My friend Jeannie buys her Christmas decorations in the New Year sales. She also buys her Easter Eggs after Easter and a whole lot of summer clothes in Autumn.
If you are anything like Jeannie, then this article is not for you. You already understand the power of seasonal spending. The rest of us, however, can learn a thing or two from Jeannie's approach.
Jeannie simply relies upon the fact that some products are subject to seasonal or event-specific peaks and troughs in demand. When there is high demand for a product, retailers can sell at the highest prices. When demand is low, prices fall.
Thus, if you can get one, you wouldn't have to pay too much for a Christmas tree in January. In December, however, it's a different story.
Outdoor tools and equipment are seasonal products, almost by definition, and perhaps the most seasonal of all are snow blowers and snow throwers.
In September and October, the new snow clearing stock comes into the stores, maybe including new models or upgraded versions of old models. Snow blower ads start appearing in the gardening magazines and in the press and people start thinking about the amount of snow there was last winter and how it might now be the time to get that new snow blower or power shovel in preparation for this years storms.
So, in September and October, demand is up and prices generally stay high.
But what happens towards the end of winter or in spring? Now, the dealers want to promote the summer equipment. They want to roll out the lawn tractors and fill the racks with hedge trimmers, chain saws, leaf blowers and pole saws. Those snow blowers are getting in the way. Nobody is thinking about clearing snow now. Or are they?
If Jeannie had a yard, she would be. And if you do, you should be. Because now is the time to pick up the best snow blower bargains. It is in late winter and spring that the snow blower sales are on.
If you think ahead and plan for the following winter, you can save yourself a small fortune, especially if you are in the market for a powerful two-stage gas-powered snow blower that could have a price tag of in the $1,000 - $3,000 range. The other way you can benefit from late seasons special offers is by being able to get a higher spec model at the price that a lower spec model normal sells for.
You might be able to drive a good bargain by visiting your local dealer. Alternatively, check out the online offerings - you might find that that's where the best bargains can be found given the lower overheads of the online retailers.
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