How profitable to shop on sales without losing your head and half your salary

2024 Author: Malcolm Clapton | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 03:44

We'll have to prepare a little.

Take things apart

If you have planned to buy a new TV for the season of discounts, you can skip this point. It is unlikely that something like this could be lying around in your boxes. If you want to buy clothes, shoes, home textiles, small things like candles and batteries, it is better to first scrape along the bottom. So you will know exactly what you do not need to spend money on.

When parsing things, it's worth not just brushing up on what you have, but also doing your homework. Consider the example of clothing, because shopping and sales are most often associated with it. Before the season of discounts, it is not enough just to open the closet and take a look at the property. You need to get all the things and do the following with them:

• Try it on. If something has ceased to fit, it is not necessary to throw it out, you can postpone it until better times. But you definitely shouldn't count on this thing.
• Examine with passion. Anything that has lost its presentable appearance should be thrown away, and it is better to hand over for processing. If something doesn't like it anymore but looks great, send it to thrift stores.
• Go through again and make sets. Figure out what is missing and what can make irrelevant things fashionable.

Based on the results of this work, make a list of what is needed. It will contain things that are lacking in your wardrobe and with which you will replace the thrown out. With this approach, you make existing clothes work, instead of just filling the closet with random items.

When your shopping is not about clothes, knowing what you have is also very easy and saves you from unnecessary expenses. Let's say you don't buy games on sale on Steam that your computer can't handle if you refresh your memory about your graphics card.

Make a list

After sorting things out, you will roughly understand what you need. Based on this data, you can make a shopping list. You don't have to buy everything - just focus on it, walking along the rows of goods with crossed out price tags. The list will help you get back to reality and buy what you want.

Define a budget

If you don't follow this advice and just get money out of your wallet at the sight of something cool, you risk spending the rest of the month on water and pasta. Therefore, approach the budget issue as rationally as possible. Different ways are possible here:

• Look at your list and estimate how much money will be required. Add some more money to spontaneous purchases. And they most likely will be, even if you have iron willpower.
• Determine in accordance with income the amount that you are willing to spend. As part of it, allocate funds for purchases from the list and leave a little for spontaneous purchases.

The second option seems more reasonable. The first one is suitable for those whose shopping list is small, or the lucky ones with a large salary.

Compare prices

Large stores usually hold sales in order to quickly dispose of the remnants of old collections and free up shelves for new ones. But not everyone makes fair discounts. Sometimes the figure on the new price tag can be the same or even higher than on the old one: sellers expect that in the confusion, buyers will not notice anything.

In order not to fall for the bait, you need to find out the initial cost. If you are a fan of online sales, use special browser extensions. There are no such assistants for offline points, but sometimes you just need to peel off a new sticker with a price and see what was written there earlier.

Buy smart

All preparations can be useless if you lose your head in the store. Here's what can help you.

1. Ask yourself why you want to buy an item

The worst answer is because it is inexpensive. Price shouldn't be the only incentive to buy. If the thing is imperfect, then the “cheap” approach does not work. She still will not please you 100%. This means that you will be wasting your money.

2. Give yourself time to think

If you are inclined to buy, but are afraid that there is something better in a nearby store, do not rush to part with the money. Better to walk around the entire shopping center and then return. To prevent competitors from taking the thing out from under the nose, ask the seller to put it aside. Another option is to order a product in the online store of this brand.

3. Buy the right one

Begin with current realities. Do not buy things that you will need if you go on vacation to the Brazilian carnival, lose weight, or get taller.

4. Dress comfortably for shopping

Uncomfortable shoes and clothes will ruin your mood and make you angry. In such a state, it is difficult to adequately assess anything. As a result, you run the risk of buying something unnecessary or, conversely, abandoning the right one.

And another life hack: take a bottle of water and a snack with you. Hunger and thirst are also bad counselors.

5. Focus on your own feelings

During the sales period, any social network is filled with tips from stylists. Some people recommend buying basic things because they are forever. Others are trendy clothes: at a promotional price, it's not a pity to wear it twice and throw it away when trends change.

The problem with these universal advice is one thing: it seems like it works for everyone, but it doesn't work for anyone. For example, there is no common base for everyone. If you even go out to throw out the garbage in an outfit that brilliantly eclipses the stage costume of Philip Kirkorov, a beige cardigan and classic jeans may not be useful to you. So don't let the information noise drown out your inner voice.

Don't forget to return

By law, you can return the item you don't like within 14 days. Not everything will be accepted back, but the list of exceptions is small. If at home they realized that they got excited, do not delay and exchange the goods back for money.