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title: Instant Reaction from a First-Time Mobile Coupon User
description: When it comes to using coupons, being old school is awful.
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# [Instant Reaction from a First-Time Mobile Coupon User](https://blog.accessdevelopment.com/index.php/2013/03/instant-reaction-from-a-first-time-mobile-coupon-user)

 Written by [Brandon Carter](https://blog.accessdevelopment.com/author/brandon-carter) | Mar 6, 2013 11:37:00 AM

*For over two years now, Access employees have begged HR Director Gina Yoder to buy a smartphone with a data plan. Despite being into modern technologies (follow her on Twitter [here](https://twitter.com/ginayoder)), she was reluctant to jump into the modern mobile world. Until now. We asked her to give an instant analysis of mobile life, specifically our [mobile coupon](http://www.accessdevelopment.com/mobile-coupons-and-discount-offers.html?__hstc=233546881.ff60e6215e8d9132620f481facbd6bbd.1491926744399.1557162192344.1557169945283.346&__hssc=233546881.79.1557169945283&__hsfp=3209188865) app My Deals Mobile. *

Three weeks ago, after years of ruthless heckling by colleagues, my son, most of my friends, everybody in the IT department, and even my mom, I finally bought a smartphone with a data plan!

Half a day with this technological marvel and I felt more connected with the world… smarter… modern. Now that I looked uber-contemporary (to anybody gazing upon the shiny piece of technology clipped to my hip and not my gray hair), I wanted to look smart and savvy, too. For the past two years, I’ve encouraged everyone I know to save money with the [My Deals Mobile](http://www.accessdevelopment.com/mobile-coupons-and-discount-offers.html?__hstc=233546881.ff60e6215e8d9132620f481facbd6bbd.1491926744399.1557162192344.1557169945283.346&__hssc=233546881.79.1557169945283&__hsfp=3209188865) app…secretly feeling a bit like that lady who has lots of parenting advice, but doesn’t actually have any kids of her own.

I finally got a chance to use My Deals Mobile. Holy wow.

It moved me so much, I chided the one person I know who still lives without mobile data. “Y*ou have to lug out your laptop and plug into a printer for a restaurant coupon? Bummer. I remember when getting discounts was that cumbersome for me, too.”*

When it comes to using coupons, being old school is awful.

It really is easy. I searched for, found and downloaded the My Deals app (all by myself, which is no small feat—just ask the Help Desk guys at my office). I registered. I opened the app, chose an offer from [Penny Ann’s Café](http://pennyannscafe.com/), showed it to the server, and got my free beverage. It was that easy. I saved money with just a couple of clicks.

My only regret is not doing this sooner!

I have conquered mobile technology. So what’s the next challenge for a modern woman? Create a robot hound?

 

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