A couple of years ago I wrote a long, detailed post about procurement in general. I want to highlight one tool here, because it definitely can and will save you money. The strangely-named but very useful price tracker site CamelCamelCamel. If there is any particular thing you buy with regularity, or even just have your eye on and don't need immediately but wouldn't mind picking up on sale, these are all great candidates for setting up a price tracker.
Personally I've used it successfully for shoes (I go through a pair of volleyball shoes every year, and dress shoes every 2–3). I also use it for dog food. The 28 lb bag I get for my dog is normally $52, but it drops below $45 on occasion.
I also picked up an Oontz bluetooth speaker and a Pelican high-efficiency cooler for ~30–40% off each by setting up price alerts and then buying then when they were on sale via Amazon’s Gold Box / Deal of the Day.
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