Shopping online can save you a lot of money if you’re smart when going about it. Done correctly, you can get better bargains than in stores and you save yourself the cost of traveling around from shop to shop. To really save when shopping online you need to know the right tricks for saving the most amount of money.
Here’s a look at five ways to save when doing your shopping on the Internet:
- Shop around. The single biggest advantage that Internet shopping offers to you in comparison with in-store shopping is that it gives you access to a much wider variety of products and brands. Take advantage of that by shopping around and comparing prices on the items that you want to purchase. This is particularly great when shopping for big-ticket items but should also be done when shopping for smaller items that you buy frequently. If you know where to get the best deal online then you’re going to save the most money. Be sure to check out online auctions (such as eBay) as well as overstock stores (such as Overstock.com) and to compare prices there with the sales at other online storefronts.
- Use discount codes. You can find coupons at this site coupon.answers.com There are discount codes available for almost any product that you could possibly want to buy online. These promotional codes are free for you to use. Since there’s no cost to using them and they serve the singular purpose of saving you money there’s really no reason not to use them. Before making any online purchase, search through the Internet to see if there’s a promo code that you can enter to reduce your total shopping cost. You can go to a site like ;Promotional Codes or you can simply Google the discount code that you’re seeking (such as “Walgreens discount code”).
- Get free shipping. You can further save when shopping online by making sure that you don’t pay through the nose for shipping and handling fees. These fees can add a big chunk of change to the price that you’re paying if you’re not careful which reduces the benefits of shopping online. However, you can almost always find free shipping offers if you look around. Check for deals and look for free shipping vouchers online. All major coupon code sites have them and there are certain sites (such as www.freeshipping.org) that specialize in them. If that fails, contact the merchant; many big box stores (such as Walmart and Best Buy) will ship to a store close to you for no charge so that you can save on this expense.
- Be a reseller. You can save money when shopping online by making smart purchases that you can re-sell later to get some of your money back. One way to do this is to look for great deals on bulk items that you need anyway. You get the item that you need and can resell the excess. Alternatively, resell items on the same site that you bought them from when you don’t need them anymore. For example, resell books on Amazon.com that you bought there after you’re done reading them or re-auction items that you yourself got off of eBay.
- Use rent or barter sites. You might not even have to pay full price to get items that you want from online stores. There are many options to swap items or to rent them at low or no cost. Using the example of books, you could just avoid buying them from Amazon.com altogether and use a site like Paperback Swaps to get the same books for free. Alternatively, you may consider renting items that you don’t need to purchase. Zilok is an example of a website that will link you with local people who have the items that you need and which you can then rent from them to keep your costs down. You can also rent out your own items for cash on these sites.
When shopping online, you’ll also want to be sure to follow the same smart shopping rules that you use when shopping in the real world. Avoid impulse buying. Don’t shop online when you’re feeling emotional or tired. Ask yourself if you really need what you’re buying. And then use some of these other tips to further enhance the savings that are available to you when shopping on the Internet.
Guest post by Kathryn Vercillo. Kathryn is a writer for Promotionalcodes.org.uk which gives away free discount codes
Good advice. I would elaborate on the avoid impulse buys and try to buy things when they go on sale rather than when you want them. I have my list of things that I want and I wait for a good deal before I pull the trigger. It’s a nice present to myself and I never have buyer’s remorse.
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You can sell them your unwanted gift cards, exchange them from ones you do want or buy gift cards at discounted prices.
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Also remember that prices are controlled by law on some things – including health insurance. So it is not a matter of shopping around online, but more a matter of finding someone you trust.
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Look for specific discount sites too when searching for online discounts. For example, if looking for software offers, search “software” + “promotions” and “coupons”. Niche sites will normally be able to offer more discounts than bigger, more general discount sites.
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