Money · Facts & sources
3 sourced facts about coupons, sales and shopping deals, each with the context behind the number. 4 more are in today's round and appear here after it closes.
Answerover 75 years
Betty Crocker's points-for-coupons loyalty program ran from 1929 to 2006, lasting more than 75 years — one of the longest such programs in history.
Source: Wikipedia (Coupon) (2006) en.wikipedia.org
Answerabout $68.8 billion
Americans spent about $68.8 billion during the 2019 Black Friday weekend, across roughly 190 million shoppers, per National Retail Federation surveys.
Source: National Retail Federation (via Wikipedia) (2019) en.wikipedia.org
Answerabout 8.5 million free drinks
Coca-Cola's early coupon giveaway handed out about 8.5 million free drinks between 1894 and 1913, reaching roughly 1 in 9 Americans at the time.
Source: Wikipedia (Coupon) (2020) en.wikipedia.org