Retail me not!

I love online shopping. I like the idea of being able to make purchases from the comfort of my own home and select things in an organized fashion. Although its an easy way to buy things quickly, I always hate paying for the shipping (that's why I always buy more when shipping is free!)

In order to make the best out of my online shopping experience, I like to try codes from retailmenot.com. It has over 150,00 coupon/promotion codes that you can try when you check out. In addition, there are 90,000 printable coupons. Plus its simple and easy to use. You just type in the store of your choice and...voila. Out comes a list of organized codes. It gives you the code to type in, what it's good for, and includes a link to the store's website.

Now you might be thinking: How does that work, do people just find random codes that work and give you a discount? Is this even legal? And the answer to that it yes. The codes aren't guaranteed to work 100 percent. Each coupon lists its success rate. For example, if a coupon has a 70 percent success rate, it has worked for approximately 70 percent of the people that have used it. Smart shopping is all about spending the time to find little savings in many of your purchases, and bending the rules a little bit.

Victoria's Secret, Macy's, and American Eagle Outfitters are all popular stores with many coupons! It's worth a visit.