I never understood why people bashed or ridiculed others who use coupons (nowadays at least)
Why people (many at least) never use ebates or groupon/dosh etc. if you're buying something anyway and you can get 20% - 50% off or cash back why not check the plugin? especially with these latest savings apps particularly groupon where virtually any product/service you'd buy in person is available for a noticeably cheaper & feasible rate online/through the plug-in/app.
i didn't bother with it either; felt like being a coupon collector made me cheap when if anything it's just wise & frugal financial advise. it's not like the old days where you have to snip every coupon out of every magazine which is redundant and time consuming so understandably counter-productive IMO; but with new tech; between ebates/groupon/dosh, they literally compile whatever i search for and in less than 2 seconds I'm given multiple offers all with great deals on something I need to buy anyway. if you're the type of person who stresses about their image and is worried about ppl thinking they are "being cheap" for using digital coupons than good news for you: it's all done through the plug-in/app so its not like anybody knows you're using it. and if they think less of you for doing it than they're just fiscally irresponsible & petty.
I've been using groupon for % discounts and dosh for cash back; just started with ebates, link below if you're interested. you get a $10 welcome bonus as well. didn't seem worth it (at first) until I checked my bank statement for the last financial quarter and realized that slowly but surely, with each month that passed (over 3 months) systematically my monthly statements have been decreasing in expenditures at a significant rate. check it out! no harm no foul.
Peace♥ (referral link for new users with $10 signup bonus on ebates)
Stay happy & healthy everyone. Have a wonderful day.