Check store websites for special promotions and coupons. Also, try www.fatwallet.com and www.techbargains.com to find out about upcoming sales.
Carry sale advertisements with you and find out if the stores you are visiting will match other store’s advertised prices.
If you will not be seeing a person until after Christmas, wait until the post-Christmas sales to buy their gifts.
Survey your shopping card a final time before getting in line. Put back any items you are not sure you want to get.
Take advantage of one-time discounts offered to people who open up a charge account with a store. You can get ten to fifteen percent off your whole purchase, even if everything is one sale. Just remember you have to pay for those items as soon as the bill comes or your savings will evaporate.
When you go to a store to buy a low-priced advertised item, stay focused on that item. Do not buy a bunch of merchandise that wasn’t on sale.