Buying Snow Shovels in July

Hi All,

I tried coming up with a clever segueway from Sunday afternoons' storms into a blog entry about contrary purchasing and saving money. I would have done it but I wasn't able to find photos of the storm damage after looking on the web for 10 minutes...I figured it was time to start the blog entry...so here we are with a new topic. Like the title of the entry? Did it capture your attention? I hope so.

So...why would anyone buy 'snow shovels in July?' Well, in our opinion it comes down to a few reasons:
1. Saving money since the items are usually priced to sell. Said item might not be on sale per se, but it might be cheaper to buy when you need to purchase the shovel in mid-January when Farmingdale is about to get hit with a 'Noreaster snow storm. In other words, the retailer might just try to sell shovels (snowblowers, gloves, salt, etc.) at a higher price during the time of year when the product is most needed. Obvious to be sure...but it is always good to know and to keep in the back of your mind.

2. Item is probably actually available in the store. Imagine the prior scenario on a Sunday night with having to go to school or work the next day? You bet - everybody and their cousin will be looking for the shovel. So...odds are (not absolutely positively though) the store will probably have the shovel that you need.

3. No lines...how many folks are really looking for the shovel in August? Not too many I'd bet. So you'll get in and out of the store faster and be on your way to do...hopefully the beach.

Okay, so how does this relate to the library? Excellent question dear reader. Here is how it relates. Besides for patrons being able to take out materials (books, cd's, dvd's, books on cd, museum passes, etc) for free, we have books that will help you save money:
Click on these links and you'll connect to the library catalog with the search already filled in:

Food shopping
Saving Money
Money Saving Tips
Lifestyle Living - Saving Money
Cooking and Saving Money
Grocery Shopping and Saving Money

Finally, folks might want to visit CouponMom.com for coupons that can be emailed to you. Neat sight and there are many, many others on the web. (Okay, one other...Coupons.com)

Enjoy - hope this was a helpful post.

Regards,
Stu