How many times have you seen a customer pull out coupons for everything in their shopping cart?
It can get tedious, a little annoying, and even frustrating when you’re in a rush. Take a step back and look at their cart to think about all of the money they’re saving by using coupons.
For instance, how much does your instant coffee and creamer cost at this point? Let’s say that the coffee costs $4.24 and the creamer $2.84. Consider the coupon the other customer has for the same coffee is for $1.25 in combination with the same creamer for $.75.
This is a total of $2.00 savings from a $7.08 purchase. That $2.00 can go towards gas, postage stamps, a pack of pens or paper, and maybe a bus ticket to work on a busy morning. Does all of this seem a bit more interesting when you think about it? The savings you get from using online coupon codes can have a big impact for your family especially during a recession.
Another important factor to consider is the costs of traveling to the store to buy simple creamer and coffee when you can buy it online (saves gas) with coupon codes (saves money). Both of these may have you smiling because it’s easy. You do not have to clip a coupon if you make your purchases online. In fact, no one will know you used a coupon code except the store. A sense of pride can get in the way if you’re at a store and people are watching you. Maybe that’s the reason you get mad at other customers that set it aside to get their belongings.
Imagine saving even more money online - you can do it by using coupon codes from your home computer. No one can see you, you don’t have to drive to the store, and you can get more for your money. What more can make you happy? A little look into the numbers have opened the eyes of today’s most loyal brick and mortar customers because the recession set them back a few hundred a month. The gas money you save is more than enough for doing extra stuff at home; you can use the money to get even more products to feed, clothe, and spend on your family.
If this does not tickle your interest, consider all of these figures to open your eyes:
Right now, say you currently spend $400 a month in food for your family. You also spend approximately $5 a day to go to the store which may equal 2x a week ($10). Add the four weeks ($40) of going to the store to spend $400 which comes to $440 per month.
If you save approximately $35 per week by using coupon codes, you save approximately $140 a month in food. $140 for 12 months (a full year) would save you $1,680.
What can you do with $1,680?
Maybe you can go on that trip you wanted to go on last year? Maybe you can even find a few deals on trips that can keep even more money in your pocket? If you learn anything from this article, know that shopping online with coupon codes is the new wave of money saving techniques to stay ahead.
