Category: shopping smarter

Payless Shoes 50% offer from Oprah

Payless Shoes 50% offer from Oprah

Although this offer has expired, you can find all of today’s best freebies, deals, and discounts at “Today’s Hot Deals.”  I update this often so check it frequently and never miss a hot deal!
Oprah is offering 50% off your entire Payless Shoes purchase now through the end of business on Friday, October 30th, 2009. Print [...]

Where to shop for discount furniture online

Where to shop for discount furniture online

North Carolina Discount Furniture Outlets
I have heard that there were great deals to be had by purchasing furniture in North Carolina at a place callled High Point. About 50% of the nation’s furniture is produced within a 200 mile radius in North Carolina.
Yesterday, the Today Show did a segment on one store, Boyle’s  and I [...]

Shop It To Me! find items on sale

Shop It To Me! find items on sale

Shop It To Me! will find items on sale and be your personal shopper for free! It is an easy site to use. They find your item on sale and then let you know by email.
Simply set up your free account and then select your favorite brands or retailers like Banana Republic, J. Crew, Puma [...]

Cashback doubles from Bing

Cashback doubles from Bing

Bing is a new search engine from Microsoft. Starting  August 10th, Bing is featuring a back-to-school promotion with double the cash back through their rebate program.
Bing’s participating merchants  will rebate from 10-25% back from the price you pay during this promotion.
Some of the participating retailers include eBAY, HP Direct, Sears.com. Barnes & Noble, Overstock.com, Walmart, Office [...]

Shop Sales Tax Free – No Sales Tax Shopping Days

Shop Sales Tax Free – No Sales Tax Shopping Days

 
Many states have no state sales tax shopping days coming up soon. This is the ideal time to do your back to school shopping .  Here is the list that I have compiled so far: If you know of any others, please leave me a comment so I can update the list for everyone.
Each state [...]

Saving Money at J. Crew

Saving Money at J. Crew

Here are a few money-saving tips if you shop at J. Crew. If you are a teacher or student, you can get 15% off full price items.
Right now, they have some beautiful, classic tea-length dresses on sale online at J.Crew.com.  They would make beautiful bridesmaids dresses. The price range on these dresses is$75.00 – $150.00. [...]

Beat That! the Web’s Lowest Prices

Beat That! the Web’s Lowest Prices

Beat That! is a site committed to finding you the lowest prices on the web. It is run by an online community of deal finders. They list the lowest prices for:
Camcorders      Digital Cameras
GPS Devices       Printers
TV’s                     MP3 Players
Game Systems   Computer Drivers and Storage
Stores are rated and out into 3 categories:
Green – best in terms of customer service and they [...]

Freebies, Trial Sizes and Free Samples

Freebies, Trial Sizes and Free Samples

Shop for FREE! I love freebies, trial sizes and free samples. It makes me happy when they arrive in my mailbox!
MySavings.com is a  site is devoted to tracking the freebies, free samples, and free trial-sized products available from retailers.
Here is a sample of what I saw today:
Prilosec OTC                  Garnier Ultra-Lift  Pro Deep Wrinkle Cream
NicodermCQ                   Neutrogena RapidClear Spot [...]

Price Protection Policies at Major Retailers

Price Protection Policies at Major Retailers

Save your receipts and save money. It is a common frustration to make a purchase only to see the item go on sale. If you save your receipt and return to the store within the time frame allowed, you can get cash back or a store credit, individual store policies differ. Here are the price [...]

President Obama is not the only one making news in Orange County today…

President Obama is not the only one making news in Orange County today…

 

Local mom creates one-stop spot for tips on savings
March 19th, 2009, 6:00 am ·  posted by ghardesty

Lori Felix

Lori Felix wants you and your friends to save money.
The Yorba Linda woman is getting some media attention for her fast-growing blog, www.morewithlesstoday.com, which recently was mentioned on an ABC affiliate in Utah and in Newsday in New York.
The [...]

online shopping time and money saver

online shopping time and money saver

With pricespider and wishradar,  you create a wish list, specify the price that you are looking to pay and then the site does the searching for you and sends you an email when they find your item at your price-or less. Your very own “virtual” assistant.
For the very organized, this would be a great way to [...]

Safer Cosmetic Products

Safer Cosmetic Products

Studies are telling us to avoid phthalates in our fragrances, deodorants and lotions. Manufacturers only have to list the word “fragrance” on their products because the formulas are considered “trade secrets”. A group called Health Care Without Harm has put out a free “Shopper’s Guide to Safe Cosmetics” at www.ewg.org/skindeep/cr.  They also maintain a database [...]

How to subscribe and join the conversation-save more money from now on

How to subscribe and join the conversation-save more money from now on

You can subscribe by email or through your reader (the orange icon). With either option, you will be notified each time I write a new article. You don’t need to remember to manually check back and you will never miss a new tip. You can “unsubscribe” anytime and I will never share your email address.
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