People have always liked discounts, promos, and coupons. And, hey, it’s a win-win situation. The client gets a better price and the salesman either promotes his product or gets rid of the old stuff, either way, sales go up, everyone is happy.
We only have to look at This Black Friday Video to confirm how passionate people are to get their desired ware at a smaller price. However, there is no need to wait for Black Friday and stand in a massive queue only to be trampled by some larger guys in order to get a good deal off some products. Coupons exist all year round and here is a definitive list of the websites that offer the best deals or simply cover the most offers.
Coupons.com
This site is the major
player with thousands and thousands of companies who offer millions of deals to
the clients. The service covers the majority of American affiliate and coupon
offers. And it has a very convenient search option. You type in your
coordinates (zip or address) and receive all the local offers you can get. They
can be sorted by categories as well ( electronics, food, clothing etc.). Found
the discount you want? Just print it out or upload onto your smartphone and you
are done. To make things even more convenient, the coupons.com team has
developed an app to browse coupons even faster and get personal notifications.
Groupon
Groupon is the second
largest site that deals in coupons. However, their system is a little bit
different from the previous company. You will have to buy their coupons. The
price varies from a symbolic 1$ and up to the whole payment for the desired
service with the proposed discount. Why do you have to pay? Well, that’s
because Groupon deals are often exclusive and more profitable even if you take
their price into account. So, you buy the coupon, print it out and simply
exchange it for the service. And if you haven’t used the coupon, you can always
get a refund.
EBATES
Ebates is the third
leading coupon site and its system is different from the rest yet again. EBATES
deals in cashback offers. It goes like this: you get the coupon or shop through
their site directly (it links to other shops that participate) and you can get
a cashback for your purchase up to 25% basically meaning a discount in the form
of points that you can use to purchase other things. There are also offers for
those who want to help the poor and unfortunate. You can donate your cashback
money to trusted charity funds. Oh, and if you decided to buy something on a
whim, you can download their app and keep your coupons always at hand.
Retailmenot
Retailmenot is like a
social network for people who like discounts. You can get coupons, discounts,
and free shipment offers from the site but its essential feature is its
community. Users vote for the deals, they comment on the deals and that
way moves them up or down in the popularity rating. Apart from that, they can
add their own coupons
Couponbirds
Couponbirds is a new but rapidly developing platform. They
offer free coupons from over 100,000 shops and as an addition, they have about
50,000 exclusive deals. Their forte is making daily popular and useful coupon
selections. They will tell you what deals are popular now, which deals are good
for New Year or Christmas and among them, you can see the top stores that
provide the most deals at the current moment. As an addition, you can submit
your own deals. Couponbirds offer free shipment deals as well.
Slickdeals
Slickdeals is a growing
site as well. Its main point is saving money for the community of the site and
it is even more socially oriented than the Retailmenot. All the deals are
submitted by the community and their rating is regulated solely by the voters.
The editors of the site just check for any foul play. They have their own blog
that features great opportunities to save money or find some really good but
underestimated product and a forum where people discuss ways to purchase things
while saving money. In order to find deals better, Category and shop searches
are available.
Amazon
This site does not
specialize in coupons exactly. It doesn’t specialize in anything yet deals in everything.
Since Amazon is the largest retail shop in the USA, it is definitely worth
mentioning that it has its own coupon system integrated into the shop.
The advantage is that you don’t have to look for coupons anywhere, they are all
there. However, they are only viable for Amazon purchases. Some other websites
offer service coupons ( like a river cruise or a spa session) as well, unlike
Amazon.
There are surely lots of other coupon sites, however, the ones mentioned present the largest number of supported shops and offers. After that, it’s only a matter of taste, which site will suit you better.
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