Bargain Shopping Forum

[Krikit 1,164]

Oh nice. I'll have to start checking those.

[Flames9_RN 358]

We wanted a set of the Bowflex 552 dumbells. (5-52.5 lbs) Everywhere they were $399.00 Went to Sears, according to their sign, they were 399, ok whatever. Salesmen went to verify the price, and bang, they are 299!!! took those and run,lol

[Marilyn. 340]

they usually have some stipulations like you can't use them on weekends etc...

Oh nice. I'll have to start checking those.

[Krikit 1,164]

(envisions Flames running with 52.5 lbs of dumbells)

[Marilyn. 340]

the last time hubby and I went on a road trip to Canada on the way I picked up those mags you get at the restaurants and 7/11 type stores, .. the hotel ones... I got us some pretty good deals on hotels/motels with the coupons in those things.... one night we stayed at this really nice hotel with an awesome free breakfast (not just the usual dry danish and coffee , they had cereal, and fruit and yogurt and bagels etc) and the hotel had a pool and hot tub...... for about 20 to 30 dollars off the regular price

ok was trying to think of the names of the mags and I just found some old copies from our trip...

Traveler Discount Guide and Travel Coupon Guide... i think I drove my hubby crazy looking through those but I saved us a bit of money

I don't think my hubby gets the concept of bargain shopping .. he just likes to buy stuff regardless of the price

[Krikit 1,164]

Oh nice. I found them online:

Travel Coupon Guide

Traveler Discount Guide/RoomSaver

Thanks Marilyn!

[Marilyn. 340]

Oh nice. I found them online:

Travel Coupon Guide

Traveler Discount Guide/RoomSaver

Thanks Marilyn!

it looks like they are only available along the west coast and the south,,, and a few other states...

[Carlawarla 1]

Oh nice. I found them online:

Travel Coupon Guide

Traveler Discount Guide/RoomSaver

Thanks Marilyn!

it looks like they are only available along the west coast and the south,,, and a few other states...

I used to always pick them up at rest stops when we were travelling. Good deals. I'm fortunate that now I get 4 and 5 star hotels now for next to nothing, thanks to my daughters employer!

[DeadPoolX 9]

Best bargains I've ever found are on eBay. For instance, I recently bought a BRAND NEW copy of F.E.A.R. Gold Edition (original game plus the expansion pack) for all of $6.50. No shipping or taxes. To use as reference, the Gold Edition goes for $39.99 on Amazon.com, so I definitely got it for a good deal.

The ony problem with eBay is it's full of idiots (like most of the Internet). The people on there don't seem to understand the concept of "keeping the bidding price low." To do this effectively, you'd need to NOT bid on the item you want until time has almost run out on the auction (usually about a minute left or so) and then bid like crazy. That would keep prices low.

Unfortunately, what these morons do is they'll see something they want and immediately start bidding. Sometimes they'll even outbid themselves, which really amazes me, considering the utter futility of it. Constantly bidding and doing so early inflates the price of the item you wish to purchase. Some people don't understand this concept, but it's really quite simple.

If the starting price for a Widget (I'm using that since you could bid on practically anything) is $1.00 and no one were to bid until one minute before the auction ended, the overall price increase would be minimal at best. However, if the auction lasts for five or six days (as they usually do) and people begin bidding immediately, with one bid attempting to top the other, the price can quickly skyrocket -- especially if someone enters in a high maximum bid. Maximum bids automatically override someone else's bid if the maximum bid is still larger than a new bid that has been entered; if it's lower, than you would no longer be the highest bidder. Regardless, this process still inflates the price.

Because of this, I sometimes prefer the "buy it now" option if it's available and the price isn't too high. Generally, it's fair and still far beneath that of other online retailers like Amazon.com.

[Krikit 1,164]

Today you can get 15 free 4x6 prints at Walgreens if you enter the coupon code TAXDAY at the checkout!

[Chica Yeyé 41]

How on earth did I miss this thread???

Me, the queen of frugal living!!! I loved those sites, and I always recommend the about.com guides to both Freebies and Frugal Living.

[IR5FORMUMSIE 850]

(envisions Flames running with 52.5 lbs of dumbells)

Wow, that's so much weight I can't even imagine such an amount. I don't know if anyone could move it but I actually believe he can do it, what sayeth you Flames?

[Krikit 1,164]

Free Stuff!!!

I just ordered the free Sundiwear Stickers.

Coupons and Other Useful Stuff

[Emancipation 2]

Free Stuff!!!

I just ordered the free Sundiwear Stickers.

Coupons and Other Useful Stuff

I love this girl.. honestly.. i could totally do this for a job!!

[La Souris 19]

If you're still in Canada, you can look at http://smartcanucks.ca/

(on the forum, they do list some American freebies too)