When Mobile Coupons and Discount Gift Cards Collide: Vol. 4

Happy Friday, everyone! We’re getting ready to head into the weekend, so I’m bringing you another installment of “When Mobile Coupons and Discount Gift Cards Collide.” I’ve been SnipSnapping for over a year now and, during that time, I’ve completely transformed the way I see and spend money. Smart phone technology simply makes it way easier to be a super-efficient, organized, high-achieving human being. Before mobile MP3 players and GPS running apps, I was a lot less fit. Before Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram, I was a lot less social. And before mobile couponing apps like SnipSnap, well, let’s just say couponing was something I always “aspired” to do.

Now that I can organize my money and scout out deals from my phone, while I’m waiting in line at the grocery store, riding the train, or working the elliptical machine at the gym, I’ve realized how truly invested I am in saving money every second of the day. I save on everything with mobile coupons: my daily coffee fix, groceries, and fashion for every season. And the more money I’ve banked from mobile couponing, the more convenient, unconventional saving strategies I’ve sought out.

Recently, I learned about Gift Card Rescue, a phenomenal service that offers cash for unwanted gift cards others can buy at a discount rate. Who doesn’t have five or ten favorite stores? I grocery shop, clothes shop, and eat out at the same places all the time. By purchasing discount gift cards, I can save 5-20% every time I shop at my favorite stores, and that’s before I use my coupons! Check out this week’s mobile coupon/discount gift card match ups, to learn how you can stack two very easy, savvy saving strategies.

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What you can save this week:

 

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Discounted Walgreens Gift Card -> Purchased $42.69 gift card at 6% off ->Paid $40.12

Savings of $2.57

Purchase Allegra Allergy 180 mg Tablets 24 Hour -> Original $28.99 -> Sale $23.99

Savings of $5.00

SnipSnap $5 Off Allegra Allergy Purchase -> Original $23.99 -> With Coupon $18.99

Savings of $5.00

Total Savings with Gift Card Rescue, Store Sale, & SnipSnap -> $12.57

 

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Discounted Bath & Body Works Gift Card -> Purchased $84.46 gift card at 12% off -> Paid $74.32

Savings of $10.14

Purchase 14 Signature Anti-Bacterial Foaming Hand Soaps -> Original $77.00 -> On Sale -> $40

Savings of $37.00

SnipSnap $10.00 Off $40 Purchase Coupon -> Original $40.00 -> With Coupon $30.00

Savings of $10.00

Total Savings with Gift Card Rescue, Store Sale, & SnipSnap -> $57.14

 

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Discounted Victoria’s Secret Gift Card -> Purchased $60.00 gift card at 10% off -> Paid $90.00

Savings of $6.00

Purchase Body by Victoria Perfect Coverage Bra -> Original $42.00 -> Sale $31.50

Savings of $10.50

SnipSnap $10 of a Bra Coupon-> Original $31.50 -> With Coupon $21.50

Savings of $10.00

Total Savings with Gift Card Rescue, Store Sale, & SnipSnap -> $26.50

 

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 Discounted Sports Authority Gift Card -> Purchased $111.53 gift card at 15% off ->Paid $94.80

Savings of $16.73

Purchase TOMMY ARMOUR EVO Golf Stand Bag -> Original $129.99 -> Sale $109.99

Savings of $20.00

SnipSnap 20% Off Purchase $100 or More Coupon -> Original $109.99 -> With Coupon $87.99

Savings of $22.00

Total Savings with Gift Card Rescue & SnipSnap -> $58.73

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Discounted Toys”R”Us Gift Card -> Purchased $100.00 gift card at 10% off -> Paid $90.00

Savings of $10.00

Purchase Summersault 4-Piece Crib Bedding Set -> Original $109.99

SnipSnap $30 off Crib Bedding Sets -> Original $109.99 -> With Coupon $79.99

Savings of $30.00

Total Savings with Gift Card Rescue & SnipSnap -> $40.00


When Mobile Coupons and Discount Gift Cards Collide: Volume 2

Happy Friday, everyone!

I hope you’re gearing up for a successful weekend of holiday shopping, eating, and entertainment. Yesterday, I blogged about some of my favorite Memorial Day deals and I’m super-excited to use them! Whether you’re hanging out at the mall, by the pool, or ocean-side, don’t get swept up in the holiday frenzy and spend a ton of money. Plan your weekend around coupons, and you could end up dining and doing fun things with your family for free!

Today, I’m bringing you the second installment of a series that will change the way you think about shopping forever. My absolute favorite way to use my SnipSnap app is to stack all the serious deals with other money saving apps and strategies. I love using shopkick to score shopping incentives, Wrapp to receive mobile gift cards from my Facebook friends, and Endorse to make mobile money back on every day items I buy at the grocery store. Recently, I learned about the world of discount gift cards. GiftCardRescue.com is a frugal shopper’s must-have site; with Gift Card Rescue, you can sell gift cards to stores you never shop at for cold, hard cash, and then buy gift cards to stores you love at a seriously discounted rate. Best part about GiftCardRescue.com? You can combine the savings with coupons to take a serious chunk out of your shopping bill. Check out how you can save with mobile coupons and discount gift cards at these 5 hot restaurants and retailers!

 

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American Eagle Outfitters:

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Discounted American Eagle Outfitters gift card -> Purchase discounted $100 gift card at 20% off -> Paid $80

Savings of $20

Purchase AE Sparkle Chiffon Dress -> Original $59.95 -> On Sale $49.99

Savings of $9.96

SnipSnap $10 off $40 purchase American Eagle Outfitters coupon -> Original $49.99 -> With coupon $39.99

Savings of $10

Total Savings with SnipSnap, store sale, and Gift Card Rescue -> $39.96

 

Michaels:

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Discounted Michaels gift card -> Purchase discounted $40 gift card at 20% off -> Paid $32

Savings of $8

Purchase Recollection Scrapbook album -> Original $29.99

SnipSnap 50% off regular priced scrapbook purchase Michaels coupon -> Original $29.99 -> With coupon $14.99

Savings of $15

Total Savings with SnipSnap and Gift Card Rescue -> $23.00

 

Longhorn Steakhouse:

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Discounted Longhorn Steakhouse gift card -> Purchase discounted $60 gift card at 10% off -> Paid $54

Savings of $6

Purchase -> Cowboy Pork chops entrée $15.99 and Longhorn Shrimp & Lobster dip appetizer $9.49

SnipSnap Longhorn Steakhouse free appetizer coupon -> Original $25.48 -> With coupon $15.99

Savings of $9.49

Total Savings with SnipSnap and Gift Card Rescue -> $15.49

 

Barnes & Noble:

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Discounted Barnes & Noble gift card -> Purchase discounted $80 gift card at 15% off -> Paid $68

Savings of $12

Purchase -> Dan Brown Inferno -> Original $29.95 -> On Sale -> $17.97

Savings of: $11.98

SnipSnap 15% off any item Bares & Noble coupon -> Original $17.97 -> With coupon $15.27

Savings of $2.70

Total Savings with SnipSnap, store sale, and Gift Card Rescue -> $26.68

 

CVS:

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Discounted CVS gift card -> Purchase discounted $100 gift card at 8% off -> Paid $92.00

Savings of $8.00

Purchase -> Crest 3D Whitestrips Vivid Dental Whitening Kit -> $31.99

SnipSnap 20% off purchase CVS coupon -> Original $31.99 -> With coupon -> $25.59

Savings of $6.40

Total Savings with SnipSnap and Gift Card Rescue -> $14.40

 


When Mobile Coupons and Discount Gift Cards Collide: Episode 1

If you’re like most people visiting the mall or heading out to eat dinner with the family, you’re usually at the mercy of your favorite retailers and restaurants when it comes to the prices you’ll pay. Sure, you might catch a sale or special, but, for the most part, you expect to shell out the number printed on the price tag. Saving money takes a lot of strategizing, organization, and planning, right? Scouring the paper for coupons (and actually remembering to bring them to the store with you before they expire) plus constantly researching store sales and promotions can be exhausting and, honestly, not worth the effort. But there are simple, easy, frugal shopping tactics you can take up, today, without wasting time or sanity.

Mobile couponing app SnipSnap lets you take pictures of your coupons and integrate them into your phone, so you’re never left without all that free money you receive in the mail again. The app also grants you access to thousands of coupons other users are uploading every second, so you can tap into more savings than ever before. Think you should save more at your favorite store? Frustrated when you receive a gift card for a store you’ve never shopped at in your life? GiftCardRescue.com is a gift card exchange site that pays users cold, hard cash for those gift cards they’ll never use, then sells those gift cards at steep discounts to savvy shoppers who can use them to buy more for less at their favorite stores.

 

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Mobile coupons and discount gift cards are both extremely easy ways to save hundreds and even thousands of dollars every year, but you can grow your savings exponentially when you use the two together! That’s why SnipSnap and GiftCardRescue.com have teamed up to create a new series, dedicated to showing you how stacking mobile coupons and discount gift cards can save you tons of money and transform your life. We’re calling it When Mobile Coupons and Discount Gift Cards Collide. Catchy, huh? Check out this week’s gift card/coupon match-ups!

What you can save this week:

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Discounted JC Penney Gift Card -> Purchased $156.00 gift card at 22% off ->Paid $121.68

Savings of $34.32

Purchase Providence Kitchen Cart -> Original $225.00 -> Sale $155.00

Savings of $70.00

SnipSnap 15% Off Coupon w/Code: UDESERVE -> Original $155.00 -> With Coupon $132.60

Savings of $23.25

Total Savings with Gift Card Rescue & SnipSnap -> $127.57

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Discounted Starbucks Gift Card -> Purchased $40.00 gift card at 17% off -> Paid $33.20

Savings of $6.80

Purchase Grande Cool Lime Refresher -> Original $4.65

SnipSnap $2.00 Off Coupon -> Original $4.65 -> With Coupon $2.65

Savings of $2.00

Total Savings with Gift Card Rescue & SnipSnap -> $9.45

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Discounted Petco Gift Card -> Purchased $77.36 gift card at 15% off -> Paid $65.75

Savings of $12.01

Purchase Petmate Navigator Pet Kennel -> Original $89.99 -> Sale $80.99

Savings of $9.00

SnipSnap $7 off $30 Coupon w/Code AFFREG -> Original $80.99 -> With Coupon $73.99

Savings of $7.00

Total Savings with Gift Card Rescue & SnipSnap -> $28.01

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Discounted The Limited Gift Card -> Purchased $86.63 gift card at 30% off ->Paid $60.64

Savings of $25.99

Purchase 678 Zip-Ankle Skinny Jeans -> Original $79.90 -> Sale $49.90

Savings of $30.00

SnipSnap 40% Off Coupon w/Code MAY40 -> Original $49.90 -> With Coupon $29.90

Savings of $20.00

Total Savings with Gift Card Rescue & SnipSnap -> $75.99

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Discounted L.L. Bean Gift Card -> Purchased $50.00 gift card at 12% off -> Paid $44.00

Savings of $6.00

Purchase Large Adventure Duffle -> Original $64.95 -> Sale $54.99

Savings of $9.96

SnipSnap Free Shipping Coupon -> You Save $7.95 in Shipping Fees

Total Savings with Gift Card Rescue & SnipSnap -> $23.91

 

Where are you planning to shop/eat out this weekend? Remember to SnipSnap a coupon and be sure to head to GiftCardRescue.com so you can make this Friday the last day you ever pay full price to eat out and shop again!