Hey shoppers, are you feeling overwhelmed? Burned out? Thoroughly confused? You’re not alone.
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Why Black Friday Will Be Subdued, and Cyber Monday Will Break Records
Black Friday has widely been called “the busiest shopping day of the year.” Often, this just isn’t true—the Saturday before Christmas usually yields the most holiday purchases. Quibbles aside, this year, Black Friday is being …
The Passive-Aggressive Way to Haggle Online: Abandon Your Shopping Cart
If you’ve ever been shopping online and thought I’d like to make a purchase, but I’d like it even more if the price was 10% cheaper, give this a tactic a try: Enter your items in the site’s shopping cart, but don’t buy anything. …
Labor Day Deals: Where to Find the Best Shopping Bargains
Even though Labor Day probably isn’t the best time of year for deals, plenty of retailers—online sellers especially—have launched major sales for the upcoming holiday weekend. But how can you tell which sales represent truly …
When Dad Says ‘Don’t Waste Your Money’ on Father’s Day Gifts, He Means It
Why is it that it’s so difficult to buy gifts for dads on Father’s Day? The answer, which many marketers and quite a few sons and daughters don’t want to hear, is that plenty of dads truly don’t want anything that’s bought in a store.
Cheapskate Tip: How to Keep Getting $1 DVD Rentals at Redbox
Starting on Monday, October 31, Redbox is raising its DVD rental prices from $1 to $1.20 per day. While a 20% increase is significant, we’re only talking about a price hike of a mere two dimes daily. Still, wouldn’t you rather …
Nordstrom: Free Shipping on All Orders, No Minimum-Purchase Required
Nordstrom used to offer online shoppers free shipping—if (and this is a big if) they ordered at least $200 worth of merchandise. But the high-end retailer just announced it is joining the ranks of L.L. Bean and Zappos, which …
Consumers Weigh In: Coupons Are Better Than Daily Deals for Saving
Despite the widespread popularity of flash deals from Groupon, LivingSocial, BuywithMe, and other daily deal sites, consumers understand that when it comes down to pure money-saving, coupons are still king.
Retail News: Introducing No-Minimum-Purchase, No-Membership-Fees, No-Catches Totally Free Shipping
During last year’s Christmas season, several major retailer introduced simple and easy free shipping promotions, with no minimum purchase or annoying coupon code required. While these promos were short-term and have since disappeared, consumers have come to expect—demand, really—free shipping, and I’m not the only one wondering when …
When Nobody Pays Full Price, How Much Are You Really Saving?
In the first half of 2010, consumers used online and downloadable coupons to save $57.4 million on purchases. That sounds like a lot of money, especially because the number doesn’t even factor in the use of traditional coupons found in newspapers and Sunday circulars. But in a world where the only people paying full price are an …
