One thing I’ve noticed with the 14% unemployment rate in our state is that just plain EVERYONE is having some kind of special, closeout sale, clearance, or lowering prices in general. While the declining, nay, plummeting economy/sales is bad news for them – it’s great news for anyone that has spare cash laying around. In a nutshell, now is the time to clean up sale wise.
Probably the best deal I’ve seen around is my local tanning salon. The price of 150 minutes of tanning was once as high as $100, then about 6 months ago it was $85. Three months ago they lowered it to $35. What is it now? Just $25, time to sign up and get toasty!
They are also having mega sales on their accelerators, eyeware, after-sun lotion, etc. to the tune of 20-60% off their normal prices. You just can’t beat that. The savings don’t end at the tanning salon – there is a beauty salon attached to it and all of their “services” are being advertised for half off.
Thinking this trend was exclusive to my small town, I turned on the news today and saw that 5 star hotels are being rented out for 2 star hotel prices – and no – not via online booking specialists, but just by calling them up yourselves. Faxes are being received daily at my workplace advertising week long cruises for just $250 per person. So yes, apparently the savings are everywhere.
Unfortunately, most people are broke right now and can’t partake of these wonderful savings. I saw an entire display of fruit go bad in the local supermarket this week as the price kept dropping and the fruit just sat there with nobody purchasing it. Now fruit is a “luxury” – what’s next?
