We discover Swap Shopping

Posted on December 15th, 2009 by Mark in Being Frugal, Mr. & Mrs. Thrifty
Let's go swap shopping today!

Let's go swap shopping today!

The new shopping experience is called Swap Shopping. This form of frugal shopping appeals to those looking for frugal tips and  thrifty living ideas. Otherwise known as ‘frugalistas’ or as the cash-poor, style-high girls, boys, men, women and children who are now finding low-cost ways to stay looking good with up to the minute fashion at a price we can all afford. These shoppers are looking for ways to save money.

Ever bought clothes or products that you have used once or twice and then become bored with and you have then shoved it to the back of your wardrobe or put it in the garage? Well now you can go online and search out the many Swap shops around.

Here is Swapz.co.uk who claim to be the biggest and the most original direct swap website where anyone can swap anything with anyone. It’s free to join and you can start swapping straight away. To discover more go to  www.swapz.co.uk/ to start swapping.

Swap Shopping is a great chance to get rid of all kinds of unwanted but re-usable items and/or pick up something useful. You will be surprised what people are swapping  - Antiques, Art, Automotive, Books, Cars and Vans, Comics & Magazines, Business, Office & Industrial, Clothing & Accessories, Collectibles, Computing, Consumer Electronics, Dolls & Plush, DVD, Film & TV, Hobbies & Pastimes, Home, Garden & Family, Jewellery & Watches, Mobile & Home Phones, Music, Musical Instruments, PC & Video Gaming, Photography & Optical, Pottery, Porcelain & Glass, Properties, Sports gear, Stamps, Tickets & Travel, Toys & Games.

First you find what you want and then you make an offer to swap something for it. It can either be a straight swap one item for another or you can do a swap with an item and cash or you can offer cash to swap. You can also place a request for any item you are looking for that you would like swap. This tip is certainly a useful money saving tip and is on a par with the recent article about the Government Car and Van Scrappage Scheme.

Armed with this information about swap shopping you should now feel confident to buy a new dress in the knowledge that you will be able to swap it in the future for something just as amazing as your original dress. This could mean that you only ever buy a new dress once and then swap it over and over again. What an amazing solution to updating your wardrobe, if only it was this easy? If your looking for how to save money fast then look no further than swap shopping for money saving ideas.

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  1. thrifty said on March 2nd, 2010 at 10:43 am

    Wow this is such a great idea. I think way too many people now adays just opt to buy new, and it is such a shame because many items can last for years and years if treated properly. Also the great thing with fashion is that if you hold on to it long enough it will come back in fashion:)

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