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“Shop around online” for discounts, advises expert

May 3, 2008 by admin  
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A personal finance writer has advised consumers to avoid spontaneous shopping trips and impulse buys, instead saying people should “try and shop around online” to find the best discounts on a range of products.

With more people finding themselves in financial difficulty as a result of the , Cliff D’Arcy says they should use the internet to find bargains and “get more bang for [their] bucks”.

The comments follow research from Monolink, which found that British consumers aged between 16 to 34 years old are struggling to pay off their credit card debts as they try to keep up with their friends and lead a fashionable lifestyle.

According to the survey, 14 per cent of respondents have bought clothes on a credit card which they are still trying to clear and 13 per cent have bought a car when they still have debt on their credit card.

Shopping online can result in discounts of between 30 and 50 per cent, says Mr D’Arcy.

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