Guest Editor Shine By Three: Shop Savvy Online Sales Part 1

Margaret from Shine by Three lets us in on her top online shopping tips!

The assumption that I live behind my computer screen is probably not too far from the truth, so it’s also a reasonable assumption that I do most of my shopping online (free shipping, come at me). I have friends who literally go through every item in an online sale and then spend hours sifting through their Shopping Cart. Margaret and BWA to the rescue: master online sales with these (almost) foolproof steps.

Meant to be. As tempting as it can be to shop every online store at the same time, how are you going to justify buying more sale piece when the next round of online sales inevitably come around in two weeks? I do the Soulmate test:

Step 1: Bookmark everything you have your eye on across all the online stores that take your fancy.

Step 2: Don’t look at them until there’s a sale going on.

Step 3: If it’s still there in your size, some greater force wants you and your chosen product to start a beautiful friendship. If it’s not, have a cry and bake a cake.

57 Comments

57 Comments

  • Reply yslyenom Monday 5th May, 2014 at 11:32 pm

    Great!

  • Reply rzyanina Friday 17th August, 2012 at 7:07 am

    love this

  • Reply lizzie77 Tuesday 15th May, 2012 at 11:17 pm

    great tips thanks

  • Reply jetaime Wednesday 25th January, 2012 at 1:28 pm

    LOL I do this too, even though my boyfriend thinks it’s stupid!

  • Bones
    Reply Bones Sunday 22nd January, 2012 at 5:41 pm

    This is what I do! If there aren’t anymore in my size I’ll scour the web for other sites that might have it in stock, or I’ll look for a cheaper alternative elsewhere

  • Reply ichigolove01 Saturday 21st January, 2012 at 4:23 pm

    Haha. Thanks for the tips

  • sbooth29
    Reply sbooth29 Saturday 21st January, 2012 at 4:05 pm

    so many good ideas

  • Reply KNY Saturday 21st January, 2012 at 3:20 pm

    These days I hate paying full price for anything…but come sale time, my size is usually sold out

  • Reply Xiaxiao Saturday 21st January, 2012 at 2:08 pm

    good tips

  • Reply linhyy Saturday 21st January, 2012 at 1:53 pm

    lol i do this too!

  • ivysaurus
    Reply ivysaurus Saturday 21st January, 2012 at 12:34 pm

    Haha I do that all the time

  • Reply whatsupmonkey Saturday 21st January, 2012 at 12:01 pm

    *sigh* … there’s a beautiful shirt I want to buy (online, on sale) but I can justify it. It’s killing me!

  • violetflower61230
    Reply violetflower61230 Saturday 21st January, 2012 at 11:07 am

    Great tip!

  • Reply mandystsai2 Saturday 21st January, 2012 at 10:48 am

    Haha, so true!

  • Reply teekendall Saturday 21st January, 2012 at 10:16 am

    anyone who pays full retail online is a sucker!

  • Reply aalana Saturday 21st January, 2012 at 10:03 am

    I love online shopping!

  • Reply juliew Saturday 21st January, 2012 at 9:13 am

    fantastic tips

  • Reply tessarella Saturday 21st January, 2012 at 9:01 am

    I do that all the time!

  • Reply thugsy Saturday 21st January, 2012 at 8:33 am

    thank you

  • Reply bardie Saturday 21st January, 2012 at 8:28 am

    exactly what I’d do

  • Reply jarjar Saturday 21st January, 2012 at 8:24 am

    lol

  • Fashionista8P
    Reply Fashionista8P Saturday 21st January, 2012 at 8:10 am

    haha, I wish I could afford to shop online. I am trying to save

  • Reply lara.heaton Saturday 21st January, 2012 at 7:19 am

    Yes so true.

  • Reply midnightstarfish Saturday 21st January, 2012 at 3:52 am

    Love the last tip 😉

  • Reply chrystal Saturday 21st January, 2012 at 1:13 am

    and who doesn’t love to bake a cake

  • Reply MelanieLilly Saturday 21st January, 2012 at 12:51 am

    Haha i do that

  • newbie
    Reply newbie Friday 20th January, 2012 at 11:22 pm

    great tips!

  • kailaferrelli
    Reply kailaferrelli Friday 20th January, 2012 at 11:15 pm

    This is what I do! If it is meant to be it is meant to be haha! Love this,

  • Reply punkemohardcore Friday 20th January, 2012 at 11:13 pm

    I would like to do this, but come sale time there’s never anything left in my size.

  • sommy7
    Reply sommy7 Friday 20th January, 2012 at 11:05 pm

    Starting to bookmark now!

  • Reply pearl06 Friday 20th January, 2012 at 9:12 pm

    thanks

  • Legssss
    Reply Legssss Friday 20th January, 2012 at 9:06 pm

    good strategy

  • Reply shell0606 Friday 20th January, 2012 at 9:02 pm

    Good tips

  • Reply dapperdolly Friday 20th January, 2012 at 8:54 pm

    Totally agree!

  • leilani-lovebird
    Reply leilani-lovebird Friday 20th January, 2012 at 8:12 pm

    Gotta love all the sales lately

  • Reply ladadidah Friday 20th January, 2012 at 7:39 pm

    haha

  • Reply UNoPoo Friday 20th January, 2012 at 7:12 pm

    Haha nice.

  • Reply tina_cats Friday 20th January, 2012 at 7:09 pm

    awesome

  • Reply piccolanippy Friday 20th January, 2012 at 5:30 pm

    Ooh nice tips!

  • Reply JENNIFAARRH Friday 20th January, 2012 at 3:32 pm

    hahah love her tips 🙂

  • Reply chris Friday 20th January, 2012 at 3:21 pm

    good tips

  • Myra
    Reply myra00 Friday 20th January, 2012 at 3:07 pm

    Love the tips!

  • Reply chocolatelace Friday 20th January, 2012 at 2:40 pm

    love her posts!!

  • Reply Sarahh Friday 20th January, 2012 at 1:34 pm

    Haha succinct!

  • Gjenia
    Reply Gjenia Friday 20th January, 2012 at 12:57 pm

    If it’s not left in your size, your fave colour, or anything else that puts you off a little, it’s not meant to be and you’ll regret buying it 🙂

    (Which is pretty much what Margs said but I reworded it)

  • Reply Whatthe Friday 20th January, 2012 at 12:52 pm

    Yes some things are definitely meant to be and some things are definitely not.

  • aimzybabe
    Reply aimzybabe Friday 20th January, 2012 at 12:36 pm

    Hahah have a a cry and bake a cake 🙂

    And yes, I sift through the cart about 8 times, trying to limit down…it’s so intense!

  • Reply traanster Friday 20th January, 2012 at 12:32 pm

    LOL, that’s what I do!
    Or find ways I can make it or get it even cheaper.

  • Reply candi_lee Friday 20th January, 2012 at 12:01 pm

    Thanks x

  • Reply candicelee22 Friday 20th January, 2012 at 11:50 am

    Good ideas x

  • newbie
    Reply newbie Friday 20th January, 2012 at 11:25 am

    so witty!

  • Reply stels Friday 20th January, 2012 at 11:02 am

    on a totally random note, i’m loving the whole scarf on the head thingo going on!
    but yes, top tips, thanks 😀

  • Reply darling Friday 20th January, 2012 at 10:36 am

    thanks

  • Reply lynn Friday 20th January, 2012 at 10:32 am

    lol great tips!!

  • Reply lieuloves Friday 20th January, 2012 at 10:26 am

    love this!

  • Reply KatP Friday 20th January, 2012 at 10:24 am

    haha! Or make it instead!

  • Reply xoxoMayy Friday 20th January, 2012 at 10:06 am

    yupp i do that too!

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