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Jul 19, 2007 -- Learn to haggle on the internet
The internet offers users the opportunity to get thing much cheaper than at physical stores. The Wall Street Journal's Personal Journal section reported that people have begun treating cyberspace like an old-fashioned bazaar, where they haggle for lower prices. Comparison shopping websites like ShopStyle.com and Glimpse.com have always been helpful in this regard, especially if you're in the market for a good deal on clothes. You can even find out about big savings at message boards like MakeUpAlley.com and StyleForum.net, where bargain hunters will post their finds from around the web.
To bargain for lower prices online, you should e-mail the website you're interested in and tell them about a better offer you found elsewhere on the web. Often the e-tailer will give you a comparable or lower price (and maybe even throw in free shipping) to get your business. One thing from the Personal Journal article that really struck Clark was that the writer mentioned getting a pair of blue jeans online for the bargain price of just a little above $100 -- some $50 cheaper than list price. That just goes to show that Clark really lives in a different orbit than most people. He says he doesn't do triple-digit clothing; in fact, he doesn't even really do double-digit duds. Single digit? Now that's more his style!
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I admire that about him...being thrifty is not being cheap...I appreciate all his useful information! Everyone is into the thrift shopping these days!
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OH YES, GOOD WILL AND THE SALVATION ARMY STORES, PLUS CONSIGNMENT SHOPS ARE THE ANSWER....TRY IT!!!!!!
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You can get great clothes at incredible single-digit prices at thrift stores like GoodWill and the Salvation Army. I shop there all the time--not because I have to, but because I want to!