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Current sales, deals, and bargains (Part 2)

Kerry Beal

By Kerry Beal
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Smithy

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4 hours ago, Dr. Teeth said:

I’m aware I may be coming off as a bit dopey, but 25% off is a real sale then?   That’s not just where the prices hang out?

 

I think you're really asking whether the "regular" price has been marked up to make "25% off" seem like a deal when it really isn't. I can't answer that question -- maybe someody else here can -- but have you looked at Camelcamelcamel.com for their price tracking? It's supposed to be an Amazon price tracker but it also comes up with 3rd party prices. Maybe it will help you. Camelcamelcamel Falk cookware query

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Laurentius

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Just now, Dr. Teeth said:

Is 25% a real sale or is this the standard discount?

 

It's a real sale in the sense that it's annual.  Falk controls its marketing with an iron hand, and its pans rarely come up on the resale market.  The only other way I know to get any discount on Falk is their "Try Me" offer, the secret handshake being they will offer a comparable discount on most pieces, not just that tiny saucepan.

 

This is not like getting Le Creuset at 25% off MSRP.  Compare LC's prices in the US with ECI prices in Europe.  There are no similar price disparities between lines of bimetal fort copperware.

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Dr. Teeth

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11 hours ago, Laurentius said:

 

It's a real sale in the sense that it's annual.  Falk controls its marketing with an iron hand, and its pans rarely come up on the resale market.  The only other way I know to get any discount on Falk is their "Try Me" offer, the secret handshake being they will offer a comparable discount on most pieces, not just that tiny saucepan.

 

This is not like getting Le Creuset at 25% off MSRP.  Compare LC's prices in the US with ECI prices in Europe.  There are no similar price disparities between lines of bimetal fort copperware.

Thank you, sir.

 

Murrays Cheese is also running a 25% off sale.

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On 11/26/2024 at 2:50 PM, Dr. Teeth said:

I’m aware I may be coming off as a bit dopey, but 25% off is a real sale then?   That’s not just where the prices hang out?


It’s as good as you’re gonna get for Falk.  All the Falk pieces I have were purchased during one of their sales, but usually only 20% off.

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rotuts

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still a bit pricy .     maybe the next version will heat more evenly .

 

who wants to rotate hunks of hot meat ?

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On 11/26/2024 at 2:50 PM, Dr. Teeth said:

I’m aware I may be coming off as a bit dopey, but 25% off is a real sale then?   That’s not just where the prices hang out?

 

Others beat me to it, but yes, a real sale.  Usually a couple times a year.  Unless something changed, Falk sells only from distributers and there are no dealers.

 

In addition, for each product line, a small 18cm saucier is almost always offered at a somewhat reduced price.  Think of it as crack -- or perhaps in this case pot.  I would dearly love the Fusion Try Me! 18CM saucier for Bearnaise.  But I've not assayed Bearnaise since I got sick, and I already have the 18cm saucier from the Classic line.  Not to mention I've not cooked on the stovetop since last spring.

 

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1 hour ago, Shelby said:

Why am I looking at this online lol.  Sigh.  I have no room for it.  None.  No.  No.  No.

The enablers will be right with you.

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JeanneCake

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 I was thinking the exact same thing.... where could I put this (mostly because the bread machine Christmas gift will take up the remaining counter space we have).  I'm going to leave for work now so I can't be tempted....

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rotuts

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from the WSJ 

 

you spent $ 105 to save $ 45 ?

 

on a coffe mug ?  

 

I'll suggest some thing pharmacological , or a long walk .

 

Cheaper .  Better . Leftovers for later .

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37 minutes ago, lindag said:

Don't miss out on THIS

 

What is it? The link took me to my Yahoo sign-in page.

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Gene Weingarten, writing in the Washington Post about online news stories and the accompanying readers' comments: "I basically like 'comments,' though they can seem a little jarring: spit-flecked rants that are appended to a product that at least tries for a measure of objectivity and dignity. It's as though when you order a sirloin steak, it comes with a side of maggots."

 

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rotuts

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Good News !

 

The Smart In Door Smoker 

 

@ 600  USD

 

no longer shows up @ amazon   

 

but this :

 

https://www.amazon.com/GE-Filtration-Precision-Connected-Countertop/dp/B0CGXY9N5F/ref=sr_1_3?crid=28F47I4ML84LN&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.HM5igqHqAasI8ayLaKheGpeg2VFV4GQwknYuEmiylkKxWg0-4c5oZGuxEkG841PGgw928AXOR2lD6GcVQ8b8PeG4kMVtCiOo00uZDSpRW9Pi2GfrabfRw3lXm91TCW7bSeGQvzXV1t5Y1tTiSowb7ymprBWstGnTNdMekP3mx65NzJtmUPNUSW5geXd2SWToTa9fd2ohhzlGk99K81wlaJRTvM_5NFuFz1YYKApcrHg.UnV0BSZDTFdpFgOo2Z7Xa50OGAj9PcN-Z426dRVSF28&dib_tag=se&keywords=smart+indoor+smoker&qid=1732909849&sprefix=smart+indoor+smoker%2Caps%2C138&sr=8-3&ufe=INHOUSE_INSTALLMENTS%3AUS_IHI_5M_HARDLINES

 

saved by 97 USD's 

 

which means , Ill be patient .

 

certain electrical  issues , re the 200 Amp box in the basement 

 

are being easily worked out .

 

thus , more Amps on the counter space

 

itching a bit , @ 600 USD's

 

saved by the price increase 

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rotuts

rotuts

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I must be missing something :

 

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N Times , today !

 

as previously mentioned , The Wirecutter better stick to wires .

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Alex

Alex

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9 hours ago, lindag said:

Check this one out!

 

Hey, Madcap Coffee, from Grand Rapids!

 

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"There is no sincerer love than the love of food."  -George Bernard Shaw, Man and Superman, Act 1

 

"Imagine all the food you have eaten in your life and consider that you are simply some of that food, rearranged."  -Max Tegmark, physicist

 

Gene Weingarten, writing in the Washington Post about online news stories and the accompanying readers' comments: "I basically like 'comments,' though they can seem a little jarring: spit-flecked rants that are appended to a product that at least tries for a measure of objectivity and dignity. It's as though when you order a sirloin steak, it comes with a side of maggots."

 

A king can stand people's fighting, but he can't last long if people start thinking. -Will Rogers, humorist

rotuts

rotuts

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NYTimes WireCutter nails it again 

 

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I at least learned that ' creamy ' is also a scent .  but it beets me to what that scent smells like.

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Laurentius

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35 minutes ago, rotuts said:

beets me to what that scent smells like.

I'll hazard a guess:  highly artificial "fruit", like FrootLoops.  Now we need the same scent in fabric softener and deodorant.

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