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Retailmenot.com Gets A Facelift, Plus Threadless Gift Certificate Giveaway




Today one of my favorite coupon sites, Retailmenot.com, launched a new site design aimed at improving usability and search speed. The new look also includes a snazzy new logo and fresh new user interface.

Why is Retailmenot.com one of my favorite coupon sites (if not THE number one favorite), you may ask? Because any time I search for a store name plus the words "coupon code" in Google, Retailmenot.com comes up as one of the top 3 search result spots. When I click through, I get no-fuss promo codes in a flash. Codes that actually work!

Now to be honest, I was a little nervous when I heard about this redesign (why ruin a good thing, right?) but I am relieved that the site looks pretty much the same! Simple, clean layout, big ol' search box at the top, plus convenient tabs for printable coupons, grocery, and community. Phew! What can I say, I've always loved the ease of use and effectiveness of Retailmenot.com, so I'm glad that not much has changed on the surface. Behind-the-scenes, the company says things should be running even smoother and faster than ever. Sweet.

To celebrate the new site, I'm giving away five $25 gift certificates to Threadless.com, courtesy of Retailmenot.com. For your chance to win, visit Retailmenot.com then share your thoughts about the new look in the comments section below. Your feedback matters, ladies!

**UPDATE! Forgot to post some very important deets: Please post your comment by 12 noon tomorrow, Friday, September 4th, to be eligible to win one of 5 gift certificates to Threadless.com. Winners will be announced shortly thereafter. Thanks!**

**UPDATE 9/4: We have our winners! Congratulations to #41, 53, 44, 48 and 24! Please check your email for prize info. I'll leave the comments open for anyone else who has feedback to share about Retailmenot.com. **

Comments
Whoa! I searched for "Target" and there was no downtime in waiting! It was super fast. It didn't give me target.com right away but given me other store options.
I love the new redesign, the colors make sense & still is user friendly.
#1 Anne on 2009-09-02 12:10 (Reply)
I too am a lover of retailmenot.com and I love the redesign. I think it has a much more fresh appearance while keeping the same content. I like that I can easily search for a website and the day's top coupons are listed as well. Two thumbs up!A
#2 Emily on 2009-09-02 12:17 (Reply)
I love the new layout. Retailmenot.com is an awesome site that saves me hundreds of dollars. It is really easy to navigate the site. I'm just relieved that they kept the general format the same.
#3 Mary on 2009-09-02 12:31 (Reply)
The redesign is great! It's both fun and functional. :-)
#4 Erica on 2009-09-02 12:34 (Reply)
I'll be honest - I've never gone straight to retailmenot, I would just always click through a google search, so I guess I don't know if this has changed or not, but I like the site! My only thing was that the search wasn't always great - I searched for some of my favorite sites and one didn't work. I searched for "Ruche" and nothing came up. When I searched for "shopruche" it did (because the site is shopruche.com) but if I didn't already know the site domain, I wouldn't have found it!
#5 Kelly (Homepage) on 2009-09-02 12:39 (Reply)
I love this site...Its like making a great thing...greater!
#6 killakate on 2009-09-02 12:41 (Reply)
I think the redesign looks great. It is much cleaner and easier to navigate! :-)
#7 Jen (Homepage) on 2009-09-02 12:43 (Reply)
I too have been a fan of reatilmenot.com for quite away now but I def agree that the face lift is an improvement. It just gives it a fresher, cleaner interface with still the ease of use. I never make a purchase without checking retailmenot.com for coupon codes first!
#8 Jill on 2009-09-02 12:54 (Reply)
Thanks for the heads up on the RetailMeNot.com site redesign. It's a great site with awesome coupons. Now just to find a free coupon for Staples :-) Nice meeting you yesterday. Wendy
#9 Sweeties Swag (Homepage) on 2009-09-02 12:55 (Reply)
I absolutely love retailmenot.com, I've always used it to help support my awful online shopping habits. I hate it when sites change so dramatically, and I'm glad that they kept it the same and simple.
#10 Patty (Homepage) on 2009-09-02 12:57 (Reply)
I ALWAYS use Retailmenot, they have gotten me some fab discounts. I must say this site is major improvement on the past design...it was a tad ghetto lol. :-P

PS Threadless rocks - my bf has so many tees from there, would love to get him more!
#11 Wanderlusting (Homepage) on 2009-09-02 13:01 (Reply)
I hadn't seen retailmenot.com before but after looking it over I am now a fan. Easy to use and extactly what I was looking for.
#12 Kaitlin on 2009-09-02 13:03 (Reply)
I am a huge fan of retailmenot.com, too! I think the new design is a lot cleaner and just has a "fresher" feel overall. I always like going through "Today's Top Coupons," although I probably shouldn't look through those too much... :-)
#13 Lizz on 2009-09-02 13:10 (Reply)
Ahhh yes I too am an avid lover of retailmenot! They are an extremely reliable site too. I love the facelife. Its much more eye catching and overall feels more chic if a website could feel chich that is. Love it.

xoxo
J

www.talkprettytome.blogspot.com
#14 Talk Pretty To Me (Homepage) on 2009-09-02 13:11 (Reply)
I've always loved retailmenot and I use it all the time. It's still as easy to use as before but just looks a lot nicer now :-)
#15 Ashley on 2009-09-02 13:25 (Reply)
I have loved Retailmenot for a while now. You're absolutely right- their coupon codes have actually been known to work! Plus their redesign is a little cleaner and with a few more modern touches while still keeping loyal to their original look. Thanks!
#16 Ashley on 2009-09-02 13:35 (Reply)
Retailmenot is pure genius. I can't tell you how many times my sisters and I have used it. I'm glad it got a facelift. :-)
#17 Dina's Days (Homepage) on 2009-09-02 13:42 (Reply)
oh and another good site is dealigg.com literally hundreds of free stuff and samples.
#18 Dina's Days (Homepage) on 2009-09-02 13:44 (Reply)
I'll kind of miss the purple, and will have to get used to results being on the left - but overall it seems to function just as well and it does look pretty too. Yea! Retailmenot is definitely my favorite, go-to coupon site.
#19 Katie on 2009-09-02 14:01 (Reply)
this is my fav coupon site too! and http://printable-coupons.blogspot.com.
#20 anh (Homepage) on 2009-09-02 14:02 (Reply)
Wow! This site is amazing! Before hearing about it here, I would have been oblivious to the fact that there are a huge amount of coupons available! The one that caught my eye immediately? F21! LOL! The layout is really easy to navigate, but I do wish that somehow they could get a drop down menu sorting retailers by type (i.e. clothing, baby, home, food, etc.). Other than that, this is awesome!
#21 Jennifer (Homepage) on 2009-09-02 14:06 (Reply)
I like the new site's brighter colors and larger symbols.
#22 lise on 2009-09-02 14:07 (Reply)
i love retailmenot, and have been using it since i found it years ago. the facelift is easy to navigate, fresh and use friendly! loves it!
#23 ashley on 2009-09-02 14:13 (Reply)
retailmenot.com usually the first site I go to for discount coupons whenever I order online. The redesign is a lot cleaner and I'm glad they kept the same functions.
#24 Linda on 2009-09-02 14:14 (Reply)
The new site looks good! I've used RetailMeNot before and found it easy to navigate. Now, though, it's brighter and looks to be a bit more organized than it used to. Def. liking the new! :-)
#25 Jessica on 2009-09-02 14:20 (Reply)
I agree with all the other posters - definately the best place to go for discount codes. I believe paying for shipping is practically un-American!
#26 Maria on 2009-09-02 14:26 (Reply)
I've definitely tried over coupon sites, forums, etc. and it always comes back to Retailmenot as the most reliable by far. The new look cleans up the site a bit, and the search is very quick and easy to use, so I am onboard with the redesign!
#27 Lulu on 2009-09-02 14:34 (Reply)
Retailmenot is the one place where I can find reliable coupons that I can cut and paste. I wish they would remove the expired coupons.
#28 PeeKay on 2009-09-02 14:50 (Reply)
Ohhh I'm really digging how they made the layout wider and more spacious. I hope that they also have a new system for removing fake coupons.
#29 Susan on 2009-09-02 15:12 (Reply)
cool, i was just on retailmenot looking for a code. i like the new look, it seems like minor differences because i can still get around and find everything. hands down, my favorite coupon site!
#30 giselle on 2009-09-02 15:31 (Reply)
it looks great! it kept a lot of its old elements while improving on others.
#31 Coni on 2009-09-02 15:52 (Reply)
Loving it!!!! This is always where I go before I order anything online. It saved me literally hundreds of dollars when I was planning my wedding! I got coupon codes for thingsremembered.com and party city. decorations, and keepsakes, everything! I love this site! and now its just a little prettier!
#32 lauren on 2009-09-02 16:07 (Reply)
I really like it! So simple and still very easy to use. I think every once in a while, sites need a major update. Some sites do a good job, some sites do a bad job. They did a fantastic job!
#33 Jess on 2009-09-02 16:15 (Reply)
Love the simplicity and new logo. A great logo says a lot about a website!
#34 Molly (Homepage) on 2009-09-02 16:25 (Reply)
I love retailmenot.com! i like how when you search, it gives you a graphic of the site you're looking for.
#35 joceline on 2009-09-02 16:54 (Reply)
retailmenot.com is by far my most favorite coupon site! like you I found that it was the first site to come up when I needed a coupon. I didn't really like the interface. but now the new look is user friendly. When the coupons come up I do like that they made the percentage bigger! It makes it easier to see :-) I also like the share your coupon widget on the right. VERY USEFUL!!
thanks retailmenot.com for making life easier :-)
#36 styleezta (Homepage) on 2009-09-02 16:55 (Reply)
I love retailmenot (although sometimes I forget to check it!). I love how the percentages are bigger (I have bad eyesight) and how they're using bright colors to differentiate between reliable/unreliable (red) coupons.
#37 Stacy Z on 2009-09-02 17:19 (Reply)
this is my go to website whenever i'm in need for reliable coupon codes! i'm totally diggin' the new look and it's still simple and easy to use.
#38 Jenny (Homepage) on 2009-09-02 18:26 (Reply)
I love Retailmenot. I searched for a variety of my favorite stores (Sephora, Tulle, Barielle, etc.) and liked the search speed and the options provided. The options may lead to me checking out new websites with great deals. I like the colors and the layout is visually pleasing. I really like the coupon feature. I checked out the local coupons and found a few coupons I never would have thought existed. Your site is great!
#39 Laura on 2009-09-02 22:19 (Reply)
Love the redesign! Super sleek and way easier to use. Search engine is wonderful.
#40 Maddy (Homepage) on 2009-09-02 22:22 (Reply)
It looks WAY better now. Much more user-friendly....
#41 Michelle on 2009-09-02 22:27 (Reply)
My first time visiting this site and it is easy to navigate. Handy "tag cloud", fast search results, nice little links to Twitter and such. It seems like a definite improvement despite that I've never been to this site before. This is gonna go into my bookmarks!
#42 Roxanne on 2009-09-03 00:29 (Reply)
I've saved so much money because of retailmenot!! (Not to mention, gotten tons of free gifts because of their coupon codes) The site has always been my favorite for finding deals.

The new interface is definitely bigger, bolder, and more colorful. I'll have to get used to it, but it'll be worth it!
#43 Carrie on 2009-09-03 00:45 (Reply)
I love the new Retailmenot.com design! It looks simple and clean and most importantly it's easy to navigate!
Totally loving the color scheme and font as well:)
#44 Sana on 2009-09-03 01:05 (Reply)
I love RetailMeNot but I'm not really a fan of the redesign. It looks a lot more feminine to me now than it did before (wavy-bottomed search box, large heart icons, background wallpaper, broken line borders that remind me of craft sites like craftster.org). It's a little too cutesy for me. I'll still use it as I did before b/c it's just as functional and informative, but I can see guys being turned off by it. I don't recall if the "expand" feature of discount code comments was there before. I just saw an expiration date for a coupon contained within the expanded comment. If it's new, that is annoying.
#45 G on 2009-09-03 02:30 (Reply)
I like the new design of retailmenot. It still has the simplistic feel of the old website but runs much smoother. Also, I like how the reliability of each coupon is shown more obviously. Though, it is kind of weird to look at the coupons on the left when they were on the right before. Maybe its just me.
#46 Nhi on 2009-09-03 03:39 (Reply)
Great revamp. Much like the old but faster and still just as user friendly.
#47 Rachelle on 2009-09-03 08:53 (Reply)
I need all the coupons I can get right now (wedding planning = very expensive) and all I had to do was type in wedding to get plenty of suggestions. The redesign does seem to work a lot more quicky, yay!
#48 Nikkole (Homepage) on 2009-09-03 09:41 (Reply)
Retailmenot.com has been my besty since I feel in love with online shopping 2.5 yrs ago.I was completely shocked when I saw the new look.I must say I heart the cute oversized stickers that state how many people successfully used the coupon.The search engine is better and I like the new logo.But I miss the old color scheme.It was something serene about the burgundy back drop the soothed my anxious soul as I held my breath in anticipation for a 15 percent off code + free shipping,tear.Over all tho its pretty cool.
#49 Cherie Monique on 2009-09-03 09:57 (Reply)
Wow, the website is so much faster now! I appreciate how easy it is to search. Retailmenot also has a "widget" if you use Firefox, FYI.
#50 Moni (Homepage) on 2009-09-03 11:12 (Reply)
the revamp of the website is awesome! I recall the first time I went to RetailMeNot, I could not for the life of me find the search bar... it was a tiny little box off on the right hand side... now it's huge dead center.. love that!
#51 vnssa906 on 2009-09-03 14:49 (Reply)
I have always gone to this site first before buying anything online; I love coupon codes!

I have to admit though, that I wasn't always a fan of the layout. A lot of the coupons featured on retailmenot were expired, yet still featured. I really like the updated look though! Much easier to navigate, and the coupons featured section has been cleaned up a lot (all active for the stores I tested!).
#52 Claudia on 2009-09-03 15:05 (Reply)
The new site is excellent! It is so user friendly! I'm a frequent printed coupon user not an online shopper! I like the quick, user friendly option to go directly to the printed coupon section rather than browse through all the other coupon codes.
#53 KP on 2009-09-03 15:07 (Reply)
While I don't think the redesign was that necessary, I certainly appreciate the thought that was put into making the design attractive but very functional and fast-loading. I am always wary of redesigns that get over-designed, but I don't think that was the case here. I also like the dotted-line "coupon-y" look that has been extended to more things on the site. It's cute, but not too overdone.
#54 Sandra on 2009-09-03 15:50 (Reply)
Hmmm.. I still kind of like the old design better! I will admit that it looks a little more organized though, but as long as they keep the great coupon codes coming, I'm happy. :-)
#55 Kitty on 2009-09-03 16:48 (Reply)
Wow, I've actually never used the site before. Its new look is cool, though!

I love the dark purple at the top and then the pastel blue, green and orange below. The contrast of fall and spring colors is great, and means the site will look good and appropriate year-round!

It also searched really well. I usually shop in person, but I'll be sure to check this site whenever I shop online!
#56 Julia on 2009-09-04 00:00 (Reply)
I loved using retailmenot.com, but now it looks even better! I love the color scheme - it looks a lot more polished and put-together - and how the discount codes are easier to see. I kinda wish the module displaying the codes were back on the right side, though. Oh well, it's easy enough to get used to!
#57 Junghee on 2009-09-04 03:35 (Reply)
I'm so glad to discover this website! It seems really user-friendly and I can't wait to put it to good use!
#58 Amber on 2009-09-04 08:49 (Reply)
I think Retailmenot is very organized. I like the “Today's top coupon” section because it shows codes that have been used a lot, as well as when they will be expired. Another thing that I like about the website is the fact that it shows the success rate of the coupons. This helps us out because not only are we saving money, we will also save time. Instead of going though all the coupons trying to find the ones that work, we can just go straight to using the ones that have high percentage of success.

I also like the fact that the search bear is really big and easy to find. It will be much faster to just search for the types of coupons we are looking for.

I really like the new Retailmenot.com website. Because it is so organized and user-friendly it is great for saving money and time.
#59 Anabel Sanchez on 2009-09-04 10:56 (Reply)
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