Listen Up! Now Your Phone Can “Hear” Coupons For You
Remember the quaint old days of interactive media, when we were promised our lives would be transformed by using a TV remote to order a pizza, buy the clothing worn by our favorite TV characters… and...
View ArticleIt’s National Coupon Month – And How Times Have Changed
Break out the streamers and party tooters – it’s the first day of September, which means it’s time to celebrate “National Coupon Month”! What does one do to commemorate such an occasion? Well, if...
View ArticleCoupon Values May Be Better Than You Think
Depending on whose statistics you cite – or the types of coupons you tend to clip – coupon values aren’t significantly higher than in years past, and they may even be worse. But by one important...
View ArticleWhy Coupon Sellers’ Supplies Were Suddenly Cut Off
If you buy coupons online, did your favorite seller have a little less to offer this past week? If you sell coupons online, did your supplier come up a little short? Many people who sell coupons...
View ArticleRedPlum Publisher Steps Up Battle Against Coupon Sellers
If you looked really, really closely, you might have seen a new warning across the top of this past weekend’s RedPlum coupon inserts. But that tiny notification is only part of the story. Valassis,...
View ArticleCoupons: They’re Not Dead Yet!
With a number of retailers cutting back on coupons and deals to pursue a new “everyday low prices” strategy, what will become of couponing as we know it? Are coupons on the way out? According to a new...
View ArticleRedPlum Owner Buys RetailMeNot
The largest retail coupon site in the country, and one of the largest traditional paper and printable coupon providers, are coming together under the same corporate umbrella – which could help make...
View ArticleDiners Want Deals: Restaurants Urged to Offer More Coupons
Coupons are a constant at the grocery store, and plentiful in places like department stores. But restaurants seem to have a love-hate relationship with coupons. Many worry that coupons will cheapen...
View ArticleWhat Does Dad Want for Father’s Day? Coupons!
Tired of giving ties for Father’s Day? If you’re still considering what to get for dear old Dad on Sunday, consider the results of a new survey – Dads want coupons! And no, not those homemade “good...
View ArticleRedPlum and P&G Inserts Removed From Major Cities: Could Yours Be Next?
It’s deja vu all over again. Nearly a decade ago, couponers were up in arms as RedPlum coupon inserts began disappearing from Sunday newspapers all over the country. At the time, RedPlum publisher...
View ArticleShoppers Celebrate National Coupon Month, Sort Of
Think back to how you were couponing in 1998, if you even were back then. Sunday newspapers were still the main coupon delivery system, printable coupons were just getting started (Coupons.com was...
View ArticleCoupon Insert Publishers Battle it Out in Court – Again
They may be competitors in the coupon insert business. But since both the RedPlum and SmartSource inserts appear side-by-side in most Sunday newspapers each week, it must be a friendly competition –...
View ArticleRedPlum Inserts Disappear From More Sunday Newspapers
It’s already happened in Detroit, Phoenix, Tampa and Atlanta. If you live in Los Angeles, Portland or Boston, it’s now happened to you. And who knows where it might happen next? Valassis, the...
View ArticleHoliday Shoppers Demand Coupons and Deals
Did you get a lot of holiday shopping done on Black Friday this year? Did you hold out for Cyber Monday deals to make your final few purchases? Or are you like most other people, still scrambling to...
View ArticleCoupons in the News: The Top Stories of 2017
Coupons in the News turned five this year, after publishing more than 1,600 unique and original news stories about the coupons you use and the stores in which you use them. But that milestone was only...
View ArticleRedPlum is Retired, Rebranded as “RetailMeNot Everyday”
Don’t panic, but this weekend will be the last time you get a RedPlum coupon insert in your Sunday newspaper or mailbox. The good news is, it’s not going away – it’s just getting a new name and a new...
View ArticleThese Shoppers Want Coupons – But Will Do Without
Much has been made of the increased adoption of online grocery shopping, and how the inability to use coupons and take advantage of in-store promotions is preventing some people from jumping aboard...
View ArticleWhat Can Save Dying Malls? Coupons!
When was the last time you went to your local shopping mall? When was the last time you could say you actually frequented the mall? Sometime in the 1980’s, maybe? Well, break out the big hair and...
View ArticleShoppers Want Deals For “National Coupon Month”
It’s nearly the unofficial end of summer now that the Labor Day weekend is upon us, and it will be back to work and school for most of us after the holiday is over. But take heart, there will still be...
View ArticleCoupons in the News: The Top Stories of 2018
Interest rates are going up, the stock market is volatile, consumer sentiment is shaky – so it’s a good thing we have coupons! Clipping coupons to save money could become even more important in the...
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