Online Shopping

Resistance is Futile: 10 New Reasons You Must Have a Smartphone

Apple's iPhone and app store have entirely changed how we view these ubiquitous rectangles. Smartphones provide access to the Internet access and seemingly billions of apps.

8 More Ways to Save Shopping Online

Shopping online is convenient and often less expensive than running around, but there are tricks to keeping prices down that are worth knowing. The following eight tips will help you save as you shop.

10 Frugal Reads to Celebrate Read Across America Day

Parents who read are far more likely to share this love with their children. So, in celebration of Read Across America Day, Coupon Sherpa offers 10 frugal and fun reads under $20.

Consumers Buy Newspapers for Coupons - Not News

The New York Daily News stopped printing coupons and circulars for several months during a feud between owners. When the battle ended and coupons returned, circulation increased 100,000. Clearly, many people buy newspapers for coupons, not for news.

12 Useless Super Bowl Products for Football Fanatics

American capitalists realized about 10 years into the Super Bowl tradition they could sell tons of junk to football fanatics. It started with Super Bowl T-shirts and caps but rapidly progressed to some of the most awful crap you've ever seen.

Breaking Up is Easy to Do: 21 Terrible Valentine's Gifts

As one of the millions of singletons definitely not looking forward to Valentine's Day this year, I thought it only appropriate to compile a lengthy list of gifts to give your loved one if you'd like to join the ever-expanding crowd of single Americans.

30 Top Online-Shopping Trends

As access to the Internet grows, so grows online shopping. Despite the recession, the e-commerce market is enjoying double-digit growth, fueled even further by holiday shopping. In anticipation of this growth, online merchants launched marketing programs earlier than ever this year, with a strong emphasis on price discounts and free shipping.

Your Guide to Print and Online Coupon Terms

There's a lot of fine print on coupons that most of us ignore. All that "official" language means something, however, and can impact whether the coupon is valid for your purchase. Learn the following lexicon of coupon terminology and you can avoid problems at the check out. We've also included explanations for online-coupon terms and abbreviations at the bottom.

Gift Card Granny Complements Coupon Sherpa Savings

More than 55 percent of American adults say they’d like to receive a gift card for Christmas, according to a National Retail Federation survey. That makes gift cards the most requested gift this year and a nearly $25 billion industry. CouponSherpa.com and companion site GiftCardGranny.com make an excellent team to save you money during the holidays.

17 Tips to Safe and Happy Shopping on Cyber Monday

Cyber Monday is a great time to holiday shop while avoiding crowds, but Internet scammers see it as an opportunity to separate you from your money. To keep you safe as you shop, Coupon Sherpa has compiled 17 tips to help you enjoy shopping on Cyber Monday without worry.