I am an unashamed, self-confessed bargain hunter. I love sales, I love Entertainment cards, I love coupons! During the past several months, it seems the hottest way to be accessing awesome deals is via daily coupon websites.
Examples of deals that I have scored:
- Any pizza or salad AND dessert at Freestyle Tout, Emporium for $15 (if you’ve never heard of this place, it’s the premier dessert bar in
Brisbane - Facial, body wrap, one-hour Swedish massage and pedicure at Beautiful Beings, Kangaroo Point for $89.
- $60 worth of anything in Perfume Connection for only $30 (I used this the other day and ended up getting a black Marc Jacobs Daisy perfume set for $54!!)
- Three-hour beauty package (facial, one-hour massage, full body exfoliation and wrap, pedicure/spray tan plus $50 voucher for next time) at Toowong for $89
I bet I've got your interest now!
If you haven’t heard of this online coupon system, this is how it works:
- You subscribe to the website by entering in your email details;
- You receive a daily email from the website with their deal of the day;
- You see a deal you would like to purchase, so you enter your credit card details;
- A certain number of people need to sign up to this deal of the day in order for it to be “tipped” or activated. E.g. A deal may require 20 people to activate the deal, so if only 18 people sign up for it, the deal won’t go ahead and your credit card isn’t charged. If 30 people sign up for it, then your credit card will be charged and at the end of the promotion period, the website will email you a voucher for the deal.
- Read the terms of the voucher to redeem it. Most places will require you to call ahead and quote the voucher code to make a booking.
My tips on using this system:
- You can subscribe to more than one city, so if you’re like me and have travel plans to other cities in Australia, sign up for their deals so you can use it on your trip
- Read the terms carefully, especially with restaurant deals. For example, if it is a “$30 voucher for $60 worth of food” – does that include drinks? Sometimes it does, sometimes it doesn’t. Is the deal only available at certain times?
- Google the company offering the product/service to read reviews. Be cautious of the fact that it may be less successful companies that are offering these deals in an attempt to improve business. But sometimes, there are some gems too.
- Refer your friends to the site and receive $10 credit once they make a purchase.
- If you’re not sure of something, call up the company offering the product/service for a clarification. I previously purchased a supercar drive day deal but wasn’t sure if as a passenger I had to pay the same amount as a driver. So I called to ask and scored myself an extra discount plus gift bags thrown in with the deal :-)
- Be aware of the fact that some of the better beauty vouchers are bought by 1000+ people which is why they usually have a one year expiration date (because it will take ages to get the appointment!)
So where are these websites I've been yapping on about? The ones listed below are the ones I currently know of and subscribe to. If you know of any other sites not on the list, please do share!
- www.livingsocial.com (due to launch in
Australia
Stay tuned because I also subscribe to websites that offer fashion and homewares at a fabulous price, amongst other things. Examples include Ralph Lauren men’s t-shirts for $14.95 and the Vera Wang “Love Knots” silver jewellery tray for $19.95. I’ll blog about this very soon!
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