Where can I find a job coupon in stores on neopets?

Answer 1

You can find job coupons (green, blue, red, and silver) by searching the shop wizard. Gold, Purple, Pink, Green Brightvale, Bronze Brightvale, Silver Brightvale, and Gold Brightvale can be found in either auctions or the Trading Post. In addition, Brightvale job coupons are (on rare occassions) given out by the Wheel of Knowledge.

Unless you are collecting them for resale or you receive one via the Wheel of Knowledge, they are not worth the points spent on them and will generally cost you more than you can earn completing the jobs. Here's an indepth analysis.

A Silver Brightvale Job Coupon costs 400k (that's the cheapest I found)

It will allow you to do 10 jobs. Each time you complete a job, the coupon changes color to the rank just below it.

You spent 400k on the coupon, now lets go to work! I'll copy and paste jobs directly from the Faerieland Employment Agency.

Job 1:

Find 3 of: Simple Red Sofa
Time: 60 minutes Base Reward: 62,195 NP
* This job requires a Silver Brightvale Job Coupon

Cost to do job = 3,600

Net Base Reward = 58,595

Now your coupon turns into a Bronze Brightvale Job Coupon

Job 2:

Find 3 of: Green Apple
Time: 59 minutes Base Reward: 40,629 NP
* This job requires a Bronze Brightvale Job Coupon *

Cost to do job = 2,100

Net Base Reward = 35,529

Now you have a Green Brightvale Job Coupon

Job 3:

Find 3 of: Fire Faerie Eraser
Time: 45 minutes Base Reward: 24,918 NP
* This job requires a Green Brightvale Job Coupon *

Cost to do job = 600

Net Base Reward = 24,318

Now you have a Pink Job Coupon. If you were able to find and complete a job, it would turn Purple, then Gold, then Silver; however, there are no Pink, Purple or Gold jobs (at least I haven't seen any in quite some time), so instead you can do 4 Silver jobs, then a Red, Blue and finally a Green.

Lets get back to work and do 4 Silver Jobs!

Job 4:

Find 4 of: Arm Shield
Time: 57 minutes Base Reward: 28,533 NP

* This job requires a Silver Job Coupon *

Cost to do job = 4,000

Net Base Reward = 24,533

Job 5:

Find 5 of: Gift Box
Time: 46 minutes Base Reward: 29,222 NP
* This job requires a Silver Job Coupon *

Cost to do job = 8,000

Net Base Reward = 21,222

Job 6:

Find 5 of: Red Bandana
Time: 59 minutes Base Reward: 29,449 NP
* This job requires a Silver Job Coupon *

Cost to do job = 2,000

Net Base Reward = 27,449

Job 7:

Find 4 of: Strawberry Stone Doughnuts
Time: 32 minutes Base Reward: 29,462 NP
* This job requires a Silver Job Coupon *

Cost to do job = 400

Net Base Reward = 29,462

Now you have a Red Job Coupon

Job 8:

Find 3 of: Black Jewelled Collar
Time: 40 minutes Base Reward: 9,438 NP

* This job requires a Red Job Coupon *

Cost to do job = 500

Net Base Reward = 8,938

Now you have a Blue Job Coupon

Job 9:

Find 4 of: White Chocolate Kiko
Time: 28 minutes Base Reward: 4,656 NP
* This job requires a Blue Job Coupon *

Cost to do job = 1,000

Net Base Reward = 3,656

Now you have a Green Job Coupon

LAST Job!!

Job 10:

Find 2 of: Pumpkin Lid Hat
Time: 45 minutes Base Reward: 3,381 NP
* This job requires a Green Job Coupon *

Cost to do job = 800

Net Base Reward = 2,581

Okay, now that we're done, lets add it all up!

Cost of Coupon = 400,000

Neopoint earned on Jobs (Net) = 236,283

You LOST 163,717 Neopoints

Your best bet is to stick to Basic Jobs. Even with these, you have to be quick to get them and you don't make much profit.