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10 Tricks Stores Don't Want You To Know  
Do's/Don'ts 

Tags: Shopping, Deals, Stores, Hate, Best, Worst, 10, Ten, Scams, Consumer

Make 'em weep! These are 10 shopping tricks that stores hate for you, the shopper, to take advantage of when buying at their store.

1.	Buying loss leaders and leaving. Loss leaders are products that a company sells below or at cost to lure customers into the store.
2.	Signing up and using credit cards but paying it off on time.
3.	Just Say No! Saying no to the extended warranty.
4.	Activating your own phone with a cell phone company. You can buy a used phone, or an unlocked phone, for full price and avoid signing a contract.
5.	Shopping around and looking at things in the store but then buying online for cheaper prices.
6.	Buying 1 when its 2 for $.: When it says "2 for" you can still get 1 or 3 or 11 for the unit price.
7.	Opening a store credit card account to get a discount but then paying it off and cutting it up.
8.	Using websites to track 30 day price guarantees. There are websites that will watch your purchase for you and email if it drops in price during the guarantee period.
9.	Buying seasonal items at clearance prices for next year (i.e. buy snow skiis in May).
10.	Buy "accessories" on Ebay rather than paying huge markups. You can buy HDMI cables for pracitically 50% off.

Lister: prattedit
Source: Meghann Marco at the Consumerist.com

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