A mum has shown off her incredible bargain hunting mission that resulted in a $110 makeover of her living room.
‘I wanted a new, smaller sized coffee table for the living room and have seen many online that are up to $500!’ she wrote in a post.
She then detailed her fluke encounter with the perfect $39 coffee table at Kmart, a $15 wooden serving tray, and a $25 fake orchid plant.
A bargain shopper detailed her fluke encounter with the perfect $39 coffee table at Kmart, a $15 wooden serving tray, and a $25 fake orchid plant
‘I am amazing with how nice all of it looks together,’ she continued. ‘I’m currently enjoying an afternoon cocktail while admiring the new additions.’
‘The Rose Quartz candle was so cheap as well – only $10!’ she added in the comments.
People were quick to applaud the mum’s brilliant eye for style and compliment her home decor.
‘You home is so lovely!’ wrote one woman. ‘I have been looking for a faux orchid for a corner that gets very little light, and this one is gorgeous. Will be going to grab one, thank you for sharing.’
‘This is such a great coffee table for the look and price,’ wrote another.
A third added, ‘This is stunning – exactly what I need for my new apartment.’
Commenters marvelled at the incredible $110 Kmart set up of a mum’s living room
But this is not the first time bargain shoppers have taken to Facebook to share their spoils.
In a post to a popular Facebook page, a woman asked for members’ money-saving hacks and claimed she had saved more than $160 since the beginning of the year by stockpiling and shopping the specials.
Her query attracted dozens of responses from clever shoppers sharing how they save a fortune on their groceries from buying bulk when there’s a deal on their favourite items to using apps and even getting to know the cycle of when items go on special.
Savvy Australian shoppers have taken to Facebook to share their thrifty tips and tricks for saving money at the supermarket from buying bulk when there’s a deal on their favourite items to using apps.
‘If something is half price and I know I’m likely to use it in the next six weeks or before it goes off I’ll grab enough to cover that period of time. I mostly do it for Gluten free items as they add up quickly but any pantry or household goods,’ one woman said.
‘I avoid at all costs paying full price for household cleaning products. When the catalogues come out I always check and see what specials are on and how it compares to the alternative at Aldi and go from there. Lucky to live in a supermarket triangle,’ she continued.
‘I saw a good rule of thumb was buy three when they’re on sale. One for now two for later. I have a list of items with a price point when I see things on sale at or below my price point I purchase them,’ said a second.
Another shopper said she keeps an eye on the Coles and Woolworths website where they list what’s half price for the week and said the specials on items like cleaning products, chips, toilet paper and snack foods work on a cycle.
‘If you time your purchases and buy two when on special you can usually make sure you never pay full price for those items,’ she wrote.
‘There is an app called ShopFully that I use and it has all of the catalogues in it. I have Coles, Aldi and Woolworths at my local shopping centre so before I shop, I check out what has the best deals (half price etc) but you can always check it whilst shopping too,’ another suggested.
One shopper said she keeps an eye on the Coles and Woolworths website where they list what’s half price for the week and said the specials on items like cleaning products, chips, toilet paper and snack foods work on a cycle
Other shared their money-saving tips for shopping outside of the three major supermarkets.
‘Catch often have bulk cleaning products etc on sale, always worth a look. They currently have Omo that’s usually $22 per bag for the capsules (they have detergent, fabric conditioner and stain remover in little sections of the pod) in a 3 pack deal $36,’ one shopper wrote.
‘I use Amazon subscription and set up subscriptions for regular stuff we use – only set up the subscriptions when there are deals on. We get stuff cheaper then the half price from Coles/Woolies delivered at whatever intervals I want them,’ a second suggested.
One user advised to keep an eye on use-by and best-before dates before stockpiling reduced items.
‘Keep an eye on the use-by dates. Very easy to have too many on the pantry shelf. If you have to chuck any out. There goes your saving,’ they said.
Another said to make sure the saving is worthwhile before buying in bulk.
‘Make sure you look at what the ‘special’ price is, I often see people stockpiling items that are saving 20c,’ she said.
‘I’ve seen some ‘specials’ that aren’t even reduced at all. Lift up the tag and check,’ a user responded