Getting The Best Deals When Shopping Online

The Web-Based personalized shopping assistant Shop It To Me conducted a year-long survey that concluded earlier this year. They looked at over a million sale items on the Web to get the inside scoop on the best days of the week to get the biggest discounts on certain categories of items. The categories range from sunglasses to bathing suits to handbags and menswear.

Mondays: Best for buying men’s and women’s dress pants. The average sale is about 48 percent off.

Mondays: Also great for purchasing sunglasses. The average discount is 55 percent.

Tuesdays: Best for buying men’s apparel. The average discount is 42 percent.

Wednesdays: Find lowest prices on shoes. The average discount is 38 percent.

Wednesdays: Also find best deals on kids’ clothing. The average discount is around 40 percent.

Thursdays: Best for buying women’s handbags. The average discount is 36 percent.

Fridays: Biggest sales on accessories like jewelry, belts and scarves. The average discount is 42 percent.

Saturdays: Best sales on intimates (37 percent off) and jackets/outerwear (51 percent off).

Sundays: Buy your swimsuits for an average 52 percent off!

Click print and keep the list stored by your computer as a helpful reminder next time you want to shop on the Web.

Search For More Discounts

Dozens of sites like Retail Me Not and Bargainist collect promotional codes for discounts on Web purchases. To find them on your own, try Googling the name of the shopping site with the words “coupon code” or “promotion code.”

Save On Shipping Costs By Avoiding Them

Many retailers offer free shipping promotions from time to time or have thresholds at which they’ll ship for free if you spend a certain amount. But, some online shops such as Endless and Zappos always offer free shipping.

Avoid The Cost of Returns Too

Retailers in the Gap Inc. family like The Gap, Banana Republic, and Old Navy only sell tall-sized items online but they accept returns in any of their stores so you can save on the return shipping.

Lands’ End allows catalog and Internet shoppers to return items to any Sears Store offline.

Sign Up For Special Discounts

Many retailers are announcing special deals to their Twitter and Facebook followers. Many of these deals are exclusive for fans and followers. Be sure to “like” and “follow” the retailers you frequent most to find out as soon as a deal is announced.