Buying on full price is a bad idea, particularly when you are just a click away from promo codes and coupons. Last year, I found secret online shopping tactics to get deep discounts on products like books, clothing, groceries and electronics.
In fact, getting incredible deals and discounts on online shopping and in-store purchases is simple. The top secret is – you need to go to the google and find out promotional codes and coupons online. Here, in this article, I’ll teach you some secret shopping tips and tricks to enjoy the benefit of saving money.
1. Get Online Coupons & Promo Codes From Google
No doubt, the best way is to launch an online coupon search on Google. You’ll undoubtedly stumble across some of the most amazing promo codes on various items starting from groceries to apparels. You just need a couple of minutes to find them on the search engine.
Here’s a step-wise guide:
- Open a web browser and go to the www.google.com
- Put the brand name and the promo code in the search bar and press enter.
- Now you can figure out from the result that either the coupon or promo code is still valid.
- If yes, then start downloading your coupons and use them for online shopping or even for in-store shopping.
2. Sign Up For Email Alerts
Just go to the product site from where you want to shop and get yourself signed up for web flyers, exclusive web offers and email alerts. Now that you have entered into the customer emailing list of that site, they’ll send you weekly/monthly deals, discounts and coupons for online shopping or in-store shopping. Just remember this, these offers are not available in physical stores.
It’s good to set up an alternate email address before signing up for a bunch of email alerts so you can quickly deal with the blitz of promotional offers. I know nobody wants their primary email to get bombarded with special offers daily.
3. Look For Coupon Websites
Try to search out a shopping savvy websites’ or forums to get coupons and promo codes. These forums sometimes post deals and discounts that allow you to save anywhere from 10 percent to 70 percent off on actual prices. There a lot of websites that offer FREE international shipping of coupons. You just need to visit that website and order it. It will get delivered at your doorstep.
There are a lot of retailers including your favorite brands like Dell, Marks & Spencer, Currys, Evans that offer free shipping coupons and discounts for their customers almost every month. You can visit the site to avail the discounted offers. Just type ‘free shipping coupon’ on the search box to see the latest codes that can get you free delivery deals. You can also join the site’s mailing list to get the notifications when new deals are added.
You can also visit different coupon sites to get the free delivery codes and discounts. These sites regularly update coupons and discounts related to clothes, grocery and appliances. If you want to know the latest offers, check their sites regularly. You can also find the latest promotional deals as some sites also have separate pages on promos.
4. Visit Store’s Website First
Several brands offer online coupons and promotional codes on their websites. So, it’s always good to visit the site before physically visiting the store. Brands like H&M offer printable coupons to entice potential customers to visit their stores.
5. Cut Down On Shipping Costs
Shipping charges are something that you can save if you shop in a smarter way. Some companies offer free delivery on a certain amount of purchase. You can improve the chances of saving shipping money by ordering more than one item. No doubt, small discounts will leave larger impacts, especially when you shop online.
This article originally published on LifeHack.org by Charles Crawford