Session 4-On Line Bargain Shopping

We have come to an era in time where we are so busy that on line shopping is convenient. On line stores are now offering things to attract customers such as free shipping and free return shipping. There are many well hidden secrets that come with on line shopping. I am going to share a few helpful on line secrets with you.

1. Do an on line coupon code search. If you are about to purchase an item on line search first to see if an on line coupon is available. For example, if I was going to buy diapers from Target, I would go to http://www.google.com/ and type in “Target coupons” or “Target On line Coupons”. The first page will show me the most relevant coupons. I would click on the link where I might find a coupon code that is valid. Two web sites that can help you find on line codes are http://www.couponmountain.com/ and http://www.couponcabin.com/ . These two sites have hundreds of stores listed along with valid coupon codes that you can use on line. An example of an online code is 368378246. Use it when you check out to get 15% off at http://www.shoebuy.com/ . The code expires on December 31, 2007. You can usually put these codes in a special box that indicates “coupon code” when you check out. Former codes could have saved you up to 70% at http://www.coldwatercreek.com/ or get you free shipping at http://www.target.com/ . It can save you a good amount of money for something that you were already going to purchase. Some stores allow more than one on line coupon code to be entered during check out. This can save you a generous amount of money and you can use codes to get free promotional items as well. A very popular ladies and teens web site that is know for doing this is http://www.victoriassecret.com/ . They allow you to enter up to four coupon codes on their website. In the past at http://www.victoriassecret.com/ they have run a deal where a customer can get $10 off, free shipping, free lip gloss and a free tote in the same order. Now that is what I call bargain shopping!

2. Find clearance prices on line. Some stores have a policy that once their sales quota is met, they can now clearance that item for as little as 99 cents! They have already made their goal in sales, because someone else paid the full price. Now you can take advantage of this and purchase an item below the companies initial material cost. On line clearance prices are usually better than in store because most on line stores don’t have to pay to rent a building or pay a large staff. All these are factors that are included in retail store prices.

How can you find out about the Home Run on line clearance deals?

1. Sign up your email address with your favorite stores on line. Go to your favorite store’s website and add yourself to their email list. They will send you coupons, on line discount codes, sales notices and clearance alerts. These can be very valuable. Tip: Sign up for a separate email account and use this email to sign up online with stores. I opened a free email account such as http://www.hotmail.com/ and I use this account to sign up for stores online. This way I don’t get a lot of spam in my primary e-mail account but I can still scan the free account once a day to locate good deals.

2. Join on line bargain web sites to find sizzling clearance deals. There are a few bargain web sites that have been designed to help you find great deals on line. You can sign up for these bargain sites on line. The first one I recommend is http://www.slickdeals.net/ . This website is free to join and has up to date on line deals. Last year there was a fantastic deal listed on this website to get $10 off any purchase at http://www.normthompson.com/ . I was able to have free chocolate sent out to my family as Christmas gifts using the code! Another great website is http://www.refundcents.com/ and http://www.afullcup.com/. They have over 2000 members on their web site who all share their great deals with each other. You can also sign up to receive bargain alerts on my web site at http://www.bargainshopperlady.com/ .

Task 4- Sign up for one of the on line bargain websites listed and scan the bargains listed. Do a search for bargains on your favorite stores.