{"id":3363,"date":"2011-01-18T23:59:12","date_gmt":"2011-01-19T06:59:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bspcn.com\/?p=3363"},"modified":"2011-01-19T02:06:31","modified_gmt":"2011-01-19T09:06:31","slug":"the-best-times-to-buy-anything-in-2011","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/localhost\/wordpress\/2011\/01\/18\/the-best-times-to-buy-anything-in-2011\/","title":{"rendered":"The Best Times to Buy Anything in 2011"},"content":{"rendered":"

Written by Kevin Purdy<\/a><\/p>\n

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Good things, and better prices, come to those who wait. Buy your furniture now, laptops in April, appliances in September, and make other better-timed purchases with our buying guide, and you’ll save a few bucks with off-season, inventory-moving prices.<\/p>\n

We first did a Best Times to Buy chart in January 2010<\/a>. Soon after that, we offered (almost) monthly updates and explications of what was on sale, and why. Our commenters, being the awesome people they are, continued offering more tips as we went along, and knocked down a few of our ideas. So we’ve fixed up our big chart, fine-tuned the individual months’ listings, and present for you here our Best Times to Buy Anything in 2011.<\/p>\n

Click the image for a larger view.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

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Now, onto the what and why of each month. Much of this information is drawn from these sources<\/a>, along with tips and validations from our commenters. We also leaned a little bit from Mark Di Vincenzo’s handy book, Buy Ketchup in May and Fly at Noon: A Guide to the Best Time to Buy This, Do That, and Go There<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n

First Quarter (Jan\/Feb\/March)<\/h3>\n

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