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Online shopping has made life so much easier.
It is more convenient than going out to different shops for every little thing that you need, which can be exhausting and time-consuming. There is no wonder why shopping online has become the norm.
Remember how we used to get dozens of junk mail flyers through the mail every week, each outlining exclusive deals from each store? Maybe you still get them. They were not always that helpful, but occasionally you could find an incredible deal that you could not pass up.
The real beauty of shopping online is that you can find the best deals without all of the excess paper laying around the house. Today, we are going to tell you how to find these deals because they are not always super obvious.
If you have got a bit of an online shopping addiction, you will want to read this because it is going to help keep money in your wallet. Let’s get started.
How to Get the Best Deals While Online Shopping
You do not have to wait until Cyber Monday to get great deals. Here, you will find a few easy hacks that will allow you to get the things you want and need while keeping your hard-earned cash in your pocket.
Use Apps
More people these days are just using their smartphones to shop. At the click of a button or two, you can have that chest of drawers or pair of sneakers delivered to your home in a day or two. What you might not know is that there are apps that help you compare deals from different sites.
If you do not mind a little clutter on your phone, you can download a few of these apps and start getting the cheapest price.
Price Match
We have all heard of price matching. Large corporations like Walmart, Target, and Kohls often participate in these programs in order to keep their customers brand loyal.
Walmart used to have a price-matching app in which you would scan your receipt for an item you bought at a competitor and they would refund you the difference in the form of an online gift card. They recently axed this program, but other stores still offer similar incentives.
What is more, you can take your price matching skills offline. If you find yourself out at a department store, do a quick search online and see if one of their competitors is offering the same product for cheaper. Odds are, the manager will give you the cheaper price.
Keep Items In Your Cart
Have you ever noticed that when you leave things in your Amazon cart, you will get near-daily notifications of the price fluctuations for those items?
You can use this to your advantage. Next time you are browsing and find something you want, put it in your cart and leave the site for a day or two.
The fact that it is in there shows the store that you are thinking about buying the thing but you are not completely sure. That is when you will potentially see coupons offered up to urge you towards a purchase.
The Free Shipping Myth
Just because something has free shipping does not mean that it is a good deal. In travel writer Mark Ellwood’s “Bargain Fever: How to Shop in a Discounted World”, he cites a scenario where Amazon promoted a one franc shipping deal in France.
None of the shoppers went for it at one franc, but when they offered free shipping, shoppers flocked to Amazon. It did not mean that they were getting a great deal, just that the idea of free shipping is extremely appealing.
Always shop around and look at the actual price of the thing you are buying first. Free shipping is a nice feature, but only if it is causing you to save money at the end of the transaction.
Another way to save money on shipping is by purchasing something online and having it shipped to a store instead of your home. Stores in America make shipments to each other every day, so it is cheaper to include your item in the shipment to a store rather than make a separate shipment to your home.
Rebates
Remember seeing a great deal only to find out that it is actually a mail-in rebate? At RebateKey, we offer a much more convenient version of a rebate. Instead of mailing in a barcode from a box or receipt, you just enter an order ID and you quickly get your rebate.
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Clear Your Browser
Shopping sites are always more likely to offer new customers the best deals because they want to close the deal and bring in more repeat customers. A savvy online shopper will see an opportunity here.
Instead of doing all of your shopping in Chrome (or whatever browser you normally use), separate your shopping from all other activities by using another browser. When you use a separate one, you can clear your cookies and appear as a brand new customer each time you go shopping.
Social Media
You might notice that you get constant advertisements on social media for products you have been looking at (or talking about…scary!). Companies work hard to figure out how to advertise to each specific customer through social media.
The good news is that you can use social media to your advantage too. Create separate profiles on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook that are strictly for deal hunting. When you follow certain manufacturers, they will often announce deals early or do social media exclusive deals for their followers.
Why Pay Full Price?
Finding the best deals online is a matter of being a diligent shopper. Do not settle for the first thing you see, look at multiple items, shops, and brands to find the right deal.
Sign up at RebateKey today to get an instant rebate on thousands of discounted products. We understand that the convenience of online shopping should not cost you extra money. Our service will get you the things you need while keeping more money in your pocket.
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