Martin Grosz
03/09/2021 6:00 AM
Clarín.com
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Updated 03/09/2021 6:00 AM
Buying an air conditioner is an
investment in comfort
not suitable for any pocket, and even less in times of crisis and high inflation.
The amounts are high and, without good facilities, they can be impossible to face.
But every so often opportunities appear that make them more accessible.
And these days they are looking several, unusually attractive.
On the one hand, after a summer that was not as overwhelming as expected, the main electrical appliance chains launched
aggressive
end-of-season sales to try to sell the large amount of equipment they had left, taking advantage of the
last heats
.
In "sale or sale" mode, that brought discounts of 25%, 30% and
up to 45%
on list prices.
On the other hand, those same very discounted rates are offered in many cases with the possibility of paying them in 12 and up to
18 installments without interest
with the main credit cards.
Something that draws attention to an inflation expectation for 2021 of 48%.
But there is more.
When that long-term financing is offered within the official Now 12 and
Now 18
plans
, those who take advantage of it until March
31
have
three months of grace
.
That is, if they buy now they will have to make the first payment only
in June
, when the air purchased is already being used not for cooling but for heating.
Attractive opportunities and for a limited time in the main stores to carry airs with deep discounts and in 18 installments without interest.
So, for example, there are teams of 2,300 frigories that have just dropped in price
from $ 60 thousand to $ 46 thousand
and that can be paid - since June -
18 interest-free installments of $ 2,555.
In comparison, for the same product, a traditional premium plan yields 18 payments of $ 4,700 (
84% more expensive
), without the grace quarter.
The biggest deals, chain by chain
What equipment is it possible to get these days with the highest levels of discount and long-range financing without interest?
This Monday
Clarín
made an online survey of prices and promotions in four large chains of the sector.
The results are presented below, case by case.
GARBARINO
Under the slogan "
summer sale
", this chain is currently promoting discounts of up to 40% on selected seasonal products, in combination with the Now 12 and Now 18 plans. In this framework appear from canvas pools to fans, but also air conditioners such as these:
-Split
Philco
cold-heat of 7,740 frigories and 9,000 watts of power, with energy efficiency A in cold and C in heat.
Before $ 199,000, now
$ 129,999
(
-35%
).
In up to
18 installments
without interest.
-Split
Sanyo
hot-cold of 2,281 fg and 3,350 W, with A / A energy efficiency.
Before $ 59,999, now
$ 45,999
(
-23%
).
In up to
18 installments
without interest.
Strong discounts and up to 18 installments to buy air conditioners with the Now 18 plan.
-Split
Sanyo
hot-cold of 2,236 fg and 2,600 W, with A / A energy efficiency.
Before $ 56,999, now
$ 43,999
(
-23%
).
In up to
18 installments
without interest.
-Split
Sanyo
hot-cold of 2,838 fg and 3,300 W, with
Inverter
technology
and A / A energy efficiency.
Before $ 79,999, now
$ 64,999
(
-19%
).
In up to
18 installments
without interest.
-Split
Alaska
hot-cold of 2,300 fg and 2,700 W, with energy efficiency A / C.
Before $ 55,999, now
$ 45,999
(
-18%
).
In up to
18 installments
without interest.
FRÁVEGA
One of the airs found, reduced to $ 48 thousand and bankable in 18 fixed payments without a surcharge of $ 2,667.
This chain has several air conditioners in liquidation, possible to finance a year or more without surcharges.
Some of them are:
-Split
Midea
cold-heat of 2,958 frigories and 3,440 watts,
Inverter
, with efficiency A in cold mode and B in heat mode.
Before $ 79,299, now
$ 54,999
(
-30%
).
In up to
12 installments
without interest.
-Split
Carrier
cold-heat of 3,000 fg and 3,490 W, with A / C energy efficiency.
Before $ 69,599, now
$ 49,999
(
-28%
).
In up to
12 installments
without interest.
-Split
LG
cold-heat fg 3025 and 3517 W,
inverter
, energy efficient A / A.
Before $ 109,999, now
$ 79,999
(
-27%
).
In up to
12 installments
without interest.
Some of the offers that appear highlighted on the Frávega website, with financing in the foreground.
-Split
Sanyo
hot-cold of 2,800 fg and 3,300 W, with A / B energy efficiency.
Before $ 49,999, now
$ 38,999
(
-22%
).
In up to
12 installments
without interest.
-Split
Electra
hot-cold of 2,924 fg and 3,200 W, with energy efficiency A / C.
Before $ 53,999, now
$ 47,999
(
-11%
).
In up to
18 installments
without interest.
-Split
Electra
cold-hot of 4,472 fg and 5,200 W,
Inverter
, with energy efficiency A / C.
Before $ 99,999, now
$ 89,999
(
-10%
).
In up to
18 installments
without interest.
MUSIMUNDO
"Take advantage of up to 18 installments without interest in the best air conditioners", is the invitation that these days also do in Musimundo, along with the message "have your product today you will start paying at 90 days".
Air offers in 18 installments and with big discounts
In its online store, some of the equipment on offer are:
-Split
BGH
cold-heat of 4,558 fg and 5,300 W,
Inverter
, with efficiency A in cold mode and C in heat mode.
List price $ 182,099, online opportunity
$ 95,899
(
-47%
).
In up to
18 installments
without interest.
-Split
BGH
cold-heat of 2,322 fg and 2,700 W, with A / A energy efficiency.
List price $ 85,199, online opportunity
$ 49,999
(
-41%
).
In up to 18 installments without interest.
An air of $ 85,200, on sale at $ 50 thousand and with the chance to pay it in 18 fixed installments without interest of $ 2,778.
-Split
BGH
hot-cold of 2,967 fg and 3,450 W, with A / A energy efficiency.
List price $ 89,499, online opportunity
$ 52,999
(
-40%
).
In up to
18 installments
without interest.
-Split
Philco
hot-cold of 2,236 fg and 2,600 W, with A / B energy efficiency.
List price $ 44,999, online opportunity
$ 38,999
(
-13%
).
In up to
18 installments
without interest.
-Split
Hisense
cold-heat of 2,750 fg and 3,200 W,
Inverter
, with A / A energy efficiency.
Before $ 58,329, now
$ 54,999
(
-6%
).
In up to
18 installments
without interest.
MEGATONE
This is another of the chains of the sector that is offering numerous airs with strong discounts and with the chance to buy them in up to 18 installments without interest that begin to be paid after
90 days
.
Some of the equipment available there are:
-Split hot-cold
TCL
of 2,236 fg and 2,600 W, with energy efficiency A in cold mode and A in heat mode.
Before $ 55,199, now
$ 39,999
(
-28%
).
In up to
18 installments
without interest.
-Split
TCL
cold-heat of 5,500 fg and 6,400 W, with energy efficiency A / C.
Before $ 109,999, now
$ 79,999
(
-27%
).
In up to
18 installments
without interest.
-Split
Siam
cold heat of 2,838 W and 3,250 fg,
Inverter
, energy efficient A / A.
Before $ 76,999, now
$ 55,999
(
-27%
).
In up to
18 installments
without interest.
An air of $ 77 thousand, reduced to $ 56 thousand and with the possibility of buying in 18 installments of $ 3,111 that begin to be paid in 90 days.
-Split
Hitachi
cold-heat fg 2838 and 3350 W, with energy efficiency A / B.
Before $ 79,999, now
$ 59,999
(
-25%
).
In up to
18 installments
without interest.
-Split
Philco
cold-heat of 5,418 fg and 6,300 W, with A / A energy efficiency.
Before $ 104,999, now
$ 82,999
(
-21%
).
In up to
18 installments
without interest.
A cool summer, behind the mega liquidation
The weather forecasts for the end of 2020 had spoken of a warmer than normal summer for much of the country.
But finally, at least in Buenos Aires, the exhausting days were not so long.
And that is one of the reasons why today are so aggressive sales: according to various sources in the sector, there
were many unsold airs
.
"In general, it was a cool and rainy summer, which translated into a market
more depressed
than expected," they recognized in
Garbarino
.
"These factors, combined with the inventory levels, caused strong seasonal sales, which constitutes a great opportunity for those who need this type of product, since they will be able to find great discounts and interest-free installments,"
sources
told
Clarín
of the chain.
Electro stores are preparing to launch even more aggressive promotions from next Monday, in the framework of an event called Electro Fest.
Photo Emiliana Miguélez / Archive
From
Frávega
, Alejandro Taszma, the commercial director, referred to the same phenomenon: "The category, in general, from August to October had very good penetration, but in the summer it ended
below the plans
that were had in the market."
"In this line -he added-, we are preparing strongly for a new edition of
Electro Fest
, next week, where the category is one of the main ones and where we will seek to offer a differential proposal in terms of assortment, discounts and even
18 installments
without interest. "
In the Association of Argentinean Electronic Terminal Factories (
Afarte
), which brings together the companies that manufacture air conditioners in Tierra del Fuego, they indicated that in addition to not having been "particularly hot" this summer, it happened that both shops and factories ended the summer with
quite a few products
available.
"The airs are always manufactured in the second half of the year, so in this segment the impact of the hard quarantine and the closure of plants was not suffered as in others. In 2020, in fact,
818 thousand pieces of equipment
were produced on the island
,
4.1% more
than in 2019, against a consumption of 800 thousand units, "
Federico Hellemeyer, the president of Afarte
, told
Clarín
.
In liquidation there are from basic airs to last generation models.
Photo Emiliana Miguélez / Archive
What they have not yet confirmed in the sector is
how
the Now 12 and Now 18 plans will
continue
from April 1.
They trust that the program will be extended, but the government has not yet given them certainty about what interest rates are or
whether or not they will continue the three-month grace period
in the new stage.
Just in case, for those who need to buy air, it does not seem a bad idea to take advantage of the benefit before the month is over.
MG
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