{"id":2494,"date":"2022-01-12T00:57:52","date_gmt":"2022-01-12T00:57:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/printermaterials.com\/?p=2494"},"modified":"2023-01-15T01:21:47","modified_gmt":"2023-01-15T01:21:47","slug":"how-to-find-cheap-digital-calipers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/printermaterials.com\/how-to-find-cheap-digital-calipers\/","title":{"rendered":"How To Find Cheap Calipers (Secret Tip)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Obviously, the main thing to pay attention to when shopping for cheap Calipers calipers is the price.<\/p>\n

But I accidentally discovered a secret the other day that can help you buy a good caliper at an even cheaper price than what you might usually find them for.<\/p>\n

The caliper below is probably the cheapest caliper on Amazon.<\/a><\/p>\n

It is very easy to buy calipers online.<\/p>\n

Duh.<\/p>\n

But the secret I discovered depends on one fact about online shopping. There is one thing that online shopping can almost never replicate:<\/p>\n

Human-to-human interaction in a marketplace.<\/p>\n

Without a buyer and a seller meeting face-to-face, an age-old tradition is no longer possible:<\/p>\n

THE ART OF BARGAINING<\/h3>\n

But how in the world will bargaining help you find a cheap digital caliper?<\/p>\n

After all, it’s not like you can walk into a hardware store these days and expect to bargain with the guy behind the counter…<\/p>\n

……….right?…………<\/p>\n

WRONG!<\/p>\n

Home Depot will let you bargain down their prices.<\/h3>\n

And I bet other stores will too.<\/p>\n

My theory is that these stores all know that you can get the same products for lower prices on Amazon.<\/p>\n

So if you as the customer aren’t satisfied with the price of a product, then they can either lose your business or lower the price.<\/p>\n

And they will almost always lower the price to make the sale.<\/p>\n

How Did I Figure Out That Bargaining At Retail Stores Works?<\/h2>\n

I discovered this accidentally the other day while shopping at Home Depot.<\/p>\n

I was there to buy gardening supplies. It was nearly Spring and it was time start sprouting seedlings and buying soil.<\/p>\n

But while I was there, I also decided to pick up a cheap caliper if they had one.<\/p>\n

They had this caliper for sale at something like $30 (I don’t remember the exact price):<\/p>\n

\"Cheap<\/p>\n

I picked it off of the shelf and put it in my shopping cart.<\/p>\n

$30 for a digital caliper seemed a bit too expensive to me. If my memory was correct, there were digital calipers on Amazon<\/a> for way less than that.<\/p>\n

Plus, looking at this Husky caliper resting on a bag of soil, I wasn’t terribly impressed. Could this thing really be worth $30?<\/p>\n

So while I was standing in the check out line waiting to pay for all of my gardening supplies, I checked out the prices of calipers on amazon.<\/p>\n

I was right!<\/p>\n

For instance, take a look at this\u00a0Neiko stainless steel caliper<\/a> for half the price of the Husky caliper. It is just as good for half the price.<\/p>\n

I ended up writing a review of the top 4 calipers on Amazon.<\/a> There are a few other gems on that list, and all of them are cheap.<\/p>\n

Confrontation At The Cash Register Over Cheap Calipers<\/h2>\n

Now that I knew for sure that I could find a better pair of cheap calipers on Amazon for a fraction of the price, I wasn’t going to pay for the Husky calipers at Home Depot.<\/p>\n

But I was already in line and soon enough it was my turn to check out.<\/p>\n

I unloaded all of the other gardening supplies I had purchased, including wood for a raised garden bed and wire frames for tomato plants.<\/p>\n

\"Cheap<\/a>\"\"But when I took the caliper out of the cart I handed it straight to the cashier.<\/p>\n

“I don’t want to buy that anymore,” I said as she took it from my hands.<\/p>\n

“Is there something wrong with them,” she asked.<\/p>\n

“No, they are just too expensive. They aren’t worth more than $15,” I said.<\/p>\n

“OK, I will give them to you for that price. No problem,” she said, and started typing on her computer screen.<\/p>\n

I was stunned.<\/p>\n

I watched as she found the item on the computer, selected the price field and typed in the new price of $15.<\/p>\n

What was the reason for the price change, the computer demanded, and offered a list of possible reasons.<\/p>\n

[Customer dissatisfaction] was the reason the cashier selected.<\/p>\n

Then she swiped the caliper and put it in the bag.<\/p>\n

Boom! Just like that, I had bargained the price to half off.<\/p>\n

I didn’t even mean to bargain, but I had, and it worked.<\/p>\n

My New Cheap Calipers<\/h2>\n

I was elated and couldn’t wait to get home and give this caliper a closer look.<\/p>\n

The surprise deal had definitely given me a shot of adrenaline. And the fact that I had gotten the product half off made this caliper seem special to me.<\/p>\n

Here are some more pictures of the box:<\/p>\n

\"Digital<\/p>\n

You can see that this digital caliper is pretty standard.<\/p>\n

It as both exterior and gap measuring capabilities, and it can display in inches and metric units.<\/p>\n

It also has a small depth gauge at the bottom.\"Digital<\/p>\n

The caliper even came with a carrying case that I hadn’t noticed before.<\/p>\n

Some cheap calipers don’t come with cases, but I have found that a case extends the life of a caliper significantly.<\/p>\n

Caliper cases often have room for a pen and notepad as well.<\/p>\n

That can be very useful when you need to write down measurements.<\/p>\n

Here’s the case in the package, and you can see why I didn’t notice it at first:<\/p>\n

\"Digital<\/p>\n

Not bad for a quick run to Home Depot right?<\/p>\n

True, there are similar quality calipers on Amazon for cheaper<\/a> than what I paid for this Husky caliper.<\/p>\n

But the fact that I had bargained the price down made it feel like I had gotten a super good deal.<\/p>\n

And it got me thinking…<\/p>\n

Why Does Bargaining Work At Retail Stores?<\/h2>\n

The fact of the matter is that Amazon and e-commerce is kicking retail’s butt.<\/p>\n

There isn’t a single retail store chain that hasn’t been affected by the rise of e-commerce.<\/p>\n

Many once-popular retail stores have already gone out of business, like RadioShack.<\/p>\n

That means that the retail stores that are still around have to really step up their game.<\/p>\n

Every sale counts and customer service is key.<\/p>\n

\"Amazon<\/p>\n

As a result, if you (the customer) aren’t satisfied with the price of a product in a retail store, you have an advantage.<\/p>\n

You can easily get the same product on Amazon.<\/p>\n

So the retailers have two choices: either lose the sale completely, or lower the price to what you are willing to pay.<\/p>\n

They will almost always lower the price.<\/p>\n

But they will also collect some data on that transaction. If the store can, it will track why the price was lowered and use that data to determine future prices.<\/p>\n

So they still get value out of making the sale even if they lose some money on the price.<\/p>\n

Makes sense, right?<\/p>\n

Final Thoughts: Cheap Calipers<\/h2>\n

At this point you might be wondering why you even need calipers in the first place.<\/p>\n

The answer is that you don’t need them, but they make life a lot easier, especially if you are working with 3D printing materials.<\/p>\n

You won’t need to use them on a daily basis while you are printing but it does help to have a cheap caliper around to measure filaments and parts.<\/p>\n

I use my caliper to measure the filaments I print with just to make sure the tolerances are ok.<\/p>\n

But I’ve also used cheap calipers to measure 3D printer parts. They are especially helpful during a build when the distances between certain parts need to be just right.<\/p>\n

I have also used calipers to measure the accuracy of my printed pieces.<\/p>\n

Sometimes when calibrating a printer it helps to measure the dimensions of test prints just to make sure the printer is producing the expected layer heights.<\/p>\n

Leave A Comment About Cheap Calipers!<\/h2>\n

I hope the secret I shared with you here helps you find a good caliper for a cheaper price.<\/p>\n

But you can bargain down many other products as well.<\/p>\n

Have you ever bargained at a retail store like me and gotten a better deal than what you were expecting?<\/p>\n

Let me know in the comments. I would love to hear your bargaining stories.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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