Do You Think Coupons Can Really Save Money?

Online coupons are everywhere these days

Online coupons are everywhere these days. They find their way into e-mail promotions, plastered across deal web-sites, and are even finding themselves offline in print campaigns. Weve heard a lot of questions regarding these coupons from savvy consumers trying to get the best prices possible on gifts this holiday season, so I did a bit of investigating into the trend so see what the deal was behind the prevalence of these coupons and whether or not they were worth the time to dig them up.

One trend that I came across was the amount of web-sites dedicated to coupons. These sites act like directories; something like the 21st Century version of the coupon section that we all became accustomed to with our Sunday papers. While for the most part these sites seem extremely helpful, the problem is their main goal isnt to actually save people money, but to drive traffic to their sites. After trying several of the coupons, we found that many either werent valid for the savings listed on the site or just didnt work at all. This was particularly true for gift web-sites and their coupons; nearly all of the 1-800-Flowers and Edible Arrangements coupons that we tried came back as invalid after trying them on the official site. There are several possible explanations for this; either the coupons web-sites are making up the codes, or the more likely explanation, theyre using out-dated coupons.

The other dominant trend in finding coupons was coupons that came from the companies themselves or web-sites dedicated to coupons from particular companies. While the volume of updates to these sites was lower, they were more relevant and in the sites tested, these codes worked almost all of the time. To see if this could remedy the issue with the retailers that I came across with the directory sites, I tried to find some specific coupons for gift companies. One of the best sites I came across was the official source for Edible Arrangement Coupons, http://www.ediblearrangementscoupons.com/. All the coupons listed worked exactly as described, and they also had an option to sign up to receive updates and new offers. After coming across this site, I searched for a few more official company coupon web-sites; while not many have them, it seems that this is the best source to find them. The companies dont want to list outdated coupons because it would be bad for their businesses if they did, versus the directories which are just trying to seem to have as much content as they can. So it seems the best way to navigate your way through the maze of online coupons would to stick with the official offerings. Itll end up not only saving you a significant amount of money, but also a great deal of time in wading through coupons that simply just no longer work.

by: KirthyWagner

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