SleeplessInMunich
Jul 5 2006, 8:03 am
On the way to work I heard on the radio that
Saturn is celebrating 20 years in Munich by having 20 different sales. They are offering 20% off on ceratin brands each day. Yesterday there was 20% off all items from Samsung and todays sale gives 20% off of items from Sony. The offer applies for just one day.
I'm not sure if it will continue to be a differnent brand name each day or switch to something else like 20% off all DVD's for the day but if I hear anything else on the radio in the mornings I'll post it. There are 5 Saturn stores located in Munich at : Riem,
OEZ, Theresienhöhe,
PEP Neuperlach and Neuhauser Straße.
Bubble Gum
Jul 5 2006, 8:26 am
Oooh, good time to buy a camera then (no I still haven't got one, I know it's been about 2 months now). I wonder if they will have a Casio day...
UrbanAngel
Jul 5 2006, 8:29 am
Thanks, I'm going to buy a digicam too. i couldn't find the info aobut this on their own website, does anyone have any further info? i.e. when Canon day is

Thanks!
Allershausen
Jul 5 2006, 8:52 am
Just a small point but the Saturn at
OEZ isn't actually in the OEZ anymore, it's over the other side of Hanauer
Strasse, next to the McDonalds. It used to be in the basement in
Kaufhof.
Freiheit
Jul 5 2006, 1:06 pm
Wow, a post that mentions a sale at an electronics store makes the front page... and it seeks information as much as provides it.
Yeah, so I came across a full page ad for the sale in the paper. As stated the sale is 20% off Sony today only and is limited to one item per person. No mention of any sale tomorrow or the following days. No rain checks and no guarantee of anything being in stock.
Mabe I should scan and post the ad and hope to make the front page too.
Ok, admittedly it's a good sale, unless they're out of stock of a lot.
Cheers.
SleeplessInMunich
Jul 5 2006, 1:17 pm
@Freiheit, what's your problem? You have 2 posts but don't seem like a newbie. Got another name by any chance?
QUOTE (Freiheit @ Jul 5 2006, 2:06 pm)

and it seeks information as much as provides it
Where do I look for info in the first post? I posted what I heard on the radio. Some people were glad to hear it and the sale does continue on other days with other brands as mentioned in my post. Yesterday they had Samsung items on sale.
Topsy
Jul 5 2006, 1:20 pm
scrap!!!
BadDoggie
Jul 5 2006, 1:25 pm
I just got back from Saturn where I picked up a 6GB USB stick for €99. Very cool. It took forever to pay for it though. The woman in front of me at the till was waitig and waiting while the cashier was on the phone with some manager discussing the pricing of some Sony <spit> crap that the woman wanted to buy at discount and which was most definitely not on sale. From what I heard (another guy in the queue muttering), the sale was only Saturday and yesterday.
OEZ at 1400.
woof.
UrbanAngel
Jul 5 2006, 1:26 pm
Which fFrontpage is it on? I can neither see it on the Germany nor the Munich TT page.
Topsy
Jul 5 2006, 1:28 pm
maybe you need to refresh your doodahs, UA
it's there on the front page
i'm a bit disappointed that a bigger scrap didn't develop here, though...

ho hum, suppose you can't have everything
Jeeves
Jul 5 2006, 1:28 pm
UA it was there but now Katrina's Dult has taken its place
SleeplessInMunich
Jul 5 2006, 1:31 pm
Hmm...strange. Wonder why it disappeared?
Jeeves
Jul 5 2006, 1:33 pm
Ed Bob moves in mysterious ways
Panama
Jul 5 2006, 1:38 pm
hmmm, that's really weird, this was the first post that I saw today because it was on the front page. Did that rant about this thing being on the front page got it moved?
UrbanAngel
Jul 5 2006, 1:39 pm
SiM - what radio station was this advert on? I'll try to have a listen too
SleeplessInMunich
Jul 5 2006, 1:41 pm
It was on Radio Gong 96.3 FM during Morning Man Mike's show...
Topsy
Jul 5 2006, 1:43 pm
wonder who this Freiheit person is, then?
Freiheit
Jul 5 2006, 3:15 pm
QUOTE (SleeplessInMunich @ Jul 5 2006, 2:17 pm)

@Freiheit, what's your problem? You have 2 posts but don't seem like a newbie. Got another name by any chance?
Where do I look for info in the first post? I posted what I heard on the radio. Some people were glad to hear it and the sale does continue on other days with other brands as mentioned in my post. Yesterday they had Samsung items on sale.
I should have added a big thank you for the post and I should say that I did not intend to criticise you, the poster. Actually, I'm quite thankful for the alert to the sale and hope they don't run out of everything before I get off work tonight. I guess my comments could be taken as critical of you, but you of course can't be faulted for what happens with your helpful post. And I prob would have missed the sale without it being on the front page (for a time?), so ...
I'm a long-time lurker (1 year or so), but had some downtime at work today so thought I'd dive in with a couple posts. The appearance of experience comes from frequent posts on other boards and a familiarity with the personalities here from having observed so long. As soon as I get a chance, I'll update my profile with more details.
Probably should have rethought being critical without developing some board-cred first.
And for those excited to watch a fight, not gonna happen over a Saturn sale posting!
Topsy
Jul 5 2006, 3:17 pm
dammit

was really looking forward to seeing you and SiM going at it, as well
SleeplessInMunich
Jul 5 2006, 3:25 pm
Well you'll just have to wait then, Topsy.

Besides you know I don't fight.
Freiheit
Jul 5 2006, 3:33 pm
I took another look at the ad and it does in fact mention that the sale is 20 days long. I'll try to attach a PDF of the ad.
Ok, it's too big to attach, so here's a link to a PDF of the ad, if anybody cares:
http://www.filefactory.com/?944290and
http://www.filefactory.com/?98ebc3[Corrected link, seems the '?' was omitted before. Working now, but all the ads on the hosting site are rather annoying.]
benpanter
Jul 5 2006, 3:35 pm
Freiheit, I'm getting a 404 on those files. Could you have another go? Thanks!
Topsy
Jul 5 2006, 3:38 pm
yeah, I think you owe it to SiM to post as much information as you can, now, since you deprived him of a 3 months' free supporters subscription - grrrrr
*tries to stir up fight again*
Malcolm Spudbury
Jul 5 2006, 4:08 pm
QUOTE (Topsy @ Jul 5 2006, 2:43 pm)

wonder who this Freiheit person is, then?
It's probably a moderator
SleeplessInMunich
Jul 5 2006, 10:28 pm
I was in Saturn (Theresienhohe) this evening and it was all SONY products on sale, Playstations, PSPs, digital cameras, etc. And there is 20 days of sales so whatever BadDoggie heard wasn't correct.
I'll listen out for the ad again tomorrow and let you know what brand or items will be going cheap.
SleeplessInMunich
Jul 6 2006, 7:20 am
Today's sale is on Siemens. So 20% off of all Siemens items just for today. So if you need a new phone, kettle or coffee machine then get down to Saturn today.
Darkknight
Jul 6 2006, 7:24 am
So 20% off, but how much did they increase the price, on items for this sale?
Topsy
Jul 6 2006, 7:37 am
good grief, how did one so young become so cynical so soon?
BadDoggie
Jul 6 2006, 7:39 am
QUOTE (Darkknight @ Jul 6 2006, 7:24 am)

So 20% off, but how much did they increase the price, on items for this sale?
That's illegal to do shortly before a sale, even in the US
1. Saturn's prices are higher than Media Markt's almost across the board. The selection is sometimes better and often different so if you're looking for something very specific it's worth checking both out.
As far as there being a sale or not, I can only tell you what I watched (and waited through) yesterday at the
OEZ Saturn. Yesterday's brand didn't mean a thing to me since I won't buy Sony products. Thanks for the link; I'll see if there's anything I
am interested in. However, it's still a good idea to compare the prices at Media Markt,
Kaufhof and other stores since 20% off a price which is almost always higher than the competition might still be higher than the competition's.
woof.
1 Tengelmann has a very questionable practice of raising the prices on items as much as 20% and then slapping a "[i]dauernd günstig[i] sticker on the shelf for each one.
Darkknight
Jul 6 2006, 7:41 am
Its the way of life... Figure with your "Ages of Wizdom"

you'd have figured that out by now... Besides Saturns sister company Mediamarkt
got busted or is well known for doing just that.. (Increase prices by x % then claim x % off, while the total savings werern't what was advertised)
Topsy
Jul 6 2006, 7:48 am
did it get busted?
I didn't hear about it, but I'm sure you could provide a link to confirm that the glass is indeed half empty
Darkknight
Jul 6 2006, 7:52 am
Or you can do your own research. Why does everybody insist on being spoonfed links.. The info. is there, go find it..
Want more of a hint, Search TT, Google, and the German news sites. I believe it was last year or so.
BadDoggie
Jul 6 2006, 7:58 am
QUOTE (Darkknight @ Jul 6 2006, 7:52 am)

Why does everybody insist on being spoonfed links
Because YOU'RE making a claim so it's up to YOU to back it up. That means YOU provide the damned link or you post only in astrology threads.
woof.
Elfenstar
Jul 6 2006, 8:27 am
QUOTE (Darkknight @ Jul 6 2006, 8:52 am)

Or you can do your own research. Why does everybody insist on being spoonfed links.. The info. is there, go find it.. Want more of a hint, Search TT, Google, and the German news sites. I believe it was last year or so.
tja, i tried to find the info detailing the whole sale, but even a trip to the Saturn site wasn't helpful. I found their advertisement in the paper, so i guess everyday (if one is interested) they can go to
Saturn Daily Ad to see what is on sale. yes, today is siemens products.
if anyone sees a canon day, let me know. i need some new printer cartridges. thx.
SleeplessInMunich
Jul 6 2006, 8:33 am
No, Saturn aren't listing the products or brands on sale until the actual day. But like I said I will listen out most mornings and try to post what that days sale is.
So far there are people waiting for a Casio day and a Canon day.
I wonder if they wil do an Apple day?
Hutcho
Jul 6 2006, 8:48 am
When did the 20 days start?
SleeplessInMunich
Jul 6 2006, 8:55 am
I think maybe last Monday but I can't be sure because I was in England the previous week and obviously wasn't listening to Radio Gong.
thunder_eg
Jul 6 2006, 8:56 am
I went to Saturn yesterday, Really good discount, and i think they didn't raise the price. but I noticed they are not well advertising the 20% off, and the Sony products were not (popping up) to customers...u have to search urself.
I found a good laptop for 1k Euro (before 20%) moreover, you can have Finanzkauf and pay over 1y or 3y if you want (good for this price) but unfortunately there is no English system or even English KB... so i retreted back.
Does any one knows a shop that sells English-KB laptops ???
Regarding the brands going into sale...I think it has to be a brand that spans wide range of products (not like canon of only optical products)
SleeplessInMunich
Jul 7 2006, 7:30 am
I missed what todays sale is going to be...
UrbanAngel
Jul 7 2006, 7:46 am
What is a KB laptop?
@SiM - shame on you!
Topsy
Jul 7 2006, 7:47 am
he wants a laptop with an english keyboard
SkyeBoy
Jul 7 2006, 7:50 am
Yea I missed todays offer aswell, it wasn't advertised on Gong between 7:45 and 8:45.
Darkknight
Jul 7 2006, 7:53 am
You not gonna get a laptop with an english keyboard from any big electronics store like Media Markt or Saturn.
Such an item is a special order, and they don't usually order just one, so getting them to order you 1 Laptop
with an english Keyboard will be next to impossible. Besides you can get better deals/spec'd laptops from the
stores that actually sell decent notebooks. Not the cheap consumer crude found in Media Markt, Saturn,
Conradand the like..
thunder_eg
Jul 7 2006, 8:31 am
Saturn has big insert everyday in Deutche Zeutung...Today's sale is on SHARP i think
1. Samsung
2. Sony
3. Siemens
4. SHARP
...
Keydeck
Jul 7 2006, 8:32 am
Come on Casio, I need a new camera!
UrbanAngel
Jul 7 2006, 8:40 am
canoncanoncanoncanon
Elfenstar
Jul 7 2006, 8:42 am
ditto!
SkyeBoy
Jul 8 2006, 8:02 am
Today it is Bosch
Elfenstar
Jul 8 2006, 10:42 am
thanks for the udpate!
CANON CANON CANON CANON
the Boy From Bozlem
Jul 8 2006, 10:51 am
QUOTE (Elfenstar @ Jul 8 2006, 10:42 am)

CANON CANON CANON CANON
Oi Oi Oi
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