What to buy (bring home) from the States.

men in black · July 13, 2010, 11:56:19 AM

Going to the States and was thinking whats the best deals on stuff that would be a cheaper buy over there.
e.g camcorder ?

The Subbie · July 13, 2010, 12:05:56 PM

Goal line technology, time machine for referee sludden

men in black · July 13, 2010, 12:30:40 PM

Don't know if I would have the money for those, but there is a new Topic there IN HINESIGHT

J OGorman · July 13, 2010, 12:46:20 PM

Guitars - far cheaper stateside

derryhero · July 13, 2010, 12:51:36 PM

buy urself a piar of testicles

pansie

armaghniac · July 13, 2010, 01:00:50 PM

Well don't buy something that only works on 110v and an NTSC tv, otherwise you'll only be able to use it on trips to the US.

imtommygunn · July 13, 2010, 01:54:37 PM

ipad 100 quid cheaper apparently.

mannix · July 13, 2010, 04:50:29 PM

Levis jeans
timberland clothes
tools
i bought a hilti laser level, horizontal/vertical for 900 dollars, same thing was 1650 euro at home, a paint sprayer i paid 430 dollars for was 3 times the price for the exact same thing. we are getting fleeced for some stuff in Ireland, no doubt about it.
Electronic stuff will work anywhere, its the warranty that can be a problem, keep all your receipts.

The Real Laoislad · July 13, 2010, 04:53:24 PM

I wanna buy a DSLR,have my heart set on a Sony Alpha A500,gonna cost €550 here would something like that be cheaper in the States,going to New York in September

ross4life · July 13, 2010, 05:12:54 PM

Payless shoes has great bargains, brilliant shopping outlets in most big cities, (Las vegas has the best one's) great offers on Gun's but i don't think u'll get them home

FL/MAYO · July 13, 2010, 05:14:53 PM

Quote from: The Real Laoislad on July 13, 2010, 04:53:24 PM
I wanna buy a DSLR,have my heart set on a Sony Alpha A500,gonna cost €550 here would something like that be cheaper in the States,going to New York in September

Looks like it might be in the$500 to $600 range.

http://www.amazon.com/s/?ie=UTF8&keywords=sony+a500&tag=googhydr-20&index=aps&hvadid=4079581795&ref=pd_sl_54iaazj0zb_b

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olstemplatemapper.jsp?id=pcat17080&type=page&qp=crootcategoryid%23%23-1%23%23-1~~cabcat0400000%23%230%23%23dh~~cabcat0401000%23%230%23%233e~~cabcat0401005%23%230%23%23k~~q4661737433736b753130~~nf830||536f6e79&list=y&nrp=15&sc=abCameraCamcorderSP&sp=-bestsellingsort+skuid&usc=abcat0400000

Puckoon · July 13, 2010, 05:27:19 PM

Quote from: ross4life on July 13, 2010, 05:12:54 PM
Payless shoes has great bargains, brilliant shopping outlets in most big cities, (Las vegas has the best one's) great offers on Gun's but i don't think u'll get them home

Nonsense. Their shoes appear cheap because they are poorly made knock offs. Get yourself to an outlet mall, and/or the likes of Ross (discount clothing store in the mould of TJ Maxx) if you are looking for a bargain. Your better half may find a few bits and pieces at the likes of payless shoes - but thats because girls wear 40 different pairs of shoes. For the average guy - give that place a miss.

The outlet malls in vegas are not that great to be honest. If I was that close, Id drive on over to california, they have some much better outlets in northern, central and southern california that I think offer much more than the Vegas outlets.

Quote from: mannix on July 13, 2010, 04:50:29 PM

Levis jeans
timberland clothes
tools
i bought a hilti laser level, horizontal/vertical for 900 dollars, same thing was 1650 euro at home, a paint sprayer i paid 430 dollars for was 3 times the price for the exact same thing. we are getting fleeced for some stuff in Ireland, no doubt about it.
Electronic stuff will work anywhere, its the warranty that can be a problem, keep all your receipts.

The bargains were much better 7-8 years ago when the pound was pummelling the dollar, but I know that when the folks come over these days they see less bargain than they used to. They are definitely buying less stuff.

Due to the sheer volume of consumerism however, many things are indeed noticeably cheaper. As someone mentioned earlier - guitars and musical equipment are defintiely better bought here, if you need such things.

Golfing equipment is a little cheaper also.

Timberland clothing (one of my favourite brands of all time) has unfortunately been taken over by a specific demographic - and has turned into a thug/gangland/NWA symbol.

My advice? Get to the addidas outlets in southern cal, or in vegas, and buy up all the addidas predators you can get your hands on. Right now these

are selling for 49$. This was a $210 dollar shoe 18 months ago. The thing is no one buys them over here because they are built for soft ground - which we dont have. Buy em up, take em home, and sell the heap.

mannix · July 13, 2010, 07:10:46 PM

what makes you think I am white?

Puckoon · July 13, 2010, 07:17:18 PM

I didnt imply you were white?

Kerry Mike · July 13, 2010, 10:29:52 PM

QuoteI wanna buy a DSLR,have my heart set on a Sony Alpha A500,gonna cost €550 here would something like that be cheaper in the States,going to New York in September

LaoisLad: Go with a Canon or Nikon, much better selection of lenses and accessories to go with it , the Sony can be very limited and people like Sigma lens dont really support Sony yet, and believe me once you get one you will want to expand your kit.

I've bought cameras and stuff over the years in BH Photo and J&R are the places to go, perfer J&R, stay well away from the camera shops around Times Square, cheap but crap.