Now is the time of year when importers of POS scanners, printers and scales start cutting prices to move the equipment that they have not been able to sell.
They are sitting on piles of equipment that they have purchased for expected sales, which did not happen. They know that little of this stock will move until February or March next year, and they have the large holiday pays to make as people are going on holidays soon. So to raise funds, they cut their prices currently to move this dead stock.
So if you are interested in upgrading your Point of Sale equipment, now is the best time to do it.