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Extended warranties.They aren’t always worth it, but many of those extended warranties on electronics and office chairs and stuff will give you back the full, undepreciated value of what you bought if anything goes wrong with it. Usually as store credit. That usually only applies for lower value items that aren’t worth repairing - and that’s where those warranties shine.Mark on your calendar a month or two before the warranty ends. Then find something wrong with it that requires using that warranty. I don’t think I’ve ever had to actually lie - for example my now 2 year old office chair loses an inch or two of height a day from the gas cylinder leaking. Guess what, that’s covered under warranty - full replacement value back. And they don’t care about taking the “defective” chair away either.Just be sure you read the terms of what the warranty does and doesn’t cover.
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Before Reddit was a thing, I would register with tech support message boards when I needed some technical help with my computer or other things. However, I would make my username super feminine like “Stacybabe” or “Heather.” When I asked the question; it would never fail that I would get a flood of replies from helpful guys that thought they could hook up with me.
If you have a discount code for a website for example: discount10 for 10 percent off. Try : discount20. Works sometimes.
Honestly, there’s nothing quite like snagging a good deal. Whether it’s getting a discount on a brand-new washing machine or saving a bundle at the grocery store, it feels like a win. Companies know this well, which is why they often use coupons orspecial offersto tempt us into buying things we might not have planned on getting, boosting their sales in the process.Take a simplegrocery trip, for example. You head to the supermarket with a clear list—just veggies, nothing more. But then you spot a tempting deal: buy one, get one free on pasta. It’s hard to resist. Pasta lasts forever and it’s always useful to have on hand, so into the cart it goes.
Honestly, there’s nothing quite like snagging a good deal. Whether it’s getting a discount on a brand-new washing machine or saving a bundle at the grocery store, it feels like a win. Companies know this well, which is why they often use coupons orspecial offersto tempt us into buying things we might not have planned on getting, boosting their sales in the process.
Take a simplegrocery trip, for example. You head to the supermarket with a clear list—just veggies, nothing more. But then you spot a tempting deal: buy one, get one free on pasta. It’s hard to resist. Pasta lasts forever and it’s always useful to have on hand, so into the cart it goes.
I use multiple email addresses to continuously take advantage of free trials.. extending use of paid services..
Go to a buffet 10 minutes before they change the food and cost from lunch to dinner. The food quality goes up. The new food is fresh and hasn’t been sitting out for hours. And you pay the lower cost.A guy who works for me taught us this trick.We aren’t really a buffet type family in terms of what we eat. But if I take the work crew out or have a group of people visiting from out of town and I’m gonna pay for their dinner…the buffet trip is fun. .
Usually, such offers can draw in new customers. Picture this: you’re browsing online, and you see a pop-up that says, “Register now and get 10% off your first purchase.” Even if you’ve never shopped there before, it’s hard not to feel the pull of that discount.Whether online or in stores, these deals area clever wayto catch your attention and turn browsing into buying.
Usually, such offers can draw in new customers. Picture this: you’re browsing online, and you see a pop-up that says, “Register now and get 10% off your first purchase.” Even if you’ve never shopped there before, it’s hard not to feel the pull of that discount.
Whether online or in stores, these deals area clever wayto catch your attention and turn browsing into buying.
Book all your dental and doctors appointments for Fridays or Mondays to guarantee a 3 day weekend.
I buy the protection plan for low quality but nice looking outdoor furniture knowing that it will almost certainly break within 1-2 years and I can get replacements for free (or money back) over and over again.
So, when you see a “Buy 3 for the price of 2” deal, that one T-shirt you originally planned to buy turns into three. Suddenly, you’ve got a bargain, but you’ve also spent more than you intended, boosting the store’saverage basket value.
Geo arbitrage- sign up for a service via another country where it’s cheaper.
When there are two lanes on a roundabout, and everybody is sitting in traffic only in the straight ahead / turn off immediately lane. I just go in the completely free lane, do a full lap of the roundabout and skip ahead. Totally legal and safe driving, but just feels a bit icky skipping the queue.
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In the Morrisons cafe they don’t care if you refill your coffee cup multiple times. I’ve literally heard a staff member saying just do it. So I do.
Additionally, when companies offer coupons for specific products, it’s a smart way for them to clear outslow-moving inventory. Those targeted discounts not only make space for new products but also encourage customers to buy items that might have otherwise sat on the shelves, gathering dust.
Signing up for free trials with multiple email addresses… the art of never paying for a subscription.
I had multiple microsoft rewards accounts and got a lot of free gift card with it.
Used skip tracing to figure out the address and name of the person that stole my identity. I was indicted for the felony crime he committed against me before hand. It took me 48 hours all because of a small flaw in the way he stole my mail and skip-tracing worked like a charm. Sadly, since perjury was used to indict me, he walks free. I harass the criminal and his wife on a regular basis.
But here’s the thing: while some people hunt for the best discounts and wait for the right offers, others push theboundariesof what’s acceptable to get ahead.These posts showcase just how creative—and sometimes questionable—people can get when seeking benefits, not just for products, but in various aspects of life.
But here’s the thing: while some people hunt for the best discounts and wait for the right offers, others push theboundariesof what’s acceptable to get ahead.
These posts showcase just how creative—and sometimes questionable—people can get when seeking benefits, not just for products, but in various aspects of life.
My wife and I just got back from our honeymoon. We let places know everywhere we went and got all kinds of special deals and bells and whistles. Hotels upgraded us to nicer rooms at no additional cost. Nobody once fact checked us lol. Makes us want to lie about this on future vacations!
If you take your kids to Disney World get them a first visit or birthday button whether it’s true or not. It’s mostly minor things but my daughter got quite a few freebies when we took her for her birthday.
If you have your own cup, ice water is free in nearly every convenience store everywhere. Many stores explicitly allow you to fill your own cup with ice water for free, and in the others the staff is generally too busy or doesn’t get paid enough to care. This also works in hotels (for just the ice) and fast-food restaurants, but many restaurants are getting rid of self-serve drink dispensers.
Take Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, as a recent example. Theyreportedlyfired about 24 employees from their Los Angeles offices for misusing their $25 meal credits to buy non-food items like toothpaste, laundry detergent, and even wine glasses.
I used multiple emails to get $30 of free stuff on Uber Eats. I just logged into an account, waited a few days, and ordered my free food.
Lose your sunglasses? Go to a hotel and say you left them in your room and can you see the lost and found, please.
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