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| Thread ID: 107401 | 2010-02-14 21:03:00 | Are prices of general stuff going up or down ? | Digby (677) | PC World Chat |
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| 858466 | 2010-02-14 21:03:00 | Hi Guys I was just wondering if you think that prices of general stuff ie computers, electronics, tools, hardware, clothes, books, appliances, furniture etc are going down or up ? Please do not mention count food or services such as power, insurances, rates etc. (they always goes up) By this I mean every time I look at say a Bunnings Ad on tv the stuff seems to get cheaper and cheaper ! Do you agree ? Will everything be $1 soon ? |
Digby (677) | ||
| 858467 | 2010-02-14 21:09:00 | In answer to the question posed in the title of the thread, the answer is an unequivocal "Yes". | johcar (6283) | ||
| 858468 | 2010-02-14 21:32:00 | Seem to be going down, due I think to different/cheaper suppliers/processes. Brought car oil and tools a lot cheaper, than what is was about 6 months back. But "no name" or subsidiary brands - quality loss? | kahawai chaser (3545) | ||
| 858469 | 2010-02-15 01:14:00 | Tools have plummeted in the last few years, not only because their are some disposable trash items available. A few of the well-known brands have dropped prices hugely, but still kept their warranties and quality at old-style levels. Nice for us, but I wonder what has happened to the factory staff? | R2x1 (4628) | ||
| 858470 | 2010-02-15 01:49:00 | Nice for us, but I wonder what has happened to the factory staff? I'd assume they are happy with their half a bowl of rice and 14c. |
Metla (12) | ||
| 858471 | 2010-02-15 02:24:00 | Please do not mention count food or services such as power, insurances, rates etc. (they always goes up) Awwww but this is an agony column please |
Gobe1 (6290) | ||
| 858472 | 2010-02-15 06:05:00 | I was just wondering if you think that prices of general stuff ie computers, electronics, tools, hardware, clothes, books, appliances, furniture etc are going down or up ? I don't buy furniture new. But last time I saw junk mail, beds seem to cost as much as a small car. Tools, can't say it's gone down, but I don't look at cheap Warehouse tools. Computer stuff - nah it hasn't. But what you get for your $100, $500 or $100 improves. Clothes - probably, China and all that...... Books, no. They go up. |
pctek (84) | ||
| 858473 | 2010-02-15 06:25:00 | Crescent brand tools today cost about the same as they did before decimal currency came in, less for sets of tools. I don't think they would have ever been cheaper in real terms, and the quality is still pretty good. | R2x1 (4628) | ||
| 858474 | 2010-02-15 06:30:00 | Tools have plummeted in the last few years, not only because their are some disposable trash items available. A few of the well-known brands have dropped prices hugely, but still kept their warranties and quality at old-style levels. Nice for us, but I wonder what has happened to the factory staff? Too true, a commie chinese $45.00 1 1/2" ROE spanner I was using last month on a truck snapped right through the jaw. Although I was hitting the ring end with a sledge hammer. A Snap On or Stahwille wouldnt break but they cost $350, I cursed the commie spanner but went and bought another one, cant afford the yank/ nazi ones. Crescent tool company of New York good cressies if you leave one loafing they disappear quite fast! |
prefect (6291) | ||
| 858475 | 2010-02-15 06:33:00 | food or services such as power, insurances, rates etc. They always go up. |
Greg (193) | ||
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