Shopping Vampires
Posted by admin in Buying Stuff
I use a provocative title on this post, with perhaps not as much of a payoff as I'd like.
Nevertheless, I read this Motley Fool article today about the benefits of shopping late and thought it was worth a share.
The gist is that if you shop at night you can often get good deals because that's when things get marked down or thrown away–mostly perishable stuff like breads and meats. I recently got about 10 free bagels for showing up at a local bagel place as it was about to close. The Motley Fool discussion board participants had similar stories.
Someone also mentioned doing a little garbage picking at homes that have had garage sales earlier in the day or week, as most of the items not sold will find their way there. I was talking to a guy yesterday who told me he frowns on his wife's garbage picking–at least while he's in the car. But if she calls him on the phone having come across a particularly sweet piece of furniture sitting out on someone's lawn, he gives her much encouragement.
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