THE PICKSTEAD GUIDES

Knowing when to buy

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Money / Buying guide

Read the Version Label Before You Read the Price

A camera, a mattress, a wallet and a mouse are marked four different ways: a number, a model year, a 2.0 tucked inside an old listing, or nothing. The label says whether today's unit is about to become last year's.

Money / Buying guide

The Thirty-Day Clock Matters More Than the Discount

A pillow, a bike lock, a pair of spikes and a school pack each start a clock at checkout. For two of them the clock is a registration you can miss; for the other two the receipt does the work and a retailer markdown costs nothing.

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