How to Shop for Free: Shopping Secrets for Smart Women Who Love to Get Something for Nothing

Product Description Kathy Spencer can whittle a 267.22 grocery bill down to one penny. How to Shop for Free is Spencer's smart, sassy, step-by-step savings guide that teaches you how to do just that -- and more. You'll learn how to find the best savings and combine them with store promotions, rewards programs, and store credit to get almost anything for free -- from organic produce to makeup, prescription drugs to clothing. With an eye toward cutting your monthly spending on the basics, Spencer guides you through many popular stores -- including CVS, Kohl's, Safeway, Target, and Walgreens -- and explains how to maximize your savings. Follow Spencer's plan and, by the end of the book, you'll be shopping for free. From Booklist Boston shopping maven Spencer sure knows her stuff�that is, how to take advantage of coupons, in-store sales, rewards clubs, and the like to reap bargains for nothing (or close to zero). With the help of writer Samantha Rose, the author takes us through a whirlwind of savings strategies and ideas, always executed on the up and up. To break up what could be pages upon pages of instructions, sidebars are liberally applied�hot tips (e.g., snag as many Sunday newspaper inserts as you can), work it (exercises to help you maximize budgets), shopper�s hall of fame (testimonials from the parsimonious), and so on. And resources at the end of each chapter provide website URLs. In essence, Spencer and Rose demystify the marketing lingo�like blinkies, tearpads, CATS�and demonstrate very practical methods to score deals. such as joining product-testing groups or flipping (switching) prescriptions at pharmacies to gain gift cards and further discounts. Yes, Virginia, there is a lot of preparation time and effort involved in shopping for free. On the other hand, Santa could visit more than once a year. --Barbara Jacobs Review “There is plenty of solid information here and a certain amount of silliness, which is actually a positive thing, as if the authors take their money-saving strategies seriously but not too seriously…[The] highly specific information on loyalty programs, coupon Web sites, manufacturers’ sites and discount plans, prescription-drug savings and more, will be very useful to people who are trying to make their money go further.” BargainBabe.com, 12/8/10“Kathy shows you how to get the most deals with the least out of pocket expenses and explains how to combine the various reward cards with sales, rebates, and coupons for the best savings.” Boston Herald, 12/10/10 “You’ll save big bucks if you follow the advice in How to Shop for Free.” MommyWantsFreebies.com, 12/19/10“[An] amazing book.” MomsOwnWords.com, 12/15/10 “Kathy explains everything on how to get started by setting your savings goals, getting organized, and how to match sales with savings...How to Shop for Free is so well organized and thoughtfully written for the newbie…and yet, even the most expert shopper will enjoy this comprehensive how to book.” “These economic times make it necessary to save wherever you can. This book…can save you considerable dollars!...Highly recommended.” Deseret News, 1/27/11 “A quick and conversational guide book that is chock full of insight and advice…The step-by-step textbook for shopaholics…There are a ton of good tips and tricks…The book is a great value—especially in helping readers to realize the absurdity of mindlessly spending money and full retail price for consumer goods.” Booklist Online, 1/26/11“Boston shopping maven Spencer sure knows her stuff…With the help of writer Samantha Rose, the author takes us through a whirlwind of savings strategies and ideas, always executed on the up and up…Spencer and Rose demystify the marketing lingo—like blinkies, tearpads, CATS—and demonstrate very practical methods to score deals.” Technorati.com, 2/12/11“Reading about some of Spencer’s amazing deals is a delight in itself, learning how to get them is the reward for that reading…Who would imagine that reading ab