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- Date Dec 18, 2012
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Welcome back a recent Rasmussen poll says that only 29%.
Of people have finished their holiday shopping at a whopping 32%.
Haven't even started that -- But that doesn't mean that you still can't get a good deal consumer savings expert Andrea Warrick is here to -- and now -- free shipping day was yesterday that but if we miss it there's still.
Yes there are retailers that are extending those ground shipping deals through the rest of the week in fact banana republic has a deadline.
That's set for tomorrow Nordstrom's and -- -- December 21 so you can still shop online and still get the gifts in time for the holiday but it's really important that you reviewed those deadlines.
To make sure that you don't miss something -- that it doesn't get deliberately.
And if you go to free shipping day dot com.
A window will pop up with people with retailers that are offering free shipping still in time for the holiday and or you could -- -- free shipping dot org and find those.
Discounted or free shipping -- shipping coupon codes to help I lightning on that -- free shipping dot org for coupons yes and what you'll see is some retailers in fact offering free overnight.
It's still make that extra revenue before the holidays -- not benefits you to get those gifts -- comparison shopping tracking prices also very important very important we see retailers using a strategy called dynamic pricing which causes prices to fluctuate throughout the day.
Amazon in fact -- prices on a microwave nine times in just one day.
So it's really important to track prices you can use a website called huckster dot com it'll hurt you from various product you are searching drops in place and I -- looking for something CNET TV they'll let you know when it's dropped or when -- -- right and Wednesday I haven't.
Now this -- was really did clear your cookies on your computer why right so cookies.
Send data from your computer to a website that your browsing.
And they distort your browsing history and your other -- that your computer sends.
And now retailers -- often times pinpoint different price points based on your browsing history.
And sometimes offered deals to first time visitors if you clear your cookies might -- them and they may offer you battered psyche in it for the First Act and it finally -- -- -- your car to go through pick -- things in the don't buy them right and if you -- abandon your -- often times you'll get an email to incentivize you to go back some retailers -- -- -- offering coupon codes.
To get you to go back and make that final purchase it's not something that's widespread yet.
But given -- -- wanna try it out right so if you -- see a lower price of Miami the also take a screen shot -- so if you take a screen shot of that product page of -- dropped in price you can email that to a customer service -- who may be able to adjust the price on the product to be purchased at some retailers like target and -- -- even price match after purchase.
Well packed full of great I as far as taking guesses the last minute deals as we head into the holidays thank you so much -- -- for having --