You’re going to be spending your weekend online shopping. But there are simple tricks you could be doing right now that can save you cash as you shop. Here are a few secret, insider savings tricks.First, while you’re shopping on Amazon, make sure you’re looking for an orange “Coupon” banner. Next to it, it will say what percentage off the coupon will give you in green. You need to click that box to get the coupon applied at checkout. Amazon won’t do it automatically, so don’t forget it.Another tip, opt for in-store pickup. Some sites want you to spend more money to get free shipping. But you’re just upping your final total by buying things you don’t need. Save yourself the extra cash or the shipping fees. Also, during the busy shopping season, retailers can run into inventory issues fulfilling orders. If you opt for in-store pickup, you have a better chance of securing the item. Shopping experts say you can also try loading up your online cart but logging off before hitting the buy button. Yeah, abandoning your cart could be a good thing. Some retailers send emails out with a coupon to get you to finally make the purchase.Finally, keep your receipts. We’re not talking about keeping them for returns. We’ve all bought items and later in the holiday season, it goes on sale. But if you save your receipts and put them all in one place, you can ask the retailer for a price adjustment. Most will do that for you.
You’re going to be spending your weekend online shopping. But there are simple tricks you could be doing right now that can save you cash as you shop. Here are a few secret, insider savings tricks.
First, while you’re shopping on Amazon, make sure you’re looking for an orange “Coupon” banner. Next to it, it will say what percentage off the coupon will give you in green. You need to click that box to get the coupon applied at checkout. Amazon won’t do it automatically, so don’t forget it.
Another tip, opt for in-store pickup. Some sites want you to spend more money to get free shipping. But you’re just upping your final total by buying things you don’t need. Save yourself the extra cash or the shipping fees. Also, during the busy shopping season, retailers can run into inventory issues fulfilling orders. If you opt for in-store pickup, you have a better chance of securing the item.
Shopping experts say you can also try loading up your online cart but logging off before hitting the buy button. Yeah, abandoning your cart could be a good thing. Some retailers send emails out with a coupon to get you to finally make the purchase.
Finally, keep your receipts. We’re not talking about keeping them for returns. We’ve all bought items and later in the holiday season, it goes on sale. But if you save your receipts and put them all in one place, you can ask the retailer for a price adjustment. Most will do that for you.