You can get some fantastic deals by combining online coupon codes and rebates. These sometimes result in freebies or cheapies worth $50, $100, or even more.
The world of online retailing is a very competitive place and there are always discounts and perks being offered to win customers. The brick and mortar stores rely on weekly sales to motivate buyers. The online merchants use discount codes in the same manner.
One problem is that these codes are not usually advertised on the online stores. The main purpose of the discounts is to get buyers to come to the sites, so normally they will not tell you about them if you are already there. You need a place to locate the codes before you go shopping. You need to check out the coupon code sites.
Although many of the discounts are for first time buyers, the online retailers have started to offer more deals for returning shoppers. Typically the codes can only be used once per customer. Some stores run multiple concurrent codes and allow each one to be used once.
You will find a wide range of discounts. Codes for $10 off $30, $30 off $150 and the like are quite common. While these are nice discounts, they certainly are not freebies. You will, however occasionally find a dollars off code with no minimum purchase.
Even better than the no minimum purchase are the real deals that can result from combining a coupon code with a big rebate. You can find these combinations yourself if you spend enough time searching. Often, the various coupon code sites will point out the best of these deals. You can also check my Freebies Forum for posts about these deals or share the ones you have found. I've seen deals like a CD-ROM drive for free and a color printer for $11. These deals don't happen every day, but when they do they are sweet.
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