We pointed out earlier today that 25 per cent off deals for iTunes come along like clockwork, and here are two more, albeit ones you’ll need to pounce on quickly.
Dick Smith is closing up to 100 stores around the country, which means you can find some interesting one-off bargains if your local outlet is shutting down. But don’t head there trying to get catalogue bargains.
If you want the iOS experience without the iPhone expense, the 8GB iPod Touch is going cheap right now. Both Dick Smith and Officeworks have it for $169, well down on Apple’s $219 price.
That much-discussed Dick Smith gaming sale has kicked off, but if you’re not already in a queue, your chances of scoring the really good bargains are slim. Alex at Gizmodo has the full story. [Gizmodo]
Dick Smith is planning what might prove to be the mother of all games sales, the latest in a series of bargain gaming sales by stores across Australia. All have been massively popular, and I think that clearly demonstrates one thing: no-one is very happy paying $100 or so for a game.
Kindle retailing remains weird. Dick Smith has an Australian physical store exclusive on the Kindle Touch, which it is selling in-store for $185. But if you order it from Amazon directly, you’ll pay $149 including postage. I know what I’d do.
As part of its third-generation iPad launch, Apple dropped the price on the older 16GB iPad 2 to $439 (or $569 for the 3G version). In what we suspect will be the first of a round of an undercutting war, Dick Smith is selling the same models for $399 and $549 respectively, and offering discounts on other iPad 2 models.
Woolworths is planning to sell off its Dick Smith electronics chain, after a strategic review concluded the business would do better under independent ownership. But while the shift will take a while, the planned closure of up to 100 stores means it isn’t great news for Australian shoppers.
If you missed out on the HP TouchPad sell-off but have developed an appetite for bargain-priced tablet goodness, Dick Smith is currently selling the second-generation Optus MyTab for $129 (including delivery) from its online store.
Motorola’s unusual Flipout phone — which sports a slide-under square QWERTY keyboard — is on sale at a run-out price of $99 at Dick Smith stores. Things to note: it’s in-store only, Vodafone-locked, and has no official upgrade path beyond version 2.1. It’s also substantially cheaper than its $299 launch price (though even that was in the lower range for Android devices when it launched). [Dick Smith via OzBargain]
