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RELAY / COUPON SIGNUPS
Need an email for a coupon? Use a temporary address if you only need one verification code. If you’ll need order updates, shipping notices, or account recovery, use an address you can access long-term.
Check what you’ll need to receive before sharing an address. Getting a verification code doesn’t guarantee you’ll get a coupon.
01 / CHOOSE YOUR NEED
A shopping signup email may be needed for more than a verification code. Order updates, returns, or password resets could arrive days or even months later.
A / ONE-TIME VERIFICATION
You’re only browsing a promotion and verifying your email, and don’t plan to use this address to recover an important account.
B / ONGOING UPDATES
If you’re about to pay or need shipping, delivery delay, or refund updates, you may need access to your email for more than a few hours.
C / ACCOUNT RECOVERY
If your account holds a balance, points, subscriptions, or important purchase records, you’ll need a lasting way to verify your identity and reset your password.
02 / FOUR STEPS
Once you’ve confirmed you only need short-term access, follow these four steps. The merchant’s signup page, promotion terms, and displayed results are the source of truth.
Open the homepage inbox and copy the temporary address shown. Check the live countdown to make sure you have time to sign up.
Get a shopping signup addressPaste the full address into the merchant’s email field, then check the spelling and domain. If the address isn’t accepted, don’t keep switching inboxes to get around the restriction.
Check before you sign upGo back to your inbox and open the email. Use the code sent by the merchant for this signup. Demo codes shown on this page won’t work for real registrations.
Troubleshoot missing emailsCheck your merchant account or checkout page for the coupon, its expiration date, and any minimum spend. Before placing an order, make sure its contact email will remain accessible.
Check how long your address lastsThis is an email workflow, not a coupon guarantee. A merchant may reject one-time addresses or limit first-order coupons by region, purchase history, or promotion eligibility. Successful verification doesn’t guarantee a coupon.
03 / WHEN TO USE IT
For these three scenarios, first decide whether a temporary address will work. If payment, returns, or after-sales support are involved, use an email you can access long-term.
If you just want to see whether a new-customer offer works for you, use a temporary address for email verification if allowed, then check the coupon’s terms and expiration date.
Before you pay: Make sure the merchant lets you change the contact email, then switch to an address that can keep receiving order updates.
Check signup requirements firstIf you need to register to see member prices, first check whether signup automatically enrolls you, incurs charges, or requires you to keep the account long-term.
When you start earning points: Don’t rely on an expiring address for account recovery. Switch to a long-term email and verify it.
Compare ways to handle promotional emailConsider a temporary address only if you can confirm participation before it expires and won’t need to reply to a later email.
If you’re unsure when the email will arrive: Use a long-term email. Sample dispatch, winner notifications, or requests for more information may arrive after the address expires.
Check when emails may arrive04 / WHERE YOUR EMAIL GOES
A temporary address keeps messages in the web inbox. A forwarding alias sends incoming messages to your real inbox. Both are receive-only and can’t be used to reply to the merchant.
Need to keep receiving email? Set up an alias3 hours by default. Each extension adds 3 hours, up to 24 hours total. When it expires, the address and messages are deleted and can’t be recovered.
Learn about extensions and recoveryIncoming messages are forwarded while the alias is active. Once deactivated, it stops forwarding new messages. Keep a working recovery address for important accounts.
Log in to manage forwardingDeleting an address doesn’t close your merchant account or remove any name, phone number, shipping address, or other details you’ve already submitted. To delete your account or manage data saved by a merchant, use the merchant’s settings or contact its support team.
05 / SHOPPING CHECKLIST
Before submitting a form, check these three things. A temporary email can help limit exposure of your real address, but it can’t replace checking promotion terms, securing your account, or keeping order records.
Check the new-customer definition, regional restrictions, minimum spend, expiration date, and whether the offer can be combined with others. Don’t switch addresses to get around per-person limits, account restrictions, or merchant safeguards.
Check where password resets and security alerts will be sent. Don’t rely on an expiring temporary address for accounts with balances, points, subscriptions, or orders.
Save your order number, proof of payment, and important notifications before the address expires. Use a long-term contact email for returns, refunds, or warranty claims, and don’t rely only on an inbox link.
RELAY / CHOOSE BEFORE YOU SIGN UP
Go to the homepage to copy an address and check its countdown. If you may need order updates, refunds, or account recovery for this purchase, set up long-term email access first.
