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American colleagues
and neighbors about the different shopping avenues. From whatever
information I collected I could find out that some of the best,
buys could be made at the bargain or discount stores. That was
the first time I came to know about the bargain shopping in the
US.
From what
I have learnt, you could make use of the following techniques
for bargain shopping. Watch for sales. This is when items are
offered at a discounted price. The sale might be a set a percentage
discount. Sales are generally advertised. Be sure to always check
the local paper issued on Sunday; usually all the sales for the
week will be announced. Many stores will also have clearance sales.
Items on clearance generally will not be reordered, so the store
needs to make room for new goods. Often these sales are unadvertised.
Great bargains can be found at clearance sales!
Look for and
use coupons. These can be found in the Sunday paper, in magazines,
sometimes in the telephone book. A coupon is a little slip of
paper allowing you to get a small discount when you buy the specific
item described. The coupon will say "Save 40 cents on any Pledge",
for example. That means that if you present the coupon at the
time of purchase, and if you bought the correct brand and size,
and if the expiration date has not passed, you will pay 40 cents
less for that can of Pledge furniture polish. If the store is
having a "double coupon day", the coupon is worth twice as much,
(you would pay 80 cents less for a can of Pledge).
Purchases
can be made very inexpensively at garage sales and second hand
stores. Used items in good condition often can be found for a
low price. Also, check newspapers and local bulletin boards for
listings of used goods for sale.
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