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How to make the most of check. Also, do not buy items just for the sake of getting them from catalog lists. Call com- for leftovers. With an abun-
· Research new recipes
· Remove your name
at good prices. This can bust your budget quickly. Make a list
shopping holidays and try not to deviate from it. panies and ask to be taken dance of food remaining
off promotional mailing lists
after entertaining, turn left-
Don’t be afraid to speak up
Ask the employees of the store if there are any coupons or to reduce paper waste. overs into new meals by ex-
Shortly after the Thanksgiving leftovers are put away, indi- promotions that you may be missing. Small businesses may · Send a photo. Mail hol- ploring recipes from friends
viduals’ thoughts shift to shopping. This is likely why the big- have more wiggle room to work with you because they’re iday card recipients photos or by doing a little research
gest shopping weekend of the holidays tends to fall directly not beholden to corporate pricing strategies. It never hurts to of the kids or the entire fam- online.
after Tom Turkey has bid adieu. ask, even if the answer is “no.” ily in lieu of cards. They’re Waste can get out of con-
Black Friday, Plaid Friday, Small Business Saturday, and Use smart strategies to get the best prices on gifts at the apt to save the photos and trol during the holidays, but
Cyber Monday all come on the heels of the Thanksgiving start of the holiday shopping season and in the weeks lead- display them, helping to there are ways to tame the
holiday. These popular shopping holidays present opportu- ing up to the big day. keep even more paper trash excess.
nities for shoppers to score great prices on items on their out of landfills.
shopping lists. Shoppers can take some additional steps to
ensure they get the best prices possible . Recycle and reduce waste for Did you know?
Use a price tracking tool
Maybe the price of that gadget seems too good to be true, the holidays
but could it go any lower? Utilize price-tracking tools to chart Seasonal Depression
when prices go up and down so you know the best time to The holiday season is a go overboard and take some
buy. With a resource like CamelCamelCamel, you can track special time of year. Indi- steps to be more waste-con- According to a study published in the journal Progress
the price of every item on Amazon and even set price alerts viduals often spend a little scious as they entertain. in Neurology and Psychiatry, in a given year about 5 per-
when it reaches your desired price. For other retailers, Hon- more on gifts, indulge a lit- · Reuse a small portion of cent of the population of the United States experiences
ey and SlickDeals can help shoppers get the best prices tle more on rich foods and wrapping paper or look for seasonal depression, a condition also known as seasonal
possible. Honey applies coupon codes and can alert users treats and make a concert- other wrapping items. Sun- affective disorder, or SAD. A separate study published in
to price drops. ed effort to enjoy more time day comics, newsprint, col- the journal BMC Psychiatry in 2021 found that 12.7 per-
Cherry pick deals with their loved ones during orful magazine pages, and cent of students attending higher education or vocational
Different stores will offer different sales. Use your shop- the holidays. even pieces of fabric can be schools who responded to a survey showed SAD. The
ping list to match up with newspaper circulars (or online The tendency to overdo used to wrap gifts in lieu of organization Mental Health America notes that SAD is a
sales notices) and mark off on the list which store to visit for things during the holiday purchasing new wrapping subtype of depression or bipolar disorder that occurs and
each item. Cherry pick deals accordingly. FLIPP is an app season can create a lot of paper. Otherwise, collect ends around the same time every year, typically beginning
that enables you to compare prices in newspaper fliers so waste. In fact, Americans used wrapping paper and in fall and continuing into the winter. Curiously, the study
you know who is offering the best prices. produce 25 percent more reuse it next year, doing the published in Progress in Neurology and Psychiatry found
Know your prices garbage from Thanksgiv- same with boxes and bows. that the main age of onset of seasonal depression is be-
It’s important to know the ordinary sticker price of common ing through the end of the According to research- tween 20 and 30.
items and their price histories before assuming something year, according to Waste ers at Stanford University,
is a great deal on Black Friday or Small Business Saturday. Advantage magazine, a if every American family
Unfortunately, some stores inflate prices around the holidays publication of the waste and wrapped just three presents
so their “doorbuster” deals seem like a deep slash. However, recycling industry. That up- in reused materials, it would Vandemark Jewelers
a $20 item marked down to $15 may not be such a bargain tick equates to one million save enough paper to cover
when you realize the original selling price was $15. Being tons of extra trash per week 45,000 football fields.
a savvy shopper means knowing the value of items before throughout the holidays. · Skip disposable party Make it a Personal Gift
shopping. Extra food, plastic and pa- items. It’s certainly easy to Initial Necklaces
Stick to a list and budget per waste is generated this use disposable plates, nap-
Keep track of what you’re spending with a running tally time of year, but people can kins and cups when hosting
if you’re not using cash. This will help to keep spending in
be mindful of the potential to holiday parties, but that is
very wasteful. Opt for dura-
ble, reusable products that
can be packed away and
C & L Shoes day events.
used each year during holi-
· Buy durable and reus-
able items as gifts. Avoid
fad gifts and focus on items
that will have staying power.
Homemade gifts, such as Sterling Silver and Crystal
foods, knitted scarves, art- Inital Necklaces with
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the appropriate materials by
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