Some of you have seen the posts about sign up, invitation only websites. I know some of you are wondering 'Is this really worth it?' I'll be honest, sometimes it is, sometimes not. But here's a breakdown of what I've got working now. Will it all work out? Probably not. But I'm excited about the great deals to be had, and you can 'earn' free stuff or discounts for a big chunk of your Christmas shopping.
1. Groupon.
This is a group coupon website, that offers a limited number of gift cards to many stores, many of which are online. It is a cities searchable site, but I and other bloggers can alert you to these deals. Also, you get 10$ when you invite someone to join and they make a purchase. Many times you can combine these with special deals and/or free shipping for an amazing deal. I recently have bought soap.com, fandango, and body shop.
2. Invitation only websites
These include but are not limited to ruelala, onekingslane, modnique, and more. You often get 5-20$ just for signing up. They create excitement without spending money on advertising, and top designers will let their items go much cheaper since this is an 'exclusive' club.Most of these items are VERY expensive, but they have all also had free-cheap items after discount, like candles and gourmet foods, great for a gift basket or exchange. Who doesn't want 40$ hot chocolate?You can also combine these sometimes with coupon codes and free shipping for great deals. (see post below) Now I know I may not use or even like all of these, but if I have the possibility to score a 50$ gift for 5$, why not?
3. Points earnings sites
These include swagbucks, viewpoints and more. Swagbucks is a points earning site. Now I'm all about my own personal comfort, so I just downloaded their toolbar and use it to search. Many ladies have said they 'search' for the site they want to go to earn tons of points. (won't work in google chrome). Viewpoints does not usually give $$ for reviews, but has a promotion from time to time to earn GC. I could have earned a 25$ one, but forgot about it, but they surprised me with a 10$ one instead. Combined with my free amazon prime moms membership, you can get a 10$ item totally free.
4.Purchase with Purchase
Several of you have seen the great deals they had last year for Christmas. One item on everyones list was the nintendo wii. Well if you held out almost until Christmas eve Walmart had a 50-100 gift card with purchase of the wii and other electronics. There will be several of these deals that you can use to fund the rest of your list. Ask yourself 2 questions though: was I going to buy it anyway, and was I going to buy it now? If not, don't be pressured into thinking you 'have to buy now' to get a great deal.
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