Using coupons for rental car deals!

We all know coupons are one of the best ways to save money on groceries and health and beauty products- but did you know that you can also use coupons to save yourself money when getting a rental car? That’s right- you can use coupons when you are traveling and save money on your rental car charges!
Rental car coupons can be found in lots of places- some you may have never even though of! Your local phone directory often has rental car coupons in the front of the book, you can also search online discount sites such as http://www.dailynewdeals.com/ to find the most recent rental car coupon codes! Most membership companies- including the AARP and AAA clubs offer rental car discount codes. In addition, most major warehouse clubs such as Cosco, Sams’ Club and BJ’s warehouse club offer special discounts for their members!
Often times you may receive rental car coupons in membership mailings as well! Another great place to find them is in local coupon mailers!
Different types of car rental coupons include:
Money off coupons- car rental coupons can range from $5 to $50 off your total rental price. (Money always comes off at the end of the rental after the taxes and fees are calculated) The amount of money off usually depends on the number of rental days and sometimes the size of the vehicle you are renting.
Free day coupons- You usually find free day coupons for compact up to full size cars, for weekly or weekend rentals. To calculate the value of the free day you would take your base rate (before taxes) and divide it by the number of rental days. This gives you an average daily rate. This amount would be taken off at the end of the rental (taxes and fees are calculated first!).
When booking online, the value of money off or free day coupon may not be calculated into your total price. When you generate your price total, the website should tell you whether or not the value of the free day has been credited. If it is not calculated in your rate, the coupon value will be subtracted at the end of the rental when you pay for it, assuming you met the terms and conditions that were listed; these terms and conditions are usually on the back of the coupon.
Upgrade coupons- these are common as a single upgrade or double upgrade. For example if a rental company classifies it’s sizes from compact – mid – standard – full – premium and you wanted a full size; you would book the mid-size and may receive a single upgrade to a standard size car or a double upgrade to a full size car.

Coupons for groceries and amazon.com!

Coupons can be helpful for saving money. You can get coupons for everything from groceries and health and beauty items, to prescription medicine- even electronics at retailers such as amazon.com! When using coupons, especially for groceries, make sure to compare prices of the name brand item with the coupon to the price of the same item in an off-brand without a coupon.

The name-brand item plus a coupon may still cost more than the off-brand item at regular price. A good sale matched with a coupon can be a good deal. And it could be even a greater deal if a store offers double coupons and has a sale at the same time. But, beware of this trap.

Most stores offering double or triple coupons have higher prices on most of their groceries. You will most likely get the best deal by buying an item that is on sale and combining it with a coupon which will double or triple. Your savings are increased more if you have a manufacturer coupon and a store coupon to use that the same time on the same product! Rebates can also be good, especially if matched with a sale and coupons. You have heard stories of how someone only spent $20 for $120 worth of groceries by combining coupons, sales and rebates. It can be done, but this usually is a rare event. I have done it myself, and its not easy, and it really doesn’t happen often! Places to find “good” coupons are the Sunday newspapers, local coupon clubs. You can also join what are called coupon ‘trains’, which involves mailing coupons to other people.

One person makes an envelope with coupons, sends it to the next, who takes out what they want and replaces the number of coupons they took with new coupons. Another good way to get coupons of high value is to write the manufacturer of a product you use. They usually send several valuable coupons for your trouble. Groceries are not the only thing you can save on. You can also save at retailers such as amazon.com.

The best way to get the best deal is to shop these retailers online though www.dailynewdeals.com. When you shop online with amazon.com, you can use coupon codes, which are an electronic coupon. Since amazon does not often issue paper coupons for use in their store, purchasing online is usually the best way to get the best deal. IF best buy has something you want or need, see if its on sale on their website. Then, go an internet search for ‘amazon.com coupon code’. You can often find free shipping, percentages off, and other great deals that you can combine with the same price!