My youngest daughter received a Leapster Explorer for Christmas. This gaming console was purchased through Amazon at a great sale price.
Though the unit, charging station, and case were discounted, the game cartridges remained around $25 each. Ouch!
Asking friends, whose children have the Leapster Explorer, where they find their games, I quickly discovered that sales are rare on these items.
Knowing that the purchase of games was in our future, I registered her Leapster device and checked the box to receive e-mail notification of sales and discount items. (Of course, I used my junk e-mail account to prevent overloading my personal e-mail account with offers.)
Waiting for a Sale
Last week as I checked my junk e-mail account, I discovered that for a limited time all the Leapster Explorer game cartridges were 25% off with free shipping. This deal came at the perfect time as my daughter recently turned 3 and had saved her money for games.
Acting on the Sale
In using time wisely and stretching our dollars, my daughter and I made the following purchase:
- Logged into my Ebates account.
- Searched for the Leapfrog company which carries a 3% cash back on my purchase.
- Shopped through Ebates.
- Selected two game cartridges and added them to my shopping cart.
- Entered promotional code DISCOVER (which has now expired) to receive 25% off and free shipping on my order.
- Reviewed the order for errors.
- Placed the order using my credit card for which I will earn rewards.
Instead of paying $55 for the two games, we paid a total of $39.73 and will receive $1.19 back through Ebates and $.40 in credit card rewards. Spending less than $20 per game – rather than $25 plus shipping – helped in stretching my daughter’s birthday money. She did not mind waiting for a sale as she knew she could get 2 games rather than 1 if she was patient.
Teaching my children the value of money by showing them how we use the available savings tools to stretch our dollars, I enjoy watching them think through how they can save their money but also get the item they desire. Great lessons learned by waiting for a sale to come along. Happy waiting!
Question: For what have you waited to snag a great deal?
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