Upgrading Your Appliances

 Craislist.org

Scour craigslist.org for local,deals. Discount stores advertise there, as well as people looking to,upgrade to something better in their own kitchens. This is especially,great for those of us with ancient appliances looking to upgrade to,nicer, all black appliances instead of stainless steel. Make sure to,take a look in the FREE section as well, you never know where a great,kitchen table, chairs, or more will pop up, so check back often! CLICK HERE

There are a number of phone/tablet apps and websites that specialize in swaps,and resales of home goods, often including appliances. Check local buy,and sell groups on Facebook, often times people move into a new home and,upgrade their appliances leaving perfectly good, usable appliances,behind for sale. Also check out apps such as OfferUp, LetGo or Gone for,easy mobile searches.

Visit your local appliance stores “Scratch & Dent Section”. A few,scratches and dents can knock a huge chunk out of that price tag! The,best part is a lot of the scratches and dents you find are in a place,where you won’t even see them, especially when you put the appliance,into place in your home. Even if the scratch or dent is visible, you,might be able to fix it for cheap. Home improvement stores sell,appliances markers in a variety of colors and they work similarly to a,paint pen from the craft store. Just sweep over the scratches with your,appliance pen, let dry and repeat until you can’t see the scratch anymore.

Watch for sales and additional discounts at your preferred appliance,stores. Most appliance and large home improvement stores have sales for,each holiday and, often times, there are additional discounts in place,on top of the sale price. Keep an eye out for Energy Star and,manufacturer discounts when you are in the store. Appliances can be,deeply discounted just by spending the time to look at all your local,stores, what kind of discounts they consistently offer and learn if that,store price matches. Pricing matching plus discounts could save you,even more money!

Store cards often offer discounts on products over a certain amount.,Figure out where the best deal is going to be, save up all the money,needed for those items and open a store card. The interest rates are,often high on these cards but if you purchase your items at a discount,and immediately pay it off you can save that much more. Additional “sign,up bonuses” are also available. Be careful though, you are dealing with,your personal credit, these alternative need to be carefully planned,,but the savings are definitely worth it. Some places to start are Ikea, Jordan’s Furniture, and Home Depot!

Wait for a tax free weekend! Massachusetts typically has a sales tax,holiday every August, and for 2017 this is expected for August 12 to 13.,Taxes on the pricey items really just add to the pain of that final,bill. Shopping on that tax free weekend will add to those savings,instead!