How to save money when shopping online – The National

How to save money when shopping online – The National

Consumers can cut costs by comparing prices, using card-linked offers, subscribing to newsletters or taking advantage of free delivery deals

















Abbas Jaffar Ali and Hitesh Uchil have launched Helwa, an app which saves and automatically applies discount coupon codes from the internet on users' online purchases. Chris Whiteoak / The National







Shopping online became the new normal during the coronavirus-induced movement restrictions, with many residents quickly adapting to browsing for items on their phones and laptops.



As malls reopen, some consumers are choosing to stick with the digital option, partly to reduce their exposure to other shoppers, but also to cut the cost of a basket of items by using savings and discount coupons.



Although coupon websites are ubiquitous in the UAE, shoppers often need to scour the internet to manually search for and verify discount codes that offer the best savings.









Find out if the discount is a real discount. A lot of stores promote a higher discount so users feel it is an attractive deal while in reality the product might always have been at this price.





Haneen Dabain, Pricena.com





Helwa, a free