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In the last two years, the number of web sites offering coupons and discount codes has more than tripled, to more than 500, says Jack Vonder Heide, president of Technology Briefing Centers. But what many of them are offering has gotten increasingly lousy. The number of counterfeit printable coupons has also grown three-fold, while lousy code sites now outnumber legit ones by at least four to one, according to estimates from manufacturers. The problems are so widespread that as few as 50 coupon-clipping sites are "really worthwhile," says Vonder Heide.

The explosion of coupon-clipping sites is largely due to how easy it is for would-be entrepreneurs to start their own operation thanks to cheap and simple technology and plenty of retailers willing to pay pennies per click for the referrals. But for consumers, the crowded market makes finding real deals more difficult. Many sites only offer coupons they make money on, while the better sites try to round up all the best deals even those they don't directly profit from. Some sites have ditched "coupons" altogether, relying on a one-two punch of fake offers that get you to click and spyware that lingers on your computer to earn the site a commission for any future web purchases, says Vonder Heide.

Separating the good from the so-so and outright bad sites isn't easy. Many of the latter still show up in the first page of Google results when you type in a retailer or brand name and "coupon." The difference is clearer once you visit, as poor sites typically offer only codes with "unknown" expirations (indicating outdated deals or fakes) or just one with a version of the site name in it (which means they're getting a kick-back from the store when you use that deal). Legit coupon-clipping sites often require special software for barcode printing, and limit the number of copies you can print, while fakes do neither. The better code sites also tend to allow submissions by site users, which experts say leads to a wider variety of deals, many of which might only be sent to email subscribers, loyalty-program members, store card-holders and other targeted customer groups.

Or you could just bookmark the list below. Two and a half years ago, we compiled a list of the five best coupon sites on the Internet -- a list that still makes the rounds today. But the landscape has changed so much that an update seemed in order. Once again we polled money-saving experts, including Super Couponing workshop founder Jill Cataldo, "How to Shop for Free" author Kathy Spencer and frugal-living expert Mary Hunt, and asked them which resources they use to cut their bills.

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