In Lean Times, Online Coupons Catching On
SAN FRANCISCO — On the Internet, nothing travels faster than a tip on how to score a bargain. Especially in an economic downturn.
Tami Chappell for The New York Times
Tavon Ferguson, 25, says she planned her wedding with coupon codes “at a price that nobody would even guess.”
Steve Kagan for The New York Times
When Scott Kluth started CouponCabin, some retailers were displeased. Now stores send him a thousand codes a week.
With online retail sales falling this month for the first time, Internet merchants are offering steep discounts to anyone willing to punch in a secret coupon code or visit a rebate site for a “referral” before loading up their virtual cart.
Shoppers obsessed with finding these bargains….
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