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- Same PS5, $450 or $899: why is the gap between Lebanese shops this big?Last night's crawl saw the PS5 Slim in stock at 49 shops in Lebanon. Cheapest listing: $450. Most expensive: $899. Same console, same box, nearly double. It is not only the PS5. A Galaxy A17 goes from $172 to $346 across 43 shops. A MacBook Neo 13" (A18) from $695 to $1,150 across 53 shops. Part of that is storage or bundles, but a lot of it is just... the shop. So, honest question for people who buy regularly: - Have you ever paid near the top of that range and only found out later? - Is the expensive shop giving you something real (warranty stamp, delivery, after-sales), or is it just location? - Does anyone actually negotiate on electronics in Beirut any more, or is the sticker the sticker? Share what you paid and where it sat in the range. If you want to check a model yourself, the compare page lists every shop's price side by side, re-checked every night.LebTechNewcomer· 0 answers· 24d ago· in LebTech
- What are you ACTUALLY paying at the counter? Dollar price vs LBP rate vs card fee vs VATThe price on a shop's website is one number. The price when you are standing at the counter is often another. Things we keep hearing about but cannot measure from a website: - "Cash price" in dollars vs a higher price if you pay by card (3%? 5%? more?) - An LBP price converted at a rate that is not the market rate - VAT (11%) that appears only on the invoice - A "delivery included" price that turns out to be pickup only - The classic: the website price is old and "that was before the new shipment" LebTech can only compare what shops publish. The counter is where you come in. Tell us: what did you buy recently, what did the website say, and what did you end up paying? If there was a fee or a rate behind the difference, name it. Nobody here is paid by a shop, and shops cannot delete what you write.LebTechNewcomer· 0 answers· 24d ago· in LebTech
- LebTech checks 236 Lebanese shops every night. What should it check next?Quick state of things: LebTech now tracks about 219,000 in-stock products across 236 shops in Lebanon, laptops to washing machines, with every price re-checked overnight. In the last 7 days alone 8,487 products moved by more than 5%. That is the "what". The "how good" is up to you. Three things we want from members: 1. A shop whose website price was wrong when you went in. Which product, roughly when. We will re-check it. 2. A shop you buy from that is NOT on the site yet. Name and area is enough. 3. The thing you wish existed. Price alerts? A "wait or buy now" signal based on price history? More used/refurb? Something else? Also open to criticism. If a comparison looked wrong, if the cheapest shop was a bait listing, if the site missed the obvious deal, say it here. The best way to keep this honest is to have it argued about in public.LebTechNewcomer· 0 answers· 24d ago· in LebTech
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