Experience in buying promotional and discounted products

(Baonghean.vn) -Promotions and discounts are launched by stores and supermarkets to stimulate consumption. However, to buy suitable, cheap and quality products, you need to pay attention to the following things.

Do not buy large quantities at the same time

When there are big promotions and discounts at supermarkets and stores, consumers often have the mentality of buying a lot of things to save money. But in many cases, this is an incorrect shopping habit. Especially for food and beverage items; most of these household products are nearing their expiration date or are liquidation or inventory products.

Therefore, you should not buy an item in too much quantity, even if its price is much cheaper than normal.

Choose the product that suits your needs

Promotions are always attractive, but before buying a product, you should consider whether you really need that discounted item or not to clearly define the product you intend to choose.

If you don't have a clear idea of ​​the product, you will easily get confused when you go to the supermarket to choose a product, and will choose heavily discounted products instead of products that better suit your needs.

Check the quality carefully

Many customers often have the easy mentality when buying promotional products that they do not need to demand too high quality. This is a mistake. Even if the promotional products are cheap, buyers should carefully check the quality of the product when receiving the goods. This is a necessary operation to avoid damage and inconvenience during use.

It is best to check the label and origin of the product when receiving it; check if the product is intact and has all the accessories. It is important to check the goods carefully because many items, although still within their expiry date, may be damaged during transportation and storage.

Compare prices

Don’t trust the promotional numbers that are often printed on banners. In reality, the biggest discounts are only available on a few product groups, and often for a limited time.

A tactic used by many stores is to raise the price of the product higher than the original price before the promotion. Then, they advertise the price as “shocking” but in reality, the price of these items is only slightly reduced, or not at all.

Therefore, if you do not refer to product prices at other points of sale, you will fall into the situation of "promotion but it's like there is no promotion".

Note on freebies

When it comes to discounted items, you should be careful to check before you decide to buy. These items, in addition to being discounted, often come with free gifts. But if you pay close attention, you will see that the products are often attached to each other to hide the expiration date.

Especially with promotional cosmetics that come with products, you should pay attention to whether the accompanying product is suitable for you or not, and you should only choose the promotional type that comes with the same type of product.

Understand the promotion process

Major fashion brands rarely offer discounts, however, there are still sales on major holidays throughout the year. It is important that you understand the promotional process of these brands. In particular, you need to stay alert and stay away from advertisements selling cheap branded goods.

To minimize unnecessary risks, you need to carefully refer to the promotional information of that brand or trademark during the year, such as how much discount, what conditions, what items are usually discounted, what season of the year...

If you inform about promotions or preferential programs about a brand, it will help you "hunt" for cheap goods.

Be a smart consumer

A paradox that many people encounter when shopping for promotional items is that when they get to the checkout counter, they realize that the amount of money is more than expected. As a smart shopper, always remember to create a habit of checking the goods one more step before paying, check the necessary products to buy, consider the prices of the products without promotions and with promotions.

Another tip is to invite friends along, because when choosing a product, they will have comments on whether the item is suitable or not; helping you buy effectively and necessary products, not spending too much on items that are rarely used, causing waste.

Ngoc Anh

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