What is a coupon database?

Good Afternoon Couponers!!!

I hope that everyone is enjoying this lovely spring weather dispite the lovely fine yellow powder that is covering everything and making us all sneeze!

Yesterday I was talking to a good friend of mine and she was telling me how upset she was that the coupon database on her site wouldn't let her print coupons that didn't come out this week.  I was curious so off to the site I went to see what she meant.  I have rarely used a coupon database so I was somewhat intrigued by the concept. 

A coupon database is a list of coupons that can be sorted by product or date (totally depends on the site you are on and how they chose to do it) and is typically used to help couponers find coupons and what inserts or printable sites they were one or in.  The common misconception it seems is that anything that is in the database can be printed and that is not the case.  If you see an coupon listed in the database that says something like "SS 2-13-11"  that means that it came in the Feb 13 paper in the Smart Source coupon insert.  If a coupon that is in the database is printable it will have a line under it linking you to the site that you can print it from OR it will say PRINTABLE.

I hope this helps!!!!  If you have questions or there are things that you would like me to blog about leave it in the comments below or send me an email!!

Happy Shopping and Savings!