Secret promotional codes

Online retailers will often ask for a coupon code, discount code or promo code during the checkout process. These promotional codes are usually given away to select potential customers using various campaigns from their marketing departments and offer money-off discounts or free shipping. Some thoughtful internet users will often share these discount codes online so that others can enjoy money off too.

Next time you purchase something online and are filling in your address details in the checkout we recommend opening a new window and using Google to search for these secret promotional codes online. Each promo code will knock money or a certain percentage off, give you free shipping, send you a rebate, throw in a free gift or even offer free delivery on heavy items. When dealing with expensive items a quick 2 minute search for promotional codes can literally save you hundreds of pounds.

Here are some quick tips when searching for discount and promotional codes:

• Keep it simple. Use the company name or URL, followed by “coupon code“, “discount code” or “promotional code“.
  Try “spalook promotional code” (AMOM gets you 20 FREE Samples Plus Gift Card)
• Check the expiry. Use a date when searching too. Most coupon codes have an expiry date so try adding a month and year onto the end of your search otherwise you’ll be constantly entering expired codes at the checkout.
  Try “godaddy coupon codes may 2008” (WALLET1 gets you 10% off your GoDaddy)
• Free shipping. Some sites won’t offer you a discount but might offer free shipping. Take advantage of adding “free shipping” or “free delivery” to your search for products where shipping costs might outweigh the cost of the product.
  Try “jcpenney free shipping” (JCPCAPRL), “free shipping wooden bathroom vanities” or “leather sofa free delivery removal”
  These could save your a fortune when buying large, heavy and cumbersome furniture online.
• Scour the forums. Forums are often a great place to find discount codes as they offer a quick and easy way for their users to post and share their codes. If you are struggling to find codes from the hundreds of official promo code sites out there then just try adding the word “forum” to the end of your search
  Try “jo ann free coupon codes forums” (APRA840) or “free subway coupon forum”
  Not only will you find a suitable code for your product but you may also stumble across some like-minded shoppers who have brought the product or brand and know if its worthwhile buying it or not.
• Look for campaigns. Try searching for a specific campaign relating to the company.
  Try “netflix 30 day coupon“
• Printable coupons. For items which don’t have online retailers look for printable coupons instead so alter your search accordingly.
  Try “free printable coupons for subway“
• Look after the pennies. This doesn’t just apply to expensive goods ordered online. From fast food to pizzas - cheaper everyday products also have promo codes too.
  Try “subway sandwich coupons“, “outback steakhouse coupons“, “wendy’s coupons” or “papa john coupon codes”
  These could see you snacking out for free. Just find the code, print it out and bring it along to the shop or restaurant.
• Stay local. Check which country these coupon codes are valid for, remember the internet is global. Adding “£” or “$” to your search will filter out foreign offers not applicable to you.

To help you save money on a wide range of goods and services we’ll be hunting down and listing some codes ranging from coupons for self gifts to airline promotional codes, from discount hotel coupons to free pizza coupons and publishing them here on Wallet Watcher. You can view the growing list on our Wallet Watcher secret promotional codes list which we’ll be updating on a regular basis. If you would like to get these offers automatically via RSS then subscribe to our Wallet Watcher RSS feed, where you’ll get regular money saving advice and tips as well as our weekly Wallet Watcher podcast (also available from our Wallet Watcher page in iTunes for free).

Tags: coupon code, discount code, promo code

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