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Google discount codes to save

Another quick and simple way to save money when shopping online is to look for the brand name plus the word vouchers, coupons or free delivery on Google.

However, Mr Baker warned: “When using Google to search for discount codes for your favourite retailer be careful that you only use a website that looks legitimate.

“Sometimes scammers will create pages on their website to target these types of searches and will then infect your computer when you click on them.”

Abandon the shopping cart

For those who aren’t in a rush for their items, Mr Baker said people could “get a little extra off” by adding them to a shopping cart, filling out the email address and then abandoning the cart.

He explained: “Some online websites will have an email sequence that is used to try and win you back as a customer and to do this they often offer money off to entice you to buy the items you have added to the basket.”

He said another version of this is to add items to a shopping basket and then move the mouse to the close button on the browser.

Mr Baker said: “Some websites detect this and a popup will show with a discount code to keep you on-site.”

Create an offers email account

Most coupons and offers will have a limited number of uses before they will no longer work. However, to boost the chance of being able to successfully these vouchers, people could set up an email account where they can get offers directly sent to them.

Mr Baker said: “Set up an email address with your favourite email provider and only use this when signing up for newsletters for your favourite sites. As a bonus for signing up most websites will send you an introductory offer for 10 percent off too.”