Money · Facts & sources
4 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.
Answerabout 4 out of 5 families
The USDA estimates that about 4 out of 5 American families use coupons in some form when shopping.
Source: Wikipedia (Coupon), citing USDA (2020) en.wikipedia.org
Answerover 900
More than 900 manufacturer coupons are distributed to the average U.S. household every year, even though most go unused.
Source: Wikipedia (Coupon) (2020) 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
Answertraffic congestion and worker absences
The phrase 'Black Friday' started in 1950s Philadelphia describing post-Thanksgiving traffic jams and worker no-shows, before retailers reframed it as a profit story in the 1980s.
Source: Wikipedia (Black Friday (shopping)) (2020) en.wikipedia.org