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At home, most people probably belong to the mailing list or frequent flyer club of multiple local stores and restaurants - the supermarket, your favorite pizza place, etc. What about when you travel however? Do you not bother to sign up for things because you figure you'll never be back there? If so, that could be costing you a fair amount of money.
We just returned from a week-long vacation in a city that we have never visited before. Our first day there, we went to the grocery store to stock up on some food that we hadn't packed with us (we were staying in a rented condo so had a full kitchen). The store was part of a local chain that we don't have anywhere near our home. Still, I got a card. On that trip, we saved over $2 as a result. We were back there a few days later and saved over $4 that time.
Our 2nd night in town, we found a great Asian restaurant that we all really enjoyed. My wife registered for their WiFi network and gave her email address. She later got a coupon for $5 off the next visit. We went back and ate there again our last night in town.
So just those two examples saved us over $11 in one week. Sure we may not be there again ever, but so what. Why pass up the savings? Yes, they now have our contact info but it's easy enough to ignore an occasional email.
We just returned from a week-long vacation in a city that we have never visited before. Our first day there, we went to the grocery store to stock up on some food that we hadn't packed with us (we were staying in a rented condo so had a full kitchen). The store was part of a local chain that we don't have anywhere near our home. Still, I got a card. On that trip, we saved over $2 as a result. We were back there a few days later and saved over $4 that time.
Our 2nd night in town, we found a great Asian restaurant that we all really enjoyed. My wife registered for their WiFi network and gave her email address. She later got a coupon for $5 off the next visit. We went back and ate there again our last night in town.
So just those two examples saved us over $11 in one week. Sure we may not be there again ever, but so what. Why pass up the savings? Yes, they now have our contact info but it's easy enough to ignore an occasional email.
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