That changed with the leap to the Premier League, but it didn't mean Swansea left the bargain business.

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If this is your hobby, you can turn it into a business by snapping up bargain items and reselling them.

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Honey Isham, a local property agent, says her business is inching up again as bargain-hunters look for cheap property.

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That's because if you sell your business to your kids at a bargain price, the IRScould otherwise deem it a never-reported gift.

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He said that many of BT's new customers were probably coming back from TalkTalk - which lured millions away with bargain basement broadband when it got into the business.

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Gregory Wasson, president of Walgreens Health Initiatives, which includes his company's mail-order business, insists that you don't get any real bargain ordering by mail.

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Elizabeth Chabner Thompson thought she was getting a bargain last summer when she took on three student interns for her new business, a retailer and wholesaler of recovery kits for women who've undergone breast-cancer treatments.

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But under Chief Executive Joseph Leonard, an industry veteran (Eastern, Northwest, American), AirTran came back by stealing business travelers away from big rivals such as Delta Air Lines with bargain fares and better service.

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Suddenly, just like the federal employees -- there are millions of them so they can drive a harder bargain with insurance companies -- you, as an individual or a small business owner, could be part of this pool, which would give you more negotiating power with the insurance companies for lower rates and a better deal. (Applause.) Right?

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