FX.co ★ How to shop cheaper online

High competition in e-commerce forces sellers to keep regular customers by any means and to attract new ones with promotions, bonuses, and special offers. Today we give you a couple of life hacks about how to get a product or service online at a better price.

1. Do not rush to buy

First, make sure you do not buy the product immediately - other online shops may sell it cheaper or offer more favourable delivery conditions.

Use the service for comparing prices, such is Yandex Market, for example, which allows you to find several offers in different stores. After that, go to the seller’s website to find out where the terms of delivery of goods are more favorable.

Some sellers do not have their own registered shops but place their offers on Avito website. In this case, you face some risks as these shops do not provide any warranty services and the possibility of a refund if you do not like the purchase.

If the product you are looking for does not have a specific name, for example, it is clothing or dishes, use the picture search. To do this, save the image, and then use the appropriate option in the search engine to find similar offers in other online stores.

2. Re-visit the site

Start filling out a registration form to make a purchase or just add your item to the basket, but instead of paying, close the page.

Perhaps you will receive the following message in your mail: "If the goods seemed too expensive, we will give you a special discount of ...".

Similar algorithms are prescribed in some online stores in order to keep a customer who changed his mind to make a purchase at the last moment.

3. Pretend to be a foreigner

The practice of dynamic pricing in e-commerce depending on the customer’s country is often used on sites for buying airline tickets and making hotel reservations. It is also found in online stores, for example, Amazon.com.

This means that the price will depend on the place of the Internet connection - your IP address.

Use VPN services to check how the price changes in different “places” of the connection. Sometimes the price difference can be rather significant because in different countries the balance of supply and demand for the same product or service may vary.

4. It is my first time here

Some online retailers carry out special promotions to attract new customers, so they give a significant discount for the first purchase in their store.

In addition, sellers give special bonuses for subscribing or reposting on social networks, as well as subscribing to mailing or newsletters.

There are often bonuses for installing a mobile application, and sometimes prices in mobile applications can be lower than on the website.

5. Use aggregator sites

There are many aggregator sites on the Internet that collect discounts, promotions, promotional codes, and special offers in one place.

Some popular resources: Bykers, SkidkaOnline, Cupongid, Promo code, etc. They often post information about discounts, which are not mentioned on official websites.

Some discounts may reach up to 30% or more.