From the comfort of your home you go to an online store, add items to your cart, enter payment details and then hit the 'Submit' button. Have you ever wondered what happens between you hitting the button and your purchases arriving in a brown box a few days later?
Here are some current findings from research papers on "Coupon Clipping", which might interest some readers.
A few years ago, online coupons were more of a novelty than convenience. Most coupon clipping individuals used to wait for the weekly direct-mail to get the coupon for savings on basic items such as pizzas, food or restaurants, grocery etc. There were consumers, who first used to order the coupon online and then wait for them in their mail.
ING Orange Account is one of the better Saving Accounts out there and can save you a lot of money in the long run. Everyday accounts with big banks come with account keeping fees and while those fees seem small, they do add up in the end. This one doesn't have any account keeping fees and you can do free ATM withdrawals from any ATM as long as your withdrawal amount is over $200. They have further sweetened the deal recently and now you can get a 5% cashback on your everyday purchases for first six months on transaction amounts under $100.
ALDI is one of the popular retail supermarket chains in Australia and perhaps the third largest after Coles and Woolworths. Like many Australians, I have been a fan of Aldi for a long time. There are a lot of things to love about ALDI such as great prices and no-frills service model. However, my only gripe with ALDI is their opening hours. Coles and Woolworths have been constantly stretching their opening and closing times and most of their stores are open from 6am to midnight which makes it very convenient for busy families to shop at their convenience.
For a long time, we complained about the slow pace in Australian deals websites segment but it seems like things are finally starting to change for better. A report from SmartCompany reveals an early funding for Starthere.com.au, a deals cashback site started in 2010.
