Shopping online is similar to shopping in a regular store -- you still look for a sale or good price and match it with a coupon, rebate, and any other money saving option.
So here's what I did...
In last year's Entertainment Book, there was a code for an instant $5 Barnes and Noble gift card when you sign up with MyPoints. MyPoints gives you points for clicking links in emails they send and for shopping online. You can also receive points for signing up for certain newsletters or filling out occasional surveys. Cash in the points for gift cards to a large variety of stores and restaurants. Just from emails and a couple of surveys, I quickly had enough points for a $10 Barnes & Noble card instead of the initial $5.
3 weeks ago, I signed up for Ebates, which gives a percentage of cash back for items purchased online. They mail you a check every 3 months if your credit is over $5. If it's under, the amount will roll over to the next 3 month period. Ebates also offers a $5 sign-up bonus. I had not bought anything within those first 3 weeks, so Ebates sent an email that they would up the sign-up bonus to $10 if I purchased something within the next 2 weeks. That meant time for a little Christmas shopping! Barnes and Noble usually offers 4% cash back on purchases, but they have doubled to 8% for the holidays.
I searched RetailMeNot for a coupon code for Barnes and Noble. Ebates has coupon codes, but not one that I wanted to use for this purchase. At RetailMeNot, I found a code for 15% off an item.
So -- I went through the Ebates site to get to Barnes and Noble, placed the DVD in my shopping cart, and put in the 15% coupon code and the $10 gift card. Grand total off of my credit card was $15.22. AND, next time Ebates sends checks, I'll be receiving a check for $11.66 (the $10 sign-up bonus and 8% cash back)
(FYI: Barnes and Noble also offers free shipping for orders that are $25 or more AFTER coupon codes.)
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