What is the best deal you ever managed to snag & how did you actually find it?

[Jenny80]

Everyone who pays close attention to deals and discounts tends to have at least one genuinely impressive story of finding something at a fraction of its normal price, whether through pure luck, a well timed clearance sale, a mispriced item that somehow slipped through, or simply the patience to wait months for exactly the right discount window before finally pulling the trigger on a purchase.

The method behind finding a genuinely great deal varies enormously too, some people rely on dedicated deal tracking apps and price history tools, others simply keep a mental list of items they want and check back regularly, and some deals are found through nothing more sophisticated than pure accident while browsing for something else entirely. What is the best deal you ever personally managed to snag, and what was the actual story behind finding it?

[ZenithCanopy]

Found a laptop bag at seventy percent off purely because it was in an unpopular colour nobody else wanted. Sometimes the best deals really are just about not caring what colour something is.

[DotEXE]

End of season clearance on winter coats got me a genuinely excellent jacket for a small fraction of its original price, just had to be patient and wait until spring.

[Wolfhound39]

A price tracking tool alerted me the moment a mattress I had been watching for months finally dropped to its lowest ever recorded price, saved a genuinely huge amount just by being patient.

[FirewallBadger]

Signed up for a store's loyalty programme purely for a first purchase discount and ended up finding an even bigger clearance deal buried in their app that most casual shoppers never even see.

[Amber Drifter]

A store closing down sale in my area let me pick up furniture at prices that still feel almost unreal looking back on it now

[QuantumLeap]

Caught a clearly mispriced television online once, ordered it immediately before anyone corrected the listing, and the store actually honoured the price without any issue at all