Will there be Black Friday and where to buy home stuff?

[gemini06]

imagine you will move into en empty home so you will buy all the stuff. The problem is there is no Ikea and some home stuff have ridiculous high prices. Nov.29 will be Black Friday in Buenos Aires? Which shops? example: Easy, Sodimac? Bed and Sofa are chosen already. Where to buy a smaller cheaper Refrigerator? where to buy beddings?....

 

[nikad]

Black Friday here is a tease... no big savings really and a headache to get things delivered. Don't keep your hopes up.

 

[Ries]

Rodo is good for appliances. Mercado libre will show you what the lowest prices can be, but you can usually come pretty close with rodo or fra vega. Arredo is decent for bedding- they have branches all over, and have a range of price points.
In Argentina if you really want to save money you have to work for it- you need to spend the time to see what actually exists here, and what it sells for. One stop shopping doesn’t really exist. Walk the grid in Once, many of the bedding wholesale stores will sell to you if you meet their minimum.

 

[mageesa]

imagine you will move into en empty home so you will buy all the stuff. The problem is there is no Ikea and some home stuff have ridiculous high prices. Nov.29 will be Black Friday in Buenos Aires? Which shops? example: Easy, Sodimac? Bed and Sofa are chosen already. Where to buy a smaller cheaper Refrigerator? where to buy beddings?....

If your budget is like mine, Ejército de salvación in Pompeya for furniture, plates, art, and random things, Barrio Once for random kitchen stuff, FB Marketplace for stuff like lamps and kettles. I've found Rodo has good appliance prices. I'm still on the hunt for a glass vase blender for less than $80.

 

[Quilombo]

Sales aren't really sales in Argentina generally, they're often just marketing gimmicks where companies raise the prices, then put items "on sale" during specific periods, yet people can't tell the difference because of inflation and the general overcharging of companies. The best you can generally hope for is periods in which retails offer cuotas sin intres, but this won't be of much use if you don't have an Argentine credit card.
Some tips to save money include:

• Check the historical price of an item on Mercadolibre: https://mercadotrack.com/ to see if it's on sale
• Check the inflation adjusted prices of cuotas (if you have a credit card) on Infleta: https://infleta.com.ar/
• Check your bank's shopping portal. Even if you don't have a credit card, they sometimes offer discounts when paying with your debit card on a specific day or weekend event, or paying with Modo.
• Remember that starting next week, you'll only pay the 21% VAT on imports of $400 or less, so it might be cheaper to import stuff from say Amazon/Bestbuy/Ikea/etc.
• Small retailers may offer discounts of up to 20% if you pay in cash in their store
• When you find something you like on Mercadolibre, visit the person or company's website. They'll often have it cheaper (though shipping may be more expensive)

 

[jantango]

Families sell everything they own at scheduled house sales when they are returning home. These sales are where you can find bargains on used items in excellent condition.

You can subscribe to the mailing list of the organizer at mariamaranessi.com and receive notification every Wednesday for the weekend sales. The emails contain the date, address of sale, and hours, and a detailed list of what is being offered for sale, photos of what is being sold, but not the prices. You present your DNI or passport to an employee at the entrance and then wait to be called to enter. Sales are paid in cash only. Go one or two hours before the sale opens at 10am if there is an important item that you are ready to buy.

 

[Ries]

I think most people prefer not to sleep under used sheets, but many of these suggestions are good for furniture, small appliances, and so on.

 

[jantango]

I bought three sets of queen sheets from a young American couple who were moving to Costa Rica. I still use two of the three sets I bought more than 12 years ago. One set is Egyptian cotton which is not sold here. They brought the sheets from the US. I got a deal. I couldn't get through the winter here without the feather comforter I bought at a house sale which was another bargain.

Any visit to a hotel means you sleep on "used" sheets that have been washed. No big deal.