What are your tips for saving money on big ticket holiday items?

This holiday shopping season, many of us are turning to "creative" means to getting the items on our list at a discount.  We are looking to buy those big ticket items but, save as much as we can.

Please tell us your best tips for saving on big ticket items this holiday season?  Maybe, we can all learn a thing or two!

 

Paper Coupons (60.9%)

Online Promo Codes (64.5%)

Haggling at the Store (7.8%)

Loyalty Cards (Frequent Shopper Cards) (31.8%)

Other (please provide your comment after you vote) (6.0%)

What are your tips for …
  • pmills By pmills
    on Nov 12, 2008  

    I shop the early bird specials the day after Thanksgiving for my big ticket items.

  • hrydhswyfe By hrydhswyfe
    on Nov 12, 2008  

    My favorite online deal site is dealtaker.com.

  • somnium By somnium
    on Nov 12, 2008  

    I find the best deal online and have the regular store match the prices

  • kelz72979 By kelz72979
    on Nov 12, 2008  

    I do the in store discounts as well. I LOVE black Friday!!!! Or just searching online and finding the item maybe refurbished...that is a money saver as well.

  • trigg93 By trigg93
    on Nov 12, 2008  

    I look through the sale papers and then use additional coupons

  • TACODA By TACODA
    on Nov 12, 2008  

    I use the in store coupons and coupons from the paper, magazines.

  • auntbee51 By auntbee51
    on Nov 12, 2008  

    I check online for any promo codes and in the stores I will use coupons if I happen to find any online or in the newspapers or magazines

  • Lorain1 By Lorain1
    on Nov 12, 2008  

    I shop around. You need to know your products and the prices that are out there. Price match when possible, find printable coupons, google coupon codes for online and take advantage of the early or late hour special sales. I can not recall the last time I paid for anything full price.

  • jenrik06 By jenrik06
    on Nov 12, 2008  

    you can find online codes through retailmenot.com but you can also google the product or store PLUS coupon code for codes from other sites. Also a good place to start is with ebates.com. You earn rebate $$$ for every dollar you would normally spend directly online...it's pretty good program and easy as pie to use. One last place I found is freeshipping.org for shipping discount codes.

  • mom2chloe By mom2chloe
    on Nov 12, 2008  

    Hitting the Black Friday sales!!