Saving Bucks on Our Electronic Goodies: Tips from the Thrifty Scot

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Over the years, the Thrifty Scot here has written on what Scot's do best,

pinching pennies - in particular on our specialty electronics - for better

hearing , beyond the hearing aid, or cochlear implant.

Here is my update for 2010:

* Many items are sold at list price, or close to. Megabucks can often be

saved in a simple Google search - with the manufacturer's name and product

model number. Available discounts vary widely, by vendor and manufacturer -

up to around 50% from manufacturer's list price.

* Albeit personal " customer service " will vary from vendor to vendor,

remember that the manufacturer, in almost all cases, is the one honoring the

warranty, and the ultimate source for tech-help. ( 50 years in the

electronic equipment warranty service business speaking)

* Join HLAA, the Hearing Loss Association of America. Why? For those

unfamiliar, in addition to the excellent bi-monthly magazine, Hearing Loss,

a bit here about the organization, and what it's doing for you:

http://www.hearingloss.org/aboutus/index.asp

* On the Thrifty Scot thing, HLAA members shopping at Teltex for our stuff

not only receive a 25% discount on ALL items in the catalog, but HLAA

receives a 10% donation as well! The Thrifty Scot has confirmed both!

You can read about that here: http://www.teltex.com/hlaa/index.htm

* To show the Thrifty Scot is not a shill for Teltex in any way, I will also

say that in some cases a better deal can be found with that Google search -

typically in cases of manufacturers that persist in totally inflated list

prices - such as Clearsounds.

* Enjoy the savings!

Bob