Really Saving Money Online?

[~Kathie]

I have such a hard time buying shoes because of my size. I could go into 10 B&M shoe stores and MAYBE find 10 pairs of shoes if I am lucky. By shopping online I have hundreds of choices.

I am always looking for deals and specials and free shipping.

Today I shopped at Disneyshopping because they had up to 80% off in the outlet. I was able to get free shipping for spending over $50 with the Sunshine code listed.

I have a wedding (May) and bridal shower (April) to go to so I shopped at Kohl's and bought the gifts.......shipping was free cause I spent over $75 and got the % off.

I also did a lot of online shopping with free shipping for gifts for Christmas. Easier to have the items shipped direct than me having to ship.

[speechteachri]

DS gets mad sometimes, when we're in the store or grocery shopping. It goes something like this... "Mom, I really would like this ceral." Me, Is it on sale? DS "GEESH MOM, does EVERYTHING HAVE to be on clearance?" Me, I didn't say clearance I said on sale... DS " Well it does say save .50" Me, let me see if I have a coupon first... DS " (tapping his foot, face turning red) COME ON MOM, do you HAVE to have a coupon for EVERYTHING!!!" LMAO
He used to get so mad at me, to the point he refuses to come to the store with me anymore... On the other hand we were out buying a video game for him with his money and when he saw it was on sale (Mom being smart let him go THAT week to buy it bc I knew it was on sale) he was bouncing off the walls that he was saving $10. He actually apoligized to me for always giving me a hard time about coupons, sales and clearance items! lol

My dd is the same way, but she is learning to be a better manager of her money in the long run! She always tells people that I never buy something that is not clearanced!

OH MY!!!! You took the words RIGHT out of my mouth! lol While I will take a good deal when I see it..... you and I must be long lost twins!!!!!

April

Make us triplets! I love rebating, have traded and bought coupons for my organized coupon shoebox (not a wimpy envelope!), and always head straight to the BACK of the stores for the clearance racks. It is rare for me to buy anything at retail price.

Call us QUADS!!My kids even know, if we're at Target, and there's no red sticker, we are NOT buying it!!

Clearance club unite!!!!!

Did I mention that the first place I look for online shopping is the clearance section too??? My dd thinks I need therapy to work on my clearance "problem!!" But I tell her that her theater classes are paid for partly through my clearance buying....that stops the comments!

[fourfoxesinpa]

My dd is the same way, but she is learning to be a better manager of her money in the long run! She always tells people that I never buy something that is not clearanced!







Clearance club unite!!!!!

Did I mention that the first place I look for online shopping is the clearance section too??? My dd thinks I need therapy to work on my clearance "problem!!" But I tell her that her theater classes are paid for partly through my clearance buying....that stops the comments!

Yup - that's what I tell my kids. Clearance/Coupons/Sales = More Mickey, More Often!

Now, I did see TRU online was having a sale on their Wii games. Buy SuperMarioSmashBros. and get a different game for 1/2 price. I live more than 15 miles from a TRU and that definitely is worth shopping online for and saves gas money.

[amarazas]

Clearance club unite!!!!!

THIS CLUB IS FOR ME TOO!

I'm right there with you! DS8 & DD7 both ask for coupons as we walk through the store... They'll pick up something at Target and ask do you have a coupon to get this? I'll tell them "No, not everything has a coupon." Then DD7 says, "Then we can't get it..." DS8 then says, "Wait! There's a red tag on it.. We can get it!" (You know those red tags .... the clearance ones... )

I'm right there with April... Well we keep check with each other when items are on clearance ...

As for shopping online, I get books online & I keep tabs on TRU, Target, & Walmart... over Christmas Guitar Hero was on sale at Target... they didn't have anymore in the store (I called before I went) ... clicked through SR, used a coupon, there wasn't free shipping, but I ended up paying less than I would have in the store AND I got credit from SR!

[askomsky]

My dd is the same way, but she is learning to be a better manager of her money in the long run! She always tells people that I never buy something that is not clearanced!







Clearance club unite!!!!!

Did I mention that the first place I look for online shopping is the clearance section too??? My dd thinks I need therapy to work on my clearance "problem!!" But I tell her that her theater classes are paid for partly through my clearance buying....that stops the comments!

LOL Yes DS8 understands it all now, especially when he knows how much his ice hockey costs..... He gets it, save money here so we can spend money there!

Yes Amy and I will call eachother on the cell if we just happen to walk into a store with an awesome clearance. Was on my way home from shopping, calls me as she walks into Target after xmas just put all their toys 75% off, guess where I detoured on the way home! lol

[zoodoyle]

I'm right there with you! DS8 & DD7 both ask for coupons as we walk through the store... They'll pick up something at Target and ask do you have a coupon to get this? I'll tell them "No, not everything has a coupon." Then DD7 says, "Then we can't get it..." DS8 then says, "Wait! There's a red tag on it.. We can get it!" (You know those red tags .... the clearance ones... )

EXACTLY how our conversations take place while shopping!!

[Alice28]

Shoes are huge for me- I rarely buy any, but when I do it's with Shoebuy. I wear an ELEVEN, so trying to find good quality shoes at a reasonable price in stores is a joke- usually only specialty stores carry my size, and they're not cheap. I'm excited cause I need 2 pairs of shoes, and I keep thinking "oooo- that will be a good $10 or so in my SR account!"

I also find myself doing my Gap shopping online- they closed the store closest to me- the nearest one now is a good 15+ miles away- 30 miles round trip is more than a gallon of gas in my car, so the shipping breaks it even. And saves me time.

[askomsky]

Shoes are huge for me- I rarely buy any, but when I do it's with Shoebuy. I wear an ELEVEN, so trying to find good quality shoes at a reasonable price in stores is a joke- usually only specialty stores carry my size, and they're not cheap. I'm excited cause I need 2 pairs of shoes, and I keep thinking "oooo- that will be a good $10 or so in my SR account!"

I also find myself doing my Gap shopping online- they closed the store closest to me- the nearest one now is a good 15+ miles away- 30 miles round trip is more than a gallon of gas in my car, so the shipping breaks it even. And saves me time.

You and me both (size 11). I used to be a 10, then got pg and had kids and technically I'm a 10.5 but they don't make that size and 11's fit comfortably. Kohls and Famous Footwear are the only two places I've been able to go into the store to shop. Shoebuy has been awesome for me!

[3dog2kidmom]

You and me both (size 11). I used to be a 10, then got pg and had kids and technically I'm a 10.5 but they don't make that size and 11's fit comfortably. Kohls and Famous Footwear are the only two places I've been able to go into the store to shop. Shoebuy has been awesome for me!

Me three on the size 11 shoes. I really also need a 10.5 but alas, no one makes them (well maybe if I was willing to pay hundreds!!). So Shoebuy is a big money saver, plus it helps that I buy all of DH & DS' shoes there. No shipping + no gas used + SR coupons and credits = HUGE savings!

Another way I feel I am really saving is in my time. I work fulltime and do not have enough hours in the day to bargain hunt, except online which I do for therapy. I also have a problem walking into a physical store and not buying "something" even if it's not exactly what I had in mind. With online shopping, there is none of that, so if I don't find exactly what I need at one site I move on to another! This is huge during Christmas when I, like many others, used to buy 1 gift and 1 thing for me; 2 gifts, 3 more things for me, etc! And a lot of times I don't even complete purchases. Just filling the shopping cart at disneyshopping.com without checking out is therapy enough. I give it an hour or a day and the urge is over.

Finally, as others have mentioned, with fuel soaring towards $4 a gallon if it's not on my way to or from work or baseball or Aldi, we don't go there.

[speechteachri]

I just LOVE shoebuy....and I'm NOT size 11!!!

To add to the sites I already listed, I also really like Overstock, but haven't used them recently...some great deals at times, and also drugstore.com, can't remember if I mentioned that earlier.