Stein Mart

Tips and Tricks to Save Money at Stein Mart

A bargain hunter's dream, Stein Mart naturally offers great deals on clothing, accessories, and home items. But you can get even bigger discounts by using these money-saving tips and tricks.

When to Shop at Stein Mart

• Weekends. Stein Mart’s best coupons are offered over the weekend, and it occasionally holds super Saturday sales with deep discounts.

• Mid-January and mid-July. The semi-annual lingerie sale features discounts of up to 50% off all lingerie items.

• End of July. The mid-summer sale puts almost every item in the store on sale with discounts up to 50%, especially on summer items.

• After Christmas. Clearance items are reduced an extra 30-40% and most other items are discounted around 50% off.

What to Buy at Stein Mart

• Women’s clothing. Stein Mart has a large selection of women’s clothing that tends to feature many top brands at very discounted prices.

• Men’s golf shirts. The large selection of performance polo shirts and golf pants are generally great quality and much cheaper than the same items at other places.

• Luggage. Stein Mart has a large selection of luggage that is priced very well but is still high quality.

• Seasonal items. Stein Mart features a large selection of seasonal, discounted items in store. These items are reduced even further once their season has passed.

How to Get the Best Deals at Stein Mart

• Shop red dot clearance. Stein Mart marks its clearance with different colors, but the greatest discounts come with the red dots. For the best savings, pair red dot clearance with a coupon that works on already reduced items.

• Become a preferred customer. Sign up for Stein Mart’s free preferred customer program to receive special coupons via mail and email, a birthday discount, and members-only shopping days.

• Return in store. Avoid the $7.50 return shipping fee by returning online items in store for free.

• Use a coupon. Stein Mart always has multiple coupons available for purchases online or in store. Many coupons can be combined with already reduced items for the best savings.

• Sign up for emails. Stein Mart email subscribers get access to exclusive coupons and discounts.

• Follow on social media. Stein Mart regularly posts new products, sales, and contests on its Facebook and Twitter pages.

• Bundle items. Shipping is a flat rate of $5.99 for most orders and free for orders of $75 or more. Save money by bundling items in the same order to avoid paying multiple shipping fees or to bump you over the free shipping threshold.

• Get a Stein Mart Credit card. Frequent Stein Mart shoppers may benefit from a Stein Mart Style Card that can only be used at Stein Mart or a Stein Mart MasterCard that can be used anywhere. Cardholders get exclusive sales and gifts, 10% off their first Stein Mart purchase with the card, and exclusive savings events of 10% off everything at least 10 times a year. Just choose this option wisely; retailer cards do tend to have higher interest rates, so you’ll want to always pay off the balance each month.

What Not to Buy at Stein Mart

• Purses. Although inventory varies from store to store, most Stein Mart locations don’t have a great purse selection. The items they do have aren’t priced much lower than the same items at other stores.

• Current season trends. Because Stein Mart gets much of its inventory from the surplus from other stores, many of its items are a season or two behind in trends. Those items that are exactly on trend tend to be irregular or poorer quality items that were rejected by their original stores.

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