Online shopping is huge and now it is so easy to sit back with a glass of wine and order yourself a complete new wardrobe. However there are ways to ensure that you don’t overspend and get a great deal when shopping this way. It can be easy to get carried away shopping online and as you are not paying in hard cash you can forget the reality of the money leaving your account. Therefore I have a handy guide for shopping online.
- Use a price drop detector like Everyday is Black Friday. They do the hard work by checking online prices, allowing you to buy the product you want at the price you want to pay! I like Emma Bridgewater and Orla Keily in a big way and have been eyeing up the Viewquest Emma Bridgewater polkadot DAB+/FM radio . It is about £130 in most stores and yet by using Everyday is Black Friday I have discovered that it is currently reduced to just £91 in Debenhams sale which is a 30% discount.
2. Use discount codes where available, I always check for free postage when online shopping or if not available many of the high street stores have free delivery to the store and then you just collect the ordered goods. Everyday is Black Friday shares these codes and currently has ASOS free delivery codes.
3. Although shopping with a glass of wine is good – do remember that it isn’t window shopping and although you are not handing cash over you are still spending! It is easy to get carried away after a few wines!
4. Use reputable websites, if a deal looks too good to be true it probably is. I was once caught out and the goods I ordered were actually fakes. Thankfully they were stopped at customs and I received a full refund from my bank. It taught me a lesson and I now listen to my inner voice and trust my instincts.
5. Don’t store your credit / debit card details as it becomes too easy and makes fraud easier. I don’t save my bank details anywhere.
6. Sign up for brand newsletters to get offers.
7. Use Topcash back to gain money back when shopping online. I have just had £200 transferred to my bank which is free money I earnt from booking my holiday and train tickets this year.
There are lots of ways to make the most of online shopping as it is convenient and open 24 hours which means that it makes sense to shop online. There are great buys to be had if you know where to look. We use the same approach when shopping physically too, I often do a quick check of what vouchers and coupons can save me money in restaurants one of my favourite is vouchercodes which saves me money when eating out – and with five of us eating out can be expensive!
What is the best online shopping deal you have ever found?
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I love that Emma Bridgewater radio! Sounds like a great site I must check it out