‘Produce section? Salad bar!’ #ShoppingWithMattYglesias brings on the money-saving ideas

Posted at 7:43 pm on December 16, 2013 by Doug P.

Slate’s economics blogger, Matt Yglesias, shared a money-saving idea for Amazon shoppers that he uses. Yglesias advises online shoppers to sign up for a program called “Amazon Mom” (even if you’re a man with no kids), create a fake baby name, birth date, etc., and enjoy the savings.

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What other shopping pointers might Yglesias have? Tweeters speculated with the hashtag #ShoppingWithMattYglesias. Here are some examples:

https://twitter.com/amish1979/status/412704887953031168

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Those are some serious money-saving tips, and perhaps one or more will appear in a future Yglesias column.

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