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“I worked at Barnes and Noble for a good number of years, and I’m not going to lie, they make it HARD nowadays for people to save money if they’re not members (because the whole point is pushing memberships). However, here are a couple of tips: stop ignoring the bargain book annex section! It’s an overflow of titles from publishers that are sold for CHEAP. If you’re willing to wait a little bit after a book’s release, you can find it in hardcover or paperback for $5 to $10 instead of $15 to $30. There’s also a lot of other good stuff hidden in there.
“The ‘buy online, pick up in-store option is also super useful, because you get the item for the online price, which saves you a couple of bucks (it does take a bit to process, so I’d recommend doing it WELL before you come to the store or being ready to wait if you do it while in-store). We also price match OUR online price, but we can’t offer it to customers — y’all have to ask, and then we can say yes. However, the system will tell us which is the better price, online or in-store, so the online price match doesn’t always go through.”
—Anonymous
Source: https://www.buzzfeed.com/fabianabuontempo/money-saving-hacks-at-retail-stores