Today’s fierce competition among online retailers equals deals galore and more savings ahead for consumers. Retailers are going to great lengths to win customers right now, by expanding free shipping, increasing cash-back incentives and offering other cool perks.
When purchasing goods and services for your business or personal needs, use these five tips to maximize the benefits of a good old free market retailer throw-down. Or employ one or more of these tips yourself to boost your own retail activities.
Remember: When retailers fight for customers, customers win.
Automatic coupons
Retailers use coupon codes as an incentive to get consumers like you and me to complete a purchase right now versus later. En route to buying, there’s a pretty good chance those consumers can save a few bucks on whatever they’re buying.
Here’s the big problem with coupons, however: Consumers need to exercise caution because many free websites put out junk coupon codes to attract visitors. Is it worth your time, as a consumer, to search, copy and paste codes that may be expired or invalid? You’ll never need to search for a coupon code again with Piggy; this is a free Chrome extension that automatically saves you money online. Just click the “Piggy” button at checkout, and it will instantly search and apply the best coupon codes for you.
The war over free shipping
Walmart recently made a big splash by ditching its Amazon Prime-like subscription-offering in favor of free shipping on all orders over $35. In 2016, Amazon had raised its own standard free shipping threshold, from $25 to $49. However, shortly after Walmart’s move, Amazon reverted back to a $35 free shipping threshold.
So, the…