. SHOPPING BARGAINS

PLAYING THE

SHOPPING

GAME

It is a game if you’re a bargain hunter like me. It’s relaxing, it’s competitive, and you seem to enjoy it more when you’ve snagged it at a bar­gain price.

Don’t let them get you! The stores will do anything and everything to get you to buy. Here’s their game.

They will play relaxing music.

There will be scents that will make you want to stay, relax, and buy.

The colors will make you pay more. Pink is the #1 favorite of packaging experts.

The item you’re most likely to pick will be at your eye level or lower.

It will be priced right. Nine is the most pop­ular final digit. It makes the buyer think she’s getting a good deal.

It’s touchable. Buyers like to feel fabrics before buying.

There will be a coupon to cinch the deal.

DISCOUNT BAGS IN LEATHER ARE HARD TO FIND. YOU CAN DO BETTER WITH CANVAS OR FABRIC. MICROFIBER IS LIGHTWEIGHT AND DURABLE. PLUS, ITS PRICE RANGE IS NOT EVIDENT IN ITS APPEARANCE.

Updated: July 16, 2015 — 1:51 am