AOL Shortcuts- a new online coupon service

by Jonathan M. Forester (Subscribe to Jonathan M. Forester's posts)
Posted Mar 17th 2008 6:06PM
Filed under: Business

I was just wandering the web when I stumbled across an article on Yahoo Finance about Shortcuts, a new service of AOL. This is a totally paperless, online coupon program linked to store loyalty cards. Shortcuts makes it easy to click, shop, and save; on the products you buy every week.

The way it works is that customers go to the Shortcuts website and link coupons for products to their customer loyalty cards. then when your card is scanned the coupon automatically is applied to your purchase. It's a fantastic idea that makes it easy with no coupon cutting and remembering to bring them with you. There's also the "green" aspect of the program in cutting down on paper use and waste.

So far the service is only offered to Kroger's and affiliate stores customers, but that should change soon. For a growing list of all the partner stores click here.

Tags: AOL, coupons, internet, Krogers, paperless, Shortcuts

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3-17-2008 @ 9:27PM

Julie said...

I'm all for not having to clip coupons anymore, this is a great idea and will be appreciated by many.
Hopefully it will lead to less wasted paper.
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4-29-2008 @ 3:01AM

KristaLee D. Cline said...

When I tried to register @ shortcuts, I was led to believe that you had to be an AOL customer to participate. I read the terms and it said I'd be billed. The brochure I received at Krogers said it was a free service. It's a fabulous idea!!! But is it FREE? If not, the brochure was very misleading!

5-21-2008 @ 9:26PM

Tara said...

KristaLee -
My name is Tara and I am the Director of Marketing for Shortcuts.com. I wanted to confirm that Shortcuts.com is a free service. You also do not need to be an AOL member to participate. Please visit www.shortcuts.com to register today!

If you have any further questions, please reply to this post and I will get back to you ASAP. Thank you for your interest in Shortcuts.com!

5-27-2008 @ 12:04PM

Chris said...

This is becoming a common thing and I'm glad. This particular service doesn't apply where I live, because none of the stores are here. But I'm sure soon many more will be added.

5-27-2008 @ 12:04PM

Chris said...

This is a great idea. I look forward to hopefully seeing some businesses near to where I live, added to the list.

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