Extreme Couponing – a trend that started off in the US and using which customers saved hundreds of dollars on shopping bills – has finally landed in the UK with avid Brits already saving hundreds of pounds on an average in a month.
The term extreme couponing is basically used for those customers who devote a lot of time and energy to hunt for vouchers, discount codes, and online promotions in a bid to save as much money as possible on groceries, consumer electronics, clothing and other such items.
Most of them believe that spending enough time on hunting for vouchers and coupons would not only help them beat the rising food costs, but could also help them save thousands of pounds over a period of time.
Consider the example of Emma Mumford, a 20-year-old from Dorchester, Dorset who saves a whopping £2,000 a month by spending just 10 hours online each week searching for the latest vouchers, deals and coupons. This means that Mumford ends up saving on an average £24,000 annually – enough to get her a spanking new car.
Consumers have banded together in groups on social networking sites [like this one here] to not only hunt for latest deals, but also swap voucher codes and coupons with other members making it a rather crowdsourced effort to save money.
There are those who have found a novel way of getting hold of coupons and vouchers directly from vendors – by writing them letters with recipes using their ingredients; market research results within their neighbourhood; or a simple ‘happy birthday’ in case the company has added one more year to its existence. In return, the companies often send out thank you notes with coupons and sometimes samples of new products as well.
However, spending time online to hunt for deals, vouchers or coupons or writing letters to companies isn’t a possibility for everyone. This is where users can make a list of sites like Voucherbox.co.uk that provide all the currently active vouchers, coupons for their daily needs.
As an example at Voucherbox.co.uk and other similar sites you can get free voucher codes for more than 1,500 online stores starting from Amazon to Zara right at one location saving you time as well as energy.
For those interested in saving money through coupons and vouchers, here are five things you can do to ensure successful couponing:
- Sign-up for supermarket loyalty schemes and check their online sites for regular deals, coupon codes and vouchers;
- Sign-up for newsletters and emails from supermarkets and keep an eye on official company pages on social media platforms like Facebook and Twitter for latest offers and schemes.
- Check for forums and coupon sites that are updated regularly with new codes.
- Subscribe for mailers from sites like Voucherbox.co.uk, HotUKDeal.com, and others for online discount codes for thousands of retailers in the UK.
- Regularly participate in online competitions and promotions held directly by companies and retailers for a chance to win product hampers, vouchers and coupons.
