HOW TO SHOP AND SAVE ON THE INTERNET…

Lighten up…that’s one of my New Year’s resolutions. Right… that’s much easier said than done as I sit in front of my computer to blog and I don’t know what to write. I’m not a writer. I’m not creative; I’m not eloquent with words.  I’m a bottom line kind of person that just says what’s on her mind and hopes to stay out of trouble. But when it comes to blogging I get bogged down and paralyzed. That’s no fun.

What I want to say is I love my shopping APP so much I just want everyone to experience the same success savings that I have. We saved well over $500 this Christmas. If I took each gift and subtracted the APP price from the stores and on-line price, I bet it would be more than $500.  That is huge! In this economy! Everyone should have the shopping APP on their computer. That’s it…that’s all I want to say.

Oh… one more thing.

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How were your Holidays this year? Hopefully like me, you saved a lot of money looking for bargains while shopping on line and avoiding long lines at the Mall and busy parking lots.

I did…

This was my second year using my shopping APP and its less expensive and  more fun than fighting the traffic at the mall and circling the parking lot for a spot to park my car. That makes me grumpy!

That’s one of the reasons I love shopping and saving on line…

The process was pretty simple this year.  My kids sent me a wish list.  The list also included the grandkids list. We set a budget per family, and I Goggled and Googled until I found everything I wanted to buy.

You may be wondering…what’s the big deal…right?

What I love about the shopping APP… and you will too… is once I enter the item I want to search in the Google search bar, the APP will find the item in a matter of seconds. There are no pages after pages of re-entering a new search. The APP scans the entire web for me and finds the lowest price. I simply look at the tabs (websites) it pulled for me. The price is often times less than the stores you visit on land and most of the time there are no sales tax or shipping charges.  Remember, I said most of the time, although I rarely pay sales tax.

Once I find what I want, I make the purchase and hit submit…I’m done. A few days later the packages started arriving. It’s just like Christmas for me as I carefully open each package to see what’s inside. It is so much fun!! By the time Christmas officially arrived we were ready and actually enjoying the season.

It comes so quickly and ends abruptly. No lingering…

Here is the good news…

It’s a new year and you don’t have to wait for sales to get the best prices out there. You can shop for birthdays, special events, weddings, showers and the items that you are already purchasing every month. For example I buy all of my organic staples with my shopping APP.  Check it out…you have nothing to lose. Click now to get your free APP.

Have you noticed how great some of the sales and bargains the stores are offering this year? It’s unbelievable! I started shopping online thanksgiving weekend to get an early start…that might have been a mistake. Some of the items that I bought are less expensive now and continue to fall in price.  A couple stores where I purchased have actually given me a credit to meet the new price. Sweet!

This is my second year avoiding the malls, crowds, traffic and driving in circles to find a parking spot. I love it! I have saved hundreds of dollars and that is just one of many benefits that come with shopping on line and using the F-R-E-E shopping APP.

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I saw this interesting article that has some great facts that you may find helpful.

Online shopping has moved from geeky to mainstream in just 10 years. Almost 50 percent of Americans shop online and 90 percent of that number have bought something online in the last six months. This explains why revenue for online merchants is now averaging over $44 billion a year, up 500 percent from the end of 2000.

While convenience is a factor, online coupons, and mobile coupons make it easier to save money when shopping online merchants.

According to recent research, the average online shopper is female, aged 42, spends an average of $445 online per year and has a household income of $65,000. While that’s not very surprising, but it’s always interesting to discover perception truly is reality.

Take a look at the following nine statistics and see if you fit into the international online-shopper demographic.

1. Why Online
Ninety-four percent of consumers depend on their computer in their personal lives. Nearly two-thirds (62 percent) have a high level of dependency.

2. When We Shop
The highest percentage of both men (77 percent) and women (68 percent) shop online during the morning before lunch. Top level professional males and females prefer to shop at night. Stay-at-home moms tend to shop in the mid-afternoon, perhaps during nap time?

3. Who Shops Auctions
More than 50 percent of online auction participants are men aged 30 to 49. The majority are suburban white males with a college degree who earn $60,000 to $100,000 per year.

4. How We Find What We Want
One third of online shoppers find what they’re looking for via a search engine and about one fourth find websites by word of mouth. Other influences include personal recommendations and special offers.

5. Why We Return
Online shoppers who have a good experience will return to that website 60 percent of the time to make another purchase. However, the most important factors are ease of use and the presence of user-friendly features

6. What We Buy
Books and clothing/accessories make up the large majority of online purchases, followed by videos/DVDs/games, travel reservations (air, hotel, and auto), electronic equipment, and music and computer hardware.

7. How We Pay
Nearly one dollar in five dollars spent online is paid using such alternative payment methods as gift cards, PayPal or eBillMe, an online banking service.

8. Who Pays Attention to Online Ads
Twenty-nine percent of males and 30 percent of females say their decisions are “frequently” influenced by online ads. Forty-three percent say their decisions are “sometimes” influenced.

9. Who Shops Online

• 57 percent are business professional
• 69 percent reside in single homes
• 62 percent own their home
• 41 percent are married
• 49 percent use a mobile phone to order online
• 11 percent make a business purchase

How is your Christmas shopping coming along? Did you find all of the sales and bargains so that you could stay within your budget this year in spite of the economy? If you are a bargain shopper like I am… I know you are doing your best to get that deal even if you have to drive out of the way.  It’s an addiction…but at least it’s harmless…right?

The craziest thing happened to me. On Cyber Monday I did a lot of my shopping on line with my shopping APP, and found the boots my daughter asked for Christmas. In our family we make a list of things that we would like and buy what we can within our budget. Jennifer had picked a pair of White Mountain Pinwheel boots. I found them at DSW for $69.95 with a coupon for $15 which had to be used that day. For some reason I had a problem with my password so I called DSW and they reset it for me. I guess during that distraction I failed to submit my purchase(I believe there was a technical glitch) and unfortunately it never went through. I was so upset  (drama queen) over not getting a $15 discount! I called DSW to explain my dilemma…they wouldn’t budge.  I just re-ordered the boots at full price so I’ll have them in time for Christmas. I’m okay.

There is nothing like learning a lesson when it hurts in the pocket book. Next time I’ll make sure I hit that submit button! Click…click….click!

If you are looking for boots and great sales check out this bargain. these boots were on my Christmas list for Kelly, our oldest daughter. You will find these boots in nice department stores for $140 and more. With the shopping APP if found them for $104.00 with no sales tax and free shipping!

Were you one of the brave peeps that shopped in the middle of the night to save on your Christmas shopping the day after Thanksgiving?

If so, Congratulations! I hope your savings added up and you got some great bargains.

We didn’t shop the day after Thanksgiving. This year we celebrated with the kids and grand-kids the day after… when everyone else went shopping. With our blended family it makes it hard on our kids to go to 3 different homes in one day for Thanksgiving. So to make it more enjoyable for everyone, we opted to celebrate the next day while others shopped for bargains.

There were some great sales and savings to take advantage of, but honestly I shopped on line that night and saved a bundle myself.

This is my second year shopping on line for Christmas. Last year was my first experience using the shopping genie. It saved me time, gas, hassle, safety and a lot of money. I buy for 6 grandkids, 3 daughters, 3 son-in-laws, my Bunko Ladies group, friends and we adopt a family every year. As you can imagine I spend a lot of money…with my genie I also save a lot of money.

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I want to caution you as I was cautioned. When you are shopping on line be careful. This year with the economy as it is the hackers and crooks are out there trying to steal your information so that they can use it to their advantage. Don’t be a victim. It is best to buy from sites that you are familiar with.  Here are a couple of tips that might be useful for you.

I got this from SSL.COM

There are two general indications of a secured web page:

1) Check the web page URL

Normally, when browsing the web, the URLs (web page addresses) begin with the letters “http”. However, over a secure connection the address displayed should begin with “https” – note the “s” at the end.

Try it! – Visit our home page (http://www.ssl.com). Note the URL begins with the “http” meaning this page is not secure. Click the link in the upper-right hand corner to “Log in”. Notice the change in the URL? It now begins with “https”, meaning the user name and password typed in will be encrypted before sent to our server.

2) Check for the “Lock” icon

There is a de facto standard among web browsers to display a “lock” icon somewhere in the window of the browser (NOT in the web page display area!) For example, Microsoft Internet Explorer displays the lock icon in the lower-right of the browser window:

I want to find a bargain and save on the iPad2!

Finding a bargain on an iPad has been a challenge. So for the last 4 months I’ve been coveting an Apple iPad like my friend Dana has. She loves it and uses it more than her laptop. I got the Sony Vaio for my birthday last year, which I love, but there is something about the iPad makes me want more. I love the ease of one touch is your email.

How to save and get that bargain  on your Apple iPad

So this year for my birthday I asked for the Apple iPad 2.  My sweet  husband was perfectly willing to please me and buy it for me, however, I kept  stalling. I hated paying the full price. I am addicted to getting a bargain. The official Apple store at the Mall, which we visited, sells the Apple iPad for $499 plus 7% sales tax.  Of course I’ll need the Smart Cover, to protect my iPad, and some of the other accessories which will bring the investment close to $600.

Apple smart cover

After doing my research with the Genie APP this is what I’ve concluded. It is difficult to find new Apple products discounted. However, it is not impossible.The iPad price shown above starting at $369 is NOT for a new iPad.

This is what I found…

Apple store:

$499+$34.93 tax, +$41.73 smart cover, +$46.12 Digital AV adapter= $621.78

Genie APP on-line:

$499 no sales tax, no shipping charge, $15 smart cover, $39 Digital AV adapter no sales tax, no shipping charge=  $553.00

My big save $68.78!!!

Sales, bargains and coupons…the FREE Genie Shopping APP is for you!

Did you know that there are 56 days until Christmas? That’s hard to believe. I don’t know where the time goes…but it goes fast. Last week I was in North Carolina visiting my grandkids and I read about a mom that is more organized than I am. She has already finished her shopping and has it all wrapped! She bought presents for about three dozen family members, her husband and their three children, two foster children and 15 nieces and nephews. “I enjoy the holidays more when I’m not running around the stores like a crazy person with everyone else,” says the stay-at-home mother, who lives north of Salt Lake City.

The Gift of Saving

I like her strategy and I have another one to share with you. If you really want to save money, time, hassle, gas and get some of the best sales available , you must check out the shopping Genie APP. It’s a web based APP and it will find you the lowest prices on the internet in seconds. Often you do not have to pay sales tax or shipping. It depends on what you are purchasing. Try it… it’s easy to install, there is no membership, tracking, malware, addware, and it will not slow down your computer. You will love the Genie APP! Click now… Continue reading →

How are you handling the Holiday stress?

As the fall wind is whipping through our yard; I’m searching for my favorite soup recipe and I become aware the signs of fall have arrived in our home.It’s almost the end of October and time to bring out the Halloween decorations. Fall reminds me that Christmas is right around the corner and as my mind starts to wonder, I think about the wish lists we

Holiday Stress

will get and our budget this year.

This time of year comes with mixed blessings. For most of us it’s a happy and festive time of the year, but it can be stressful because it is easy to get caught up in spending. Did you know statistics state that 90% of us will buy things we cannot afford? This causes major stress when the bill arrives and the money is not there. If your budget is not what it was a few years ago with our current economy, you may want to think of other options this year.

Try some of these…

• Suggest to your family to set some boundaries for holiday spending.
• Draw names and consider playing White Elephant ( a game where people pick numbers and pick presents).
• Talk to your kids about picking two gifts and making cookies or gifts to take to someone in need.
• Give your time to your favorite community charity instead of a gift.
• Decorate a plate or basket you can find at a thrift store with fruit or cookies and give it as a gift.

These are just a few of the ideas I’ve come up with this year. Like you, I’ll be buying gifts too, but we don’t have to make it so stressful and get in debt. Do what I did a year ago, install your FREE APP and save hundreds this Christmas.  I did. I guarantee you will save money on whatever you are searching for online. The genie APP will scan the entire internet and find it for you in seconds at the lowest price. What I love is I can do most of my shopping in the comfort of my home. No big holiday lines, no searching the parking lot for a parking space, nor money on gas. Oh…and did I mention time?