Wednesday, August 22, 2012

Earn Extra Money on Zazzle

If you are creative, now is the time to join Zazzle.com.  If you have artwork, great photography, or can even just think of some clever catch phrases, you should join Zazzle.

The basic concept is you upload your own images to the site.  You can then add your images to an assortment of items from Zazzle.  You can choose from a number of items like:

Postcards
Greeting cards
Mouse pads
Keychains
T-shirts
Kindle cases
Tote bags
Mugs
Magnets
And much more!

Once you design the product, you simply press the "Post for Sale" button.  Then when customers search for a particular product, they can find your work and buy it from Zazzle.  Zazzle creates it and ships it for you.  You simply get some of the royalty from it.  It is really that easy!

Check out my own store that is relatively new: Jeannieinabottle on Zazzle.  It is easy to join by scrolling to the bottom of the screen.  On the bottom left, you have the option to "Sell Your Design" or "Become an Associate."  If you don't want to create products, but you want to earn money by promoting someone else's stuff, you can do that as an associate.  What a great way to make extra cash!

Sunday, August 5, 2012

Laptop for $249.99 at Target

If you need a new laptop, you are probably not going to find a better deal than the one at Target this week.  Starting today, Sunday August 5th, a Gateway laptop that is regularly priced at $379.99 is now only $249.99.  Obviously, this is an exceptional deal.

Apparently, the Target near me received so many phone calls, the workers expected a small mob to show up on Sunday.  I happened to be in the store on Saturday night looking at the sad two laptops sitting in the case.  I made an important decision on Sunday morning.  Ordering online is a way better idea than getting in a fist fight over the only two Gateway laptops sitting in a display case.

So if you need a new laptop, you can visit your local Target to see if they have any in stock.  Chances are, they don't.  In this situation, Target is not issuing rainchecks or substitutions.  I feel like the best bargain of all is staying home and ordering the laptop online.  Sometimes it is worth paying the shipping cost instead of being trampled at 8 AM on a Sunday morning to fight over a laptop.

Wednesday, August 1, 2012

Shopping at Payless is a Choice

It just recently occured to me that shopping at Payless Shoes has become less about saving money and more about being fashionable.  What an interesting twist for Payless shoppers.

There was a time when people shopped at Payless because they had no other choice.  There wasn't a lot of variety and some of the styles were not so cute.  I believe Payless gets better with each year.  Over the last ten years, things have really changed at Payless.

People now shop at Payless because they want to do so.  Sure, they could go to other stores to buy shoes, but given the choice, people actually like what Payless has to offer.  Yes, I will admit the prices have gone up a bit, but with the new Payless loyalty program and BOGO sales all the time, you can still find yourself buying 2 pairs of shoes for under $30.  That is a great deal in my book.

Payless actually sells a lot of designer brand names now at the store.  Aside from that, many cute brands like their American Eagle brand, Champion athletic shoes, or Airwalk shoes are available.  It is a great place to shop now and still save money.  If you haven't been in a while, I highly recommend it.  It is the first place I go for shoes, and honestly, it is usually the last since I always find something I like.  Shoes that are geniunely attractive and low-priced definitely get a "thumbs up" from me.