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Nowadays, every other person we meet seems to be in a saving mode. With the growing instabilities in economies around the world, many people have an increasingly tighter budget and are constantly on the lookout for ways to save more money.

When shopping online, as much as choosing the right types of coupon codes (like these ones) can help in saving money, the time when these coupon codes are used and what they are used for also plays a vital role.

Here are a few ways to answer the question of ‘when to save your coupon codes for?’:

When the prices are not hiked up!

Some online retailers might increase the prices of their items and then offer deals on them. For instance, an online retailer might offer a 30% discount coupon code after actually hiking up the prices by 30%. In this scenario, the customer is really buying the items on the original prices.

The fake incentive of a discount entices the customer to buy more just to avail the benefit of the coupon code. While in fact he or she is really buying everything on the original price.

Therefore, be aware of this kind of trap. Keep a casual lookout at the prices of your favorite products and avoid using your coupon codes when you see unusual price hike ups.

When the deal is not trapping you into buying more uselessly.

Many times the coupon codes with the offer of buy one and get the second 50% off might be actually forcing you to buy things that you actually do not need.

If you are sure you want the second item, then only go ahead and use such a coupon code.

When you know multiple offers can be applied to the same item.

Many retailers allow you to use multiple coupons or discounts on the same item.  If that is the case it is best to save your coupons for a time when you have two or more coupon codes that can be used on an item for maximum saving.

Equally, you can also wait for a sale to come up, to use your coupons on already-discounted items to further your savings.

Keeping the above points in mind (as well as these) will help you utilize your coupons in the best optimum way.  However, keep track of your coupon’s expiry date if it has one and uses it well within the time limit.