Shop managements think of ways and strategies to make consumers want to buy their items. That’s their focus—to attract their clients to part ways from their hard-earned money to buy the shop’s products, whether they need it or not. As consumers, it is our primary duty to ourselves and to our families to save money for our basic needs and for emergency situations. So, when you’re out Tampa shopping, you can follow these four secret tips that we’re about to share with you.
Decipher hidden codes on price tags
Look at the price tags of the items. There are hidden codes there that salespeople use to tag items that are ready for sale, clearance, etc. If you spot these mysterious numbers and markings on the price tags, you may want to hold off buying them because they will probably be on sale in as little as a week. Generally, salespeople use letters and numbers for their codes. Forget the letters because these only signify where the items will be placed. Notice the number because this is probably how much the item is going down to in a matter of days or weeks.
Prices ending in 7, 8, or 1 is on clearance
Prices are also used by the salespeople to communicate with each other which items should be discarded off quickly to make way for new stock. The last digit of the price would tell you the “future” of that item. Most price tags end in 9, but if it’s 7 or 8, that means the model has been discontinued. If the price ends in 1, that means the item is an old clearance stock.
Haggle through online chats
If there’s a live chat service on the online shop, you may want to open this window and negotiate with the vendor. Either the vendor would give you a discount code you can use or he would slash the price off your final purchase. Either way, you win. Some brands like Apple, Amazon, and MAC Cosmetics prefer not to give discounts, though you can always hope this policy would change.
Abandon baskets and receive offers
Put the items you want in your basket and altogether abandon it as if you really don’t care. Companies will probably email you with a deal or a discount code on the very same items you just put in your basket. You may receive the code that same day or the next day, but isn’t that sweet?