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Coupons Play the Leading role while you carry out the Shopping

Author: Mike Arthor
by Mike Arthor
Posted: Oct 18, 2014

Discounts are everywhere. From newspapers to radio to the internet all you see everywhere are discount vouchers. It seems everybody out there is trying to sell the products at a lesser price. You must be wondering how to find out how useful they might be at all.

Some Important Facts

Well firstly, read whatever is written right from the attractive captions to the terms and conditions. You surely would not like to get into a mess of certain terms. Do not jump to buy if you see a huge discount. Check whether the claims are true and whether the discount is more or less on the actual price and not a highly increased price. That makes no point at all. Before you actually go to the store armed with your shopping bag and purse make sure you have seen the items on which the discount is applicable. That is again something mentioned in the coupons itself. The font may be small but you just cannot miss that part out. You may be dreaming of getting a 50% discount on clothes when you actually go and see that your coupon says that it was on appliances. That would be saddening.

The Present Situation

Nowadays the trick lies with the "up to" tag placed in discount coupons. You may be astonished and too excited seeing "up to 70% off" somewhere but in reality it is not exactly 70% off on everything. It simply means that they can place a discount of anything under 70% on the products. So one may be selling at 25% discount while the other at say 40%. The same thing goes for the online tokens you get nowadays with the flashy promo codes. Read whether they offer a minimum discount or an extra discount or discount up to something. The first one means that the discount starts from that specified amount. For example, a minimum 20% off would mean that the least discount is 20%. That’s the beginning. An extra discount means an extra off in addition to a reduced price. You use it during the checkout while online shopping and get further reduction in your bill. For example, you buy a shirt at 30% off on Rs.1000, that is, at Rs.700. Then you see this extra 20% discount. After applying the specific promo code you will see that your bill is reduced by 20% and now therefore is, Rs. 560. The catch is you can apply these "extra discount" coupons only on a shopping of specific amount say above Rs.1999.

Conclusion

With the advent of online shopping, there are a plethora of coupons on the internet. So next time whenever you are ready to shop online, make sure you have checked all the discount coupons available for the kind of product you are purchasing. At times they offer different discounts on different products, like say, minimum 15% off on cosmetics or minimum 30% off on shoes. So try to find out if any suits your choice and needs and enjoy your shopping along with the online coupons.

About the Author

Mike is expert in writing on shopping and wholesale and buy in bulk and has published many articles in most popular sites. He has received many awards regarding in writing of shopping and buy in bulk articles for the popular websites.

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