{"id":1174,"date":"2019-12-11T12:02:21","date_gmt":"2019-12-11T17:02:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.chameleonjohn.com\/blog\/?p=1174"},"modified":"2019-12-11T12:23:16","modified_gmt":"2019-12-11T17:23:16","slug":"are-you-really-saving-money-with-amazon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.chameleonjohn.com\/blog\/are-you-really-saving-money-with-amazon","title":{"rendered":"Are you really Saving Money with Amazon?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
\"Budgeting<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Saving money \u2013 the one thing that everyone wishes to do more\nthan anything. It\u2019s important to make sure you have money saved to cover any\nexpenses, fixed or miscellaneous, but it\u2019s not always the most enjoyable thing\nto do. Finances can be extremely challenging, but they don\u2019t always have to be.\nThere are multiple ways to go about saving; however, it all depends on you and\nwho you are as a person and where you are as a person.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sometimes, it\u2019s really easy, other times, it\u2019s not. There\nare multiple ways to look at the situation and determine what you personally\nshould do. For instance, if you don\u2019t really need something, don\u2019t buy it \u2013\nthat\u2019s one way to save money; however, if you need something, obviously it will\ncost money, but there could be ways around it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bargain shopping and coupons are two ways to save money, but\nsometimes it\u2019s more about convenience. You will try to save money where you\ncan, but are you actually saving money when you shop? Have you ever thought\nabout this when you\u2019re out shopping? Well, even if you\u2019ve thought this through,\nchances are, you still could be saving, even just a little bit, without\nactually realizing this is a possibility. We always try to save everywhere we\ncan; however, there may be a few things that you don\u2019t consider.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If I had to fathom a guess, I would say that we all have one common place for shopping. Amazon <\/a>is likely everyone\u2019s go-to for shopping, especially around the holidays. Amazon is the most convenient place for shopping given its free 2-day shipping when you\u2019re an Amazon Prime member. On top of its convenience factor, it also has great deals. Or does it? That\u2019s a question I will now start thinking more deeply on.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Let\u2019s explore if you really save money by shopping on Amazon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Saving money is something that I personally take very\nseriously. I try to save where I can, and if you find me spending money, it\u2019s\nlikely on someone else. I will only buy something for myself that I know for a\nfact I need and could benefit from. When I buy for me, I save the most. I\nsplurge on others, but never myself. So I try to find all different ways to\nsave, even if it is just a little bit. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

With this in mind, bear with me as we continue along.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Based off a recent, personal experience, saving is something\nI myself will be paying even closer attention to. I enjoy finding bargains, and\neven when I think I find one, it\u2019s not always true. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Amazon <\/a>is the place to go to find everything and anything, but, have you ever considered that maybe you can find the same products for less money elsewhere? Something I never truly considered about Amazon is that some of the sellers may be up-charging products and causing you to spend more money on certain products. Amazon sells some products itself, but there are also third party sellers galore that you are more than likely ordering from. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I made a purchase just a little while back on Amazon and the\nproduct I bought was about $110.00, give or take. Now, like I said, I splurge\non myself when I know it\u2019s something I need and can really use and get my\nmoney\u2019s worth. After I received my package, I ran into a few questions about\nthe product, so I went back to Amazon for some helpful hints and found myself\nhaving to go directly to the manufacturer to find my answers because I couldn\u2019t\nfind anything about it on Amazon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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When I arrived at the manufacturer\u2019s website, I discovered\nthey sell their products there as well, which makes perfect sense. I found the\nparticular product I was looking for and was extremely surprised at what I\nfound.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While I was extremely surprised, at the same time, I wasn\u2019t\nsuper shocked. The more I thought about it, the more it makes a little sense,\nbut with the convenience of Amazon and Amazon Prime, I\u2019ve never really bothered\nto go elsewhere when I need certain things. It\u2019s become more about immediate\ngratification and getting what we want as soon as possible, but come to think\nabout it, this isn\u2019t the most important thing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The item I had purchased off Amazon was cheaper on the\nmanufacturer\u2019s site than what I spent.  The\nwebsite was having a sale; however, that didn\u2019t make a huge difference in the\nsense that it was less expensive than Amazon. With the sale price from the\nmanufacturer\u2019s website, I could have saved about $26. That doesn\u2019t seem like a\nwhole lot of money, but every little bit counts. Even without the sale on the\nwebsite, the product was slightly less expensive than it was on Amazon. The\nproduct, without the additional discount from the website, was $5 cheaper on\nthe manufacturer\u2019s site than it was on Amazon. Again, that\u2019s not a big deal,\nbut when you have to watch your finances, saving here and there is very\nimportant and even these miniscule amounts add up overtime and will surprise\nyou when you realize how much in total you\u2019ve come to save.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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It\u2019s interesting to think that one shopping experience can\nchange how you look at every future purchase. With one experience, you look at\nthings differently. The convenience of things may not always be the best for\nfinances. From here on out, it\u2019s better to check multiple options before\ncommitting to a purchase. You may be able to save at least a little bit, it\ndoesn\u2019t necessarily need to be a lot of savings, but again, every little bit\nhelps. With the convenience of Amazon and other shopping methods, people don\u2019t\nalways consider other options; however, it\u2019s something that you should start to\nconsider.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So, what do you think? Do you think you\u2019ll start exploring other options when it comes to online shopping? Let us know below!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

From this personal experience, and for the sake of saving money, I would suggest exploring your options before making a purchase.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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