Shop, Stack, Save . . . Smile!
How much does price influence what we, buyers, are willing to purchase? The answer for most everyone would certainly be “a lot”. As so, it is important for consumers to understand how they can influence the overall cost of their products. The key to smart shopping is knowing how to maximize savings opportunities at any given time, on any given product.
Often, saving money increases satisfaction more than shopping itself, depleting the possibility of buyer’s remorse and leaving us with a sense of excitement about our purchases. There are several savings methods available to buyers, who are willing to take the time to search, organize and plan their shopping. Aside from the obvious outlet malls and discounted retail stores, the following are ways in which you can enhance your saving opportunities.
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Mailer Coupons
Coupons are created and sent out by companies all the time through the postal service to draw the attention of consumers. Usually, this happens when they have the need to push last season’s inventory in order to make space for the new inventory that will be arriving. Keep an eye out for these, because they have a tendency to get lost in the rest of the junk mail.
Registered Email Promotions
Most companies are aware that social networking and an online presence are extremely important in this day in age. They have made it extremely easy to go on to their websites and social media pages and register or join to receive exclusive email promotions as a preferred customer. For example, many companies offer coupons on their Facebook page. By pressing the “like” button, a coupon pops up that you can print from your home computer.
Online Coupon Codes and Printable Coupons
There are all kinds of promotions that are floating the internet. From birthday discounts, to free shipping and buy one get one frees, promo codes often heavily influence a buyers decision to purchase. When shopping online, these promo codes are entered at the end of the shopping experience when you are ready to check out. Most promo codes reduce the price of the merchandise or offer free shopping.
Sales and Clearance Options
Clearance items exist on most all retailer websites as items that may be from a past season, have limited availability or that the company no longer wishes to carry. Either way, this usually means “big” savings. Sales, too, offer extensive savings, predictably on holidays and as seasons change.
Cash Back Savings
Many innovative shopping sites, like ebates.com, offer a percentage of cash back on purchases made through them. Although the percentage may not always seem like much, every dollar counts when your looking for maximum savings.
Combine any of these savings methods with another one, or even two, and be surprised at how much you will gain without seeing your money go. Some sites, like Fatwallet, make smart shopping easy for consumers by presenting all possible promotions for any given store and allowing the consumer to conveniently stack these promotions ultimate product savings. Utilize savings resources, so you can shop, stack, save and then… smile.
