Today I thought I should keep things simple since I'm in that "just got back from vacation and the laundry is stacked three-miles high" mode.My simple frugal tip for this week is that you should actually know what a good deal is.
To illustrate..........
If we are anywhere in the vicinity of an outlet mall while on vacation, I try to set aside a little time for some bargain hunting. That was true during our trip this past week.
I enjoy buying clothes for our daughters at The Children's Place, so I made a stop at their outlet store. They occasionally carry plain, thin, long-sleeved layering shirts which I stock up on for the girls to wear to school under their uniform shirts.
This outlet had a great selection of these shirts in lots of colors and sizes, BUT they were priced at $4.99 each. That's not a bad price.......except for the fact that I just bought two of them a few weeks ago at our local store for $2.49 each. Needless to say, I left the outlet with no new shirts.
On the other hand, I was able to pick up the cute Gymboree sweater pictured above at their outlet store for only $6.99. It should fit my older daughter this winter and can hopefully be passed down to her sister.
The moral of the story is to know what a good price is on items you're looking to purchase and be willing to wait until you find it at or below your target price. When you see what is truly a good deal, be ready to buy.
I agree completely. Outlet shopping only saves money when you know what the regular prices are. Same goes for warehouse shopping, too: I've seen many items at Costco that are priced lower than my supermarket's regular price, but still higher than the supermarket's sale price.
ReplyDeleteYou are definitely right about the warehouse prices. I have visited Sam’s before and found prices to be good but not as low as I can get by matching coupons to sales at my grocery store.
ReplyDeletei'm blessed to live near an outlet mall, but you definetly have to know what you're buying in order to get the best deal.
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