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Posted by David in Bargain Hunting, tags: Amount Of Time, Competitor, Coupon Organizers, Coupon System, Coupon Values, coupons, Days Of The Week, E Mail, Face Value, Filing System, Grocery Bill, Internet Sites, Magazines, people, promotions, Purchasing, Retail Stores, Slash
Don’t Pass On The Large Savings That Can Be Had By Using Coupons
Most retailers understand the amount of competition they have out
there, especially in larger towns. To help encourage customers to
remain loyal to them, they accept coupons for various products. One of
the best uses of coupons is for purchasing grocery items you already
use. Look for stores that offer you double or triple the face value of
the coupon. Some stores only offer double and triple coupon values on
specific days of the week; so make sure you take advantage of them if
at all possible. You will be amazed at how quickly this type of coupon
system can help you slash your grocery bill.
It is very important that you make sure the store isn’t inflating
the prices on their items though because if they do you won’t save
much with the coupons. Don’t be tempted to use a bunch of coupons on
items you don’t normally use though or your grocery bill may end up
increasing!
You can get coupons from magazines and newspaper ads. Pay close
attention to the expiration dates on them as well. If you have access
to the internet go to the sites for the products you use. Many of them
offer coupons that they will mail to you or that you can print at
home. If these sites offer an opt in list for you to get promotions
and coupons by e-mail then take advantage of it.
Some retail stores that welcome coupons offer a counter where you can
take your unwanted coupons for other people to use. At the same time,
you are welcome to pick up various coupons others have left to make
your own purchases. There are great coupon organizers that you can use
like a mini filing system. You can categorize the coupons by the
listed areas as well as create some of your own categories. This will
reduce the amount of time you spent going through them while you are
shopping.
Many retailers are more than willing to honor the coupons from a
competitor so that you will purchase the item from them instead of the
other store. The best way to approach this issue is to take the coupon
into the store with you. Ask to speak to a manager and explain that
you really want to make the purchase from them but that the other
store offers a much better price. In most cases, they will at least
match the price of the competition. Other retailers will even beat the
price to encourage you to remain a loyal customer of theirs.
Any time you plan to visit a museum, amusement park, or other activity
check to see if there are coupons offered anywhere. Many times, you
will find buy 1 get 1 free coupons for such outings and that can be a
great savings for your trip. You can usually find this out by looking
online or calling the chamber of commerce in the area of the event.
Online auctions like Yahoo! Auctions and eBay offer you plenty of
opportunities to take advantage of discount coupons that others are
selling as well.
Restaurants often offer discount coupons to get people to come in and
eat. You do need to pay close attention to the details of the coupon
though. Many of them will have specific days of the week listed. Some
of them also have a set period where they can’t be used after 4 pm
or something similar.
If you take the time to seek out coupons for items you will already
spend money on then you can get the rewards of spending less while
still getting all the things your family needs. You may think it is
silly using a $.75 cent coupon here or a $2.00 coupon there but it
will really start to add up over time. When you consider the amount of
money you spent on groceries, eating out, and entertainment for a
whole year those coupons really start to sound good!
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Posted by David in Bargain Hunting, tags: Advantage, Bargains, Best Solution, Best Time, cart, Central Location, Consumers, Flea Market, Flea Markets, Homemade Crafts, Love, people, Sunscreen, Time Of Day, Tired Feet, Walking Shoes, Weekdays
Bargains Are Waiting To Be Found At Flea Markets
I love to spend hours looking at flea markets for different items.
Different vendors set up their products in a central location so that
consumers can spend their time walking around and see the new and used
items available for sale. You never know what you will come across at
a flea market. There are plenty of new and used items as well as
homemade crafts and clothing to choose from.
To help make your day at the flea market the best it can be, plan for
the day. Most flea markets are outdoors so you may want some sunscreen
and a hat. Others are inside so make sure you find out ahead of time.
You do not want to spend the day carrying around the items you
purchased so make sure you take along a bag or a cart. Some very
inexpensive carts that fold up and fit into the trunk of your car are
available.
Make sure you wear good walking shoes too so you won’t have to end
your day early due to tired feet. A good tip to help if you do get
tired walking is to walk to the very end of the vendors and work your
way forward. This way you will have the heaviest load from items you
have purchased when you are nearest your vehicle. Keep in mind that
most people start at the entrance of the flea market so if you start
at the back you will be able to see many items before too many other
people do.
Most flea markets occur on the weekends but some of them do take place
on weekdays as well. The number of other people looking around is
generally lower during the week but then so is the number of vendors.
It is really a toss up about when is the best time of day to make a
deal at a flea market. It is perfectly acceptable to try to get the
price lowered down from what the vendor is asking for it.
By going to a flea market first thing in the morning, you are likely
to be able to take advantage of the selection before everyone else
has. This is the best solution if there are particular items you are
interested in finding. Yet many people claim they have a harder time
getting the seller to negotiate the prices when they purchase early in
the morning.
By the end of the day though most vendors are very willing to lower
the prices on the items they have remaining. They definitely don’t
want to have to pack up any more stuff at the end of the day than they
absolutely have to. If you have a particular item in mind and you can
wait until the end of the day you will get a better price. You also
run the risk of someone else snatching it up though if it is a one of
a kind item.
There are different ways to negotiate the price of any given item. You
can ask the vendor what the lowest price is that they will take for a
given it. You can also offer to pay a certain price and see if they
will take you up on the offer. If you want to offer $10 then have that
money in your hand for them to see. Seeing the money will often entice
them to take the money.
I have found it is always worth my time to look around though because
I may find the vendor in the next aisle has the same item for $10
less. If I am going to go back to check on an item with a particular
vendor I write down their location because by the end of the day it
can be difficult to remember who is located where.
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Posted by admin in Shopping, tags: and, disneykid1, dk1, hate, Make, me, mishaps, other, people, Shopping, that, you
You won’t want to shop with me after this one. http://disneykid1.com
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Posted by admin in Shopping, tags: black, Black Friday 2008, business, christmas, Christmas Shopping, city, friday, lake, news, people, Salt, Salt Lake City, Shopping, www.sltrib.com
Hundreds of people in Salt Lake City set out to begin their Christmas shopping.
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Posted by admin in Shopping, tags: "In, air, brown, control, derren, Derren Brown, hand, mall, mentalism, messaging, mind, people, psychology, Shopping, Shopping Center, Shopping Mall, subliminal, up, visitors
A version i uploaded that actually has sound.
Derren Brown makes people at a shopping center stop and put their hand and arm in the air
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Posted by admin in Shopping, tags: Ana, Ana Belaval, Belaval, Boxes, Cataldo, Cereal, Coupon, coupons, free, Groceries, Jill, moms, money, people, queen, saving, Shopping, Thousands Of Dollars, WGN-TV, win, Xxxx
XXXX is a Coupon Queen with a capital Q. Learn how she saves Thousands of dollars a year and was able to buy 80 boxes of cereal for just . WGN-TV’s Ana Belaval explains.
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Posted by admin in Shopping, tags: Coupon, coupons, free, Free Giftcards, Free Groceries, Groceries, Melissa Garcia, Members, moms, money, people, queen, saving, Shopping, win
Consumer Queen Melissa Garcia gets everything for free. One shopping trip Totaled 80 but only spent .Free groceries, free giftcards and more. Free info @ www.consumerqueen.com . This is not a scam we have thousands of members who do this.
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