Google made me happy yesterday. I saved some hard-earned cash and it was a direct result of Google. You see, I have to return to England in December for a wedding and I was looking around on-line to book the flights. I chose the airline and was about to fill out the usual convoluted airline booking form when, in a moment of inspiration, i did a search in Google for a “promotional code”.
Up popped a result for a current promotion that gave a 20% discount on my flight, saving me nearly $CAD 100.
I will now use the cash to buy the happy couple a wedding gift, on-line of course using another promotional coupon :), and I maybe have some cash left over to buy a few drinks at the wedding reception. ( I’m sure the bar will not be free, the groom is renowned for keeping his wallet closed)
So whenever you are about to make an online purchase of any kind, do a search in Google (or any search engine for that matter) for a promotional code (or coupon) associated with that company and save your hard-earned. You may have to try a few codes to find one that is current, but there are many sites and blogs out there that keep track of these promotion codes so it shouldn’t be too hard to find success.
Happy Shopping.
Have a question and need quick answers? 
It’s definitely a great idea to search for free coupon codes, but know that some coupon sites have a higher quality of information than others (and keep their information more current).
When you find a coupon code web site that you like, bookmark it so that you can save money more easily next time you shop online.
I hope you will check out http://www.couponheaven.com/ for US coupon codes.
Comment by Coupon Heaven — Friday, October 19, 2007 @ 5:27 am
Well promotional codes are good, i’ve been doing this for years. Hotukdeals is a good one too. Just got my dell through them, £150 off!!!
Comment by Cheap Laptops — Friday, October 19, 2007 @ 8:09 am
learned an interesting insight Thanks for the information
Comment by Boris — Saturday, October 20, 2007 @ 3:30 pm
Hi, This is a great idea, I’ll be looking for some codes for when I book my next flight. Thanks Jim
[ed note: The post was written by Alex. All thanks should be directed to him. jh]
Comment by weddingsngifts — Sunday, November 4, 2007 @ 7:04 am
wow, this has got to be the most informative post I’ve read for some time, didn’t know anything about promotional codes with google. I’ve already been put off google adwords, but with this, maybe I’ll give them another go.
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Comment by Melissa — Monday, December 8, 2008 @ 10:01 am
Great tips thanks for the help happy holidays
Comment by Rod Rousselle — Thursday, December 25, 2008 @ 7:19 am