BATON ROUGE - BigTip.com, a national couponing site, is creating concern among Baton Rouge merchants.
Varsity Sports and Mellow Mushroom say they weren't aware their businesses were on BigTip.com, but CEO Matt Rowlen says they're under contract through third-party coupon sites.
"We work through our partners," said Rowlen.... more »
BATON ROUGE - A coupon site may be taking your money and creating problems for local business owners.
Bigtip.com is a national coupon site based out of Seattle, Wash. They charge people a subscription fee to receive coupons for local restaurants and stores in Baton Rouge, including Mellow Mushroom,... more »
PHOENIX, Arizona- One person has pleaded guilty in connection with a coupon website that some in the Capital City area call a scam.
Savvyshoppersite.com was busted by investigators after a WBRZ News2 Investigation in March. People said they paid for coupons on the site, but couldn't use them because... more »
RYE BROOK, N.Y. - Two brothers from a New York City suburb have an advertising concept that's on a roll - a roll of toilet paper. Bryan and Jordan Silverman are creators of toilet tissue printed with ads, and sometimes with coupon codes that can be read by cellphones. The... more »
WALKER-- Karen Meadows spent hundreds of dollars on coupons at savvyshoppersite.com over the past three months, raking up great deal. Then she says the deals went sour.
At first, "You name it, they had a coupon for it," Meadows said. On one shopping trip she even got $70 cash... more »
BATON ROUGE - Hundreds of people turned in their unwanted guns for gas coupons during the second "Gas for Guns" exchange in East Baton Rouge Parish.
People anonymously dropped off weapons at two churches in the city-parish between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m., and received a gas card worth... more »
BATON ROUGE - A woman in East Baton Rouge Parish saves thousands of dollars by finding coupons in an unlikely place: your garbage.
Donna Teekel of Central clips coupons wherever she can find them, but when the sun goes down she grabs her flashlight and goes searching for savings... more »
BATON ROUGE - The American Medical Association is classifying obesity as a disease, and doctors around the capital city are backing the move.
Tuesday,... more »
WASHINGTON- The head of the Associated Press claims the Department of Justice violated its own rules when it secretly seized records for thousands of phone... more »
LOS ANGELES- James Gandolfini, the actor famous for his role in "The Sopranos," died in Italy Wednesday.
The 51-year-old was vacationing in Rome, HBO... more »