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UK Shoppers Use 1500 Discount Vouchers Per Minute

A new study has revealed amazing statistics about the current use of discount codes and vouchers by UK shoppers.

The study shows that UK shoppers redeem 1500 money-off vouchers every single minute which adds up to approximately 2 million money-off vouchers redeemed every day in the UK. The average shopper saves approximately £56 per month using these discount codes. That’s a total savings of over £2.5 billion per year by UK shoppers. That’s a stunning amount of savings from savvy shoppers.

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Come out voucher money Wayne?

MULTI-millionaire soccer star Wayne Rooney stunned staff at a local restaurant by paying using a HALF-PRICE VOUCHER.

He and wife, Coleen, got their £27.80 food bill slashed to just £13.90.

A source told the News of the World: "Everybody loves a special offer. Wayne and Coleen are no different".

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Shoppers reach for discount vouchers amid the recession

Bargain hunters are increasingly using the internet to combat the effects of the recession and find the latest banking deals, money off coupons and financial advice, figures showed.

The number of online searches for retail discount vouchers jumped a massive 143 per cent in the final quarter of last year, while visits to banking websites also increased as customers sought the best deals in response to the interest rate cuts.

Hitwise, which tracks one million websites and 30 million search terms every month, also found a decrease in searches for holidays in Eurozone countries and the US, but an increase in searches for cheaper locations such as Turkey, North Africa and India.

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Branded discount vouchers on the rise for bargain-hunting consumers

Web searches for discount vouchers have increased nearly 50% over the past year as consumers research purchases of everything from restaurants to clothing.

According to research covering more than 4,500 search terms by Hitwise, discount vouchers hit the mainstream in the run up to Christmas, and the voucher market has continued to mature since.