How To Shop For Discounts So You Can Spend More On What Really Matters (Food)

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There’s nothing that thrills me more than spotting a little discount sticker on almost-expired food. That yellow rectangle jumps out at me like a lollipop person holding a stop sign.

They come outta nowhere, I swear.

Not to speak for everyone here, but Aussies love a good discount. Everyone does, it’s human nature, no? So, if you want to translate your love of discounts from the supermarkets to online retail therapy, here are a few ways to go about it so you have some more cash to splash on all the expired meat a gal can ask for.

Use Cashrewards

You know what’s better than buying stuff online? Getting money back for it.

If you mosey on over to Cashrewards, you’ll spy a tonne of huge shopping outlets that offer significant cashback deals. It doesn’t stop there, either – the team behind Cashrewards has just launched Cashrewards Max. This is a premium service offered to ANZ bank customers (sorry everyone else) that gives you exclusive offers and faster cashback when you link your eligible credit or debit card to Cashrewards Max.

Today only (that’s the 17th of Feb), you can cop the following:

  • THE ICONIC 25% cashback
  • Target up to 30% cashback
  • Booking.com 7% cashback
  • Liquorland 27% cashback
  • Boozebud 35% cashback
  • Platypus Shoes 20% cashback
  • Hype DC 20% cashback

I’m all about speedy money so perhaps I’ll convert to ANZ.

Be vigilant

As the old, clichéd saying goes: the early bird gets the worm.

That couldn’t be more true when it comes to discounts. You need to have your wits about you so you can strike while the iron’s hot. We’re all about outdated analogies in this household.

Keep your eyes, ears and nose prepped to sniff out the best deals as fast as you can, so you don’t risk missing out. Do you want your future kids to know you once missed out on half-price Tamagotchis or whatever it is kids these days play with? Absolutely not, that’s a level of shame you’ll find hard to shake.

Buy off-season items

Why would you buy a sweater in summer? Well, for one, it seems like this year, Zeus or whoever’s in charge of the weather has decided against giving us a nice, warm summer. Instead, the weather gods are gifting us with hail, asthma-inducing thunderstorms and probably floods this festive season.

Thanks. Thanks a lot, we really appreciate this awful weather.

The other reason you might want to consider stocking up on winter supplies in summer is that, usually, they’re much cheaper in the off-season. So, while your housemate might look at you incredulously when you show them another raincoat while you’re clearly rocking zinc on your nose, you’ll get the last laugh.

Eventually.

Set up notifications

If you’re not built to be the vigilant type, why not get a robot to do the legwork for you?

Well, not a robot per se, but technology without a doubt. Do you know how many notifications you can set so you know exactly when stores are running huge discounts on products? At least 500 – I counted.

So whip out your phone, download all the apps and set up all the notifications. Sure, it might become increasingly annoying to get pinged every five minutes, but do you really want to miss out on spending less money on something you’ve been wanting for minutes, hours, weeks or months?

Definitely not.

Head on over to Cashrewards now. Run, don’t walk!

Join Cashrewards for free, then securely link your eligible ANZ debit or credit card to unlock Cashrewards Max rewards. Cashrewards Max is offered by Cashrewards and not ANZ.

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