Deals on Cars, Furniture Seem to Be Exploding

Boy I’ll tell you, if you’re a bargain hunter at heart, like I happen to be, then the economic turmoil that has turned everyone into a barterer, businessmen and women and consumers alike, then you are in bargain heaven lately. And you’d better enjoy it while it lasts, because I have a hunch that after this year is over, we’re not going to be seeing such cheap prices on consumer goods, coupons, special events and incentives like we’re seeing now since the economic recovery is starting to show some tiny glimmer of hope for the current situation.

My boss at work got a terrific deal on a used car, with low mileage, that was fully loaded. It was a black SUV that is a great brand name, and she got it for a bargain basement price because the dealer really wanted to unload it. She turned in her leased vehicle so that she could buy a car this time (always a smart move since leasing usually makes you lose your shirt at the end with the over mileage fees and the fact that you don’t own anything when the lease is over). She really made out, and I must say that since I paid full price for my SUV four years ago, I had a bit of envy.

However, I had a huge wave of relief when I was able to pay my car off finally this past month. It was great to get that title in the mail, saying I’d paid off my debt on the car and that I would be free and clear of any forceplaced insurance (which wasn’t something I’d had anyways). Furniture is another consumer good that we are seeing excellent prices on right now .

For example, we are heading out today to a local furniture store that does a fairly good business in the northeast Ohio market, because they are having dramatic price reductions on a lot of their furniture, and they are also having about fifty percent off of high end mattress sets. I could have never gotten these deals when the economy was moving along smoothly, especially on the higher end furniture they are selling, so I figures that although money is tight for us right now, I can take advantage of their zero financing for a year and finally get our guest bedroom furnished so our guests don’t have to be sleeping on a twenty year old bed anymore