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Best expedited shipping deals

Teresa — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 15:48:12 +0000

Still have some shopping to do?

FreeShipping.org has compiled a list of holiday delivery deadlines for more than 100 stores.

If you’re buying online any time and the store doesn’t offer free shipping, don’t click “Buy” until you check for a promo code at FreeShipping.org. The site is the best repository of free shipping offers all year.

Here [...]

Free Shipping Day is Dec. 16

Teresa — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 15:04:56 +0000

Still have last-minute holiday gifts to buy and mail? Friday is Free Shipping Day, when more than 1,800 merchants have agree to ship your purchases for free and have them delivered by Christmas Eve.

The list of participating merchants includes large and small stores, including Toys R Us, Sears, DSW, Barnes & Noble and more.

The website [...]

Top 10 Cyber Monday Coupon Codes

Teresa — Mon, 28 Nov 2011 16:09:12 +0000

Here’s some good information from CouponSherpa’s Cyber Monday page to help you save more money today.

According to CouponaSherpa, these are today’s top 10 Cyber Monday coupon codes:

Dockers Get 30% off when you spend $100 using coupon code GOBBLE. Gap Stores Take 30% off any order at Gap, Athleta, Old Navy and Banana Republic with coupon code HUGECYBER. Chico’s Receive 30% off [...]

Drop Down Deals serves up coupons

Teresa — Sat, 26 Mar 2011 04:04:01 +0000

If you shop online, you know it pays to look for coupons and promo codes.

But finding the ones that are still valid among the multitude of coupons online can take time.

Now there’s an app for that. What’s more, you don’t need a mobile phone to use it.

Drop Down Deals is an app that you add [...]

Free and cheap books for e-readers

Teresa — Fri, 25 Mar 2011 03:34:53 +0000

One reason I haven’t longed for an electronic book reader is that I figured all the books would be expensive. Why pay $9.99 for an e-book when you can buy the same title in hardback for $1.50 at Goodwill or get it free at the public library?

But as more people have acquired Kindles, Nooks and [...]

Save by cutting out e-mail offers

Teresa — Mon, 21 Mar 2011 03:28:11 +0000

I have subscribed to e-mail promotions from dozens of stores and restaurants over the years, and that means I get notices about sales, deals and coupons every day. And lately, I’ve been spending way too much time going through them, looking at a sweater here, a TV there, potential holiday gifts elsewhere.

So far, I haven’t [...]

Know policies to ensure happy returns

Teresa — Wed, 01 Dec 2010 15:00:01 +0000

A few weeks ago, I bought a new laser printer and a new telephone at OfficeMax. As I checked out, the clerk slapped labels across the flap of each box: There would be a 15% restocking fee if I opened the items and then decided to return them, even if they were unused.

When I opened [...]

Plan now for holiday giving

Teresa — Wed, 06 Oct 2010 12:27:01 +0000

It’s time to think about Christmas, Hanukkah, winter solstice and any other gift-giving holidays you celebrate in the coming months.

Yes, we know it isn’t even Halloween, but it’s only 98 days until Dec. 25. While power shoppers may have finished their holiday shopping, most people haven’t thought about it, which makes this the perfect time [...]

Check out BJ’s Wholesale Club with free trial

Teresa — Tue, 05 Oct 2010 12:28:00 +0000

Some people love to shop at warehouse clubs like Costco, BJ’s and Sam’s Club, and others find trips to those establishments usually mean spending more than they save.

It’s hard to know whether a warehouse store makes sense for you when you can’t try it out without paying a membership fee. Going with a friend who [...]

Clipping coupons may not pay

Teresa — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 21:51:12 +0000

As a personal finance columnist, I am supposed to advise you to clip coupons to save money. The truth is, it may not be worth your time.

Whether clipping grocery coupons will save you enough to compensate you for the time it takes to organize them depends upon your shopping habits and, even more, on what [...]