Recently, we bought a cooking range that cost us in total $1,171.85. The appliance store delivered and took away the rusty old range for free. They also gave us a four-month price guarantee. Just the other day, while running some errands, I decided to drop into the nearby appliance store and check the price again. To my immense delight, the range was on a “Special Sale” for $899.99 plus taxes. I mentioned my recent purchase to the nice sales lady and 15 minutes later, got a refund of about $135.

Moral of the story: It pays to check the price of recent big-ticket purchases. It might just be your lucky day!