"Never pay full Price for anything" Please explian this to me -I don't undersand it

**imagine** · 01-16-2009, 12:28 PM

I don't understand.... The concept of "Never pay full price for anything" Please explain.

I mean I pay full price for the Whole wheat store brand bread because it is cheaper than the other on sale and even cheaper than the bakery ( factory) outlet prices.

I pay full price most of the time for milk because it rarely goes on sale and there aren't coupons in my area for them.

I pay full price for the jeans in my size at the Salvation Army because if I wait until the color tag to be the color tag of the week(25% off) than they will more than likely not be there. Believe me I have tried this experiment before.

Please explain " the don't pay full price for anything" idea.

**homesteadmamma** · 01-16-2009, 02:02 PM

For me, this is how I take it:

I buy jeans at the thrift store. Full price would be buying them at Walmart for $20 bucks. Never paying full price would be purchasing them at the thrift store and paying their asking price. My thrift store charges $1.00 per pair. That's not paying full price because for me the full price would be $20 bucks or more.

I have to pay full price for milk, it doesn't go on sale here unless it's a loss leader every now and then. A couple weeks ago full price milk was just over $5.00 here. Not paying full price was buying it at the Drug store for $2.99 (a loss leader).

Let's say I buy material. Material here is usually $17.95 a metre. I won't pay full price, I wait until it goes on sale at 50% off or I can get it at B1G1F.

Does that help?

**elphie** · 01-16-2009, 02:20 PM

For me its about knowing the sales. There are certain items that I never pay full price for because I have learned the store's patterns. For example, I know they have the very lowest ketchup price about every six weeks so when its on sale I buy enough to last until the next sale.

I'm with you though that the cheapest I've found 100% whole wheat bread is the everyday store price, the cheapest milk is Aldi's everyday price. I don't subscribe to the "never pay full price" idea, instead I try to always pay the best price.

**imagine** · 01-16-2009, 03:45 PM

Originally Posted by homesteadmamma

For me, this is how I take it:

I buy jeans at the thrift store. Full price would be buying them at Walmart for $20 bucks. Never paying full price would be purchasing them at the thrift store and paying their asking price. My thrift store charges $1.00 per pair. That's not paying full price because for me the full price would be $20 bucks or more.

I have to pay full price for milk, it doesn't go on sale here unless it's a loss leader every now and then. A couple weeks ago full price milk was just over $5.00 here. Not paying full price was buying it at the Drug store for $2.99 (a loss leader).

Let's say I buy material. Material here is usually $17.95 a metre. I won't pay full price, I wait until it goes on sale at 50% off or I can get it at B1G1F.

Does that help?

It clears it up a bit

Thanks

If someone never paid full price than how would they have milk for their children? Not a sarcastic question but a sincere question.

**imagine** · 01-16-2009, 03:48 PM

Originally Posted by elphie

For me its about knowing the sales. There are certain items that I never pay full price for because I have learned the store's patterns. For example, I know they have the very lowest ketchup price about every six weeks so when its on sale I buy enough to last until the next sale.

I'm with you though that the cheapest I've found 100% whole wheat bread is the everyday store price, the cheapest milk is Aldi's everyday price. I don't subscribe to the "never pay full price" idea, instead I try to always pay the best price.

I guess Best Price would be what I do to. Which is why I wondered about never full price.

I'm betting best price is subjective. Is it always lowest price or the best price compared to quality or best price per use.

I wonder if Never full price is subjective also.

**elphie** · 01-16-2009, 04:40 PM

Originally Posted by imagine

I'm betting best price is subjective. Is it always lowest price or the best price compared to quality or best price per use.

Yes, I'm sure it is subjective. We only eat 100% whole wheat bread which I get a good price for but I could get it cheaper if we ate white bread. For me, its about getting the most bang for our buck without doing without things that are most important to us. For us the bread is important as dh has a medical condition that is extremely painful w/o lots of fiber, a sandwhich at lunch and breakfast helps him meet his requirements.

**MomToTwoBoys** · 01-16-2009, 04:50 PM

Originally Posted by imagine

It clears it up a bit

Thanks

If someone never paid full price than how would they have milk for their children? Not a sarcastic question but a sincere question.

You don't have to pay full price, even for milk. There are other ways that you can purchase milk, eggs, etc that fall into the same category as 'never pay full price'. You can also purchase milk, eggs, etc from a local farm, farmer's market, etc. You can also freeze milk, eggs, etc when they're on sale if you have the room.

Milk is not one of the exceptions to the rule.

Besides, you can get everything that's in milk through other ways. My oldest doesn't drink cow milk but he drinks soy milk and you can get that on sale.

**homesteadmamma** · 01-16-2009, 04:50 PM

It's a good question. Again for me, I do pay full price for milk. We won't go w/o milk.

I don't worry about whole wheat bread because I make my own from freshly ground grain.

My challenge was to never pay full price for anything IF AT ALL POSSIBLE. I do my absolute best to not pay full price for anything.

Medication is another one. It doesn't go on sale. I would never go w/o that in order to meet the challenge, kwim.

**imagine** · 01-16-2009, 05:38 PM

I think I'm beginning to understand now

I love learning.

**homesteadmamma** · 01-16-2009, 06:27 PM

Originally Posted by imagine

I think I'm beginning to understand now

I love learning.

Me too and great thread btw. I love when others ask questions like this.

**Darlene** · 01-16-2009, 07:31 PM

Don't forget you can freeze milk when you catch it on sale. Just make sure you take a bit out for expansion and shake it well before using. I've not done that but others have successfully and can give you their 2¢.
Don't be afraid to ask a cable company, magazine company & many others if they can do better on the price. Worse they can do is tell you no.

**NovaMater** · 01-16-2009, 08:49 PM

Another way to pay for less is to drink milk you mix yourself from dry milk. It may not be what you're used to in terms of taste, but is nearly indistinguishable in recipes.

**Michelle** · 01-16-2009, 08:54 PM

For me it's not paying retail. So if I'm buying milk, I'd be paying full price all the time (because I never see it on sale at my grocery store) unless I buy it at CVS or Costco.

**Contrary Housewife** · 01-16-2009, 11:13 PM

I agree with Homesteadmama. The phrase is "Never pay full price -- if you don't have to." And many times you don't have to. Yes, there are items like milk that don't go on sale, and a little shopping around will find you the best price. But there are also items like jeans, ground beef, appliances, and craft supplies that are always on sale somewhere, if you take the time to look.

Buying 2nd hand jeans at a thrift shop is not paying full price. Full price would be buying them for $55 at the mall.

**LastDragonfly** · 01-16-2009, 11:17 PM

wow! I was helping my dad buy a laptop today. of course there were none in stock of the ones he wanted. He was going to walk away because the kid said sorry. Well, the mgr happened by and the mgr asked what was going on blah blah.

Well, my dad did leave the store with a comparable plus a few more things. It works, I saw this first hand. never pay full price if you dont gotta!