The day with the most discounts... Wednesday

The day with the most discounts... Wednesday (Alberta Times) Saving money is often related to timing. For example, which day of the week is the easiest to save money? The answer is at least four things...

(Alberta Times)

Saving money is often related to timing. For example, which day of the week is the easiest to save money? The answer is on at least four items, with Wednesday usually being the day with the biggest discounts. Fill up on gas: Industry experts say it's best to fill up on Wednesday morning and save about a nickel a gallon. They said many gas stations dropped prices by a few cents early Wednesday morning and then raised them Thursday morning. The higher prices will continue into the weekends because more people need to refuel during weekend trips. Grocery shopping: Experts at MyGroceryDeals.com say about half of the country's supermarkets update their weekly sales on Wednesday. Although the sale lasts for several days, everyone is grabbing the discount, so don’t wait until Thursday or Friday to buy it on Wednesday. Buying clothes online: Shop It To Me, an online free personal shopping guide, conducted a study based on statistics on 340,000 women's products that were discounted between June 1, 2010 and June 1, 2011. It was concluded that women's and children's products were discounted by about 40% on Wednesday, which is the day with the most price reductions in a week. Air tickets: Air ticket price wars between airlines usually start on Friday, but prices usually can't get any lower by Wednesday. To be more precise, 1 a.m. on Wednesday is believed to be the best time to buy air tickets. According to Peter Greenberg, author of "The Travel Detective," at midnight, airlines will update the computer with the price reductions announced the day before. Consumers need to act quickly at this time, because price reductions usually expire after 24 hours.