subject: Lost Unemployment Benefits Reveal the Awesome Perks of Penny Auctions for the Holidays [print this page] Lost Unemployment Benefits Reveal the Awesome Perks of Penny Auctions for the Holidays
There's a good chance that you're in the same boat many other Americans are in right now. It's the holiday season, and you need to do your holiday shopping amid all the Christmas specials, post-Black Friday deals and more but you're facing a financial burden. There's nothing more difficult than trying to squeeze the last bit of life out of every penny you have in order to make the holiday's enjoyable.
Big Box retailers may very well be offering discounts during the holidays, but what many people don't realize is many of the brand retail outlets actually mark their goods up gradual before the holidays. Once this season hits they "discount" the items down but consumers wind up paying near a standard MSRP for the item. That doesn't sound like an ideal discount.
In order to make the most of your money, one of the best things you can do is start shopping online. While you may very well find some great deals on sites like Amazon or even eBay, you still have to pay shipping in many cases. With shipping fees, some sellers or outlets try to squeeze in extra profit and charge more than is necessary. If you want to avoid the unnecessary "fluff" that many sellers try to tack on to get at your wallet then consider participating the benefit of penny auctions.
With a penny auction, you have access to a wide variety of goods that people typically would love to have as a gift for Christmas; iPods, gift cards, video game systems. Perusing penny auctions on sites like Exceet would reveal that it truly sticks to what the name implies the items are sold via these online auctions sites for mere pennies. In most cases, the discounts are as high as 90%, even on more expensive products.
While there's no actual guarantee that the discount will always be this high, you can rest assured that products purchased through a penny auction will almost always cost less than a purchase through eBay or Amazon, and will always go cheaper than the retail price unless of course you get too excited while you're bidding.
The major downside of the current economy is that the government is cutting back on the unemployment extensions. December is a terrible time for that to occur and so many families will be pressed to find a solid alternative to hitting those Black Friday sales. Thankfully, penny auctions can meet that need.
Despite the concern that some sites are unethical and don't deliver on the services they boast, most of the penny auction sites online are legit auctions. This means that the odds of you getting a raw deal are slim to none. With that said, it's always a good idea to do your homework and be careful about where you invest your time and money. With a little comparison shopping and a day or two on a penny auction site you can tackle all of your Christmas shopping without setting food in the nightmare that is your local Mall.
