Noel Leeming: from clearance to full price

Forums › Off topic › Noel Leeming: from clearance to full price

Wakrak

1713 posts

Uber Geek

ID Verified

Lifetime subscriber

#284095 30-Mar-2021 23:11

Had a chuckle over this. Been keeping tabs on this Goldair wifi fan ever since I saw it was on clearance last week.

Then I go to have a look at the price today to see if it has gone down even more with their PRICE SMASH sale, and....

First time I've seen a clearance item do a reverse. Good fan though. Nice to be able to turn it on with a phone.

1 | 2

11294 posts

Uber Geek

Trusted

Lifetime subscriber

#2684405 30-Mar-2021 23:21

Nice to be able to turn it on with a phone.

Because digging out your phone, unlocking it, finding the fan app, waiting for it it to start, and telling the fan to start with it is more entertaining than pressing the "On" button on the fan?

Wakrak

1713 posts

Uber Geek

ID Verified

Lifetime subscriber

#2684407 30-Mar-2021 23:33

neb:
Nice to be able to turn it on with a phone.
Because digging out your phone, unlocking it, finding the fan app, waiting for it it to start, and telling the fan to start with it is more entertaining than pressing the "On" button on the fan?

😄 I have mine in the bedroom, so the last thing I want to do when I'm in bed is roll my fatass back out of it just to adjust the fan. Feels good being able to turn it on while I'm reading something on my phone. Then flick on the oscillation, set the timer, and put it on level 10 full blast.

mattwnz

20141 posts

Uber Geek

#2684413 31-Mar-2021 00:16

I got one of the dyson ones with a remote when it was heavily discounted. Better than wifi and an app, and it also has a timer on the remote. The only issue is the remote malfunctions if you don't point it directly at the fan.

Batman

Mad Scientist
29760 posts

Uber Geek

Trusted

Lifetime subscriber

#2684440 31-Mar-2021 06:51

Noel leeming is known to do this dodgy business.

I've had a few issues like this in the past.

lNomNoml

1807 posts

Uber Geek

ID Verified

#2684446 31-Mar-2021 07:28

That's why always use pricespy where possible. PBTech do this alot as well.

tdgeek

29740 posts

Uber Geek

Trusted

Lifetime subscriber

#2684450 31-Mar-2021 07:38

How slow and quiet can these types of fan run? Our heatpump is in the open plan living room/kitchen, off that is the dining area, and formal living room. The heat takes a while to warm up the FLR, I was thinking of a fan like these in the dining area to draw some warmer air in, but don't want noise or fast air

Thanks

xpd

Geek @ Coastguard NZ
13765 posts

Uber Geek

Retired Mod

ID Verified

Trusted

Lifetime subscriber

#2684453 31-Mar-2021 07:49

We bought a fan that has a remote. Does the job and hell of a lot cheaper than that one, even on special :D

Gavin / xpd / FastRaccoon / Geek of Coastguard New Zealand

LinkTree

Equinox IT

Cloud spending continues to surge globally, but most organisations haven’t made the changes necessary to maximise the value and cost-efficiency benefits of their cloud investments. Download the whitepaper From Overspend to Advantage now.

Hammerer

2476 posts

Uber Geek

Lifetime subscriber

#2684458 31-Mar-2021 07:56

I don't see sufficient evidence presented here to conclude that it is "dodgy business", like a sale price that is no cheaper than the "normal" price.

There are several types of legitimate (i.e. non-dodgy) clearance sale and it is not evident that the sale doesn't have one of these common causes:
* new stock has arrived so clearing old stock
* too much stock so clearing a surplus
* no longer stocking a product
* clearing a one-off shipment e.g. bought from a business closing down
* sale of a manufacturer's/wholesaler's clearance product

Anyway, I'm happy for any price drop. I also use PriceSpy and similar sites to clarify the likely saving over "normal" prices.

Wakrak

1713 posts

Uber Geek

ID Verified

Lifetime subscriber

#2684470 31-Mar-2021 08:41

xpd:

We bought a fan that has a remote. Does the job and hell of a lot cheaper than that one, even on special :D

Yeah I was quite lucky. I pricematched at Mitre10 using JB Hi-Fis $99 price tag, then used a $50 Mitre10 voucher I got through Cheapies Rewards. Ended up paying $30ish for it.

boosacnoodle

963 posts

Ultimate Geek

#2684473 31-Mar-2021 08:47

Cost+ price is showing as $120.46 so it seems that perhaps some new stock arrived, as per an above poster. Seems to be a legit sale, even though it looks a bit odd on the face of it.

Wakrak

1713 posts

Uber Geek

ID Verified

Lifetime subscriber

#2684488 31-Mar-2021 08:55

tdgeek:

How slow and quiet can these types of fan run? Our heatpump is in the open plan living room/kitchen, off that is the dining area, and formal living room. The heat takes a while to warm up the FLR, I was thinking of a fan like these in the dining area to draw some warmer air in, but don't want noise or fast air

Thanks

They can run pretty slow and is whisper quiet at that level (level 1). It does have somewhat of a humming noise to it though when in oscillation mode (the motor I think). Has taken me a while to get used to it when in bed and the world of Frankton, Hamilton is mostly quiet. Some GZ members discuss the fan noise of this particular model here.

Some of the comments over at Cheapies might be helpful for you as well. Everyone has a different ear.

Edit* changed 'clicky' to 'hum'.

old3eyes

9119 posts

Uber Geek

Subscriber

#2684804 31-Mar-2021 14:27

Moot point about Noel Leeming price matching as here in Morrinsville they closed shop on Sunday. Surprize to everyone. I heard on Friday that they were closing on Sunday but just assumed that they weren't going to open on Sundays any longer.

Went past there last nite and all the signage was gone and the shop empty with a for lease sign on the window.

Regards,

Old3eyes

Wakrak

1713 posts

Uber Geek

ID Verified

Lifetime subscriber

#2684808 31-Mar-2021 14:41

old3eyes:

Moot point about Noel Leeming price matching as here in Morrinsville they closed shop on Sunday. Surprize to everyone. I heard on Friday that they were closing on Sunday but just assumed that they weren't going to open on Sundays any longer.

Went past there last nite and all the signage was gone and the shop empty with a for lease sign on the window.

There was a good, quick discussion about Noel Leeming over at Cheapies the other day. Main point being that NL keep opening up new stores but they seem pretty inactive due to the strength of online shopping.