Online Coupons and Discount Codes

In the 1970s, I had a paper route to earn a little spending money. It was an afternoon route except for Sundays, of course. So everyday after school, I would load up my bike and deliver papers to my 100 or so customers. Wednesday and Sundays were the worst because I could only take half of the papers with me due to the coupon sections making the papers so large. It almost seems nostalgic now to think about that even though it was only 30ish years ago. Nevertheless, coupons aren't typically used the same way today as they were back then. But should they be, especially in today's economy? Well, if you haven't thought about it before, it might be worth thinking about now. After all, every little bit helps.

Fast forward a couple of decades from my paper route days, and we find ourselves in the world of the internet. More and more people are buying online, which begs to question do they have the same opportunities for coupon usage as we did way back when? The answer is yes, although it is more often times called a Discount Code or Online Coupon Code, but work just the same as the old fashion coupons clipped from the papers.

So, if you have ever found yourself at a website checkout page and see the box that says, "Enter Your Discount Code Here" and said to yourself, where the heck do I get a discount code, then it should be a sign that the codes are out there, somewhere, lurking, just waiting for you to find them.

I want to give you a couple of places to start. Again, these are only a couple of suggestions because there are many, many sites out there that offer discount codes, you just have to find them.

RetailMeNot.com offers online coupon codes for more than 20,000 stores. The website it easy to use by offering a search function as well as a front page listing of the most popular featured stores. I am sure you are bound to find something with more than 20,000 stores to choose from.

CouponAlbum.com features coupons, promotional codes, coupon codes, and free online coupons to variety of stores, and there are a lot. Their front page lists handpicked deals of the day, featured coupons, links to popular stores with the featured current promotion.

Again, these are just a couple of suggested sites to get you started, but I just wanted to plant this idea into your head as we head into the holiday season. Wouldn't it be nice to get that extra little discount for Christmas? Here's to Happy Shopping!