What is a “coupon”?
Riley is surfing the web when he comes upon a word he doesn’t know.
Riley: Hey Shane, what does the word “coupon” mean?
Shane: Well… a “coupon” is “a portion of a certificate, ticket, label, advertisement, or the like, set off from the main body by dotted lines or the like to emphasize its separability, entitling the holder to something, as a gift or discount, or for use as an order blank, a contest entry form, etc.” [Dictionary.com, January 19, 2012]
Riley: You read that from somewhere – I could have done that… but what does it mean?
Shane: I think you pay less for something if you have one. Why?
Riley: Well, on Google Places and Merchant Circle, Fur-ever Friends has a coupon.
Shane: Really? What are the sites?
Riley: On MerchantCircle.com, all you have to do is type “Fur-ever Friends” and “Newark DE” in the heading and it will take you to their site (http://www.merchantcircle.com/business/Fur-ever.Friends.Doggie.Daycare.3025335435). On Google Maps, I clicked on where it said “1 offer” which took me to the coupon.
Shane: Cool! Does it look like this? {coupon}
Riley: How did you do that? Yes, it looks just like that!
Shane: Not bad for a blonde lab, huh?
Riley: I’m impressed! Let’s go show Dad and Mom!
They did and their Mom and Dad were impressed. What other pair of dogs writes a Doggie Bloggie and then can do the techy stuff? And while you are in Merchant Circle or Google, you can write something about our services. We would appreciate that! Thank you!
