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You need to make a plan of attack, and that starts, not at the shops but in your own home.
Firstly, what kind of shopping are you thinking of doing? Things for the house, electrical goods, new cds or dvds, clothes, Xmas decorations for next year? Consider whether you received any gift vouchers / certificates / cards for Christmas. What kinds of shops were those for? That will help you decide which categories to shop the sales in.
In any case you probably already have some stuff. Go through the things that you already have in each category and note any gaps. These are the things to buy in the sales. Identify all the things you need - these should get top priority in your list - and all the things you’d want or like to have - if you see a good bargain, you can then choose to buy those. Write everything down in a little notebook to take to the shops with you.
I’m looking for clothes, and going through my existing wardrobe I have the following gaps, compared to my ideal wardrobe:
- casual trousers (up to 2 pairs)
- work trousers (up to 4 pairs)
- fine knit sweaters (up to 3)
- long sleeved t-shirts (up to 3)
- chunky knit cardigans (up to 2)
So, with my clothes shop gift card I should be looking out for only those things in the sales. Since my existing clothes have worked out ok for the last 2 or 3 months none of these are strictly essential, if I can’t find things that I like.
In the electrical goods items, I don’t have but would like the following:
- microwave
- toaster
- freezer
- ipod
- printer
- george foreman style grill
Of those, probably the most urgently required are the microwave, grill and printer. I received some cash for Christmas that could be usefully spent on some of these items.
thinking about specific shops
Where exactly are you going to hit the sales? I have no car, and live about 45 mins walk from a major city centre, so that’s where I’ll be going. There’s one electrical goods store, so I’ll see if I can get a bargain in there. Otherwise, I’ll tackle the shop that I have a gift card for, and a couple of others that stock clothes in my difficult to buy for (short, round) size.
Maybe you’d be better off buying online? That could certainly work in some categories (not clothes so much) and might be a better use of your time. It’s not normally worth hitting more than one or two major shopping centres for the same types of items. especially clothes - the discounts don’t vary all that much from town to town.
setting price limits
It’s oh so easy in the sales to spend more than you intend to because the bargains are so good. Once you’ve identified all the things that you want or need, set maximum prices on them and write these down. This stops you spending more just because something has been reduced a lot even though it still costs more than you’d really want to spend.
With my clothes selection, I’d set limits on categories plus an overall limit - e.g. no more than £40 on casual trousers, no more than £30 on long sleeve t-shirts, and no more than £100 all together. I’d do the same if I was looking to buy books or cds or dvds.
With electrical goods, I prefer to set a price limit for each item, and an overall limit. I’m not going to spend more than £60 on a microwave for example.
research
Some things benefit from a little research in advance. This mostly applies to electrical goods. Do this before you go, and write down any suitable brands and model numbers.
hitting the shops
Time to put the plan into action.
Wear comfortable shoes and layers as the temperature can vary wildly. Take enough money to cover tea breaks and lunch out and ideally a reasonable sized bag with you. If you will be trying on clothes, wear something easy to change in and out of.
Only go into the shops that you identified previously. Don’t veer off the list. Stick to your price limits. Take a break every 2 hours or so. When you can’t carry on, stop and go home. There will be other sales.
Good luck.
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Love the idea of planning for the sales… sometimes it is too tempting just to splurge on EVERYTHING
Absolutely brilliant post! I think a lot of people waste a lot of money in the sales!
I love when I score great deals after the seasons are over.
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I still adore the highlighter-yellow coat I bought in Amsterdam two years ago, which I snagged while out scouring the city for January’s best deals. Although I love the cut, the feel of the Italian fabric and the shocking color.
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^^ Something to be learnt there, i guess we don’t always need to go out for the best bargains when we already own the perfect item
Great post! The whole shopping experience during sales time would become awesome if one is able to do the planning beforehand. Though it is difficult as sales are so tempting that one does not find time to do planning.
I would surely try planning next time when sales are on, for this time I have already wasted lot of money buying stuff on sale.
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Watch out though as the January sales can be hectic – people queuing all night – probably in the freezing cold, waiting for the store doors to open next morning. Nerves are fraught, tempers about to ignite – once you have your hands on the sale item(s) you want to buy – it’s all worth it. Well so they say anyway!
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I went shopping three times and only actually bought one thing, a travel size Connect Four game. Was pretty nice and 50% off.
You may find some shops bundling in extra games or such (but half the time the games are sh*t and they’re just dumping excess stock).
Great things to include in your list are: Christmas cards, decorations and wraps, next year’s Christmas presents as well as birthday presents. January is known for its white sales, so it’s worth considering replacing towels and linens.
HI….. There are so many peoples are make so many plans for January sales coz they want save those thing for next Christmas .So many things which were expensive in the start of November but in January prices become down and we can buy things we like to buy and we can replace things and can create a new look good site.
I see a big line every year at bestbuy store im just curious what kinda sale do they have. what kinda price and all that does neone know ?
I heard a lot about yard sale in western countries but dont know , what itis and what items sell there at what terms and to whom ? Is there any probablity of bulk sale and profit margin in this sale?
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It’s only just had a price reduction and is starting to shift. Consoles aren’t something that traditionally goes down in the sales and I can’t see this being any different this year, especially by any great margin.
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Take enough money to cover tea breaks and lunch out and ideally a reasonable sized bag with you. If you will be trying on clothes, wear something easy to change in and out of….
Always walk out the shop before you buy something expensive. Firstly, if there is a chance for a discount then a salesperson may offer it when he sees you walking out the door with intention, and secondly, if you think about it over a coffeeand walk back into the shop then you are probably pretty sure you want it.
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Usually stroll out the shop prior to you acquire some thing costly. Firstly, if there is often a probability for a discount then a salesperson may possibly present it when he sees you walking out the door with intention, and secondly, if you think of it more than a coffeeand walk back into the store then you are almost certainly quite confident you want it.
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It’s only just had a price reduction and is starting to shift. Consoles aren’t something that traditionally goes down in the sales and I can’t see this being any different this year, especially by any great margin.
You may find some shops bundling in extra games or such (but half the time the games are sh*t and they’re just dumping excess stock).
End of the month is always the best way to find great deals. End of the quarter is even better.
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There are some excellent games out for it now (Ratchet and Clank, Call of duty 4, Motorstorm, Uncharted (due in a week or so), etc) and loads out early next year (including Devil may cry 4, GTA4, and Metal gear 4).
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