In this time of economic hardship, everyone is looking for a bargain and people are definitely more on the hunt for a discount than usual this holiday season. And for those really looking for steep savings, online shopping and coupons are the way to go.
According to a NY Times article on Nov. 26, many shoppers are obsessed with finding these bargains and some coupon websites are making it much easier. Sites like Retail Me Not, Fat Wallet and Budget Fashionista offer promotional codes and discount tips for other shoppers for different companies' sites. And apparently this trend is really on the rise - "In October, 27 million people visited a coupon site, according to comScore Media Metrix, up 33 percent from a year earlier."
At first, some companies were not happy that their promotional codes were being freely handed out over the Internet, but most companies now help tip off the websites since it helps bring in more business and they generally do better when these coupons generate more traffic to their sites.
Just like the old coupon queens at the grocery store, I would feel no shame about using an online promotion code every time I checked out if it meant saving me big bucks!
Read the full article on NYTimes.com and start saving!!
- Jessica I.
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