6 Reasons to Shop from Home this Holiday Season
What is the biggest holiday following Thanksgiving? You may be saying that it is, of course, Christmas or Hanukkah. However, the road to the holidays is paved with many gifts. As a consumer, you have many opportunities to take advantage of some great shopping days, starting with Black Friday and Cyber Monday. Most shoppers think that Black Friday will yield the deepest discounts, but in recent years, Cyber Monday has emerged to try and sway shoppers to stay home. Why camp-out overnight in front of a store to beat the crowds when you can simply do your shopping online? Here are five other great reasons:
Not only will you save time, but you will save gas! We all know and loathe the rising gas prices, so why not avoid them altogether.
Save yourself some money on taxes and shipping. There is a great loophole in the tax regulations of online shopping in the US – retailers only have to charge taxes if there is a physical store present in the buyer’s state. This is great news for online retailers like Amazon and Overstock.com. Not only that, but it will also mean that you do not pay taxes on items from out-of-state. This could be a huge saving! Additionally, many online merchants will offer discounted or even free shipping to your home or to someone else. This means that you can purchase a gift and have it sent to your family members and avoid the hassles of shipping it off yourself.
Enjoy bigger discount potential with more price comparisons. If you decide to shop online this holiday season you will be able to realize your goals of not spending a fortune on all of the items you must buy. How? Simple! You have the internet at your fingertips and you will be able to compare prices on thousands of items offered by many different retailers. The Internet is a consumer’s heaven. All you need to do is first prices, and then look for a coupon. Or, you can use Dealio.com, which gives you the lowest prices and store-related coupons in one search.
Larger discounts are available online. Merchants are able to offer deeper discounts to online shoppers simply because there is lower overhead for them. This means that the newest and most in-demand items can be had for less in the online market.
Get many exclusives and free bonuses. Since it’s generally cheaper for retailers to do business online, they can not only give a bigger discount as stated above, but can also provide many incentives to further entice the shopper away from the ”see it, buy it” comfort of walking into a physical store. They can also offer a wider selection of products as there are many items that you will not be able to find in brick & mortar stores this season, but they will be available to the online consumers. On top of the online exclusives, you may even be given coupon codes and other bonuses such as bundled movie packs or free samples simply for ordering online.
Leaked Black Friday and Cyber Monday deals. Last but not least, since so many retailers are competing for your money this holiday season, they are all releasing their Black Friday and Cyber Monday deals early. This has not been done in the past, but is now becoming more of a trend. If you’re shopping in-store on Black Friday, then retailers want to make sure that you will pick their store line to wait in at 6am since this generates a lot of publicity (though it may not add much to their bottom line). Most of these brick & mortar stores are also offering Black Friday online deals and Cyber Monday deals and nearly every online retailer will have offers too. With so many stores having so many deals, how do you decide where to go? That’s where Dealio comes into place. You can quickly view all 2010 Black Friday sales and Cyber Monday deals by searching by store or product category. It’s that simple.
In short, consumers will be hard-pressed to find good reasons not to shop online this holiday season. ‘Tis the season to be shopping, so why not do it online and save yourself a bit of hassle. Holiday cheer is just a mouse click away.
Jane writes frequently for Dealio.com an online coupon code site specializing in Black Friday deals and Cyber Monday discounts. She is an avid bargain shopper and her personal credo is “Never pay full price”
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