Saving Money By Online Shopping

Shopping from home can be heavenly on wet winter days. You can browse the world wide web from your sofa and find the perfect outfit, phone, mattress, kitchen sink you get my drift. Shopping online is convenient and fun and when done right it can save you heaps of money. With Winter and Christmas just around the corner here are a few simple tips to help you save some money while online shopping.

Online Coupons  

Wherever possible use these. Before going onto retail websites search for websites like MyCoupons.com for relevant discount codes and coupons. You may or may not find one but it is worth looking. Subscribe yourself to these websites so you receive coupons regularly. You can create a separate folder in your inbox or alternatively create a separate email address, especially for these coupons. Some websites might even allow you to use multiple discounts and if they do make sure you follow the rules carefully. Also, you can search Google for coupon codes by typing in the websites name plus "coupon code". Again you may or may not find one but it is worth trying.

Read Reviews 

If you are purchasing from website’s like eBay or Amazon always read the reviews for the product or seller before you purchase anything. On eBay for example, you can read the feedback left for the seller to determine what kind of person they are and you can see if previous customers had any problems with the item you are buying. This is worth reading carefully before deciding whether or not to buy. If previous customers have had problems, it may not be worth buying.

Leave Products In Your Basket

First of all, this is a great way to save yourself from an impulse buy you cannot afford.  If you see that absolute stunning dress you must have, instead of buying it now put it in your cart and log out. If in a couple of days, it is still on your mind then go for it!

Sometimes when you leave an item in your basket for a couple of days’ retailers will start to panic. They now know you’re interested and will want to nudge you to checkout. So you never know your luck, they might just offer you a discount to get you there.

Free Shipping 

Look for websites that offer you free shipping or have discounted shipping. If the website doesn’t offer free shipping, then remember to include the price of shipping an item in your budget.

If you are buying heavy furniture or other bulky items, then you can use delivery comparison websites like Shiply to get free quotes. It is important to consider the cost of shipping before you buy an item. If it is more expensive to get it home, then it is to actually buy it then it is not worth buying.

Grocery Shopping

Have you heard of websites like BeFrugal. If you shop online, you should make use of this free website and others like it. Basically, you get cash back for online purchases. Browse categories, click on the coupons you want and then you shop as normal. When you go to checkout cash back is added to your account.

Take your time and have fun online shopping just don’t get too carried away with needless purchase. Try to remember these tips when you are browsing online and you just may save yourself some money.