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BigLots (r) TM

Biglots,  a corporation with its stores scattered through the United States is a bargain place to visit for name brand items. Being a gamer, you can’t ignore some deals that just got hit this week. A friend of mine just purchased FIFA 08 for $6 at biglots on the day while still this game is sold for $9 or something at the EA and other online stores. Even at amazon.com the price of this game was too much. So how does biglots do it ? Just ask  them ! But it proves to me, that if you are planning on getting anything, it’s worth checking into many places before you make the transaction. The same game was $9 bucks at Office Max on the same day. Any reason why one would over look the benefit of saving in Biglots ? But who knows, there could be something in Office MAX which is cheaper but expensive at Biglots and I didn’t know about it ?

I only wish Biglots carried food items like frozen foods, perhaps then, it would be totally a different shopping experience.

$3 for DVD, can you beat that price even for some topnotch/latest DVDs. I don’t know ? As for me, I buy everything except food from Biglots and it seems to save a lot of money. Of course, Walmart is there for other stuffs.

WALMART(R) TM

Enough can be written about this one. It’’s got everything. Shopping online is still not as easy as AMAZON.com, but you can assume the burden of traffic this  website might get — for Walmart is still the world’s largest retail giant. Since I am shopping for PC GAMES, I have to say, I am sorry WALMART. You always carry more of the VIDEO Games for other platform than PC. Those that you carry are way to expensive and you assume that everyone has a gamer PC ? Come on now. Yes, you still carry those old games like puzzles and stuff but they aren’t cheaper in no way. I would rather go play online some flash games instead of them. I find, Walmart is so big, it wants me to stay inside a lot. Spend a lot.  Want to save money, get what you want and get out of there. The more you look at those rollover and savings, you seem to want to  grab`um.

Dollar TREE(R) TM and Dollar General

Anything, Everything for a Dollar. I personally like to shop here for even a can of corn, gift cards etc. I doubt people shop to a location just because of the name.  Are there some among us who like to shop at  places that you ought to shop because you have so much money ?

I often shop because I like the cashier who greets you with a smile. Perhaps something a bit different else where.  In other places, you feel like you are not in a store, but in your neighborhood. In line with what I’m writing, your local Gas station could also carry locally grown stuffs like tomatoes etc. Get it there, instead of else where even if it’s a few cents more. First of all, it’s from your area, organic, and you are helping the neighborhood farmer.  Is your money going else where, for,  say to another country ? When you spend, do you ever wonder, who gets your money ? Is it really stupid to ask that question ?

Now if you fancy, go to a shopping mall and you have everything in-front of your nose. Who knows where things come from here ?

Online Stores

Well, there are so many. I just click what I wanna buy at google and at the top, I just click Shopping.  This kind of gives me an idea of prices etc but often what google shows is not accurate. Say I want to sort something by price, the price shown on the result is different that what is shown on the website. Isn’t that kind of like the Shopping search engine is still in BETA mode or why should we blame it because the shopping site just changed it and Google don’t know about it.

I would compare the online price with store price before I make any purchase.
Now, a lot of you may not have the time to do all this. But if you are starting now, you sure have time. Hit that shopping button on google.com to start your quest.

With the Economy being so bad, don’t expect that BLACK FRIDAY took everything off and you won’t have much chance now.

Stores will be extending DEALS until they earn enough. Have they really earned enough ? I doubt ti.

Perhaps some will have “Every Mondays” as Black Friday, or some will have Weekends as Black Friday. So it’s worth checking the stores. Here are a few, just google them.

• SEARS
• BEST BUY
• WALMART
• KMART
• BIGLOTS
• DOLLAR TREE
• FAMILY DOLLAR
• DOLLAR GENERAL
• AMAZON.com
• BUY.com
• EBAY.com
• Overstock.com
• OFFICEMAX
• LOWES
• HOME DEPO
• well, the list goes on and on. Why not visit a store near you, then the one about half a mile away… just incase you don’t add that GAS cost in your quest to find the best deal.

Good Luck!

Have I done my holiday shopping yet ?
I’ve only bought 1 gift for a friend, I have to buy for 18 others and still waiting for the prices to drop. They will or I will wait till that last minutes… LOL