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#1500067 26-Feb-2016 18:00

joker97: I'm waiting for the world's cheapest 55" UHD tv :)

I asked them last week if the $1200ish JVC had HDMI 2.0 ports since it didnt say on the box and they were just "Dont know"

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#1500068 26-Feb-2016 18:00

I wonder what ladies clothes shops will fill the vacated retail spaces ?

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#1500069 26-Feb-2016 18:01

Ok just been to albany and glenfield. Staff are acting ok but still a bit upset, i was the only customer in both stores. However have walked out of both stores with nothing. Only thing i was interested in was still over priced. Both stores went off the online price which included any discounts already on the price.

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#1500070 26-Feb-2016 18:02

joker97: I'm waiting for the world's cheapest 55" UHD tv :)

And what are you going to do with a "tecksonikhisinceDSE" TV when it breaks? :p

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#1500078 26-Feb-2016 18:24

Yeah they have roughly 8 weeks to close it seems, so I imagine they'd be watching all the numbers very closely and adjusting the discounts as time goes on.

For example if 20% off GoPro helps them sell 1/8th of their GoPro stock per week, all good. If they aren't selling enough, maybe the next week they'll be 25% off, then 30% off etc.

It's their job to get as much as they can before they close to pay off the debts.

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#1500094 26-Feb-2016 18:59

I see the vultures are circling

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#1500099 26-Feb-2016 19:12

dafman:

I see the vultures are circling

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#1500103 26-Feb-2016 19:19

richms:
joker97: I'm waiting for the world's cheapest 55" UHD tv :)

I asked them last week if the $1200ish JVC had HDMI 2.0 ports since it didnt say on the box and they were just "Dont know"

The cheapest TVs have no audio output options and crappy speakers. Watch that.

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#1500142 26-Feb-2016 19:51

dafman:

I see the vultures are circling

Just helping them to pay back creditors man :P

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#1500148 26-Feb-2016 19:59

dafman:

I see the vultures are circling

The vultures have already been years earlier. You could see it as people picking over the bones. However people buying stuff on special are doing their creditors a big favor, because if they don't sell the stuff now via retail, they will get close to nothing for it selling it in bulk to auction houses etcs. The big clearance they had around christmas likely kept the business going over that time, so these big sells off have a big benefit of making money off old stock, that would make only a fraction if sold by any other method..

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#1500149 26-Feb-2016 20:02

MikeB4:

I wonder what ladies clothes shops will fill the vacated retail spaces ?

Likely will just be another empty store, or a food place of some type. Retail stores selling actual goods are on the way out. Most of the shops in my local town are eateries now.

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#1500150 26-Feb-2016 20:03

blakamin:

joker97: I'm waiting for the world's cheapest 55" UHD tv :)

And what are you going to do with a "tecksonikhisinceDSE" TV when it breaks? :p

I saw on the door that the receivers had posted that extended warranties possibly may still be honoured by the company that sell them, but they are trying to get confirmation. So maybe worth getting one, or finding out who the NZ manufacturer / distributor is just in case.

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#1500161 26-Feb-2016 20:38

mattwnz:

blakamin:

joker97: I'm waiting for the world's cheapest 55" UHD tv :)

And what are you going to do with a "tecksonikhisinceDSE" TV when it breaks? :p

I saw on the door that the receivers had posted that extended warranties possibly may still be honoured by the company that sell them, but they are trying to get confirmation. So maybe worth getting one, or finding out who the NZ manufacturer / distributor is just in case.

They confirmed warranties sold during the receivership (Jan 5th and later) are certainly fine. But ones purchased between Oct 1st and Jan 4th they're still trying to confirm. I guess the older 'Dick Smith' hadn't paid the bill for ones sold during that period?

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#1500181 26-Feb-2016 21:15

blakamin:
joker97: I'm waiting for the world's cheapest 55" UHD tv :)

And what are you going to do with a "tecksonikhisinceDSE" TV when it breaks? :p

Dismantle it and take a look inside, then (sorry greenies, but we all do it) it goes to landfill.

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#1500198 26-Feb-2016 22:11

I might be after a BlueTooth speaker. HN had the Sony XRS-33 (I think thats the model #) for $130 or so. The maximum I would like to spend would be $200 I think, anything good going around at Dick Smith?

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