by Tina Castillo
Nowadays, shopping in "brick and mortar" stores seems so backward, dated, and boring. Millions of people each year sit in their jammies while drinking wine and shop for clothes, household goods, gifts, and anything else imaginable.
Among the great advantages to shopping online are the various coupon, rebate and dollar-back programs available. If you click through a link, or use a coupon code, your savings can be substantial. In addition, you get all the myriad benefits of shopping online - no children to drag through stores, no gas costs to get there and back, and no hassle of dealing with crowds.
Which means that, once you're convinced to shop online, where can you find the savings? There are several ways to save money online. Let's start with coupons.
Discount Coupons
This is a fairly standard. Go to one of many coupon websites and search for the store you want to shop with, or search by category, based on your needs. Make sure to click "apply" when you enter the coupon during check out.
Despite the fact that in the early days of online shopping, coupon codes were numerous and generous (often you could discover $10 off a $10 purchase with free shipping), good coupons currently are difficult to find. Some stores (like Lands' End) rarely offer coupons while others (L.L. Bean) often offer free shipping on any size order. When you order, or even if you don't order, be sure to sign up with the website either by registering or signing up for coupons. These direct-email coupons are often some of the best you'll ever find.
Here are some excellent coupon sites to get started:
MyBargainBuddy dot com, Here, a mom compiles good deals and coupon codes for you. Some of the best deals need no coupon at all, but if there's a good deal and a coupon to go with it, all the better.
FatWallet dot com, Plenty of codes here along with active message boards where other deals can be found.
MyCoupons dot com, The most beneficial part of this site are the message boards, which are alive with the sound of people saving money. Read the posts that have stickies on them at the start of each forum - there are often some good links to printable coupons here for favorites like Toys R Us and Chuck e Cheese.
One note: Should you be looking for a code for a certain store, do not assume that if it's not available at one website, it does not exist. There are different codes at different sites. Visit several coupon sites before giving up hope that a code does in fact exist for that store.
Rebates
Here's how the big daddy of online rebate programs works. Check out Ebates and subscribe to an account. There's a sign up bonus of $5, so you have a free $5 coming to you. Then, when you go shopping, check Ebates before heading directly to an online store. Even though you have a coupon from another site, click through the store link on the Ebates page for more savings.
For example you choose a new jacket from Kohls and you've got a $10 off a $75 purchase. Wonderful. Keeping the coupon code in hand, you head to Ebates and find Kohls among the list of stores. This store offers 2% back, so you click through the Kohls link on the Ebates page, and make your purchase. Not only do you enjoy the coupon code you applied, but also got an extra 2% back on your purchase. Not a bad deal. Ebates will send money to your Paypal account or send you a check.
Points
You can't say everyone is aware about the various point programs available, however since you are able to earn points without doing any shopping, the points programs are worth knowing.
Stop by MyPoints and sign up for an account. My Points will send emails (sometimes daily, sometimes several in one day). You click a link in the mail and automatically get 5 points. Sign up for an offer or buy something through that link and earn even more points, from hundreds to thousands of points per offer.
My Points is very useful, nevertheless, when you are shopping on the web. It's like Ebates in that you click through a link on the My Points site, and you get points for your purchase. Most stores offer a certain number of points (two to four on average) per dollar spent. Once you have at least 1,000 points, you can redeem the points for gift certificates for dining establishments, gasoline, travel and clothes.
You simply can't use Ebates and My Points within the same purchase, therefore if a store is linked through both Ebates and My Points, you need to determine which will be the better deal for you. Anytime you can, attempt to combine a promotional code with the My Points or Ebates deal. - 41115
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Title: Great Techniques To Save Money Immediately On The Internet
Author: Tina Castillo
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