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Sunday, November 22, 2009

Know How to Buy Tableware and Save Lots

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By Oscar Harrington

At some time or another all of us are in the market for tableware or cutlery. If you would like to know how to save money on tableware and cutlery, you should read this article.

Television ads and those shopping channels actually have some good deals on knives. However, make sure the warranties are sound and you are buying a name brand product.

Ask a lot of questions and make sure it's not a knockoff of a popular brand. Good knives cut everything like butter but bad ones can't cut anything. You will end up hurting your hand.

For both tableware and cutlery, yard sales and flea markets can be a great source. Make sure that cutlery is a genuine stainless steel product, or that tableware is not made of some base metal imitation of a sterling silver or stainless steel product line.

Check for gouges or nicks in the blades of cutlery to make sure they won't break on you quickly after you purchase them. This is especially important for used ones products.

Moving sales, salvaged product stores are two great places to find good deals on tableware and cutlery. Remember to negotiate too, because you can always knock off a few bucks.

With knives, always wait for sales because they happen regularly and the discounts are deep. Don't ever buy knives on impulse because you will be paying a big markup.

Beware of mall demonstrations with high-pitched salesmanship. They have to pay commissions to the salesperson somehow and it usually comes out of our pockets.

Ad campaigns with too good to be true promises are to be avoided. They always stage the situation to make the cutlery better than what it can truly do.

Telemarketers selling products over the telephone can hoodwink you in a minute. Avoid even talking to them and if you do start talking, tell them no politely but stay firm.

Never say yes to the door to door salesperson the first time you see the product. It will look interesting, but chances are good that the price she offered you is high. - 24553

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