Shopping is one of the main itineraries for Chinese people to visit Japan. Due to the fact that the voltage and plug shape of Taiwan and Japan are almost universal, the incidence of home appliances and electronic products on everyone’s must-buy list is very high. Moreover, the speed of replacing old products in the Japanese commodity market is quite fast, and shopping for home appliance stores is almost as fun as visiting museums. But if you really want to buy it, the price, CP value, and durability will all be considered. This time I will tell you the tips on how to buy Japanese electrical products at a more cost-effective price!
weather can actually affect the price? !
According to former employees who have worked in home appliance sales stores, buying things on holidays and rainy days is easier to get extra discounts. The reason is that the passenger flow on weekends and national holidays is large, so many products will be offered discount promotions on holidays. On rainy days, due to the relatively small passenger flow, we hope to stimulate buying with discounts. Once we meet customers who are willing to buy, we will give in and give discounts to achieve today's turnover target. Therefore, if you encounter bad weather while traveling in Japan, you don’t have to be discouraged and go shopping in the home appliance store. Maybe you can get a lot of cheap things.
is more cost-effective to buy products at one time!
If you use the camera as a metaphor, you often need to buy other parts such as memory cards, camera straps, camera bags, etc. in addition to buying the camera body. So if you buy the main products at the beginning and buy them together with other equipped products, you will often have additional discounts. Moreover, depending on the store owner and clerk, if you actively show your willingness to buy multiple items at once, you can sometimes get unexpected discounts.
card swiping is cheaper! Pay close attention to the discount activities launched by various appliance banks
Sometimes if you choose to swipe your card for payment, you can get additional discounts. For example, if you checkout amount in YODOBASHI CAMERA, you can enjoy a 15% discount if you use VISA credit card to swipe your card, and even Apple products are applicable. If you add tax exemption, it is almost equivalent to buying at a 10% discount. BIC CAMERA has an activity to check out with a Chinese financial card before March 31, 2018, from the original 2% discount to 10% cash feedback. Since the discount rules for each store are different, you might as well pay more attention to the signs and billboards in the store before checking out. BIC CAMERA's official Facebook also regularly informs of the latest promotions, and it is recommended that you confirm it before departure. Will buying
be cheaper at this time?
★Before accounting settlement period
Most Japanese home appliance mass-market stores will conduct financial settlements in January to March, August to September, and before settlement, the store will hope to sell as many products as possible to increase performance, so the discount season will mostly fall in these two periods. Especially before the settlement period, it is easy to communicate the price with the store.
★New Year holiday
There are many shops that start discounting in the Christmas season before the Japanese New Year holiday in January. On January 2nd and 3rd, there will be many amazing cheap ones to pick up. Even Apple has offered discounts during the New Year holiday in January.
In addition, some stores have launched special offers for tourists visiting Japan during the 2018 Lunar New Year period, such as 10% off for buying two items, 10% off for swiping VISA, and 15% off on Master Card credit cards. If you come to Japan during this period, don’t miss these offers.
★New products are on the market. Old products are cleared.
In addition to the impact of the week and weather, new products will also be discounted during the first launch period, but the discount will be the "latest products" of the previous season. Sometimes, when the new products are first launched, the store will discount the previous level of new products when they are first launched. Although it cannot be said that every product has this habit, if you do not pursue the latest product, you may be able to buy the new products of the previous season at a considerable discount.
By the way, the product is considered a fresh period within two months after it was launched. Usually the price will not change during the fresh period, and it is difficult to get a discount. So if you want to know if there is room for negotiation for the price, it is better to wait until the fresh period has passed before trying it out.
Comparing the store is a must-have to get cheaper
If you have time, try to see a few stores and compare prices more. You can also buy the prices of other stores and show them to the store staff when discussing prices with the store staff to increase the chance of getting discounts. In addition, some supplies are even cheaper than home appliance stores in mass-market grocery stores such as Tangjikede. For example, the Panasonic N99 hair dryer that swept China before, Tangjikede's price is 4,000 yen cheaper than other stores. In fact, most Japanese electrical appliance companies can discuss the price with them as long as you provide evidence such as cheaper flyers from other households!
The launch period of each new product is different
Here is a compilation of the period when the home appliances that Chinese people like to buy are launched.
・Electric cooker …July to August
・Microwave 。July to August
・Small oven …July to August
・Small oven …Variable by brand
・Hair dryer/face washing machine…Variable by brand
・Air cleaning machine…August to September
・Vacuum cleaner…8 to October
・Vacuum cleaner…Vacuum cleaner for quilts…Vacuum cleaner for different
。Next time traveling, maybe there are things you have been thinking about for a long time! If you have already thought of the pocket list, you can also follow these unspoken rules to decide the travel date.
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