The Importance of Shopping Around Online and Finding Coupon Codes

The other day I learned the importance of shopping around and coupon codes. In need of a new water filtration system I started searching Amazon.com for one that appealed to me. I would be replacing the PUR 2 Stage Vertical Faucet Mount but I wanted to get another kind. After choosing the one that I wanted I couldn't help but wonder if I could find it somewhere cheaper on the web, plus I wanted to use the money that I had in my PayPal account, Amazon doesn't accept PayPal. Also I didn't want to pay seven dollars in shipping. I normally always purchase on Amazon but this time I decided to shop around.

I came across my water filtration system of choice at Drugstore.com. I had never bought from Drugstore.com, the price was about the same as Amazon but the shipping would be free and I could pay with PayPal. Right before purchasing I discovered the I would have to pay tax on Drugstore.com but I wouldn't have had to on Amazon. Suddenly by shopping around I was saving two dollars. I was very happy to be saving any money at all but only saving two dollars just didn't seem to be enough to satisfy my budget. Hesitant to purchase, I decided to google the words "coupon code drugstore.com." Not sure why I hadn't thought to look for a coupon code at first but I am glad that I did. I found a coupon code that I could use as a new Drugstore.com user that would save me $5.

Now I have placed the order for my new water filtration system and because I took the time to shop around and look for coupon codes I saved myself $7. Although it may not seem like a lot, it is a lot to me, I could buy 3 loaves of bread and a pound of organic oats with $7. From the time that I decided to shop around to the time that I was entering the coupon code it wasn't but maybe 20 minutes and I think that spending those extra 20 minutes was well worth saving $7. I won't be abandoning Amazon as they usually do have great prices but I will not roll out other fine websites to do my online shopping either. I suggest to anyone that the next time that they buy something online that they shop around to compare prices and shipping costs and that they search for coupon codes to save even more money.