Tweet Deals

Twitter Shopping A big sale or exclusive deal may be just a tweet away.

by Alexis Cristoforous/CBS News and Jennifer Rogers/News 5 This Morning

Published: Tue, May 12, 2009 - 4:28 am CST Last Updated: Tue, May 12, 2009 - 5:04 am CST

Businesses have started using Twitter to reach out to their customers. Shoppers can find a bargain by simply following their favorite stores.

Your local supermarket wants to be your friend. And if you let them - there might be a deal in it for you.

"I think that everyone is trying different ways to approach their customers," says Rebecca Ulanoff, a marketing team leader for Whole Foods.

Whole Foods is one of hundreds of tech savvy companies using the social network Twitter to talk to customers.

With a free Twitter account you can "follow" stores on the network... and receive their tweets about exclusive discounts on your phone or computer.

From Dell Computers to Dunkin Donuts.. daily tweets can help you save. If you don't want to sign up to follow all those individual companies.. coupon feeds
on Twitter track the deals for you.

Some recent discounts posted on CouponTweet - 50 cents for an iced coffee at Dunkin Donuts.. 20 dollars off at Banana Republic.. and 350 dollars off a Sony HD-TV.

You can also find store giveaways.

Tweeting about deals isn't just limited to national retailers. Here in the Mobile area, Guthrie's Chicken Finger restaurant is starting "Twitter Tuesday".

Tweet Links
CouponTweet

Cheap Tweet

Guthrie's on Twitter

Woot.com on Twitter

Jennifer Rogers, Producer/News 5 This Morning

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