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Coupons.com is a website where you can print coupons. Coupons, Inc. is the leading U.S. provider of consumer-printed coupon marketing and technology solutions.

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A coupon is a ticket or document that can be exchanged for a financial discount or rebate when purchasing a product.

COUPONS

Customarily, coupons are issued by manufacturers of consumer packaged goods or by retailers, to be used in retail stores as a part of sales promotions.

They are often widely distributed through mail, magazines, newspapers, the Internet, and mobile devices such as cell phones. Internet coupons have become popular recently, because there is no postal cost, and the printing cost is borne by the user (who prints the coupons) rather than the businesses issuing them.

Mobile coupons have emerged as a new and green alternative as no printing is required whatsoever. Mobile coupons as a method of coupon redemption are gaining in popularity as more consumers utilize their mobile devices for uses beyond voice.

Internet Coupons

Online retailers often refer to Internet coupons as "coupon codes," "promotional codes," "promotion codes," "discount codes," "key codes," "promo codes," "shopping codes," "voucher codes" or "source codes."[citation needed] Internet coupons typically provide for reduced cost or free shipping, a specific dollar or percentage discount, or some other offer to encourage consumers to purchase specific products or to purchase from specific retailers. Although online coupon sites have been around for a while, they are now making a come-back due to the weak economy.

Online coupons, often called e-coupons, are offered by both online and offline stores. For online stores, e-coupons provide discounts to customers who buy product contained in the Web site. Offline stores, on the other hand, utilize printable e-coupons for use at the real-world stores. These e-coupons must be printed by the customer and then physically brought to the store.

Manufacturers and retailers also consider Internet coupons to be those that resemble traditional offline coupons, but can be printed from a user's computer and redeemed in-store. Some of these Internet coupons employ print-controls and other security technologies in order to mitigate coupon fraud risks unique to online channels (postings to "freebie" sites, unlimited prints, etc.).

Printable coupons have been both a blessing to consumers and a curse for retailers. For several years, printable coupon fraud was rampant because the technology was behind the concept and users were savvy about saving coupons to PDF files.

Saving coupon files to PDF is considered fraudulent use of coupons and goes against the manufacturer's intention behind issuing the coupon. These days, printable coupons are easier and safer to print, but that doesn't ease the rules for some retailers who've opted not to accept them anymore.

Another movement is to see local coupons brought to users online. This is giving small local businesses better online exposure to communities across the world.

E-coupons are a great way for sellers to do business on the Internet, promote their products and generate demand for them. It can help businesses keep their Web sites and offline shops supplied with a steady flow of online customers.

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