Future Of Coupon Clipping Is Online

Forget about getting out a pair of scissors and cutting your coupons out of the paper because the future of coupons involves clicking them instead of clipping them. Supermarket chains nationwide are trying to take much of the paper out of it and going electronic to save money and paper and the cost of printing and circulating coupons. You will now be able to load the value of your coupons electronically onto a plastic card from your home computer and then when you get to the supermarket checkout line simply swipe the card and get full credit for all the value of your coupons in just one quick movement. A scanning machine will have the amount of each coupon loaded into its memory and when you show up and swipe the full value will be deducted from your total bill. The nationwide chains believe that this new and improved way of going about things will help build customer loyalty because you will only be able to use certain coupons at certain predetermined stores in addition to saving them the cost of printing coupons the old fashioned way. They are also hoping to take advantage of the increasing number of individuals who are logging on and going online these days who are looking for bargains. There would also be no more losing coupons or the need to organize them in any kind of order or category before you head out to the store.