Thanks to all the wonderful folks who came to hear me speak about saving money at the West Valley Public Library on Saturday. It was one of my best speaking gigs yet!
I enjoyed meeting Carrie, Bob, Meital, Maria, Liz, Janet, Karen, and many more readers. I also got two tips from them I wanted to pass onto you:
- If an item is on sale at Nordstrom, you have a better chance of negotiating a discount than if it is full price. Because after a certain point, sale items are shipped to Nordstrom Rack, where the company makes even less money off the item. Ask a salesperson if this is the best they can do on the price of a sale item. A reader said she has gotten a deal more than once.
- Southern California residents can buy “twofer” tickets during the off-season (called the Summer Fun Pass in-season), and you may be able to sell – or buy – the second ticket at a discount. One reader said this was possible, another said Disneyland was writing your name on the back of each ticket so you could not hand them off to another person. Does anybody know which one is right?
I speak to all sorts of groups (public, private, religious) and tailor my talks to your interests. Email me if you need a speaker and want to save money!
Welcome to Bargain Babe! I’m Mara, and I’m so glad you’re here. I am an obsessive bargain hunter and penny pincher, and I am determined to live a full life without EVER paying full price. 
I WAS GLAD TO SEE THAT THE DAILY NEWS LISTED YOUR APPEARANCE IN THEIR “THINGS TO DO” SECTION THIS WEEKEND …
Hi Julia!
Yes, it is true that Disneyland writes your name on the passes. They are pretty strict about all of their passes.
I went to Disneyland with my husband for my birthday at the end of May.
When you by a 2fer ticket you only get one ticket. They did not write my husband’s name on his.
They did however, write my name on mine. But we went on my birthday when my ticket was free, so I thought that was why. Being a resident of SoCal, I got the 2fer ticket for free for my birthday! We went to California Adventure this weekend use our 2fer pass (you only have 30 days after purchase to go to the other park). They did not even check my id with my ticket, nor did I see them checking anyone elses at the park entrance.
Bargain Babe, any plans to put-up either a summary or (I wish) a video of your talks. It will be great for your non-local readers like myself 🙂
I hope to soon! Hubby filmed a video of me talking on his iPhone but the quality is poor so I’m not sure if it is worth putting up. This is high on my priority list, so stay tuned! Thanks 🙂
You wrote: “Thanks to all the wonderful folks who came to hear me speak about saving money at the West Valley Public Library on Saturday.”
I haven’t been to a library in years, but it used to be free to rent books, so we always saved money there. (OK, I figure you got my grmmatical point.)
Where’d the editing window go? Guess I’m being punished for being a smart-a–. I see my typo!