Flash sales have been popular for some time. There are sites dedicated to the flash sales, such as Rue La La and then there are the traditional retailers who like to offer a flash sale to get your attention and offer a small time frame for you to take advantage of a great promotion. Often these flash sales will happen when you do not have time to dedicate to shopping. For example, I've noticed that Ann Taylor likes to have flash sales on their merchandise on Sunday nights. Well between laundry and packing lunches for Monday, I don't have time on Sunday night to sit at my laptop and shop. Maybe, neither do you.
However, there is a simple solution if you want to take advantage of these sales. First of all, register with your favorite retail sites. This has multiple benefits. One, it means that your favorite stores will be sending you emails to alert you to sales and special promotions. Second, it means that the site will track your online activity including your orders and anything you put in your shopping cart.
This is the part that can help you when it comes to Flash Sales. When you actually do have time to online shop, put the items that you like in your shopping cart. Make sure that you are logged in and that the items appear in your cart. If it turns out that there aren't any promotions happening that day and you want to hold off on a purchase, the cart will continue to hold your items. This means that the next time you log in if your items are still in stock they will appear in your cart. Next time you are alerted to a flash sale, you can log in and see the promotion impact on items in your cart. This way you don't have to try to remember what it is that you liked on the site and where to find it. You only have to go to your cart.
Hopefully this quick tip will help you to shop smarter and more efficiently!
