Any seasoned bargain shopper will tell you that shopping early for any occasion means you save big. That includes holiday shopping. There are a handful of you who have earned gold star bragging rights. You’re done your holiday shopping. We applaud you. However, most of us haven’t started. We’re in the mind frame that it’s still a little too early. If you’re looking to save a few pennies this year on your holiday shopping, keep a few things in mind…
I vaguely remember shopping for back to school stuff with my mother. What I do remember is that it was a 2 day event. One day she’d take me. The other, she’d take my brother. It was done and over with. Of course, that was 30 years ago. Back then, we only needed a few decent outfits, a new pair of shoes, a reliable backpack, pencils, a couple notebooks and a lunchbox (the ones that are now considered vintage). The schools provided the essentials like crayons, glue, markers and construction paper. If we didn’t show up with pencils or paper, that was okay. The teacher always had extra in her desk drawer.
I was sitting at my desk earlier today sipping a beverage laced with caffeine a little too fast when it occurred to me that I should probably introduce myself. I’ve been with zuuzs.com for almost 3 months now and, at one time or another, you’ve probably seen my face, read my blog posts or received an email from me about the Blogger Partner Network. I should, at some point, say hello. Today is the day. Hello.
There was a time when I used to venture out to the stores for everything I needed or wanted to purchase. Online shopping wasn’t something that I considered. In fact, it intimidated me a little. That changed about 5 years ago. I spotted a gorgeous bangle bracelet at Bealls Deptartment Store and I couldn’t walk away. It was 70% off and I had a coupon code for free shipping. That opened the gates for me. From that point on I became an avid and savvy online shopper. Today, most of my purchases are made online.
Many moons ago, shopping around for the best deals was a laborious task. As a little girl, I used to accompany my grandpa on his bargain excursions. Mind you, this was about 30 years ago when online shopping didn’t exist. Comparison shopping meant a small pad of paper, pencil, a full tank of gas and a lot of determination. My grandpa had this nailed down to a science. I remember when he bought the Intellivision. Only a few stores had this game console for sale. He visited each store, took the small pad of paper out of his shirt pocket, wrote down the price and proceeded to the next store. This is what he did for big ticket items. When all was said and done, he went to the store offering the best price and made his purchase.