The holidays are upon us once again and it’s time to start thinking about saving money for holiday uses. If you haven’t started saving yet, why not?
There are many ways to alleviate the anxiety of holiday spending.
Here are a few ideas…
Amy McRee and News Channel 9 in Oklahoma City interviewed the Consumer Queen, Melissa Garcia, and featured a lengthy story about her website and couponing experiences on the the 5 o’clock news this evening! In case you missed it, you can see the entire video here.
In the American society, coupons and coupon clipping plays an important role in the buying and selling of products, as these money-saving items are so popular that the entire month of September is devoted. Each year, billions of dollars are saved with the use of coupons, as some people have taken this action to an art form, as the average coupon is worth about $1, making it possible to bring home a ton of products for free throughout the year.
Many restaurants have caught onto the idea of email lists to generate return business. These emails will give patrons information such as current specials, deals, promotional offers, coupons and new menu items.
The type of information that is collected is normally name, address, e-mail address and special occasions like birthdays, anniversaries and such. As an incentive to sign up, these businesses offer a discounted or free meal on those special occasions.
With our focus on restaurant introductions these past two weeks, I almost forgot to update the blog with the official announcement!
Where is CouponCuisine going first?
1) Oklahoma City and Edmond, Oklahoma
2) Philadelphia and Bucks County, Pennsylvania
3) Gainesville, FL also clawed its way into the mix
This week has been interesting… and somewhat intense. A fellow coupon-fanatic discovered CouponCuisine and set out to tell all of Oklahoma about our new restaurant coupon service. The results?
Over 100 members from Oklahoma joined in less than 24 hours!
The answer is yes! The biggest misconception about coupons is… 1. I never have coupons for the things I need. 2. If I use coupons I will tend to buy things I don’t need. This is so not true. Do you use shampoo? Do you use laundry detergent? How about toilet paper or hamburger meat and steaks? Imagine you could get them all free or under $1 each. I have found it’s best to cut coupons for everything including restraunts and retail stores.
