With many retailers hoping to keep their sales figures high, there are lots of opportunities for shoppers to stretch their holiday budgets this year.One of the best ways to get a deal is to do plenty of comparison shopping online. Many brick and mortar stores, especially large electronic and clothing stores, offer much of their merchandise online. Shoppers can save money on gas and shipping if they wait for the store to offer free shipping on online purchases, as well.
For example, Best Buy is offering free shipping on thousands of online items here.
Another benefit of shopping online is the ability to use coupon codes to save even more. There are Web sites dedicated exclusively to offering coupon codes, and some sites send them out to customers who have made purchases in the past. Some stores will even accept their competitors’ coupons for similar items.
For shoppers that plan on making a lot of their purchases in one location, a small investment in that store’s rewards card could lead to a big payoff. The Borders rewards plus card, for example, offers an additional 10 percent savings on purchases to members. Starbucks and many other well known specialty retailers also offer membership discounts. The memberships themselves make great gift ideas to help pass the savings along.
This year in particular, retailers are putting merchandise on sale and keeping those sales going up until the winter holidays.
Also, check out collective bargaining sites like Groupon which offers unique gift ideas here on the cheap. Click here for the lowdown.
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