"The natural inclination is to buy an item just because you have the coupon, " says Nelson.
When shopping, ask yourself: Would I buy this item if I were paying cash?
To buy an item, StyleSeek links shoppers to a retail or brand partner.
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When people buy an item from someone on Poshmark, the seller gets a shipping label they print and use to send the item.
Consider the time needed to find parking, weave through crowds in malls, and wait in line to try things on as well as buy the item of clothing.
And the survey, which spoke to parents of five to 12-year-olds, claims that one in five have failed to buy an item of school clothing for their children because they did not have enough money.
Ms. Shouraboura, who opened one Hointer store in Seattle late last year with another on the way there this summer, says all of these digital innovations help combat "showrooming, " the process of going into a store to check out merchandise but then hunting for a cheaper place to buy the item online.
But with Bitcoin gamers could buy a single item for a nickle or dime, Liew said.
That relieves any tension about how such an apparently deranged individual could buy such a deadly item.
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The only other item we buy in such quantities with such poor real-time pricing information is health care.
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Users are warned that products may sell out, voiding the process, and that they can only buy one of each item.
"The average item that you buy is not in service any more six months after you buy it, " says Hunter Lovins.
It changes the equation, however, if she thinks she might want to buy a big-ticket item like a house in the not-too-distant future.
Three to four weeks later, there might be a sale where the item is 50% off or buy one, get one free.
Futures are contracts to buy or sell a given amount of an item, in this case gold, on a particular date in the future.
Toys R Us is experimenting with this format, allowing shoppers who buy online to bypass lines when retrieving their item at dedicated pick-up kiosks.
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Suddenly, it will be possible to not only track every customer, their height, weight and age, how long they looked at each item, what they started to buy but changed their mind, how long they stood in line, and a dizzying array of other variables.
When I buy from Folksy, the expectation is that the item listed has already been made, or can be made rapidly by the seller who has at the very least made one before.
The key though is that when you buy a PLEX it appears in game as a virtual item.
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Those driving somewhere for the holiday are likely to stop for gas, buy a snack, need a prescription or last minute item for a meal.
Travellers' cheques used to be the item of choice, allowing people to safely and securely buy large amounts of currency.
Imagine if you were browsing your favorite online retailer, such as Amazon.com, and each item you clicked featured a long sales letter imploring you to buy now before time runs out.
The high prices Ho pays are inflated, as proceeds from these auctions generally benefit charities, but Bunyard is still not sure why the ultrarich flock to buy what he calls "a strong-smelling, black, dirty potato" over any other luxury item on the market.
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