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This site saved me money!

December 30th, 2007 at 10:59 am

Yesterday, I read an entry about shopping on line, and not being impulsive. Being impulsive is one of my problems, when it comes to finding a "bargain".
I got a gift certificate for Amazon.com for Christmas, and decided to look at their clearance items. Well, there were hundreds of great items, at great prices, and I put about three hundred dollars worth in the "shopping cart". In the past, I would have spent three times, what my gift certificate would have paid for. After all, they were "bargains" and at great prices!!!
Well, I remembered the advise in the entry, and decided to "sleep on it". In the morning, nothing seemed like such a great idea, and I will not order any of the things that I wanted, but didn't need!

I have two family members with January birthdays. For the adult, I ordered two magazine subscriptions through
MagazinePriceSearch.com. They have great prices, and coupons to make the prices even better. I know the subscriptions will be appreciated all year long, and that he will be glad he isn't getting any more "stuff" right after all of the "stuff" he got for Christmas.

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4 Responses to “This site saved me money!”

  1. disneysteve Says:
    December 30th, 2007 at 11:44 am

    That's great. Congrats for the self-restraint. A bargain isn't a bargain if you don't need it (or can't afford it).

    FYI - You can get magazine subscriptions on Amazon. Always a good way to use a gift certificate.

  2. nance Says:
    December 30th, 2007 at 12:28 pm

    Thanks, Steve. I really need to keep focused on the difference between wants and needs! I have rationalized that I can purchase something for a gift for someone else, but have discovered that the receiver doesn't necessarily need or want it either! The money is certainly better "spent" when it is put in savings or a mutual fund.

    I try to compare Amazon magazine prices with PriceSearch prices, and go with the best price.
    I did got an awesome deal on Amazon in November.

  3. Dido Says:
    December 30th, 2007 at 03:50 pm

    Terrific!!! I'm so glad this strategy worked for you--I know it has saved me probably thousands of dollars over the eight or so years I've been practicing it!

  4. nance Says:
    December 30th, 2007 at 05:21 pm

    Thanks for that advice. It really does work, and saves a lot of "buyers regret", I'm sure.
    Sometimes, I wonder, "What was I thinking?" when I buy so impulsively.

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