I was a latecomer to the world of online coupon sites like Groupon and LivingSocial, but I’ve become a huge fan.  They offer great deals on restaurants, car repair, hair and beauty treatments, and even hotels – all of which are great for anyone looking for a staycation deal or just a good time on a budget.  The problem is that these sites all compete with each other for deals, so it’s tempting to subscribe to dozens of them just to be sure you don’t miss a great offer on something you’d really enjoy.  Of course, the Internet is the great organizer of information, and this has led to the rise of the coupon aggregator website.  These are websites that scan the major online coupon sites and present all of the deals to you from a single location – either on the own website or in your Email mailbox.   So you can make a quick check of the deals available to you every day just by visiting a single website or opening a single Email.  Nirvana, yes?  I recently checked out a few of the most popular coupon aggregator websites.

http://www.8coupons.com/ Aggregates deals from Groupon, LifeBooker, LivingSocial, Buy With Me, ScoutMob, Tippr, and kgb Deals.  You just enter your Zip Code on the main page to see the deals available near you.  List of current deals by category.  Fast and simple.

http://yipit.com/ Yipit aggregates deals from nearly 400 deal sites and Emails them to you daily without requiring you to be a subscriber to any of those sites.   It really helps cut down on the clutter in your Email mailbox.

http://www.dealsurf.com/ aggregates from roughly 100 deal sites.  Once you create an account with them, you can see the deals of the day.  In addition, they will store the coupons you’ve purchased within your account’s "Deal Wallet" to keep them organized and from accidentally expiring before you’ve had a chance to use them.  Of the sites I checked out, this one seemed to have the most to offer in terms of being personalized.

http://www.thedealmap.com/ is a very connected aggregator with their own iPad app, Facebook page,
and Twitter account which is great for finding last-minute deals when you’re out and about.  If you often decide to eat out or shop at the end of your workday, this could be your best choice.

All of these sites have the deals from the major online coupon vendors, and all of them filter the offerings you see by location in one way or another.  Some are organized by city, and others work by your Zip Code.  My hermit-like existence means I’m usually more interested in restaurants and shopping coupons, so I like the ones that allow you to sort the deals by category.  But no matter how you prefer to have your coupons presented to you, there’s an aggregator that will fill that need in a way that helps simplify the process.