So Many Free Catalogs, So Little Time

As you can probably guess, I'm a huge fan of catalogs. I like to check out tomorrow's clearance items today, and there is no better way than to get the latest and greatest products in catalog form. Taking my laptop to bed doesn't go over too well with my husband, but checking out a catalog can be just the right way to sneak in some shopping before slipping into sweet dreams of bargain bliss.

Here is my catalog shopping strategy:

• I get those Post-It flags and flag down the products I think are cute
• I then put the catalog away until the next season
• When it's time to shop, I'll put them out and review what was full price 3 months ago and end up with an amazing deal on things I might have forgotten about.

Having your wish lists organized by merchant via catalog is a way to maximize your savings because it allows you to really plan your coupon code stratagy. This site offers links to ordering tons of catalogs for free. I found it to be a pretty decent catalog database from which to start.

I found this banner that shows some of what you can find there. You can click it to go to the site.

I want to give you one quick warning about this site. If you veer away from the catalog page, you will see a lot of ads for ordering "free" magazines. They aren't really free, but offer a 90-day "risk free" trial, which let's face it, the risk is that you aren't going to cancel and will have overpaid for your subscription in the end.

Check out this older post for finding the best deal on magazines. There is one site of which I am particularly fond.

http://mybargainbliss.blogspot.com/2008/03/best-deals-strategies-magazines.html

There is no reason to get a risk free trial when, in most cases, you can find the magazine of your choice for dirt cheap at this site I recommend. Also, I just found a coupon code for 17% off your entire order. Enter the code VALUE17 during checkout. Valid until March 30th