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retail tricks

Posted on 20. Jan, 2010 by racine in penny pinchin'

We’re all guilty of becoming victims of retail tricks causing us to spend more money than we originally intended.  You arrive to a store with plans to make a specific purchase and leave with one or several items that you had no intentions of purchasing.  Why is that?

Our friends over at The Motely Fool were kind of enough to reveal some of the tricks retailers play on us causing us to overspend.  Follow the link and have a look at the article so you can be more aware of why you are  inclined to indulge in impulse buying.  Do you  often times feel like the item won’t be there if you simply wait to buy it at a later date?  Or have you ever been tricked into believing that buying in bulk is cheaper without doing a proper price comparison?  This article goes into depth describing how those retail tricks and more cause everyday shoppers to spend, spend, spend.  Learn the tricks of the trade to avoid overspending!  The sooner the better.

Tags: avoid overspending, retail tricks, smart spending, ways to save