Unpopular opinion: those "free shipping" codes arent always the best deal

I was at Target last month buying a new air fryer for $89 and found a 15% off coupon online. But I ignored the free shipping code everyone uses because shipping was only $6 anyway. Turned out the 15% coupon saved me $13.35 while the free shipping code only saved me the $6, so I came out ahead by $7.35. Does anyone else actually math out the discount instead of just grabbing the first code you see?

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james6722mo ago

Nice you actually did the math on that one...

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parker_bell2mo ago

lol that reminds me of the time I bought a $200 espresso machine on Amazon and spent an hour stacking coupon codes. I ended up using some random 10% off one that nobody talks about and saved like $20, but then I forgot to check if there was a lower price elsewhere. My wife was like "you spent an hour to save $20?" and I was like "it's the principle of the thing." Now I always check both the coupon and shipping costs because sometimes the free shipping code is just a trap for people who don't do the math.

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