Using Coupon Codes To Save Even More Online

It really pays to shop around and look for discount codes when you buy online.

My daughter wanted a pair of Van's shoes priced at $55 at the Van's website.

I looked up the same shoes at Kohl's department store, and discovered they had the same shoe on sale for 44.99. ($10 difference... ca-ching!)

I found a discount code for 10% off, but then I found another code online for 15% off: TAKE15.

My husband has been needing new shoes also, so we put his shoes on the same transaction, which made the purchase over $75 and we were able to take advantage of free shipping. Shipping starts at $6.95, so I was happy about that.
($17 saved with discount code, $6.95 saved on shipping = $23.95 saved...ca-ching!)

There's no avoiding taxes, since Kohl's has locations in Georgia, we need to pay tax.
But with the free shipping and the discount, it was a better deal than we could have gotten at the actual store - plus, we have had problems finding enough size selection in the Snellville Kohl's store.

Total amount saved with coupon codes and free shipping offer: $33.95

A great place to find coupon codes is RetailMeNot.com
A great place to compare prices is PriceScan.com
Don't forget to use Ebates.com or Upromise.com as your shopping portal to save even more!
Ebates sends you a rebate check back, Upromise puts a percentage of the sale into a college savings account for your kids.

I just realized I could have gotten 2% cash back on this Kohl's purchase if I had gone through Ebates to get to Kohls! Two percent isn't much, in this case it would have been about 2 dollars, but 2% back for a simple login is worth it.

Back-to-School Clothes Shopping

My daughter and I did some back to school clothes shopping online yesterday.

We went through Upromise as our shopping portal, and went to American Eagle and Wet Seal.
2% of the purchase from both of those will go into my children's Upromise accounts. We were able to find discount codes at RetailMeNot.com.

At RetailMeNot, you type in the website you want, and a list will come up of known discount codes. People share the codes and then other website users share whether it worked for them.

We were able to get 15% off at American Eagle, and bought enough to qualify for free shipping.
American Eagle also offered a promotion that gave double-credits for jeans purchased on their "All-Access Pass" program, so the 2 pairs of jeans we bought will qualify us for a 20% discount on our next purchase.

For Wet Seal, we found a free shipping code. Upromise is also having a promotion too - you can get a $10 Target Gift Card (sent automatically to you in the mail) when you make 3 online purchases now through July 31st, using Upromise as your shopping portal.

So we are up to 2. We're not done with all the back to school shopping, so it will be pretty easy to qualify for the promotion.

Joining Upromise was one of the best decisions I've ever made. Quite a few grocery items also qualify for a percentage to go into the Upromise account, and with online shopping and even dining, it can really add up.