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Shrink your bills: Money saving advice

By Charlyne Varkonyi Schaub March 6, 2009 11:03 AM

I got an email today that I just have to share with you. During fat times, we forgot some of the savvy consumer advice. Here is some good advice from the folks at www.shrink.com:

Use discount and coupon sites .

Check out www.Retailmenot.com and www.CouponCabin.com. Type in the store name for current discount codes or printable coupons. Not sure what other discount and coupon sites are out there? Click for more info.

Shop at stores that have favorable return policy and/or price match policy.

Costco is the champ of return policy and will will take back most items. Nordstrom has a price matching policy and a 14-days sale adjustment policy. Online www.Buy.com has a best price guarantee policy with a few restrictions. Before purchasing a big ticket item, question the return policy and if there are any restocking fees.

-- Shopper Girl

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About the authors

Doreen Christensen has never paid full price for anything. If there is a way to save on something, she will find it and share how you can save, too. Doreen is a senior reporter covering consumer news, health, beauty and features for the online and print editions of the Sun Sentinel. A 32-year veteran of the newspaper, she previously was a senior copy editor on the universal copy desk. Doreen spends her time off hunting bargains, clipping coupons, gardening and traveling.

Justine Griffin covers retail and marine business for the Sun Sentinel. She is a Tampa Bay native who graduated from the University of Central Florida in 2010. After spending a year covering crime in St. Augustine, Fla., she moved to Fort Lauderdale and made the switch to business journalism. When she’s not writing, she’s riding horses and spending time with her whippet puppy, Josie.

Marcia Heroux Pounds is the Sun Sentinel's workplace columnist when she's not shopping for shoes. She also writes about small business, which allows her to visit many of South Florida's unique shops and boutiques.


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