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Finding a sale in

December isn’t all that

difficult—you might

even say ’tis the season.

What’s tricky is taking

the shopping secrets

you unwrap now and

making them work for

you all year long. Here

are some evergreen

money savers.

1

Discounted Gift Cards

Cardpool.com and

giftcardzen.com sell

cards for Lowe’s, Target,

Whole Foods, and other

national chains at prices

below face value. The

typical markdown is

around 7 percent, but

we found deals for up to

17 percent off. Costco

also discounts gift cards

for retailers, restaurants,

movies, and more

(example: ten movie

tickets for $89.99). Don’t

just give them as gifts;

use them for your own

shopping or pleasure.

2

Online Clearance

Sections

Websites have

their own discount

aisles, just as their

brick-and-mortar

siblings do. Some good

Holiday

Money Savers

That Work

All Year

By the Editors of Reader’s Digest

40 dec 2018 )jan 2019

Reader’s Digest

Illustration by Serge Bloch

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