How to Shop for Free: Shopping Secrets for Smart Women Who Love to Get Something for Nothing

Rose, Samantha; Spencer, Kathy

ISBN 10: 1452607257 ISBN 13: 9781452607252

Publisher: Tantor Audio, 2012

Synopsis

You've heard of amazing deals, online discounts, outlet shopping—but has anyone showed you how to shop for free? Meet Kathy Spencer—hot, hip mom of four who can whittle a $267.22 grocery bill down to one penny. One penny. Now, this smart, sassy, step-by-step savings guide teaches you how to do just that by revealing:Kathy's killer two-for-one shopping strategyWhich stores have the best savings—and how to cash inMonth-by-month steals and off-season shopping secretsHow to amass so much free stuff that you'll have to give it away!You'll learn how to find the best savings and combine them with store promotions, coupons, rewards programs, and store credit to get almost anything for free—from organic produce to makeup, baby formula to brand-name clothing. With an eye toward cutting your monthly spending on the basics, Spencer guides you through many popular stores—including CVS, Kohl's, Office Max, PetSmart, Target, and Home Depot—and explains how to maximize your savings. Follow Spencer's plan, and before you know it, you'll be shopping for free.

About this title

About the Author:

Samantha Rose is an Emmy award-winning television writer and the executive producer of YellowSkyMedia.

From Booklist:

Boston shopping maven Spencer sure knows her stuffthat is, how to take advantage of coupons, in-store sales, rewards clubs, and the like to reap bargains for nothing (or close to zero). With the help of writer Samantha Rose, the author takes us through a whirlwind of savings strategies and ideas, always executed on the up and up. To break up what could be pages upon pages of instructions, sidebars are liberally appliedhot tips (e.g., snag as many Sunday newspaper inserts as you can), work it (exercises to help you maximize budgets), shoppers hall of fame (testimonials from the parsimonious), and so on. And resources at the end of each chapter provide website URLs. In essence, Spencer and Rose demystify the marketing lingolike blinkies, tearpads, CATSand demonstrate very practical methods to score deals. such as joining product-testing groups or flipping (switching) prescriptions at pharmacies to gain gift cards and further discounts. Yes, Virginia, there is a lot of preparation time and effort involved in shopping for free. On the other hand, Santa could visit more than once a year. --Barbara Jacobs

About this edition

• Publisher: Tantor Audio
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 1452607257
• ISBN 13: 9781452607252
• Binding: Audio CD