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With so many different types of sales running all the time, why would anyone ever pay retail? In most cases, with a little research, you may never have to pay retail again.

% Off Sale Price
Some sales offer substantial savings such as 50% off already reduced merchandise, which is probably as deep a discount as you can get. It may take some time and patience once you're in the store, but these sales can really be wonderful when buying necessities such as back-to-school clothes and even for off-season holiday shopping.

Buy One, Get One 50% Off
The buy one, get one 50% off is my least favorite sale. It is essentially a way for stores to move their merchandise without offering any great incentive to the shopper. It's just another way of saying get a 25% discount when you purchase two items. Unless you're shopping with a friend, family member or neighbor who needs the same thing, it just isn't all that exciting of a sale. You rarely need to buy two of one thing. In fact, don't be tempted to buy the second item just because it's on sale. If you need only one dozen eggs, why spend the money on the second dozen when you don't need it? I would also group the buy two, get one free in this category: uneventful.

Two-for-One
Lately I have noticed that grocery stores have pulled out all the stops to offer their products at a two-for-one deal. Almost every shelf is lined with a brightly colored sale sticker offering two-for-one. But again, more often than not, I only need one item, not two. I can't speak for all the stores nationwide since they all have different policies, but, in my case, I found that if you buy only one item instead of the two that they're pushing, the one item is half the price. For example, if orange juice is advertised as two for one at $4.00, one might be $2.00. Ask the cashier. If you find that the one item is indeed half the price, tell the cashier that you no longer want the second item. They will put the food back on the shelf. No worries.