A coupon is useful only when it works on the items you’re buying. Before pasting a code at checkout, run through this fast checklist.

The five checks

  1. Eligibility: Is the discount for new customers, members, or everyone?
  2. Category: Are your items included, or are particular labels excluded?
  3. Minimum spend: Does the basket qualify before shipping and taxes?
  4. Stacking: Can this code be combined with the current sale price?
  5. Final total: Does the discount still beat other options after delivery costs?
Don’t count the discount until you see the final total.

Codes in this Dealsdan demonstration are sample data. Real offer validity would require an advertiser or affiliate feed connected to the CMS.