On 9/21/2011 7:32 PM, Sqwertz wrote:
> On Mon, 19 Sep 2011 22:39:32 -0400, Nancy Young wrote:
>
>> Whenever you shop online you should always search for coupons
>> for that particular website. If you see an offer that appeals
>> to you, you'll find a promo code or whatever they're calling it.
>> It can save you good money on your order or for shipping.
>
> I had to buy a Greyhound ticket online about 10 hours before I left.
> When booking it asked if I had a discount code. So I opened up
> another tab and typed "greyhound discount code". Up pops a site with
> a code, I entered that, and got $20 off.

That's what I wind up doing, too, opening a window while I'm
checking out already. $20 is nothing to sneeze at considering
people who don't look just wind up paying full price.

> For regular grocery coupons, they can often be found right on the
> manufacturers site or their facebook page (you usually have to "like"
> them first, but then I immediately "unlike" them). My grocery store
> also publishes valuable coupons on their site and gives them out on
> the mailing list.

Perhaps it's no longer true, but for a long time there was a
sign on the registers where I shopped saying they don't accept
internet coupons, so I've never tried printing grocery coupons.

> I don't give my email to coupon sites. BTDT.

I get the idea those sites will turn into a spam avalanche and
I just don't even go there to look.

nancy