What is Free Shipping Day?
-Once a year event in mid-December where over 2,000 online retailers offer free shipping with guaranteed delivery by Christmas Eve
-Last year's Free Shipping Day was the third largest online shopping day of 2010
Why does Free Shipping Day exist?
-How did it start? Just like Black Friday and Cyber Monday, it started as a catchy piece of marketing that has turned into tradition
-90% of consumers spend more when offered free shipping... so retailers devote an entire day to it.
-More than 9/10 retailers have offered or will offer free shipping at some point during the holiday season (more than half of all holiday transactions performed so far this holiday season have included free shipping).
What to watch out for:
-Check online retailers' return policies. Just because they offer free shipping, doesn't mean they offer free returns.
-Be careful not to overspend. If you're only planning on spending $50, but you get free shipping if you spend $99, just pay the $6 to ship the product and save yourself some money.
-All retailers offering free shipping on Free Shipping Day can be found on http://www.freeshippingday.com
-Make sure to get cash back and coupons on top of free shipping. Once you know where you're shopping, just go to http://www.extrabux.com to find coupons and earn 1-30% cash back on your purchase.
Link to this comment:
All Comments (0)