The Expert Podcast

So you've seen a lot of deals on our website, and we're going to go through a couple of sources where you can find listings for all kinds of discounted goods and merchandise. Whether it's volume merchandise, government surplus, sometimes retail deals, and also a bonus listing of where you can find hidden discount codes. You know, when you order something online, you always see that little box that says "discount code," and a lot of times you may not have one, but there's a source where you can look those up. So, we're going to go through five locations where you can find various types of deals and discounts and then also discount codes at the end.

The first one is American Merchandise Liquidators. This is a site where they actually buy pallets and truckloads of returned and overstocked goods from merchandisers like Home Depot, Target, and Lowe's, and they sell them. Here's the surplus tools by the truckload palette, right? You can look up different categories: tools and equipment, general merchandise, toys, furniture, home improvement, and even electronics. They have all kinds of listings on this site. What you're going to find is that it'll be a daily update for these different types of merchandise. Now, you have to sign up for this. It doesn't cost anything initially, but you can get an email distribution every day to show you what's available, and you can look at ones that are in your local jurisdiction. Sometimes these deals only make sense if you're close by. If you're buying a truckload and you're in, let's say, Nevada, and the truckload is in Pennsylvania, it may not make sense to buy it, even at a deal, because you have to ship it. So, you want to look to make sure you find things that are local to you.

That's number one. Number two is what's called GovDeals. This is a great website. This is where government agencies sell surplus items. Now, only government agencies can sell here. This helps you because a lot of times these discount or deal surplus type listings you find on Amazon or eBay are really just individuals who bought something. The only way to put something for sale on GovDeals is to be certified and verified as a government agency, and they sell everything on here: all-terrain vehicles, bicycles, motor vehicles, generators, even fire trucks. Around here, we're going to take a look at fire trucks. Look, here's a bunch of fire trucks that are for sale all over the country. Here's a Ford F-550 in Virginia. It shows the mileage and has pictures. Anybody here can buy most of these. The only problem is, if it's a police item, sometimes it's restricted to only law enforcement. But they even have things like firearms that you can buy, aircraft—usually, there are a few aircraft. Here's a Bell 47G Helicopter for sale for forty-seven thousand dollars. So, GovDeals is a great place to find inventory in all kinds of categories. The list is endless—real estate even is on this list.

Next is SlickDeals. This is a website that every couple of minutes updates a list of deals that people have found that are for sale. Here's a group of six jackets for $29, here's an Under Armour t-shirt for thirteen dollars—everything from food to household goods and tools. For example, $189 for this Milwaukee ratchet set. It's curated by social popularity, so people can submit items to this site. You could submit something, and then if it's popular and people think it's a deal, it'll show up on their front page. So, SlickDeals is a very good site.

Next one is Ecom. This is a wholesale deal site, kind of like American Merchandise Liquidators, but it breaks it down by category: Amazon, eBay, Walmart—where did it come from? They have daily deals. This is something that you really have to sort through to find things that appeal to you. You can get an email update every day for Ecom. It'll tell you what's available, what showed up that day.

The next one is DealNews. This is kind of like SlickDeals, where it's a daily, more consumer-based deal site. Here's Levi's jeans for $17, dress shirts for $3. It's more retail and consumer-oriented, but it does have a lot of really good deals. A lot of times, you have to sort through those too because there may be things on there you're not interested in, and you have to scroll through the whole list. But sometimes, the things you find on here, because it's a little harder to find, are better deals. Because on SlickDeals, sometimes they're easier to find, so they get snapped up quick. Sometimes the deals go away if you don't jump on them quickly, while DealNews sometimes lasts longer.

The last one is how do you get coupon codes? This site is called RetailMeNot, and it has discount codes for all kinds of retail companies: Papa John's, Nike, Vistaprint, Panera Bread—lots of food on the one today, eBay, 15% off your order. You can type in this discount code for any order that you're placing, and it'll give you that discount if it applies to your purchase. So, RetailMeNot is a great way to get that last little bit of discount from your order. If you're already ordering something anyways, before you hit that enter button, go to RetailMeNot, see if there's a coupon code for that site or discount code. If there is, put it in. You might be able to get an extra five or ten bucks off your order.

Those are some great sources for discounted lower prices and finding deals. If you know other ones, drop them in the comments below and keep an eye on our website for individual deals that might be of interest to you.