FWIW, Lowes had a liquidation sale for their Philips Hue products a few weeks ago.
I first learned of it on RedFlagDeals. Long story short, many people (including myself) had their online orders cancelled. The stock was depleted by walk-in purchasers before many online orders could be fulfilled. It would be an understatement to say online shoppers were disappointed.
During the sale, I went to my local Best Buy and they, bless their hearts, price-matched Lowes. The trip was well worth my time. The Hue starter kit with 2 bulbs (white) cost $20. Three extra white A19 bulbs at $5 each and a dimmer switch for $7. It was all the eligible stock they had available (apparently someone had arrived earlier in the day and almost cleaned them out). Anyway, it's all installed in a relative's home and they're very pleased with their new, scheduled lighting.
Even though Axis gear blinds were on sale on Black friday they were not at their lowest price until today (well matching their lowest price from last year).
Amazon has a $100 off coupon on now
So only $249 Canadian.
I bought one last year and just bought a second.
They are a bit of a pain to setup I had to change my blinds string cord to a beaded cord.
But customer support is great.
Noticed a lot of things were a better sale before and now after black Friday.
Stopped into Lowe’s to see what the deals were. This particular Lowe’s smart home selection is a bit sad. Consists mostly of endcaps that are poorly maintained, but I came across these.
I don’t even have any fixtures in my house that take BR30. So I picked up two, scanned them at the register, and they came up as $3 CAD. I went back and picked up four more.
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I found something very good about these bulbs. I wonder if they have any more at that price?
Suggestion: Offer a Boxing Day Sale for Canadians.
Just take the current price, $74.95 USD, and offer it at $74.95 CAD for one day only (~$57 USD).
For all non-Canucks, Boxing Day is traditionally the day after Christmas when retailers offer deep discounts. We now also have Black Friday sales as well (and both events usually last longer than a single day).
So I’m in Lowe’s to grab more of thise Sengled BR30s, because they’re really hackable (working on the post, just had to confirm a few things) and I find these is a bin marked $1.35
Ok, there’s a lot of other junk in the bin, so ask at the register how much they are. She checks the code on the bin and rings them up at $1.39 each! They work too!
