When buying stuff online and going through the checkout process, on the billing section there is typically a Promo Code/Coupon box. I think this prompts people to start wondering if they are missing some deals. At least it does to me. I was looking for some Thanks Giving sales deals and ended up on RalphLauren.com and decided on buying a couple of t-shirts for me and my son. They did have some good deals. First they have reduced prices and on top they were giving some 25% off for the Thanks Giving. I was happy with the prices I got and was doing the checkout. During the checkout process, I found the promo code box and as I mentioned above I promptly tried to search for those promo codes. I found some coupon on retailmenot.com and I entered that and clicked the next. I was taken to the order review page and I just had to click to finish the order. That’s when I noticed that my order price has actually gone up! I almost clicked the confirmation button but luckily I didn’t. I thought my order was less before I entered the coupon code but wasn’t sure. So, I closed the browser and restarted the process. Yes, the order was indeed less.
So, it’s important to be careful whether promo codes are stacked up or not. Ideally, the software used by RalphLauren.com should have been designed to pick the promo code that gives the best discount (or ignore a promo code against a sale event if the later gives better deal) but that wasn’t the case. Next time when you are shopping online, make sure to pay attention to this.