Starting on Monday, October 31, Redbox is raising its DVD rental prices from $1 to $1.20 per day. While a 20% increase is significant, we’re only talking about a price hike of a mere two dimes daily. Still, wouldn’t you rather keep that 20¢?
Nordstrom used to offer online shoppers free shipping—if (and this is a big if) they ordered at least $200 worth of merchandise. But the high-end retailer just announced it is joining the ranks of L.L. Bean and Zappos, which provide no-strings-attached, totally free shipping on all Internet purchases, no matter if the order is for [...]
Despite the widespread popularity of flash deals from Groupon, LivingSocial, BuywithMe, and other daily deal sites, consumers understand that when it comes down to pure money-saving, coupons are still king.
During last year’s Christmas season, several major retailer introduced simple and easy free shipping promotions, with no minimum purchase or annoying coupon code required. While these promos were short-term and have since disappeared, consumers have come to expect—demand, really—free shipping, and I’m not the only one wondering when free shipping will be standard among big [...]
In the first half of 2010, consumers used online and downloadable coupons to save $57.4 million on purchases. That sounds like a lot of money, especially because the number doesn’t even factor in the use of traditional coupons found in newspapers and Sunday circulars. But in a world where the only people paying full price [...]
