Hello fellow shoppers,
Have you ever found yourself standing in an isle at a local store staring at two bottles? One bottle is usually more colorful than the other which is usually white or lacking design. The nicer looking bottle is going to cost at least $1.00 more. The price difference depends on the price of the nicer looking item. For example some name band creams for burns can be $10, but the store band is $5.00. So many people thing the name brand must work better because it cost more. WRONG. The cheaper one has the same ingredients in it as the nicer one. Don't believe me read the label. When you buy the nicer looking one that is where your money is going into the design of the labels, and to cover the cost for the famous person that is paid to talk about the product. When it comes to foods, medicines, garbage bags, diapers etc its worth getting the store brand. The only diaper that didn't give my daughter a rash was target brand. They worked great I wish i discovered them back when my son was first born. The only products I don't buy store brand are laundry detergent, dish soap and toothpaste. I find the soaps are watered down. We it comes to shampoos and face washes its a hit or miss. I think it depends on your hair and skin type. sometimes its worth getting the name brand other times the store brand works just as well. When in doubt if it will work the same compare the labels.
Wednesday, February 24, 2010
Friday, February 19, 2010
coupon book
Hello fellow shoppers,
Everyone is famillier with coupons. How many of you know about coupon books? They have been around for several years but still remain on the down low. The two that come to my mind are the Entirtainment book and Kids Stuff. They both are great books, I however perfer the Entertament book. The Kids Stuff offers more then just kids stuff. Its has coupons for everything from food to clothes. The Entertainment Book has a larger selection, and the book is broken down into an easy to find anything format. The entertaintmentbook also has everything in it. Most fast food resturants offer multipule buy one get one coupons. There are coupons for museums, movies, clothes, car repair, pictures, gifts, black beards. I keep my book in my car and before I go into a store I look through it real quick to see if there is a coupon. Many times I have guessed there wouldn't be one and sure enough there was. You can even find some for online, usually free or discounted shipping and handeling. Both books can be purshesed for fundrasiers or you could go to a charity you are intersted in and purchese the book through them. Than apart of the sale goes to that charity. Thats like a double great deal you save money and help someone out. The books run for about $25 dollars. It more than pays for itself. Shop Rite has twenty or twenty-five dollars in savings alone. I highly recomend a coupon book for almsost everyone. draft
Everyone is famillier with coupons. How many of you know about coupon books? They have been around for several years but still remain on the down low. The two that come to my mind are the Entirtainment book and Kids Stuff. They both are great books, I however perfer the Entertament book. The Kids Stuff offers more then just kids stuff. Its has coupons for everything from food to clothes. The Entertainment Book has a larger selection, and the book is broken down into an easy to find anything format. The entertaintmentbook also has everything in it. Most fast food resturants offer multipule buy one get one coupons. There are coupons for museums, movies, clothes, car repair, pictures, gifts, black beards. I keep my book in my car and before I go into a store I look through it real quick to see if there is a coupon. Many times I have guessed there wouldn't be one and sure enough there was. You can even find some for online, usually free or discounted shipping and handeling. Both books can be purshesed for fundrasiers or you could go to a charity you are intersted in and purchese the book through them. Than apart of the sale goes to that charity. Thats like a double great deal you save money and help someone out. The books run for about $25 dollars. It more than pays for itself. Shop Rite has twenty or twenty-five dollars in savings alone. I highly recomend a coupon book for almsost everyone. draft
Saturday, February 13, 2010
consignment shops
Hello fellow shoppers,
A good way to save money is shopping at consignment shops. They are also a good way to make some money. Consignment shops are perticulary good for you if you have small childern, usually under 4. To find really good deals at consigment shops you need to know your local shops. There are some good ones, others just have junk but once in awhile you get lucky. After you find the good ones you need to learned about their sales. Usually they are a season ahead, just like regular stores. At the end of each season they drop their prices to 75% off. This is great because if they were selling childerns jeans for $7 dollars they are now only like $2 dollars. Stock up. Like I said earlier you get better deals if your childern are under 4 because the clothes aren't worn out. Up untill this point most kids out grow their clothes before they out ware them. Espicially jeans they hold up very well. So if they are on sale grab all of them and don't forget to shop a year ahead. Even if all you get is jeans for the kids and still have to buy tops you still saved a ton of money on pants. I wish I had known more about consignment shops before I had my kids. If you are shopping for a baby that is on the way, check these shops out before you go to Babies R US. The shops often have baby equipment that was only used a few times, yet you get it for a fraction of the price. I saw a bouncie chair in a consignment shop that I paid $80.00 for they had it on sale for $10.00. I spent close to $3000.00 perparing for the arvial of my first child, had I gone to one of these shops I could have done it for a bit over $1000.00. Something to think about. You can also make money at consignment shops by selling your clothes and baby supplies. Depending on the store there may be a small fee to join. You usually get 50% of what your items sell for. I have also seen one were you get 40% so look around. The store normally has you make an appointment to come in with the clothes, they need to be clean, ironed and on hangers. Becareful to read your contract there is usually a pick up date for clothes not sold that season. If you don't pick up the clothes they become property of the store. Also be sure to stop in or call to see if you have sold items and have a check that needs to be picked up.
Happy Shopping!!
A good way to save money is shopping at consignment shops. They are also a good way to make some money. Consignment shops are perticulary good for you if you have small childern, usually under 4. To find really good deals at consigment shops you need to know your local shops. There are some good ones, others just have junk but once in awhile you get lucky. After you find the good ones you need to learned about their sales. Usually they are a season ahead, just like regular stores. At the end of each season they drop their prices to 75% off. This is great because if they were selling childerns jeans for $7 dollars they are now only like $2 dollars. Stock up. Like I said earlier you get better deals if your childern are under 4 because the clothes aren't worn out. Up untill this point most kids out grow their clothes before they out ware them. Espicially jeans they hold up very well. So if they are on sale grab all of them and don't forget to shop a year ahead. Even if all you get is jeans for the kids and still have to buy tops you still saved a ton of money on pants. I wish I had known more about consignment shops before I had my kids. If you are shopping for a baby that is on the way, check these shops out before you go to Babies R US. The shops often have baby equipment that was only used a few times, yet you get it for a fraction of the price. I saw a bouncie chair in a consignment shop that I paid $80.00 for they had it on sale for $10.00. I spent close to $3000.00 perparing for the arvial of my first child, had I gone to one of these shops I could have done it for a bit over $1000.00. Something to think about. You can also make money at consignment shops by selling your clothes and baby supplies. Depending on the store there may be a small fee to join. You usually get 50% of what your items sell for. I have also seen one were you get 40% so look around. The store normally has you make an appointment to come in with the clothes, they need to be clean, ironed and on hangers. Becareful to read your contract there is usually a pick up date for clothes not sold that season. If you don't pick up the clothes they become property of the store. Also be sure to stop in or call to see if you have sold items and have a check that needs to be picked up.
Happy Shopping!!
Tuesday, February 9, 2010
Survey
Hello fellow shoppers,
A few months back I noticed some stores in the mall, like Jcpennys and Old Navy were offering 10-15% off a future purchase. All you have to do is go online and take a short survey. After you are done with the survey you can print a coupon out to use the next time you are in the store. Beware of the expiration date on the bottom of your receipt, you usually have to take the survey within a few days. You can only do one survey every 30-45 days. I know its only 10-15% off but that could work out to be $10-15 dollars easy if you are making a big purchase it would be a good idea to take the survey.
Your tip for today is if you are going into walmart or target for one thing DON'T get a carriage or basket. We all do this, go in there for one thing and $100 dollars later we are all saying "what did I buy?" Not getting a basket or carriage will stop you from impulse buying. Once your hands are full you are more likely to just walk you to the register. If you have a carriage you are more likely to stroll around longer costing you more money in the end. You could also try to make a list a stick to it. The hard part is the sticking to it. It does work for some people and might be worth trying.
Happy Shopping!!
A few months back I noticed some stores in the mall, like Jcpennys and Old Navy were offering 10-15% off a future purchase. All you have to do is go online and take a short survey. After you are done with the survey you can print a coupon out to use the next time you are in the store. Beware of the expiration date on the bottom of your receipt, you usually have to take the survey within a few days. You can only do one survey every 30-45 days. I know its only 10-15% off but that could work out to be $10-15 dollars easy if you are making a big purchase it would be a good idea to take the survey.
Your tip for today is if you are going into walmart or target for one thing DON'T get a carriage or basket. We all do this, go in there for one thing and $100 dollars later we are all saying "what did I buy?" Not getting a basket or carriage will stop you from impulse buying. Once your hands are full you are more likely to just walk you to the register. If you have a carriage you are more likely to stroll around longer costing you more money in the end. You could also try to make a list a stick to it. The hard part is the sticking to it. It does work for some people and might be worth trying.
Happy Shopping!!
Friday, February 5, 2010
checking out
Hello fellow shoppers,
I would like to take a few minutes to talk to you about checking out in stores. Today when I was checking out in Walmart the cashier tried to charge me $8.00 for 4 plums.I know crazy. I told her the price was wrong, so she tried to retype the code for plums and it came up the same price again. Then I had her get the chart with the codes for fruits and veggies and try another one. In the end I got them for $1.79 big difference. My advise to you is when your cashier is ringing up your purchases be sure to position yourself so you can see the how much each item rings up for. This is even more important when items are on sale or clearance. Make sure you say something if it rings up for more then the sign or tag says. If a sale sign is in the wrong spot in a store and says something is cheaper then its ringing up for the store HAS TO give it to you for that marked price. I've had cashiers say sorry the sign was wrong, and made them give me the merchandise for what the sign says. If put a stink up they will back down, just don't yell they don't respond well to that. Another thing is if you see something you want to buy but is slightly damaged, like a pair of pants that is missing a belt or something small tell the cashier you want 15% off for the damage if she says no try 10% they usually will except that. Just be careful when you ask for money off or the price of an item changed try to sound like you know what you are talking about and are standing your ground but be nice at the same time.
I would like to take a few minutes to talk to you about checking out in stores. Today when I was checking out in Walmart the cashier tried to charge me $8.00 for 4 plums.I know crazy. I told her the price was wrong, so she tried to retype the code for plums and it came up the same price again. Then I had her get the chart with the codes for fruits and veggies and try another one. In the end I got them for $1.79 big difference. My advise to you is when your cashier is ringing up your purchases be sure to position yourself so you can see the how much each item rings up for. This is even more important when items are on sale or clearance. Make sure you say something if it rings up for more then the sign or tag says. If a sale sign is in the wrong spot in a store and says something is cheaper then its ringing up for the store HAS TO give it to you for that marked price. I've had cashiers say sorry the sign was wrong, and made them give me the merchandise for what the sign says. If put a stink up they will back down, just don't yell they don't respond well to that. Another thing is if you see something you want to buy but is slightly damaged, like a pair of pants that is missing a belt or something small tell the cashier you want 15% off for the damage if she says no try 10% they usually will except that. Just be careful when you ask for money off or the price of an item changed try to sound like you know what you are talking about and are standing your ground but be nice at the same time.
Monday, February 1, 2010
stock up sale
What r u people doing at home u need to get out there and SHOP. Target has clothes on sale for 75% off. This is a big sale. I was getting pants for $2-$3, tights for $1 shirts are only a few dollars.Kids clothes are really cheap, winter jackets are priced to go. Stock up for next winter. These prices are better then consignment shops. Speaking of consignment shops the Kids Stop in Brick is moving their location to behind Outback Steak House.If anyone goes there, I no longer do, to put it nicely I think the women that owns that place is a snob.Back to Target I tried to return a gift today and they wouldn't take it back because they no longer carried it and without a receipt they couldn't do anything. So when u buy gifts be sure to include a gift receipt. Most stores now have horrible return policies anyway. Here is my tip of the day, if u r looking to save money and u r going to be out shopping all day pack snacks. Stopping and picking up lunch or a snack can add up quick, think about it $5 for a pretzel and drink or $ 8-$10 on a lunch could be money for an additional couple of shirts or pants.
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