shopping

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Business

Going Directly To The Manufacturer Site For Deals

I’m surprised that more people didn’t do this to try and save money. Usually when we want to buy something we go to a retail store that carries various products from other manufacturers. But surprisingly most people don’t ever think to try and buy the items from the manufacturers directly. In many cases you can

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Financial Management

Tax Free Shopping Incentives

I was recently reading this snipbit, http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=127581050, on how in July BC residents can shop at WA in a tax exempt fashion. Kind of an interesting way to draw out of country shoppers if that was the intent. Although, if you are thinking of crossing the border you still need to keep in mind that

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General Thoughts and Fun Topics

Purchases For Potential Future Use

Today I saw a sale on a computer part that was incredibly cheap. You could easily save about $300 if you bought the item compared to what other places are charging for it. Of course, the thing is that this is just one component of many that you would need to actually build a system.

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Business

Raising or Lowering Prices During Peak Times

So it’s pretty much tax time around here as a lot of people are already trying to figure out how they will be submitting their taxes. Most people use some kind of tax software nowadays I’d say. One interesting observation I had was that some stores actually increased the price of the products because of

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Financial Management

Paying More When You Know It Can Be Found For A Lot Cheaper

Today I was shopping and my parents asked if I could buy them this particular bread for them since I was in the area. At first I went to one place and it was sold out. The price was about $ dollars for the loaf. I then went to another store within the same mall

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Financial Management

Being Able To Sell or Giveaway Items As A Gift

Many times, especially during this time of the week, whenever I see companies selling items that are clearly loss leaders or are close to the wholesale price I personally think of two things if I don’t need the item. Essentially, if I decided to get rid of it can I resell it myself for a

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