Like quite a few of the money saving tips and hints that appear on hottestoffers.co.uk, this one might, emphasis on the might (i'm not a policeman so i don't no for sure) not be 100% legal, i don't know for sure but have to tell you that you cannot try this incase its not just a loophole. Don't try this at home.
The idea behind this little cash keeping treat is to save you money on a big purchase that you have to make in the way of a credit note worth more then what you originally spent. Interested? Then read on and learn how this neat money saving trick works.
If you have a big purchase coming up from a major retailer then this tip can really help you save a nice amount on the final price of the item. For the purposes of this post lets say you have £500 worth of flooring to buy from a well know hardware retailer. By going through the process of this post you will get yourself about £100 of free goods, without a retailer discount or them taking money of the final price.
Here's how it works:
Step One: Wait until the major DIY store is in sale, something like 20% off all products is perfect. As soon as you hear the promotional message head over to the store and purchase all of the flooring that you need. Please bear in mind that this is a credit note based tip so any money that you spend will still actually get spent at the store, its just that this tip will help you get a higher amount credit note.
Step Two: So you have bought your £500 worth of flooring, but you got it at the 20% discount rate of £400 as the retailer in question was running a 20% off promotion at the time. At this point your thinking, what the hell, this isn't money saving, this is money spending!! But stick with it, keep on reading! Now all you need to do is wait until the sale ends, lets say its a long sale and ends in two weeks.
Step Three: Two weeks later the sale has ended and you have purchased £500 worth of flooring for £400, no real money saved yet, but this is the good bit. Most retailers honour a 30 day money back guarantee, no question, no quibble, and most will honour this without a receipt. The only stipulation here is that you will get a credit note as apposed to a cash refund. Now take your £400 worth of flooring back to the store for a refund, but don't take your receipt. You will notice that the flooring has gone back up to its original price of £500 and as you don't have a receipt, the retailer cant tell if this flooring has been purchased at a discount rate or not and will therefore give you a credit note for the full £500.
And there you have it, £400 spent,£500 credit note in your hand. You have successfully managed to get £100 extra added on to your credit note just by forgetting your receipt. The great thing about this money saving beauty is that the more you want to spend originally, the more you get for free at the end.
Once again, i must repeat that this is a theory and not been tried and could well be dodgy, so don't do it, just enjoy the fact that it can be done :) |