With Christmas just days away, we are all looking for ways how we can save money online, especially with the cost-of-living crisis that we are all currently living through. Carry on reading for our top tips on how you can save money when shopping online.
Compare Prices Effectively
Doing your research whilst shopping and researching the places and the prices that are right for you will save you a lot of time and money. It is worth it to take the time to check multiple shops for the best prices before deciding to make a purchase. There are plenty of websites such as Amazon and Google Shopping that can help you to compare the prices of particular items.
Try To Get A Retroactive Discount
Once you have purchased an item, the price comparisons do not need to stop. If you have seen something on sale after you have bought it, check the store’s price adjustment policy as some stores give you time from a few days up to two weeks to get credit for the price difference. Get in contact with the store to ask about the price adjustment policy.
Search For Vouchers
When making a purchase online, look for vouchers online. For example, if you are planning to make a purchase from ASOS, search for “ASOS Discount” in Google search engine and some trusted discount sites will pop up on Google. Or sometimes websites give you 10% off if you sign up to their newsletter or for a first time purchase. There are also chrome extensions that offer discounts for example Honey, which is available in the UK, USA, Canada, Australia, and Europe. Honey is a chrome extension that searches for discounts when you are shopping on a website, sometimes you can save up to 30% which is a fantastic deal, especially around Christmas time.
Leave Items In Your Shopping Cart
This trick works really well when you are deciding how urgent a purchase is. Go through your shopping list and select the “nice to have” and the rest of the items in your list can wait for another time. When shopping online, stores tend to have systems in place to encourage you to finish your purchase. Once this happens, sometimes the stores will then begin to offer you discounts.
Create A Budget For Your Online Shopping
If you need to be aware of how much you are spending, set yourself a budget. Having a budget in place will save you from temptation such as “free shipping on orders over XX amount”, so many people end up buying things that they don’t really need.
There you have it, our top tips on how you can save money when shopping online. If you are in the middle of moving or are having a clear out, have you considered renting a storage unit? At Cheap Storage Manchester, we pride ourselves on being one of the cheapest storage companies in Greater Manchester. If you choose to store with us we can offer you 50% off your first 9 weeks of storage (thus saving you more money). If you are interested in renting a storage unit get in contact with us today on the number 0161 464 4608.
