online discount codes

As a professional bargain finder extraordinare, it’s important to have friends in high places.  Mine go high into the fashion business, and occasionally I am blessed with discount codes that are not available to the general public.  Today it is my pleasure to share them with you.  Some may have expired by the time you see this, but most will be valid.  This one’s for you, readers!  Happy Holiday shopping!

The holiday shopping season is official!!

Click here for the hotlist!  Login name is reader, and password is bargain.

And here’s more on bargain shopping.

Enjoy!

Hey, this is even more than 20%!

Hey, this is even more than 20%!

You can thank (if you’re a consumer; blame if you’re a retailer) Bed Bath & Beyond and Linens ‘n Things (RIP) for the fabulous trend of stores selling everything they own for a 20% or more discount off the suggested retail prices.  They’ve started something that has cut stores’ profit margins and added value to almost every consumer shopping trip forever!

(Kudos too, while we’re at it, to Macys, which many years ago started the pre-Christmas sale, and the constant one-day sales, effectively training their customers to never, ever pay full retail.)

I was personally thrilled to find that BB&B had started carrying drugstore items, too.  (See my post Drugstore Junkie for more on this.) Hey, 20% off generally beats the best discounts at the pharmacy chains, and saves a trip. And now, going into the Holiday Shopping season, lots of other stores have jumped on the bandwagon.  Just this week, not even Halloween yet, my local paper carried 20 % or greater discounts from Old Navy, Michaels crafts,  and a local decorator.  If this year is anything like last, you should soon be seeing more and better discounts, right off the top of any purchase, from such varied retailers as Toys R Us, Sports Authority, Party City, Best Buy, Macys, Walmart (They stole my quote: Save Money. Live Better), Ulta Beauty, GNC, Vitamin World, Firestone Tires, Sears and others.   Many of these will accept multiple, expired and competitors’ coupons, too.

While getting my fingers all inky on the Sunday paper is my favorite way of finding coupons, you can now go online to do the same.  These are some of the better sites for coupons and coupon codes:

www.Big Crumbs.com This one also gives you cash back at many retailers!

www.Savings.com

www.retailmenot.com

www.couponwinner.com

www.couponcraze.com

www.fatwallet.com

www.couponcabin.com

www.thegrocerygame.com

Wanna be a savvy couponer?  Check out The Couponizer, for a new way to organize your coupons and maximize your savings.

Getting into the holiday spirit, we’ll be looking at the best and cheapest ways to party, shop, decorate and save on all.  Starting with, of course, Halloween — click here for lots of great ideas for cheap or free costumes.