http://www.wow-coupons.com/all-printable-retail-coupons.php
Hello! I know that many of us deal shoppers plan on hitting the malls or stores the day after Thanksgiving or this coming weekend.
My friend Carrie shared this site with me... There are lots of coupons that can be printed and brought in to the various stores. Check it out!!!
Also, don't forget EBATES! They are now offering 10 dollars back to new customers! Check them out if you are new to EBATES! Since joining in August, I have earned back 90 dollars!!! I have received 2 checks from them. They send out their checks every 3 months!!!
Check out my EBATES link on the side of the page! It is a wonderful site....
Showing posts with label Coupons. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Coupons. Show all posts
Tuesday, November 25, 2008
Saturday, October 4, 2008
No Internet Printed Coupons at Meijer
Today, I went to Meijer and found out some very disappointing news. Our Meijer has decided not to accepted printed internet coupons. I found this out as I was paying for my groceries. I had 2 internet coupons totaling 2.50. She said due to internet faud that our Meijer has decided not to accept these coupons. The coupons I had came from a reputable site coupons.com.
When I get a chance, I am going to call customer service to find out any additional information. I shared with the cashier that I had some last week and they were accepted. She said this new policy of this week.
So, you better start buying a newspaper!! On the plus side, I will save on ink and paper!
It is too bad that dishonest people have forced companies to enforce these new policies!
When I get a chance, I am going to call customer service to find out any additional information. I shared with the cashier that I had some last week and they were accepted. She said this new policy of this week.
So, you better start buying a newspaper!! On the plus side, I will save on ink and paper!
It is too bad that dishonest people have forced companies to enforce these new policies!
Thursday, October 2, 2008
Buy a paper this Sunday!!!
I just received my email from Taylor town. They give a preview of the coupons that will be in our Sunday paper.
It looks like there will be 4 inserts with a lot of basic items that we all use. Yeah!!!
Check out the link to see what coupons will be in the paper. In other posting, I wrote about how you can receive these updates via email. Also know that some of the coupons they say will be in the paper depends on the area in which you live. More metropolitan areas get more coupons versus where we live. I know it is frustrating!
I receive my local paper on Sunday's but I plan on buying an extra paper. Most grocery stores will sell your local paper for $1.00!
http://www.taylortownpreview.com/id75.htm
It looks like there will be 4 inserts with a lot of basic items that we all use. Yeah!!!
Check out the link to see what coupons will be in the paper. In other posting, I wrote about how you can receive these updates via email. Also know that some of the coupons they say will be in the paper depends on the area in which you live. More metropolitan areas get more coupons versus where we live. I know it is frustrating!
I receive my local paper on Sunday's but I plan on buying an extra paper. Most grocery stores will sell your local paper for $1.00!
http://www.taylortownpreview.com/id75.htm
Thursday, September 11, 2008
Meijer coupons
Coupons, coupons, coupons.....
About 3 months ago Meijer started featuring their own coupons. I have attached the link to these on the side of my page. They call it the Meijer Mealbox. I have written about this in a previous post, but thought since I had been writing about coupons this would be an appropriate time to remind you about this feature.
You can choose the coupons that you would like and then print them out. The really neat thing about the Mealbox link is that you can also find recipes and plan your menus using their calendar.
Before you make a trip to Meijer make sure that you check out their site. Many times they will have items on sale and then you can also use a Meijer coupon to save even more money!
About 3 months ago Meijer started featuring their own coupons. I have attached the link to these on the side of my page. They call it the Meijer Mealbox. I have written about this in a previous post, but thought since I had been writing about coupons this would be an appropriate time to remind you about this feature.
You can choose the coupons that you would like and then print them out. The really neat thing about the Mealbox link is that you can also find recipes and plan your menus using their calendar.
Before you make a trip to Meijer make sure that you check out their site. Many times they will have items on sale and then you can also use a Meijer coupon to save even more money!
What Coupons are available in this week's Sunday paper
http://www.taylortownpreview.com/
I have been trying to convert some of my friends at work to the joys of saving money with coupons. I will forever be a coupon convert because the amount of money that I have saved since I have begun this coupon adventure.
According to my records/spreadsheet, (Yes, I keep track. My dad has his doctorate in mathematics. It must have rubbed off.) I have saved $804.00 since June 1st of this year. The cumulative value of the groceries I bought was $2,241.00 but instead I have spent $1,645 on groceries since the first day of June.
I started couponing in April but didn't start keeping track of the savings until June. I wish that I had!!! So after 3 months of using coupons and shopping the sales, I have saved $800.00. If I continue on this path, I am hoping that my yearly savings will be $3,200. That is a considerable yearly savings. I have made a vow to put as much of this savings away towards our retirement.
The only way I have been able to do this is through coupons and shopping the sales. So, what coupons can you find in your Sunday paper?
Some of my friends are debating whether they should subscribe to the Sunday paper or buy the Sunday paper each week. I shared with them today that they can subscribe to the taylor town preview. By subscribing, they will email you what coupons will be featured in this Sunday's paper. I receive these emails on Thursday. My friend Deanna said that this might be a good resource to decide if she should buy that week's paper. I use this preview to decide if I should buy an extra paper this week. :)
Please know that our area paper does not always feature all of the coupons that taylor town preview says will be in the Sunday paper. Certain areas/cities receive more coupon circulars than others. My sister who lives in the Chicago suburbs gets more coupons than I do. I am sure that this has to do with the cost of living between there and here.
So, if you are curious about what coupons will be in Sunday's paper take a look at their website.
Happy clipping!
I have been trying to convert some of my friends at work to the joys of saving money with coupons. I will forever be a coupon convert because the amount of money that I have saved since I have begun this coupon adventure.
According to my records/spreadsheet, (Yes, I keep track. My dad has his doctorate in mathematics. It must have rubbed off.) I have saved $804.00 since June 1st of this year. The cumulative value of the groceries I bought was $2,241.00 but instead I have spent $1,645 on groceries since the first day of June.
I started couponing in April but didn't start keeping track of the savings until June. I wish that I had!!! So after 3 months of using coupons and shopping the sales, I have saved $800.00. If I continue on this path, I am hoping that my yearly savings will be $3,200. That is a considerable yearly savings. I have made a vow to put as much of this savings away towards our retirement.
The only way I have been able to do this is through coupons and shopping the sales. So, what coupons can you find in your Sunday paper?
Some of my friends are debating whether they should subscribe to the Sunday paper or buy the Sunday paper each week. I shared with them today that they can subscribe to the taylor town preview. By subscribing, they will email you what coupons will be featured in this Sunday's paper. I receive these emails on Thursday. My friend Deanna said that this might be a good resource to decide if she should buy that week's paper. I use this preview to decide if I should buy an extra paper this week. :)
Please know that our area paper does not always feature all of the coupons that taylor town preview says will be in the Sunday paper. Certain areas/cities receive more coupon circulars than others. My sister who lives in the Chicago suburbs gets more coupons than I do. I am sure that this has to do with the cost of living between there and here.
So, if you are curious about what coupons will be in Sunday's paper take a look at their website.
Happy clipping!
How to find coupons inside your grocery store
I found this article the other day. It explains the coupons that appear inside your grocery store.
Keep your eyes open!
http://couponing.about.com/od/groceryzone/a/instorecoupons.htm
Keep your eyes open!
http://couponing.about.com/od/groceryzone/a/instorecoupons.htm
Why consumers use coupons
I came across this article today.....Very interesting....
Shoppers See Value in Coupons
Typical Savings Studies have shown that shoppers who spend 20 minutes per week clipping and organizing their coupons can save up to $1,000 per year. (With an average annual family grocery bill of $5,000 that means 20 minutes could result in a 20 percent savings from coupons).
The typical family saves between $5.20 and $9.60 per week using coupons. Those who spend 10 minutes or less per week clipping and organizing their coupons (46 percent of shoppers) still achieve an average $7.00 weekly savings on their grocery bill.
PMA Coupon Council Co-Chair Matthew Tilley adds, "In this environment, shoppers can be particularly responsive to coupon offers. But so far in 2008, CPG marketers haven't really changed the number of coupons available, therefore consumer redemption is steady with last year. That's a significant change because until last year, we saw 15 years of declining coupon redemption in the U.S."
Other Coupon Usage Statistics
Approximately $2.6 billion is saved annually by shoppers using manufacturer's coupons when shopping for packaged products.
More than $350 billion of packaged goods coupons are offered annually.
Today, the average value is approximately $1.25 per coupon.
Nearly 90 percent of all coupons are issued in the Sunday newspaper Free Standing Inserts (FSI), but coupons are also available directly in many retailers' ads or in the store, and in magazines, in and on the package, on the Internet, and even in your mail box.
Shoppers See Value in Coupons
Typical Savings Studies have shown that shoppers who spend 20 minutes per week clipping and organizing their coupons can save up to $1,000 per year. (With an average annual family grocery bill of $5,000 that means 20 minutes could result in a 20 percent savings from coupons).
The typical family saves between $5.20 and $9.60 per week using coupons. Those who spend 10 minutes or less per week clipping and organizing their coupons (46 percent of shoppers) still achieve an average $7.00 weekly savings on their grocery bill.
PMA Coupon Council Co-Chair Matthew Tilley adds, "In this environment, shoppers can be particularly responsive to coupon offers. But so far in 2008, CPG marketers haven't really changed the number of coupons available, therefore consumer redemption is steady with last year. That's a significant change because until last year, we saw 15 years of declining coupon redemption in the U.S."
Other Coupon Usage Statistics
Approximately $2.6 billion is saved annually by shoppers using manufacturer's coupons when shopping for packaged products.
More than $350 billion of packaged goods coupons are offered annually.
Today, the average value is approximately $1.25 per coupon.
Nearly 90 percent of all coupons are issued in the Sunday newspaper Free Standing Inserts (FSI), but coupons are also available directly in many retailers' ads or in the store, and in magazines, in and on the package, on the Internet, and even in your mail box.
Saturday, August 30, 2008
Rainchecks
As more and more people are finding ways to save money in their budgets, I am finding that many times the sale items are scarce! Today for example, I hit Meijer and was disappointed that I was unable to buy super pretzels, jennie-o ground turkey, wheat hamburger buns, goldfish, and paper towels. All of these items were for sale for great prices. Well, my community took advantage of the sale of these items and I was unable to find any of these in our store. So, after I made my purchases I headed over to customer service and they wrote me rainchecks for the amount of these items that I had planned to purchase. Hopefully next week when I do my shopping these items will be available again and I will be getting this week's sale price. So, don't forget to ask for a raincheck!!
Saturday, August 16, 2008
More coupons.....
Today, I made a Walmart run with my daughters to get the last of their school supplies. Since, I knew that we were going to Walmart I checked the blogs at The Grocery Gathering to read about the deals for the week. I don't got to Walmart very often because I get frustrated from the long lines and I can find better deals at Meijer and Kroger because they double their coupons.
I got some great deals and had $10.75 in coupons!
A great deal that I want to pass on....
At Walmart, they have Huggies Clean Team flushable moist wipes. There are 42 in package. I use these in my car. This item is packaged with a plastic top and you can pull each wipe and then close the top. I love them. You can find them in the health and beauty area not where the diapers are.
There are coupons for these in the 7/20 Smart Source flyer. The coupon is $3.00/2. These are for sale at Walmart for $1.67. So, if you have the coupon you are buying these for .17 cents a piece. Not too bad!!! I had 2 coupons so I bought 4.
Another great deal that I had been reading about is a magazine that is for sale at Walmart called All You. It is a magazine that you can subscribe to but you can buy individual copies at Walmart. The ladies on all of the blogs have been raving about the amount of coupons that are in this magazine. I figured that I would give it a try and see what I thought. The magazine comes out monthly and costs $1.97 if you buy it at the store and $1.80 a month if you subscribe. I have decided to subscribe. I really liked the articles in the magazine. It features many organizational ideas, beauty, and recipes. So, I will get to enjoy reading it, and it is full of coupons. This month they have over $35 dollars in coupons for products that I will use. The $35 isn't including if your store would double the coupons. If your store doubles, you could be getting $70 dollars off of your groceries for a 1.97 investment.
Here are the coupons that are featured in this month's magazine. (I won't use all of these because some of the products don't appeal to our family.)
2000 Flushes Automatic Toliet Bowl Cleaner -1.00
Abaya Naturals -2.00
All concentrated laundry detergent -1.00
Ban deoderant -1.00
Biz laundry stain fighter -2.50
Boston Market Froven Entrees -1.00/4
Bundinos Frozen Snacks -.50
Crystal Light - free with purchase
Dole Fruit Bowls -.75
Emerald Breakfast on the Go Trail Mix -1.00
Fram Rich Product -1.00
Fruit chillers -1.00
Giant Chewy Nerds buy 1 get 1
Glade Fabric and air odor eliminator -1.00
Greased Lightning -1.50
Jif to go -.75
Kellogg Mini Wheats - 1.00
Kid Cuisine -1.00/2
Kotex tampons -1.00
Kraft salad dressing - free with purchase
Kraft singles - free with purchase
Miralax -2.00
Nabisco wheat thins - free with purchase
Nature Made Mulitvitamins - 1.00
Ore-ida frozen potatoes -1.00/2
Orville Redenbacher mini smart cakes -1.00
Oscar Meyer hot dogs -free with purchase
Peter Pan peanut butter - 1.00
Smuckers uncrustables -.55
Splenda mini's-1.00
Spot shot carpet stain eliminator -1.00
Sunny D -.55
TGI Friday skillet meals -1.00
TGI Friday Frozen snacks -1.00/2
Trident Xtra care gum -.75
Visine -3.00
Weight Watchers Smart Ones - purchase 5 get 1 free
White Castle Hamburgers -.50
Wow! That is a lot!!!
So, if you are interested check out this magazine. You can pick it up at Walmart. I found mine in the aisles by the checkout lanes. You could also subscribe online at
www.allyou.com/customerservice
I got some great deals and had $10.75 in coupons!
A great deal that I want to pass on....
At Walmart, they have Huggies Clean Team flushable moist wipes. There are 42 in package. I use these in my car. This item is packaged with a plastic top and you can pull each wipe and then close the top. I love them. You can find them in the health and beauty area not where the diapers are.
There are coupons for these in the 7/20 Smart Source flyer. The coupon is $3.00/2. These are for sale at Walmart for $1.67. So, if you have the coupon you are buying these for .17 cents a piece. Not too bad!!! I had 2 coupons so I bought 4.
Another great deal that I had been reading about is a magazine that is for sale at Walmart called All You. It is a magazine that you can subscribe to but you can buy individual copies at Walmart. The ladies on all of the blogs have been raving about the amount of coupons that are in this magazine. I figured that I would give it a try and see what I thought. The magazine comes out monthly and costs $1.97 if you buy it at the store and $1.80 a month if you subscribe. I have decided to subscribe. I really liked the articles in the magazine. It features many organizational ideas, beauty, and recipes. So, I will get to enjoy reading it, and it is full of coupons. This month they have over $35 dollars in coupons for products that I will use. The $35 isn't including if your store would double the coupons. If your store doubles, you could be getting $70 dollars off of your groceries for a 1.97 investment.
Here are the coupons that are featured in this month's magazine. (I won't use all of these because some of the products don't appeal to our family.)
2000 Flushes Automatic Toliet Bowl Cleaner -1.00
Abaya Naturals -2.00
All concentrated laundry detergent -1.00
Ban deoderant -1.00
Biz laundry stain fighter -2.50
Boston Market Froven Entrees -1.00/4
Bundinos Frozen Snacks -.50
Crystal Light - free with purchase
Dole Fruit Bowls -.75
Emerald Breakfast on the Go Trail Mix -1.00
Fram Rich Product -1.00
Fruit chillers -1.00
Giant Chewy Nerds buy 1 get 1
Glade Fabric and air odor eliminator -1.00
Greased Lightning -1.50
Jif to go -.75
Kellogg Mini Wheats - 1.00
Kid Cuisine -1.00/2
Kotex tampons -1.00
Kraft salad dressing - free with purchase
Kraft singles - free with purchase
Miralax -2.00
Nabisco wheat thins - free with purchase
Nature Made Mulitvitamins - 1.00
Ore-ida frozen potatoes -1.00/2
Orville Redenbacher mini smart cakes -1.00
Oscar Meyer hot dogs -free with purchase
Peter Pan peanut butter - 1.00
Smuckers uncrustables -.55
Splenda mini's-1.00
Spot shot carpet stain eliminator -1.00
Sunny D -.55
TGI Friday skillet meals -1.00
TGI Friday Frozen snacks -1.00/2
Trident Xtra care gum -.75
Visine -3.00
Weight Watchers Smart Ones - purchase 5 get 1 free
White Castle Hamburgers -.50
Wow! That is a lot!!!
So, if you are interested check out this magazine. You can pick it up at Walmart. I found mine in the aisles by the checkout lanes. You could also subscribe online at
www.allyou.com/customerservice
Monday, August 11, 2008
Coupon Envy
Well, yesterday I experienced extreme coupon envy.
Yesterday, I spoke to my mother-in-law who bless her heart saved the Sunday coupons for me. This was a really good paper and I was going to get another paper during my Kroger run on Sunday. This saved me $1.00!
Well, she was sharing that I would be so proud of her and how much she saved at Kroger the other day. I said that I was proud of her. But then she told me that she got a TON of Kroger only coupons in the mail last week. I about died. What Kroger coupons I said? Well, I never received any coupons. I teased her that they were mine because there was a brief period that we lived with them and that is when I orginally signed up for my Kroger card.
Then later on Sunday I made my Kroger run and my envy continued!! I saw tons of people walking around with a WAD of coupons in their hand. I knew that these were the ones that my mother-in-law had talked about. I just can't believe that I didn't get any.
Well, when I got home I logged into Kroger.com and saw under my profile that they didn't have my address in the system. So if you are Kroger shopper and use your card double check that your address is in the system so you don't have coupon envy!!
I just hate missing out on a deal.....
I still saved a lot on my Sunday shop. I purchased 29 items for $25.33. I saved $16.53 (39%) using my Kroger card and coupons!
The deals weren't very good this week. This was more of an essentials trip. We needed yogurt, luna bars were on sale (these are great for on the go breakfasts!), milk, canned chicken, peanut butter, and poptarts. I also bought cheese and bananas.
I plan on making my Meijer run on Tuesday. My grocery goal this week is only $75.00. So I am going to try to spend only 49 dollars at Meijer. I have created quite a stockpile so I don't need as much to have us up and running this week. I am hoping to stay at this number for the rest of the school year! We will see how this goes!!
Yesterday, I spoke to my mother-in-law who bless her heart saved the Sunday coupons for me. This was a really good paper and I was going to get another paper during my Kroger run on Sunday. This saved me $1.00!
Well, she was sharing that I would be so proud of her and how much she saved at Kroger the other day. I said that I was proud of her. But then she told me that she got a TON of Kroger only coupons in the mail last week. I about died. What Kroger coupons I said? Well, I never received any coupons. I teased her that they were mine because there was a brief period that we lived with them and that is when I orginally signed up for my Kroger card.
Then later on Sunday I made my Kroger run and my envy continued!! I saw tons of people walking around with a WAD of coupons in their hand. I knew that these were the ones that my mother-in-law had talked about. I just can't believe that I didn't get any.
Well, when I got home I logged into Kroger.com and saw under my profile that they didn't have my address in the system. So if you are Kroger shopper and use your card double check that your address is in the system so you don't have coupon envy!!
I just hate missing out on a deal.....
I still saved a lot on my Sunday shop. I purchased 29 items for $25.33. I saved $16.53 (39%) using my Kroger card and coupons!
The deals weren't very good this week. This was more of an essentials trip. We needed yogurt, luna bars were on sale (these are great for on the go breakfasts!), milk, canned chicken, peanut butter, and poptarts. I also bought cheese and bananas.
I plan on making my Meijer run on Tuesday. My grocery goal this week is only $75.00. So I am going to try to spend only 49 dollars at Meijer. I have created quite a stockpile so I don't need as much to have us up and running this week. I am hoping to stay at this number for the rest of the school year! We will see how this goes!!
Tuesday, July 29, 2008
Do you need more coupons?
I wanted to remind some of you about the coupon clipping service that I have been using. I referenced this in an earlier posting.
It is called thecouponclippers.com
I recommend ordering coupons for items that you know that you will always use. This way you guarantee that you will always save money on things that you must have.
Here is what I bought this evening after the girls went to bed...
1 Tide coupon for .35 cents off = .70 cents when doubled at Kroger/Meijer
2 Satin Care Shave gel coupons for .55 cents off= our stores don't double over .50 cents
15 Edy's Slow Churned Yogurt Blends Frozen Dairy Dessert save .50 cents = 1.00 off each
(I ordered a lot of these because the expiration date is good until December. We go through about 3 gallons a month. I can always stash some in the freezer when I get close to the expiration date.)
8 Yoplait coupons .40 cents off of 6 = .80 cents off (Every member of my family eats these!)
8 Yoplait whips coupons buy 4 get 1 free = about .60 cents off for our area
1 Laughing Cow Cheese Wedge -1.00 off
2 Huggies Cleanteam flushable moist wipes $3.00 of of 2 (I love to have these in my truck)
2 Tropicana Lemonade -1.00/1
5 Coffee Mate liquid creamer $1.00/2
All of this cost me $5.53. When these are redeemed at the grocery store, they will save me $39.80! Hopefully, I will be able to apply these coupons when the items are on sale and the items will be even cheaper. But honestly, these are items that I will buy year round so sometimes I have to buy them when they are not on sale!
Not bad!!!
It is called thecouponclippers.com
I recommend ordering coupons for items that you know that you will always use. This way you guarantee that you will always save money on things that you must have.
Here is what I bought this evening after the girls went to bed...
1 Tide coupon for .35 cents off = .70 cents when doubled at Kroger/Meijer
2 Satin Care Shave gel coupons for .55 cents off= our stores don't double over .50 cents
15 Edy's Slow Churned Yogurt Blends Frozen Dairy Dessert save .50 cents = 1.00 off each
(I ordered a lot of these because the expiration date is good until December. We go through about 3 gallons a month. I can always stash some in the freezer when I get close to the expiration date.)
8 Yoplait coupons .40 cents off of 6 = .80 cents off (Every member of my family eats these!)
8 Yoplait whips coupons buy 4 get 1 free = about .60 cents off for our area
1 Laughing Cow Cheese Wedge -1.00 off
2 Huggies Cleanteam flushable moist wipes $3.00 of of 2 (I love to have these in my truck)
2 Tropicana Lemonade -1.00/1
5 Coffee Mate liquid creamer $1.00/2
All of this cost me $5.53. When these are redeemed at the grocery store, they will save me $39.80! Hopefully, I will be able to apply these coupons when the items are on sale and the items will be even cheaper. But honestly, these are items that I will buy year round so sometimes I have to buy them when they are not on sale!
Not bad!!!
Saturday, July 19, 2008
Another Shopping List Resource
Hello! Through my continued research to find the quickest, simplest and most cost saving approach to my grocery shopping, I came across a website that you may like.
I am thinking that this would help eliminate the need to check the couponing blogs on a weekly basis.
http://www.groceryguide.com/
You enter your zipcode and choose 2 stores. Again, I would recommend Kroger and Meijer since in our area they double coupons. If an item is on sale and you would use a coupon you would get an even greater savings.
You would then create your shopping list. As you choose your items to put on your list, you can directly check what coupons you can use to apply to the item. You can then go to your coupon file and put this coupon with your list and you are then ready to shop!
I haven't used this yet as a shopping list. I am currently experimenting with something else that I hope to share my success/failure with you sometime in the middle of August.
As I have stated in previous posts, my goal this summer is to fine tune this system to find the quickest system that will save me the most money.
I hope that my research can benefit you and your family as well!
Look for more info about my current system in the coming month.
I am thinking that this would help eliminate the need to check the couponing blogs on a weekly basis.
http://www.groceryguide.com/
You enter your zipcode and choose 2 stores. Again, I would recommend Kroger and Meijer since in our area they double coupons. If an item is on sale and you would use a coupon you would get an even greater savings.
You would then create your shopping list. As you choose your items to put on your list, you can directly check what coupons you can use to apply to the item. You can then go to your coupon file and put this coupon with your list and you are then ready to shop!
I haven't used this yet as a shopping list. I am currently experimenting with something else that I hope to share my success/failure with you sometime in the middle of August.
As I have stated in previous posts, my goal this summer is to fine tune this system to find the quickest system that will save me the most money.
I hope that my research can benefit you and your family as well!
Look for more info about my current system in the coming month.
Friday, July 18, 2008
Coupons in the news.....
Some interesting articles I read about how coupons are helping us in our tight economy!
http://www.foxnews.com/wires/2008Jul02/0,4670,CouponComeback,00.html
http://articles.moneycentral.msn.com/SavingandDebt/SaveMoney/SecretsOfSuperstarGroceryShoppers.aspx
http://www.nydailynews.com/lifestyle/food/2008/04/24/2008-04-24_30_ways_to_save_at_the_supermarket.html
http://www.foxnews.com/wires/2008Jul02/0,4670,CouponComeback,00.html
http://articles.moneycentral.msn.com/SavingandDebt/SaveMoney/SecretsOfSuperstarGroceryShoppers.aspx
http://www.nydailynews.com/lifestyle/food/2008/04/24/2008-04-24_30_ways_to_save_at_the_supermarket.html
Saturday, July 12, 2008
Need More Coupons?
I had been frustrated that I only had one coupon for items that were on sale so I began to search for ways to find more coupons! I know ...... I am officially obsessed!!
I have tried a coupon clipping service that allows you to purchase additional coupons. I have ordered from them twice and have been really happy with their service.
http://www.thecouponclippers.com/
You have to have a minimum order of $3.00. They have coupons available for as little as .05 cents. If your coupon is worth .50 cents and your store doubles coupons you have earned .95 cents for a .05 cent investment.
They charge a total .50 cent handling fee for the entire order and then you pay .42 cents for postage. So, you are paying and additional .92 cents to get the coupons you want and will use!
I have been pleased with their selection. They have a lot of coupons that I have never seen in our local papers. I bought coupons for Propel for $1.00 off. This was great as this week my daughters had soccer and volleyball camp this week. We went through a ton of Gatorade and Propel. I have been buying coupons for items that I use on a regular basis or know that I will need in the future. At the start of a sale, I have also taken the sale flyer for a store such as Kroger/Meijer and bought additional coupons for an item that I see is on sale. If you order at the start of the sale, you would have your coupons in time to use. This company is in Florida. The first time I ordered it took 2 days for me to receive them. The last time it took 3 but it also fell over the 4th of July.
I really think that those of you who have kids still in diapers that this would be a great way to get multiple packages of diapers on sale and get to apply a coupon to the sale price as well!
I also read about going to the Dollar Stores on Sunday to get additional Sunday papers to get more coupons. I think I will try this the next time our Sunday paper has a really good coupon circular.
I hope your saving adventure has begun!
I plan on posting my grocery savings at the end of this month! I truly believe that you will be amazed at how much I am saving!!!
I have tried a coupon clipping service that allows you to purchase additional coupons. I have ordered from them twice and have been really happy with their service.
http://www.thecouponclippers.com/
You have to have a minimum order of $3.00. They have coupons available for as little as .05 cents. If your coupon is worth .50 cents and your store doubles coupons you have earned .95 cents for a .05 cent investment.
They charge a total .50 cent handling fee for the entire order and then you pay .42 cents for postage. So, you are paying and additional .92 cents to get the coupons you want and will use!
I have been pleased with their selection. They have a lot of coupons that I have never seen in our local papers. I bought coupons for Propel for $1.00 off. This was great as this week my daughters had soccer and volleyball camp this week. We went through a ton of Gatorade and Propel. I have been buying coupons for items that I use on a regular basis or know that I will need in the future. At the start of a sale, I have also taken the sale flyer for a store such as Kroger/Meijer and bought additional coupons for an item that I see is on sale. If you order at the start of the sale, you would have your coupons in time to use. This company is in Florida. The first time I ordered it took 2 days for me to receive them. The last time it took 3 but it also fell over the 4th of July.
I really think that those of you who have kids still in diapers that this would be a great way to get multiple packages of diapers on sale and get to apply a coupon to the sale price as well!
I also read about going to the Dollar Stores on Sunday to get additional Sunday papers to get more coupons. I think I will try this the next time our Sunday paper has a really good coupon circular.
I hope your saving adventure has begun!
I plan on posting my grocery savings at the end of this month! I truly believe that you will be amazed at how much I am saving!!!
Coupons for Golf
My dear husband told me to that I needed to share info about how to save money on green's fees.
He has been very supportive of my new addiction and wanted me to share this site with you! Check out this site!!
http://www.golfus.com/
He has been very supportive of my new addiction and wanted me to share this site with you! Check out this site!!
http://www.golfus.com/
Thursday, July 10, 2008
Great Sale at Kroger this week!!!
Hello! It is a great time to save money on Proctor and Gamble at Kroger....
If you have gotten your Kroger card you need to load your e coupons. There are many items that you can save with on your card and use coupons from your 7/6 paper.
If you buy 3 of these products you will get $3 off, 6 items $6 off, 9 items $9 off, 12 items $12 off....
http://www.softcoin.com/Sites/PG_eSAVER/Page/HomePage/
This is the link to get your e coupons.
If you have been reading the blog, you are able to use an ecoupon and a manufacturer coupon. This is called stacking...
For details on this sale following the link posted on the grocery gathering with info about the sale and what coupons to use!!
http://mytwocentsforyou.blogspot.com/2008/07/kroger-deals-for-79-715.html
Happy Shopping!!
If you have gotten your Kroger card you need to load your e coupons. There are many items that you can save with on your card and use coupons from your 7/6 paper.
If you buy 3 of these products you will get $3 off, 6 items $6 off, 9 items $9 off, 12 items $12 off....
http://www.softcoin.com/Sites/PG_eSAVER/Page/HomePage/
This is the link to get your e coupons.
If you have been reading the blog, you are able to use an ecoupon and a manufacturer coupon. This is called stacking...
For details on this sale following the link posted on the grocery gathering with info about the sale and what coupons to use!!
http://mytwocentsforyou.blogspot.com/2008/07/kroger-deals-for-79-715.html
Happy Shopping!!
Tuesday, July 8, 2008
Why couponing?
I came across this post early in my coupon exploration...
It explains how if you are trying to find some ways to save money that couponing (even though that it takes time) can save you soooo much money!
I think she explains this in a way that makes sense to me. This also has helped in my decision to enter this adventure!
http://www.thenewfrugalmom.com/2008/03/coupons-part-i-work-for-yourself.html
Enjoy!
It explains how if you are trying to find some ways to save money that couponing (even though that it takes time) can save you soooo much money!
I think she explains this in a way that makes sense to me. This also has helped in my decision to enter this adventure!
http://www.thenewfrugalmom.com/2008/03/coupons-part-i-work-for-yourself.html
Enjoy!
Sunday, June 29, 2008
How to find out what is on sale and what coupons to use!
Some of you are now ready to begin shopping.....
The website that I use is http://www.becentsable.net/
They have something called The Grocery Gathering. This is a network of blog authors who take the time to match coupons.
Before you make your grocery list check her website. It is great.
They will list what is on sale at the grocery store you want to go to. They will also indicate the sale price and what coupons are available to use. Sometimes the coupons are from your Sunday paper. Sometimes they refer to printed coupons and will give you the link so you can print the coupon.
Happy shopping!!!
The website that I use is http://www.becentsable.net/
They have something called The Grocery Gathering. This is a network of blog authors who take the time to match coupons.
Before you make your grocery list check her website. It is great.
They will list what is on sale at the grocery store you want to go to. They will also indicate the sale price and what coupons are available to use. Sometimes the coupons are from your Sunday paper. Sometimes they refer to printed coupons and will give you the link so you can print the coupon.
Happy shopping!!!
Kroger E coupons
According to my last Kroger shop you can see that I had a few e coupons.
If you already have gotten your Kroger card, you will need this to be able to drag your coupons to your Kroger card.
How the e coupons work is that they are virtual coupons. You don't need to have the coupon in your hand because it is on the card. When you check out the cashier will scan your card and after you purchase your item the e coupon discount will appear on your receipt.
Another great thing about the e coupons is that you can stack them. This means you can have an e coupon and also a paper coupon from your Sunday paper or printed from a coupon website. This saves you even more money. Again, the best deal is to always apply these coupons when the item is on sale.
The reason why Kroger is a place that I recommend you shop at is that they double your paper coupons upto .50 cents. This is why I was able to get my French's mustard for free. I had a .50 cents off coupon and Kroger doubled it. Since mustard was on sale for 1.00, this item was free!!
If you already have gotten your Kroger card, you will need this to be able to drag your coupons to your Kroger card.
How the e coupons work is that they are virtual coupons. You don't need to have the coupon in your hand because it is on the card. When you check out the cashier will scan your card and after you purchase your item the e coupon discount will appear on your receipt.
Another great thing about the e coupons is that you can stack them. This means you can have an e coupon and also a paper coupon from your Sunday paper or printed from a coupon website. This saves you even more money. Again, the best deal is to always apply these coupons when the item is on sale.
The reason why Kroger is a place that I recommend you shop at is that they double your paper coupons upto .50 cents. This is why I was able to get my French's mustard for free. I had a .50 cents off coupon and Kroger doubled it. Since mustard was on sale for 1.00, this item was free!!
Go ahead and begin dragging coupons to your Kroger card. You will need to have your card number in hand to sign up.
There are 3 sites that each have different coupons. I would bookmark these and check them from time to time. They will also send you emails when they have new coupons that you can load to your card.
http://www.softcoin.com/Sites/Unilever_MakingLifeBetter/Page/HomePage/
Happy Shopping!Friday, June 27, 2008
Print your own coupons
Since many of you are just beginning the couponing journey, you will be frustrated for a few weeks or so that the bloggers are referring to coupons that you hadn't saved. I started this journey in April and there are still a few items that will be on sale that I could apply a coupon to that would allow me to get it for cheaper, but I didn't start saving coupons before April.
I will give you some more solutions to this problem later, but for now and for your next homework assignment I am going to refer you to some websites that allow you to print coupons. Some tips that I have regarding printing coupons.
1. Set your printer to a default of fast draft. This allows you save on your ink and still print a legible coupon.
2. Select only the coupons you want or will use. There are some options to print all of the featured coupons, but you will find that there are many that you won't use. For example, it seems like there is always an offer for batteries that are needed for hearing aids.
3. Bookmark these sites so from time to time you can check their website to see if there are new coupons you need or want.
Once you begin printing, hold onto your coupons and this weekend I will share with you how to begin organizing them.
For a month or two, you find yourself relying on printed coupons until you begin to have a few months of coupons from the Sunday paper. I still use printed coupons, but in the beginning this was all that I was able to use.
The sites that I recommend printing from are:
http://www.coupons.com/
http://www.bettycrocker.com/coupons-promotions/coupons/default.aspx?WT.ac=homepage_05-01-2008
http://www.couponsinc.com/
http://www.boodle.com/
http://www.couponloop.com/
http://www.eatbetteramerica.com/Coupons/
Happy Printing!!!!
I will give you some more solutions to this problem later, but for now and for your next homework assignment I am going to refer you to some websites that allow you to print coupons. Some tips that I have regarding printing coupons.
1. Set your printer to a default of fast draft. This allows you save on your ink and still print a legible coupon.
2. Select only the coupons you want or will use. There are some options to print all of the featured coupons, but you will find that there are many that you won't use. For example, it seems like there is always an offer for batteries that are needed for hearing aids.
3. Bookmark these sites so from time to time you can check their website to see if there are new coupons you need or want.
Once you begin printing, hold onto your coupons and this weekend I will share with you how to begin organizing them.
For a month or two, you find yourself relying on printed coupons until you begin to have a few months of coupons from the Sunday paper. I still use printed coupons, but in the beginning this was all that I was able to use.
The sites that I recommend printing from are:
http://www.coupons.com/
http://www.bettycrocker.com/coupons-promotions/coupons/default.aspx?WT.ac=homepage_05-01-2008
http://www.couponsinc.com/
http://www.boodle.com/
http://www.couponloop.com/
http://www.eatbetteramerica.com/Coupons/
Happy Printing!!!!
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