had you of just asked for a discount at JB.
Not a bad way to save $100 or so for 10 minutes of your time.
The consumer has the upper leg now
The reason you have just saved $100 is because retailers are petrified of losing foot traffic and shopping to online shopping. Remember that your business is again valuable to these shops and you can be a little more straight shooting about how you intend to shop online if a fair deal isn’t offered.
This example isn’t ideal for small purchases at JB. Instead it is better when you are buying things above and beyond $200-$300.
Feels nice to have the power back to the consumer doesn’t it?
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