Ikebukuro is a good place to buy home appliances

Home appliances are very popular among foreign tourists. The quality is very high. So the price of the products are a little higher, but many tourists want to buy them. Top selling product is as follows according to the salesperson of BIC CAMERA.

Rice steamer
Electric facials
Wrist watch
Camera
Audio instrument
Electric kettle

In my opinion my recommendation is a rice steamer, I love to eat rice, so I use a rice steamer which do not let out the steam. I do not have to be careful for a child to touch the hot steam. The price is around 50,000 yen. When I buy such a little expensive home appliances I go to the electronics retail stores.

Most people go to Akihabara, Shinjuku to buy home appliances. Akihabara is famous for electronics quarter. Shinjuku is a good place for shopping, and does not apply to buy home appliances. If you have enough time to stay in Tokyo It is better to go shopping in Ikebukuro.

Ikebukuro is the fourth station from Shinjuku by Yamanote Line. Ikebukuro is also a big city, and popular among young people. I like to read books, so I sometimes go to Junkudo bookstore. Junkudo is one of the biggest bookstores in Japan. There is a big building of Junkudo bookstore near Ikebukuro station.

Now I think the reason why I recommend Ikebukuro for buying home appliances is the existence of Yamada denki and BIC CAMERA. Ikebukuro area is the best place to buy in Japan home appliances. You will notice that the difference especially about expensive products. For example, a laptop computer that costs 120,000 yen at Yamada Denki in Shinjuku is selling for ¥ 100,000 for Ikebukuro Yamada Denki. Even if it is the same chain, the price will be different.

                                                        Yamada Denki Ikebukuro

                                                         BIC CAMERA Ikebukuro




The reason is that the head office of BIC CAMERA and Yamada Denki is located in Ikebukuro. Moreover, the two electronics retail stores is very close, and it is 1 minute by walk. Each company does not want to lose the fight as the head office, salespersons are likely to reduce the price, and the price will be reduced easily.

I introduce the tips to get a discount.

1. Show the mood to buy home appliances.
2. Negotiate with the elderly salesperson if possible. the elderly salesperson often have the right to decide the discount.
3. It is easy to get a discount on Sunday afternoon. A big quota is often imposed on the salespersons on weekends. As a salesperson, if you come to the electronics retail stores on Sunday afternoon, he/she want you to buy something at all costs.