Save Money Online
The Internet is a wonderful place (well we’re slightly biased) but I’m sure you’ll all agree its something that we use daily and personally I can’t imagine how I survived pre Internet.
Anyway, if you are like us in the IT Pie office, there’s a good chance you haven’t started your Christmas shopping and you also like a bargain. Our guide will show you how to find the cheapest online deals, how to find online discount vouchers for your gifts and then taking a slight detour through a cashback website how you can make further savings on your gift buying.
Once you’ve done all of this you can either sit there grinning like a Cheshire cat, laughing like Father Christmas himself at the money you saved, or if you're like us, put that money towards the latest geeky gadget that you’ve got your eye on as one final Christmas present for yourself.
Step 1 – find the cheapest deals online.
Price comparison websites have been around for some time now, but they are the best place to start. Know what you’re after? Then jump onto one of these websites search for your product and find out who’s selling it at the cheapest price.
If you have a next generation phone (iPhone / Android phone) then there is an app which will allow you to scan the barcode of an item in the shop and then search online for the best price. Check out the two apps below.
Step 2 – Get a discount Voucher
Having found your gift online at the cheapest price you now want to try and save some more money, often companies offer online shoppers discount vouchers/codes and now there are a list of website who keep an eye on these vouchers ensuring that your kept up to date with all the latest offers, search the websites below to find your discount voucher.
Step 3 – Earn money for shopping.
Having found the best price and hopefully found a voucher to save more money, (remember you may save more money shopping on a slightly more expensive website using a voucher to make the total cost less) its now time to earn money for spending money – Amazing!
Cashback websites are still a relatively unknown system and can help you earn a handsome sum of money if used often enough. The way they work is simple, the cashback website receives money for sending you the shopper to the retailer, and the cashback website is kind enough to pass some of this money onto you. You may need to wait a couple of months before the money is paid into an account of your choice, but hey you were just paid for buying something you already planned on buying anyway!
The two website below are two of the biggest cashback websites in the UK
Always be careful when shopping online. Site’s like www.trustpilot.co.uk aggregate reviews from across the web to give a simple representation of other people’s experiences of dealing with the company.
Remember to check they have secure payment (designated by a padlock symbol in your browser) and most importantly that there is someone at the other end of a phone line!
For even more money saving advice, online and offline we recommend hitting the Famous Martin Lewis’ Money Saving Expert Website – the amount of free cookies and coffee this man has helped out office get is amazing!