We actually check the coupons
We are not a giant operation, and we do not pretend to be. Coupono is run by a small team that would rather list a handful of codes that work than a wall of ones that do not. Coupons reach us from a lot of places, software gives them a first pass, and then a person actually looks before anything gets a badge. Here is how a code goes from our inbox to your checkout.
Why bother, when most coupon sites do not?
Most of the codes floating around online are stale, fake, or ended last season. You paste one, you wait, and nothing happens. Being small is the point here. It means we can actually be picky about what we put in front of you.
Fewer codes, all checked
We would rather show you three codes that work than thirty that do not. We are a small team, and we read what we list.
We tell you when nothing works
An empty store page is more useful than one stuffed with expired junk to look busy. If nothing passes, we say so.
Real people, not just bots
Software helps us move faster, but a person has the final say on what gets a badge.
We keep checking
A code that worked last week gets re-tested, not trusted forever. When one stops working, it comes down.
Coupons reach us from all over
We do not just scrape one place. Codes come in from store newsletters we subscribe to, the official store and brand sites, merchants who send them to us directly, shoppers who submit ones they have found, and our own team. Wherever a code starts, it goes through the same path before it earns a badge.
The life of a coupon on Coupono
Not a wall of separate features. Just what happens to a single code, in order, from the moment it lands with us to the moment it stops working.
- 1
It comes in
A code reaches us
Codes arrive from store newsletters, the stores themselves, shoppers who submit them, and our own team digging them up. Plenty of them are already dead on arrival, which is the whole reason for the steps below.
- 2
We test what we can
Software gives it a first pass
For around 70% of our stores, a testing system applies the code in a checkout and watches whether the price actually drops. If it does nothing, it does not get through. This handles the boring volume so people can spend time on the rest.
FALL20: 20% off, kept OLD15: nothing, dropped - 3
A person checks it
Someone on the team takes a look
We confirm the code works, read the fine print software misses like minimum spend, excluded items and expiry, and tag it with the real discount. This is the part we still do by hand, and it is the part we care most about.
- 4
It goes live, or it does not
Only then does it get a badge
If it holds up, it goes on the store page with a Verified badge. If nothing for that store passes, we leave the codes off and tell you, rather than padding the page to look stocked.
- 5
Shoppers keep it honest
You tell us what happened
Every time you apply a code you can tell us whether it worked, and even attach a checkout screenshot that we moderate before it shows. Those votes nudge good codes up and failing ones down.
What shoppers are saying (sample)liveLookfantastic***15Workedjust nowBoohoo****20Worked2m agoMyprotein***10Failed5m agoThe Body Shop****25Worked8m agoCurrys****50Worked11m ago - 6
We check again
Nothing gets listed and forgotten
Codes get re-checked on a schedule, and the moment enough signals say one has stopped working, it drops down or comes off. A badge here is a current claim, not an old one.
Sometimes the honest answer is "nothing right now"
Plenty of sites fill an empty store page with expired junk so it looks full. We do not. When nothing currently passes our checks, you get a clear heads-up instead of a pile of dead codes, and we will still pull up any automatic deals worth a click. We think that is worth more than looking busy.
No working coupons right now
We did not find any codes that pass our checks for this store today. Check back soon, we re-test often.
What you will see on a verified coupon
Every verified offer shows its proof up front, so the best one is easy to spot at a glance.
Verified badge
It passed our checks and a person signed off. The most reliable kind of offer on the page.
Exact discount
The real saving, whether percent, amount or deal, confirmed by our team.
Honest tags
Sitewide, free shipping, BOGO and more, labelled rather than guessed.
Show verifications
Open any code to see total uses, shopper verifications and when it was last used.
Sample of an actual coupon card from our store pages.
Give one a try
Browse the stores we cover knowing the codes have been tested and looked over before they reach you. Grab one, apply it, and leave a quick vote so the next shopper knows it still works.