Spending: Don’t Rush to Buy a Sales Item

Spending: Don’t Rush to Buy a Sales Item
People walk along 5th Avenue in Manhattan, one of the nation's premier shopping streets, in New York City, on Feb. 15, 2023. Spencer Platt/Getty Images
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By Sandra Block From Kiplinger’s Personal Finance

When is a sale not a sale? Most of the time, according to Consumers’ Checkbook, a nonprofit consumer organization.