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California King Sheets from Overstock.com
I have California King, which are the most expensive to buy sheets for, if you can find them anywhere at all. I just received my order from overstock.com of an entire cotton flannel set for $23, and that included shipping!
Posted on: 11/20/2009 | 0 Feedback(s)
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Link: Black Friday Ads Website To Preview Sales
There is a website to see early ad scans of the day after Thanksgiving sales from major retailers. They add more stores each week. You can do extensive budget planning way ahead of time and plan your agenda if you go shopping than.
Posted on: 11/19/2009 | 3 Feedback(s)
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Watch Price Tags for Sale Items
Did you that you can get a bargain at Sam's Club? Sam's doesn't have sales. So to know if you are getting a true bargain look for things ending with .01 cent. For example $10.81. Those are their markdowns.
Posted on: 11/19/2009 | 1 Feedback(s)
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Bed, Bath and Beyond Honors Expired Coupons and Competitor's Pricing
Most Bed, Bath and Beyond stores will accept expired Bed, Bath and Beyond coupons. Some will also accept up to five coupons per purchase. They will also match other stores' prices.
Posted on: 11/06/2009 | 0 Feedback(s)
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Link: Order Extra Free Consumer Action Handbooks
When you order for the Consumer Action Handbook, they will send 10 handbooks at a time, for giving to your other family members, friends and neighbors, and most of them probably don't even have this very helpful handbook now.
Posted on: 11/06/2009 | 2 Feedback(s)
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Buying Small Jars and Bottles
Hello, ThriftyFun members. I hope someone can help me with this. I make my own skincare products and would like to give these as Christmas presents to family and friends. Would anyone know of a supplier of pretty little jars and bottles to put these in?
Posted on: 11/03/2009 | 4 Feedback(s)
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Tips for Price Matching
By Kelly Ann Butterbaugh
Price matching, asking a store to sell an item for the same price as another store, is a way to get the best deal in town. It's also a way to get the exact item that you're looking for.
Posted on: 11/02/2009 | 2 Feedback(s)
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Make Photocopies of Important Receipts
Store register receipts fade after a while. When purchasing large priced items I always photocopy the receipt and attach it to the warranty and/or owners manual in case the receipt is required at a later date to prove purchase.
Posted on: 10/27/2009 | 2 Feedback(s)
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Unemployed People Receive 20% K-Mart Savings
According to K-mart's website if a person is unemployed they can get an additional 20% savings on their own brand merchandise. There are a few requirements: ID and proof of unemployment.
Posted on: 10/20/2009 | 2 Feedback(s)
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Dial 99 During Recorded Telemarketing Call
Do you still get calls from telemarketers even though you're on the Do Not Call List? If you get a call from a recording, dial 99 while the recording is playing and then hang up. On quite a few automated systems, 99 is the code to delete your number from their database.
Posted on: 10/05/2009 | 5 Feedback(s)
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