What inflation? 10 consumer items getting cheaper
Inflation is a real pain.
It’s raised the price of certain commodities, made it so no working stiff can even consider owning his own home in many urban cities, and jacked the cost of bacon so high the term “strategic pork reserve” has entered the modern-day lexicon.
But remarkably, in the face of rising costs, some consumer items are actually getting cheaper.
And no, not just outdated items, like VHS tapes or the RIM PlayBook (count it!).
According to Time.com, no fewer than ten things are becoming less expensive these days, and from a variety of shopping categories: cars, furniture, entertainment, leisure, etc.
A few notables from their list:
1) Volkswagens -- The base price of the Jetta ($15,875 in Canada) and Passat ($23,975) continue coming down, drawing loads of value-driven buyers.
2) IKEA furniture -- Thanks to lower corporate costs for transport, design and marketing, the Swedish home outfitter has committed to slicing its prices by 2-3 per cent this year and a further 2-3 per cent the next.
3) 3D-TVs -- Lousy demand has taken the price premium right out of the 3D-TV market, and the extra fee you’d normally pay (on top of the regular 2D incarnation of the same TV) is now just $400 more, as apposed to about $900 more a year ago.
4) Pools -- By SmartMoney.com’s figures, sales of in-ground pools have plummeted by 75 per cent since 2004, setting off a selling frenzy that’s causing poolmakers to slash prices and do whatever they can to get you swimming.
Add to these four examples the ever-dipping costs of consumer electronics (TVs, laptops, digital cameras, etc.) and, suddenly, maybe it’s not the worst time to be a shopper.
What items have you noticed are dipping, or have dipped, in price lately?
By Jason Buckland, MSN Money
Posted by: sid | Jul 27, 2021 7:59:42 AM
article states 10 items....i'm not a genius but....i only count 4 in the article
Posted by: tony | Jul 27, 2021 8:14:55 AM
click on the link the article is a review of the link in the first line in blue theres your top 10
Posted by: TheGreatGastby | Jul 27, 2021 8:35:07 AM
What about Britney Spears concert tickets? They're dirt cheap now.
Posted by: henry de graaf | Aug 10, 2021 5:51:10 PM
Fantastic how much you can save if you buy luxury items--if you had the money to buy them.
No comfort to people who have to remortgage their homes or find a way to boost their income to
afford to eat. Okay, people do spend a lot of money on junk/fast food, but eating a well-balanced
diet isn't any cheaper. And that's for people who still have jobs.
By the way, interesting presentation of the new mathematics of the future, where less or more--we're going to need people to buy this principle or face riots that make London's look like family picnics.