SavingStar.com is a new website/app that’s putting a unique twist on coupon grocery shopping in the digital age. The idea is to consolidate the source of coupons and allow shoppers easy access to offers without having to physically print out and carry around paper coupons.
The company has been growing rapidly, quickly reaching over 1 million registered users and partnering with over 100 retail chains and countless brands to offer their users savings and a wide variety of shopping locations.
So How Does SavingStar Work?
The technology behind SavingStar.com is based on the founders eCoupon work at Upromise.com. First off and most importantly the service is free to use, all you have to do is logon to the site and create a profile.
The next step is to register your grocery and retail store loyalty cards with SavingStar. This allows them to digitally link those cards with their coupon offers. Simply enter your zip code to see a list of participating stores in your area.
Once you have registered your loyalty cards you’re ready to shop. Any eCoupon that you select from the site is automatically loaded onto the loyalty card so you don’t have to bring anything extra to the store with you.
How do you Redeem Your Savings?
It is important to note that your discounts will not show up instantly at the checkout counter or be visible on your receipt. Instead all your savings will be accumulated in your SavingStar account. This can take anywhere from 2-30 days.
Once you reach five dollars in savings you can choose one several ways to cash out. Your options are a direct deposit into your bank account, PayPal, Amazon giftcard, or charity donation.
Is SavingStar Right for You?
If you’re someone who consistently uses coupons to save money at the grocery or drug store then this is definitely a service you can try out. There’s some setup involved in the beginning but once all your loyalty cards (i.e. CVS card) are registered the coupons link directly to those cards so you can save directly at the store with no paper coupons to worry about.
You can also use their IPhone/Android app to activate eCoupons while you’re at the star which is helpful in case you’ve forgotten to do so ahead of time or have forgotten which coupons you’ve already selected.
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The issue that occurred in the fall has been fixed and all savings post in 2-22 days automatically. If you have any questions about us please contact our customer service and we'll make sure to reply within 2 business days.
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Josh from SavingStar
I'm sure people will have differnet experiences, but for me it worked great!
Pros:
- Quick confirmation of coupons used
- Ability to send an email of the coupons you activated (I sent it to my phone so I could double check at the store)
- It keeps track of your purchases for those offers that can be purcahsed in "one trip, or many"
Cons:
- There could be more coupons
Josh from SavingStar
Josh from SavingStar
Hope this helps anyone else looking for some honest input
Josh from SavingStar
The issue you experienced in the fall has been fixed and all savings post to your account in 2-22 days depending on the store you shop. Hopefully, you'll try us out again to save money on your groceries.
Josh from SavingStar
In my opinion, they are gathering information about people's spending habits and selling that infomation to vendors. That would be ok with me as long as the information they provide to vendors does not include names and addresses of us suckers who register with them (I hope they are not giving our specific information to vendors). AND, more importantly, if they actually would credit my account with the coupons I use.
I want to cancel my registration with SavingStar, but there is no place on their site, that I can find, where I can do that. I've written to them telling them to cancel my account and to let me know when they do so. I'm sure that they will be really helpful because they been so good about crediting my account (sarcasm).
Don't waste your time with site.
The issue you experienced in the fall has been fixed and all savings post in 2-22 days automatically. If we were not a legitimate service you wouldn't see us working with major grocery brands and retailers. The service works. We also provide the grocery coupons for Upromise which is a service with millions of users. Hopefully you'll try us out again to save money on your groceries.
Josh from SavingStar
The reviewer who said "the small number of coupons offered are for junk or highly processed food items" is right. There is not much of a selection of "coupons" and you have to buy large amounts to qualify for any substantial amount of savings, which from my experience is a false promise.
As for the reviewer who said she had a hard time with using the coupon binder shopping with kids, I see why. First off you have to be prepared, bringing a coupon binder is great for shopping alone or with a patient friend when you have loads of time to just browse sales. Otherwise you MUST MUST MUST have everything figured out before you hit the store. That is, what you are buying, how many and how much and double, triple and quadruple check the wording of the coupons and sales ads. I have 4 kids and Im a single mom and I coupon (not binder method) so I have PLENTY of experience. And yes you can save a ton and yes you get free or darn near close to free items almost every week. You just need to know how to shop and how to use coupons.
The issue you experienced in the fall has been fixed and all savings post in 2-22 days automatically. If you search for reviews of SavingStar on coupon sites or check out our Facebook page, you can learn more. Hopefully you’ll try us out again to save money on your groceries.
Josh from SavingStar
I think so~~~:)
Imagine saving money on groceries with nothing to clip or print!!
And then I found Savingstar. The difference with Savingsstar is that instead of lugging around coupons, they are uploaded to your supermarket affinity card. You know those little tag thingys we have on our keychains? You register with Savingstar with just an email and a password, and then type in the numbers from one of your loyalty tags. Then each week when new coupons come out you simply click and they are put on your loyalty card. No paper coupons to drag around.. No binders. No envelopes.
And even better.. no meager savings of just $.50 here or $.25 there. Savingsstar pulls all of your savings together into a dollar amount (yes actual dollars not pennies) and then sends it to you either through paypal, Amazon gift card, or right into your bank account. Minimum pay out is only $5 and it's just so much easier than paper coupons. You can also use their IPhone/Android app to activate coupons while you’re at the star which is helpful in case you’ve forgotten to do so ahead of time or have forgotten which coupons you’ve already selected. So if you're in the store and need to buy something you can quickly scan the app, select the coupon and poof, its on your card and you get the savings.
Easy to sign up- just an email, a password and a loyalty card number. Instant savings. Total convenience.