A timeline for the history of coupons

A timeline for the history of coupons:

• 1888 – Asa Candler used paper tickets for free glasses of Coke to help market his new soda
• 1909 – C.W. Post used 1 cent coupons to start marketing Grape Nuts breakfast
• 1930 – Coupon usage grows dramatically during the great depression
• 1940 – Big chain grocery stores begin to use coupons to attract consumers away from purchasing at local markets
• 1957 – Nielsen Coupon Clearing House was created to be devoted entirely to coupon redemption
• 1965 – Half of all the families in the United States begin cutting coupons
• 1986 - Shop A Docket commenced in Australia, printing coupons on the back of shopping receipts
• 1990 – The invention of the internet leads to the downloaded printable coupon and online coupons
• 1992 – The last year coupon usage is on the rise for the next 17 years
• 2002 – Americans saved US$3.8 billion shopping with coupons
• 2009 – The U.S. government uses coupons to promote converter box sales for the digital television transition

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