6 Rules to Shop Smart
To put it bluntly, household shopping is tedious. Everything you need delivered to your doorstep is a reality in 2020! Amazon subscribe and save is one such option and their deals are amazing, as it will not only deliver to your doorstep, but also get you an amazing 15% discount! Beat that.
Game rules:
- Choose an auto delivery date as per your needs. Eg. 1 toothpaste tube per month, choose a pack of 6 deal to “Deliver every” 6 months.
- Choose deals and delivery date such that there is maximum delivery in a given month, so as for you to gain the maximum discount (15%) instead of the minimum (5 %) discount value.
- Choose deals where there is already a discount on the MRP to maximize savings — yes this is allowed!!
- Apply subscribe and save coupon wherever possible for first time subscribers — it’s a small toggle switch to apply the coupon, don’t forget!
- Choose bulky items off your regular household purchase and add them to your subscribe and save list, set it and forget about it in your regular shopping, as it will be automatically delivered by Amazon.
- Choose wholesale deals like pack of 2 or more, to reduce the frequency of delivery, or to match with other delivery dates
What’s sweet about these deals?
- Bulky items get delivered to your door, eases your regular shopping
- These are set it and forget it deals, while you can edit or stop any time!
- Match the delivery dates to make 5 products delivered in any given month, and you get 15% discount every time, this cannot be beaten by in-store deals
- Easily track, modify, cancel subscriptions on Amazon
- Extra coupons can be added on top of the subscriptions
- Free shipping every time!
As convenient as it may seem, it might be a daunting process to discover the real worth of a deal. Do some due diligence, save your time and money.
What’s sour about these deals?
- Cannot customize delivery dates (only monthly setting)
- Does not guarantee same-as-store pricing.
- Subscribing to an item does not lock the price of the item, but you do get email notifications on price changes.
How to get the best of ’em all?
Stores will soon disappear just like how cable television disappeared, warehouses will replace them like how streaming services did, bots will automatically curate your shopping list, items will be delivered to your door as easy as watching your favorite something on Netflix. You will love this change, just like the others.
Traditional supermarkets can be a happy place for many. Getting to witness the plethora of products available, while easily browsing the aisles in a brick-and-mortar store, gives a kick, right? so, maybe this new trend can aid your regular shopping.
Amazon has already gone all-in with these deals and customizations. Walmart is also going online, is in the process of testing it’s door-delivery services, with a same-as-store price guarantee on items as well. Services like TaskRabbit, InstaCart, Shipt, etc are working towards establishing online grocery shopping as mainstream.
So get on board, figure out what works for you and not, and make use of the changing times!
