January 31st, 2007 in Lifehack, Money

10 Shopping Tricks That Stores Hate

Stores are here for revenue. After all they are business. There are things that they do to increase their profit. How to identify those overboard money suckers? Consumerist has a great article to help you save money. No fraud, plain cleverness. The article is focused into saving money from the consumer point of view, so stores may hate these tips when they are widely used:

Buying Loss Leaders and Leaving
Using Credit and Paying it Off on Time
Saying NO to the Extended Warranty
Activating Your Own Phone With A Cell Phone Company
Shopping in the Store But Buying Online
Buying 1 When its 2 for $5
Opening A Store Credit Card To Get A Discount, Then Cutting It Up
Using Websites to Track 30 Day Price Guarantees
Buying Seasonal Items at Clearance Prices (For Next Year)
Buy “Accessories” on Ebay Rather Than Paying Huge Markups

10 Shopping Tricks That Stores Hate - [Consumerist]

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Glenn says on January 31st, 2007 at 5:37 pm

“10 Shopping Tricks That Stores Hate” is a great blog post title guaranteed to make people read further, but in truth, most stores either don’t hate them or else support them. That is, if the store is serious about building a long term relationship with its customers. Stores love it when they can blow out the left over seasonal mcdse. But they probably do hate the “shopping the store, buying online” tip. Especially if it’s another Web site.
mirc says on January 29th, 2008 at 2:45 pm

Thanks Best Regards