Gift Giving Guy

When I need a coupon code for online checkout, more often than not RetailMeNot.com has it. RetailMeNot.com collects more than 150,000 coupon codes for 30,000 online stores, offering one of the best clearinghouses for instant savings.

I’ve scored discounts or free shipping for gift purchases from Cheryl & Co., ProFlowers, Z Gallerie home furnishings, iStockPhoto and more. Simply search for the retailer you are buying from and skim the coupon results. Coupons and shopping tips often include the success rate. Less successful or expired offers are ranked lower on the list. (RetailMeNot.com keeps expired coupon codes because sometimes the offers extend after their expiration dates.) You can save offline too. In April 2009, RetailMeNot.com added 90,000 printable coupons by zip code for brick-and-mortar stores.

If you know a coupon code, you can share it with others on RetailMeNot.com. With more than 4 million visitors a month, the coupon code you found will get noticed. Keep in mind that RetailMeNot.com honors those retailers requesting to have their coupon codes removed.

And it’s good to see the site owners have a sense of humor. Try the U.S. Federal Reserve Board coupon codes. Entering the code BAILOUT at the Fed gives you 25% off when you spend $700 billion or more. Type in AUTO and you’ll save 50% when you spend $50 billion or more.