Retailmenot, the online coupon site built by the same fine folks behind BugMeNot, have kicked up their design and usability with a fresh new look.

Gone is the Dimetapp purple and tiny boxes, replaced with a clear and shiny color scheme. It’s still got the buttons so you can vote on whether the coupons work or not, handy for those expiring or tempermental coupons, but of course they’re prettier.

More than superficial changes, the new site also offers a new FireFox extension for new coupon/savings notifications when you’re browsing online retailers. The addition of comments by each coupon will allow readers to share more details about the code’s vagaries. And a new popularity-ranking function lets you see which coupons are being most used.

Check it out, coupon hunting that won’t make you go blind. — BEN POPKEN

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