(Be sure to read this followup story: “Retailers Rebuff Snipsnap: So Is This App Ill-Advised, or Illegal?”) It seemed like a good idea at the time – a mobile app that promises to transform paper coupons into digital coupons, allowing users to take advantage of discounts without having to mess with those pesky scraps of paper. Now, more than a[Read More…]
Your time, your privacy, or maybe your cash – if you’re willing to give up a little of at least one of these, you can get better printable coupons than most other shoppers, right from the comfort of your home computer. But is it worth it? It depends on how much those higher-value coupons are worth to you. One new[Read More…]
Today was supposed to be the last day of a coupon offer that had some lucky shoppers cashing in on an amazing deal – as many free cans of Green Giant vegetables they could carry! Unfortunately, the word got out, shelves were cleared, the offer was revoked and everyone ended up pointing fingers at each other for “ruining” a great[Read More…]
Imagine it – a virtually unlimited supply of free Sunday coupon inserts, delivered right to your door, no newspaper subscription required! Sounds like heaven to couponers. But to non-coupon users, it’s something else entirely. A group of Chicago residents has filed a lawsuit against their local newspaper and a major coupon insert provider, to make the coupons stop. Now, if[Read More…]
If you use coupons wisely, you can get a lot more for a lot less. That’s according to a recent study that examined the habits of coupon users. Seriously now, did we really need a study to tell us that? Despite its obvious conclusion, the study does offer some interesting insights about how coupon users compare to the average shopper[Read More…]
To all the frustrated shoppers in areas where Kroger has eliminated double coupons, who are now vowing to shop elsewhere – Kroger isn’t too worried about losing your business. In fact, you’re just helping to make Kroger’s case for eliminating double coupons in the first place. Talk about making a bad situation even more frustrating. Kroger stopped doubling coupons in[Read More…]
The last of three convicted coupon counterfeiters may have breathed a sigh of relief after seeing the sentence that one of her former cohorts received. A week later, she’s now received the same – probation and no jail time. 54-year-old Marilyn Johnson was sentenced in a Phoenix courtroom today. Like Amiko Fountain, who was sentenced last week (read: “Coupon Counterfeiter[Read More…]
Just try fitting this into your coupon binder. A KFC coupon for a free bucket of chicken has residents in the small town of Moonville, South Carolina talking. Because the coupon is actually… a billboard. The local KFC franchise recently put up the giant ad along a local highway. It reads, “Bring in this billboard for a free KFC bucket.”[Read More…]
Her former boss got two years in prison for her role in running a multi-million dollar counterfeit coupon ring in Phoenix. So it was presumed that, as a mere employee, Amiko Fountain’s sentence would be somewhat less severe. And it was. 43-year-old Fountain was sentenced today to three years probation, on a single count of counterfeiting. She had already served[Read More…]
Target is rolling out a new way to save – as long as you don’t mind pestering your Facebook friends with news about your savings. The chain has introduced “Cartwheel”, a new website that links with Facebook to put a social spin on couponing. On its debut day today, the site features more than 600 offers – 200+ of them[Read More…]
