What is the Coupon Database?

The owners of Hotcouponworld started the Coupon Database back in 2004 at their former website home. When they decided to start Hotcouponworld they brought the content of the database here to Hotcouponworld and have spent countless hours working to make this user tool the best coupon database on the internet! The coupon database is a resource for all coupon users to help them find information on what coupons are available. We want you, the user to be able to know what coupons are out there so that you can find them in your Sunday newspaper, look for them in your stores, print them out from your computer or trade for them from other coupon users here at Hotcouponworld. The coupon database is 100% member contributed. Meaning that our members add their own coupon and rebate finds to the coupon database. On average there are 300 new entries each and every day in the coupon database! Because the coupon database is member contributed we rely on our users to take a few moments to learn how to use the coupon database so that they are adding coupon and rebate entries in the proper manner. We are constantly looking for ways to improve this wonderful resource. So check back here often to see how any new features work!

Permissions

It is important to note that some of the features of the database are permission based.

• Unregistered or not logged in: If you are a guest visiting the Coupon Database you will only see the search tab of the Coupon Database and your search results are limited to 20 results per search. To get more results you will need to enter more defining search terms or register an account at Hotcouponworld or if you already have an account, log in.
• Registered members: If you are a registered member and logged into your account at Hotcouponworld you will only see the search tab of the Coupon Database and your search results are limited to 200 results per search. To get more results you will need to enter more defining search terms.
• Trader Group or Trader In Training Group member: If you are a member of either the trader group or the Trader In Training Group (information on joining HERE) you will see the Search tab, Wish List tab, Have List tab, Keep List tab, and Trading tabs.

Now let’s go ahead and explain a bit more about each tab in the Coupon Database….

SEARCH TAB

The search tab is where you search for coupons and other items in the coupon database as well as add new items that are not already in the coupon database.

Searching the coupon database:

Familiarize yourself with the search fields of the coupon database…

• Description: The description field of the coupon database is where you will find what the entry is valid for and any other additional information such as where the entry can be found.
• Value: The value field of the coupon database is where you find how much the discount is for the entry and how many items you are required to purchase in order to use that coupon or rebate.
• Source: The source field of the coupon database is where you find out what type entry the coupon or rebate is. To request a new source type to be added to the drop down menu please see the following link: HERE Below is a description of each source type.
  • Blinkie - A coupon found in the red coupon machine in the grocery store that usually has a red blinking light.
  • Booklet - A coupon found in a paper booklet or pamphlet usually in the store but also sometimes in other locations as well such as the doctor’s office.
  • Catalina - A coupon that prints from a coupon machine at the store upon check out.
  • CellFire - A coupon that you download onto your cellphone or store card to be redeemed at specific merchants. Visit cellfire.com for more information
  • Entertainment Book - A coupon that is found in the Entertainment Book. Visit entertainment.com for more information
    
  • Hangtag - A coupon that is found attached to the neck of a bottle in store.
  • Home Mailer - A coupon that is sent to you via regular mail usually from a manufacture.
  • Insert - Coupons found in the glossy coupon inserts in the newspaper.
  • Inside Package - A coupon found inside or on the packaging of a product.
  • Magazine - A coupon found inside a magazine.
  • Mail In Rebate - A rebate form that you send in with the required proofs of purchase to receive a rebate check in the mail or electronically.
  • Other - A coupon that cannot otherwise be classified.
  • P&G eSAVER - A coupon that you load onto your shoppers card at select merchants. See P&G eSAVER for more information
    
  • Peelie - A coupon that is attached to a product via a sticker that can be peeled off for redemption.
  • Prescription - A coupon offer for prescription medications. Either brands or dollar off when you transfer or turn in a new prescription.
  • Printable - A coupon that can be printed from your computer.
  • Rain Check - A store issued rain check that was obtained when an item was out of stock.
  • Receipt - A coupon that is printed on your store receipt.
    
  • Single Page Flyer - A coupon found on a one sheet of paper flyer.
  • Special Promo - A mail in offer that requires you to send in proofs of purchase and sometimes shipping and handling and you receive merchandise in the mail.
  • Store Ad Flyer - A coupon found in the stores sale flyer.
  • Tearpad - A coupon that is found in the store in the form of a pad of coupons, much like a pad of paper.
  • Try-me-free - A Mail in rebate that is for a the purchase price of the product making the item free.
  • Winetag - A coupon offer promoted by a wine or beer company. It can be in a hangtag, tearpad, peelie, etc form.
• Store: The store field of the coupon database is where you can find out if the entry is valid ONLY at a certain store. To request a new store to be added to the drop down menu please visit the following link: HERE
• Category: The category field of the coupon database is a new feature and here is where you can find entries based on categories set by our members. Coupons can be categorized in multiple categories based on what the coupon or rebate is for. As more members add new entries in the coupon database more coupons will be categorized. Additionally members of our coupon database admin team will work on categorizing coupons as well. To request a new category to be added to the drop down menu please visit the following link: HERE Below is a list of the categories that can be chosen.
  • Air Freshener: Items that scent the air in your home or automobile.
  • Alcohol: Beer, wine, wine coolers and other spirits.
    
  • Arts & Crafts: Glue, crayons, other craft supplies.
  • Automotive: Car air fresheners, motor oil, auto cleaning supplies, etc.
    
  • Baby/Children: Baby food, diapering products, bathing products, children’s shampoo, toothpaste, etc, clothing, toys, feeding or drinking items, etc.
  • Baked Goods: Bread, cookies, muffins, tortillas, bagels, etc.
  • Beverages: Coffee, tea, cocoa, juice, milk, drink mixes, etc.
  • Books & Magazines: Reading material
    
  • Breakfast: Hot and cold cereal, breakfast bars, granola bars, breakfast cookies, pancake mix, etc.
  • Butcher: Meat, poultry, pork, seafood, etc.
  • Candy: Chocolate, gum, gummy candy, etc.
  • Canned/Jarred/Pouch Products: Canned beans, vegetables, fruit, pasta sauces, gravy, canned or pouch tuna or other meats, etc.
  • Cleaning Supplies: Window cleaner, Multi-purpose cleaner, dusting products, car washing products, etc.
  • Clothing: Socks, underwear, pantyhose, t-shirts, and other clothing.
    
  • Condiments: Ketchup, mustard, barbeque sauces, mayonnaise, salad dressing, marinades, pickles, relish, olives, etc.
  • Cooking & Baking: Baking chips, spices, extracts, seasonings, sauce mixes, cooking oils, flour, sugar, baking mixes, frosting, sweeteners, etc.
  • Dairy: Fluid milk, cheese, sour cream, yogurt, etc.
  • Deli: Lunch meat, sausage, bacon, rotisserie chicken, etc.
  • Dining: Dinning out, restaurants, fast food, bakeries, donut shops, eateries, etc.
    
  • Diet & Nutrition: Diet foods, supplements, weight loss products, etc.
  • DVDs & Video Games: Movies, DVD’s, Video Games, etc.
    
  • Feminine Hygiene: Maxi pads, tampons, pantyliner, etc.
  • Frozen: Anything found in the frozen foods section of the grocery store.
  • Grains/Pasta/Side Dishes: Pasta, noodles, rice, potato side dishes, stuffing mixes, pasta dinners, etc.
  • Health & Beauty: Make up, soap, bodywash, lotion, nail polish, tweezers, razors, shaving cream, hair care, etc.
  • Household: toilet paper, paper plates, paper towels, kitchen sponges, trash bags, aluminum foil, plastic bags, batteries, etc.
  • Needs Categorized: Items that still need to be categorized.
  • Office Supplies: Pens, pencils, crayons, paper, etc.
    
  • Organic/Natural: Organic or Natural Foods.
  • Other: Items that cannot be categorized as something else.
    
  • Pet Care: Pet food, pet grooming, flea control products, pet bedding, pet toys, kitty litter, etc.
  • Pharmacy: Prescription medications, over the counter medications, first aid supplies, Ace bandages, band-aids, etc.
  • Produce – Fresh produce, bagged salad mixes, etc.
  • Refrigerated: – Eggs, refrigerated dough, juices, etc.
  • Seasonal – Holiday items, charcoal, lighter fluid, cards, etc.
  • Snacks: Cookies, crackers, chips, jerky, sunflower seeds, rice cakes, granola bars, fruit snacks, popcorn,etc.
  • Tobacco: Cigarettes, cigars, chewing tobacco and other tobacco products.
    
• Expired: The expired field allows you to search for expired coupons in the coupon database. Some users are able to use expired coupons therefore we give them the option to look for expired coupons. You can search for coupons by expiration date ranges based on the options explained below.
  • Not: This option searches the coupon database for all entries that are not expired. This is the default search option.
  • Is: This option searches the coupon database for all entries that are expired.
  • Any: This option searches the coupon database for all entries that are both expired and un-expired.
  • 1 Month: This option searches the coupon database for all entries that that are un-expired plus entries that expired 1 month prior to today’s date.
  • 3 Month: This option searches the coupon database for all entries that are un-expired plus entries that expired 3 months prior to today’s date.
  • 6 Month: This option searches the coupon database for all entries that are un-expired plus entries that expired 6 months prior to today’s date.
• Add (button): explained below under ‘Adding A New Entry To The Coupon Database’
• Reset (button): Clears your search terms.

To start a search, begin by typing a brand or other search term in the description field of the search. As you begin to type results will start to pull and be displayed below. To narrow your search results choose from some of the other options listed above such as source of coupon, expiration, category, store, etc.

You can change how many pages of results you see by selecting from the per page drop down menu near the bottom of the search bar.

Explanation of the search results:

The search results will begin to be displayed below the search box as you begin to enter some search terms. The results are displayed in columns which are:

• Action: Here you the user can select an action from the drop down menu
  • Report: This action opens up a new pop up window which allows you to fill out a report on a entry that is in the database that has an error. A member of our coupon database admin team will then fix the entry as needed. When you report a entry as having an error, please follow the instruction on the report form and fill it out so that our staff knows what the problem is with the coupon.
    
  • Have List: This action opens up a new pop up window which allows you to add that entry to your Have list. You will be prompted to enter how many of this entry you have to trade and enter a note. (Remember you must be a member of the Trader or Trader In Training groups to see this action)
  • Keep List: This action opens up a new pop up window which allows you to add that entry to your Keep list. You will be prompted to enter how many of this entry you have to keep and enter a note. (Remember you must be a member of the Trader or Trader In Training groups to see this action)
  • Wish List: This action opens up a new pop up window which allows you to add that entry to your Wish list. You will be prompted to enter the priority that you need this coupon from low, medium, high, or none and enter a note. (Remember you must be a member of the Trader or Trader In Training groups to see this action)
• Description: Same as above under familiarize fields
• Value: Same as above under familiarize fields.
• Expires: Expiration date of when the entry expires. It is either in a date format or rolling (printable coupons sometimes have a rolling expiration date meaning that the date is usually 30 days out from the date you printed the coupon), or NED (no expiration date).
• Source: Same as above under familiarize fields.
• Store: If a entry is valid ONLY at a certain store it will be noted here, Same as above under familiarize fields.
• Category(s): Same as above under familiarize fields.
• Added: The date and time the entry was added.

Adding a new entry to the coupon database:

One of the best things about the Hotcouponworld coupon database is that it is 100% member contributed. Each and every Hotcouponworld member has the ability to contribute to the coupon database by entering coupons, mail in rebates, special promos, etc. To add a coupon to the coupon database please follow these steps:

• Search the coupon database to make sure the entry you wish to enter has not already been entered by someone else. If it is not already in there then go ahead and enter it.
• Only add coupons for which you know exist and you have all the information necessary so that you are providing the correct information to other members.
  
• Click the ‘Add’ button which is located on the right next to the search bar.
• Upon clicking the ‘Add’ button a pop up window will appear and you will be prompted to enter in the information needed for your new entry.
  • Description: Type the coupon description and details, being sure to start with the brand name and include any additional details such as where the coupon can be found at (some examples follow):
    • L’Oreal Paris Advanced Revitalift Skincare - 08-10-08 RP
    • Wright Brand Bacon, Any - All You, August 1st, 2008
    • Batteries, Any - Found On Houge Wine, NWPN
    • Whink Products - Buy Any 2 Whink Products Send This Completed Refund Sent This Completed Refund Certificate, The Entire Original Cash Register Receipt With Purchase Price Circled Mail To: Whink Products Company PO Box 222 Eldora IA 50627, Limit 1 Rebate Per Address or Household
  • Value: Please select the type of coupon and then enter the value in the box to the right:
    • Amount Off - A currency number and how many items you must purchase (example $1.00/1)
    • Percent Off - A percentage number (example 20%)
    • Buy X Get Y - A buy something get something free (example B1G1 or B10G2) and then enter the “up to” value of the entry if noted on the coupon or form. If no “up to” value is noted on the coupon, leave this blank.
    • Free - If the coupon is totally free, with no other purchase required select this. And then enter the “up to” value of the entry if noted on the coupon or form. If no “up to” value is noted on the coupon, leave this blank.
      
  • Source: Please select where the coupon originated:
    • Blinkie - A coupon found in the red coupon machine in the grocery store that usually has a red blinking light.
    • Booklet - A coupon found in a paper booklet or pamphlet usually in the store but also sometimes in other locations as well such as the doctor’s office.
    • Catalina - A coupon that prints from a coupon machine at the store upon check out.
    • CellFire - A coupon that you download onto your cellphone or store card to be redeemed at specific merchants. Visit cellfire.com for more information.
    • Entertainment Book - A coupon that is found in the Entertainment Book. Visit entertainment.com for more information.
    • Hangtag - A coupon that is found attached to the neck of a bottle in store.
    • Home Mailer - A coupon that is sent to you via regular mail usually from a manufacture.
    • Insert - Coupons found in the glossy coupon inserts in the newspaper.
    • Inside Package - A coupon found inside or on the packaging of a product.
    • Magazine - A coupon found inside a magazine.
    • Mail In Rebate - A rebate form that you send in with the required proofs of purchase to receive a rebate check in the mail or electronically.
    • Other - A coupon that cannot otherwise be classified.
    • P&G eSAVER - A coupon that you load onto your shoppers card at select merchants. See P&G eSAVER for more information
      
    • Peelie - A coupon that is attached to a product via a sticker that can be peeled off for redemption.
    • Prescription - A coupon offer for prescription medications. Either brands or dollar off when you transfer or turn in a new prescription.
    • Printable - A coupon that can be printed from your computer.
    • Rain Check - A store issued rain check that was obtained when an item was out of stock.
    • Receipt - A coupon that is printed on your store receipt.
      
    • Single Page Flyer - A coupon found on a one sheet of paper flyer.
    • Special Promo - A mail in offer that requires you to send in proofs of purchase and sometimes shipping and handling and you receive merchandise in the mail.
    • Store Ad Flyer - A coupon found in the stores sale flyer.
    • Tearpad - A coupon that is found in the store in the form of a pad of coupons, much like a pad of paper.
    • Try-me-free - A Mail in rebate that is for a the purchase price of the product making the item free.
    • Winetag - A coupon offer promoted by a wine or beer company. It can be in a hangtag, tearpad, peelie, etc form.
  • Store: If your coupon is a manufacture coupon that is valid at any store that accepts manufacture coupons please select “Any” from the drop down menu. If however your coupon is a store ONLY coupon please select the store that the coupon is valid at from the drop down menu. If the store is not in the drop down menu please use one of the “Other store” categories. Please do not enter the store the coupon was found at, only enter the store if the coupon is a store coupon.
  • Category(s): Please choose one or more categories for this coupon. You may select multiple categories by holding down the Ctrl or Command key on your computer while clicking. Some examples of categories include:
  • A coupon for Kraft Cheese might be categorized as Dairy and Refrigerated
  • A coupon that is for both Heinz Ketchup and Chinet Paper Plates would be categorized as Condiment and Household
  • Expiration: Please enter the expiration date in the MM/DD/YYYY format. If the coupon is “No expiration date” enter the abbreviation “NED” and if the coupon is a printable coupon with a rolling expiration date enter the word “Rolling” *You must use the proper case when entering NED and Rolling expiration dates, you cannot enter them as ‘ned’ or ‘rolling’.
  • Add item to my have, wish, or keep lists: While you are adding entries to the coupon database if you are also a member of the trader or trader in training usergroups you will also be able to add your new entry to your have, wish, or keep lists. Here you will be prompted to enter either how many of this item you have or the priority which you are wanting it and a optional note if desired.
  • Submit (button): When you are finished filling out the form to submit a new entry please click the Submit button and your entry will now be added to the coupon database. Your coupon will now be live in the coupon database for all users to see immediately, however a member of our coupon database admin team will still verify that all information is correct and should changes need to be made they will make them or contact you via a private message to ask you questions about your entry. Any changes they make to a entry will also be reflected on anyone have, wish, or keep list. If a duplicate entry is made they will merge the new entry with the previous entry and the changes will also reflect on members have, wish, or keep lists.

HAVE LIST TAB

If you are a member of the Trader or Trader In Training groups you will see a tab titled “Have List” this tab when clicked will show you all the entries that you have added to your Have List. A Have List is a list of coupons that you have to trade with other members.

Features:

• Permanent link: In your Have List tab you will see at the very top some instructions and a bit about the Have List tab. Here you will find your permanent link to your Have List that you may wish to use in your signature or elsewhere on the forums to share with others your Have List. The items listed on your permanent link will change to reflect the changes you have made here in the Have List tab and will always be the most up to date list to share with other traders. Your permanent link is the link that you will want to use in your signature.
• Directory of other members lists: You can find a directory of all other traders Have and Wish Lists at the following link HERE. This can also be found at the top of your Have List tab.
• Action (column): In the action column of your Have List you will find the option to edit the entries. Upon selecting edit a pop up window will open that will allow you to change the quantity of how many of that particular item you have, change the note,  and/or change the category(s) of the entries as needed.
• Move Flagged Items: To flag an item or items in your Have List check off the items that you wish to flag by clicking within the check boxes that can be found on the very left column next to each entry. Once flagged you can then go back up to the top of your Have List tab and select from the drop down menu to move those flagged items to either your Keep List or your Wish List. To perform that action click the ‘Move Flagged Items’ button and those flagged items will now be moved to the selected list.
• Delete Flagged Items: Again to flag an item or items in your Have List check off the items that you wish to flag by clicking within the check boxes that can be found on the very left column next to each entry. Once flagged you can then go back up to the top of your Have List tab and click the ‘Delete Flagged Items’ button and those flagged items will now be removed from your Have List.
• Update Post (button): Upon clicking the update post button a pop up window will open that will prompt you to group your Have List post by either Category, Description, Expiration, or Source this allows you to give your posted thread some individuality on how it looks in the forum. Choose which ever option you wish. Next you will be prompted to enter in some introductory text for your Have List. You can type in something as simple as “This is my Have List” or you can be more specific and type out your trading terms, what types of payment you accept, etc. Clicking the ‘Submit’ button will overwrite any existing Have List thread you had in the Have List forum and create a new Have List post in that forum. Each time you make changes to your Have List and click the ‘Update Post’ button your old thread will be deleted and a new thread will be started.

*Please note that you do not have to use this feature of the coupon database, you can still maintain your Have List the old way; this is just another option for our members to help them organize their lists. You can keep your list in your permanent link and/or use the Update Post feature. Totally up to you!

KEEP LIST TAB

If you are a member of the Trader or Trader In Training groups you will see a tab titled “Keep List” this tab when clicked will show you all the entries that you have added to your Keep List. A Keep List is a list of coupons that you are keeping for yourself and do not wish to trade with others at this time.

Features:

• Action (column): In the action column of your Keep List you will find the option to edit the entries. Upon selecting edit a pop up window will open that will allow you to change the quantity of that particular item you are keeping for yourself, change the note, and/or change the category(s) of the entries as needed.
• Move Flagged Items: To flag an item or items in your Keep List check off the items that you wish to flag by clicking within the check boxes that can be found on the very left column next to each entry. Once flagged you can then go back up to the top of your Keep List tab and select from the drop down menu to move those flagged items to either your Have List or your Wish List. To perform those actions click the ‘Move Flagged Items’ button and those flagged items will now be moved to the selected list.
• Delete Flagged Items: Again to flag an item or items in your Keep List check off the items that you wish to flag by clicking within the check boxes that can be found on the very left column next to each entry. Once flagged you can then go back up to the top of your Keep List tab and click the ‘Delete Flagged Items’ button and those flagged items will now be removed from your Keep List.

*Please note that you do not have to use this feature of the coupon database, this is just an option for our members to help them organize their lists.Totally up to you!

WISH LIST TAB

If you are a member of the Trader or Trader In Training groups you will see a tab titled “Wish List” this tab when clicked will show you all the entries that you have added to your wish list. A wish list is a list of coupons that you are hoping to trade with other members.

Features:

• Permanent link: In your Wish List tab you will see at the very top some instructions and a bit about the Wish List tab. Here you will find your permanent link to your Wish List that you may wish to use in your signature or elsewhere on the forums to share with others your Wish List. The items listed on your permanent link will change to reflect the changes you have made here in the Wish List tab and will always be the most up to date list to share with other traders. Your permanent link is the link that you will want to use in your signature.
• Directory of other members lists: You can find a directory of all other traders Have and Wish List at the following link HERE. This can also be found at the top of your Wish List tab.
• Action (column): In the action column of your Wish List you will find the option to edit the entries. Upon selecting edit a pop up window will open that will allow you to change the priority of that particular item you are wishing for, change the note, and/or change the category(s) of the entries as needed.
• Move Flagged Items: To flag an item or items in your Wish List check off the items that you wish to flag by clicking within the check boxes that can be found on the very left column next to each entry. Once flagged you can then go back up to the top of your Wish List tab and select from the drop down menu to move those flagged items to either your Keep List or your Have List. To perform those actions click the ‘Move Flagged Items’ button and those flagged items will now be moved to the selected list.
• Delete Flagged Items: Again to flag an item or items in your Wish List check off the items that you wish to flag by clicking within the check boxes that can be found on the very left column next to each entry. Once flagged you can then go back up to the top of your Wish List tab and click the ‘Delete Flagged Items’ button and those flagged items will now be removed from your Wish List.
• Update Post (button): Upon clicking the update post button a pop up window will open that will prompt you to group your have list post by either Category, Description, Expiration, or Source this allows you to give your posted thread some individuality on how it looks in the forum. Choose which ever option you wish. Next you will be prompted to enter in some introductory text for your Wish List. You can type in something as simple as “This is my Wish List” or you can be more specific and type out your trading terms, what types of payment you can offer, stores you shop at, if you have double coupons, etc. Clicking the ‘Submit’ button will overwrite any existing Wish List thread you had in the Wish List forum and create a new Wish List post in that forum. Each time you make changes to your Wish List and click the ‘Update Post’ button your old thread will be deleted and a new thread will be started.

*Please note that you do not have to use this feature of the coupon database, you can still maintain your Wish List the old way; this is just another option for our members to help them organize their lists. You can keep your list in your permanent link and/or use the Update Post feature. Totally up to you!

TRADES (ACTUAL AND POTENTIAL) TAB

If you are a member of the Trader or Trader In Training groups you will see a tab titled “Trades (Actual and Potential)” this tab when clicked will show you 3 additional sub tabs titled “Incoming”, “Outgoing”, and “History”. Below is an explanation of each tab.

*This feature is a bit more complicated than the others so read carefully so you understand how it works.

INCOMING TAB:

Your Incoming Tab will show you a list of all the items that you have in your Wish List matched against other members Have Lists. If there is no match the ‘Who Has (Qty)(Rating)’ column will read “No one currently has this coupon in their Have List. Please check again soon.” But if there is a match it will tell you who has the coupon(s) you are looking for, how many they have, and their feedback score. Example: Username (5) (100%) meaning that Username has 5 of this coupon and their feedback score is 100%

If there is a match to your Wish List to other members Have Lists you will see a drop down menu with each member that has the coupon you are looking for. Choose from the drop down menu the trader that best suits your needs by deciding on quantity they have and/or feedback score.  At this point you can click the ‘Trader Details’ button to open up that traders iTrader feedback page so that you may review their trading history. If all criteria are met to your satisfaction you can then click the ‘Initiate Trade’ button wish will begin the trading process.

Upon clicking the ‘Initiate Trade’ button a pop up box will appear that will prompt you to enter how many of this user’s coupons you wish to trade them for, and a comment. An example comment could be “Hi I am interested in these coupons from your Have List” what are you looking for them?” The other trader will then see your comment on their Outgoing tab on their Trades Tab. And then they can tell you what they are looking for in return, etc. At some point in the conversation when you agree to a trade you will then click the “Accept” trade button to accept the trade and at this point you should send as a comment your mailing address or PayPal/RME information etc. when you accept the trade. Now the other trader will have the option to accept as well by clicking the ‘Accept’ button and they should also send you their address or other payment information. Once each trader mails or otherwise sends their agreed upon trade to the other person they now at this point would click the ‘Complete’ button to mark this trade as complete on their end. Once both traders have marked this trade as complete you now wait for the agreed upon trade to arrive in your mail box or payment to arrive. Once it has arrived come back to your Trades Tab to leave feedback for the other trader by clicking the ‘Leave Feedback’ button. This will now show in the dialog box that you have left feedback. Once the other trader receives your items they can also leave feedback. Once both parties have left feedback for each other the trade is now done. And you can now move this trade to your history tab for future reference should you ever need it.

OUTGOING TAB:

Your Outgoing Tab will show you a list of all the items that you have in your Have List matched against other members Wish Lists. If there is no match the ‘Who Wants (Interest)(Rating)’ column will read “No one currently has this coupon in their Wish List. Please check again soon.” But if there is a match it will tell you who wants the coupon(s) you have, how many they want, and their feedback score. Example: Username (High) (100%) meaning that Username wants this coupon high priority and their feedback score is 100%

If there is a match to your Have List to other members Wish Lists you will see a drop down menu with each member that wants the coupon you have. Choose from the drop down menu the trader that best suits your needs by deciding on priority and/or feedback score.  At this point you can click the ‘Trader Details’ button to open up that traders iTrader feedback page so that you may review their trading history. If all criteria are met to your satisfaction you can then click the ‘Initiate Trade’ button wish will begin the trading process.

Upon clicking the ‘Initiate Trade’ button a pop up box will appear that will prompt you to enter a comment. An example comment could be “Hi I have these coupons from your Wish List, would you care to look at my wish list and see if you would like to trade?” The other trader will then see your comment on their Incoming tab on their Trades Tab. And then they can tell you what they have to trade you for your coupons, etc. At some point in the conversation when you agree to a trade you will then click the “Accept” trade button to accept the trade and at this point you should send as a comment your mailing address or PayPal/RME information etc. when you accept the trade. Now the other trader will have the option to accept as well by clicking the ‘Accept’ button and they should also send you their address or other payment information. Once each trader mails or otherwise sends their agreed upon trade to the other person they now at this point would click the ‘Complete’ button to mark this trade as complete on their end. Once both traders have marked this trade as complete you now wait for the agreed upon trade to arrive in your mail box or payment to arrive. Once it has arrived come back to your Trades Tab to leave feedback for the other trader by clicking the ‘Leave Feedback’ button. This will now show in the dialog box that you have left feedback. Once the other trader receives your items they can also leave feedback. Once both parties have left feedback for each other the trade is now done. And you can now move this trade to your history tab for future reference should you ever need it.

*Note: When you have a new trade comment you will see that you have a notification in your notifications drop down menu (see picture)

HISTORY TAB

Your history tab is where you can view your competed trade dialogs should you ever need to go back to them.

QUESTIONS

To ask questions about the new Coupon Datbase please ask them in the following thread on our forums: HERE