coupons & savings
By windymyre
@windymyre (210)
United States
July 31, 2009 11:08am CST
Do you use coupons when you shop? I do, especially on groceries. I trade coupons with friends across the country by mail & also belong to a local group where we meet once a month for lunch & to share coupons. I read all the sale ads, coordinate my coupons & head to the store to get the best deals I can find. I also look on line for coupons & promotions. You can always find coupons to print for stores like Bath & Body Works. Where do you find the best savings?
8 responses
@OpinionatedLady (5966)
• United States
31 Jul 09
Oh yes I use coupons all the time. If you get a chance to check it out, AOL has a spot that you can list with your store bonus card (if your store is on it, small list but it is getting bigger) and they add the coupons right onto your bonus card. It is so cool because then you cannot forget to bring them with you.
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@windymyre (210)
• United States
1 Aug 09
I will have to check that out. I hope you don't have to be an AOL member to use that feature.
@OpinionatedLady (5966)
• United States
1 Aug 09
I am not an AOL member but you may need one of their email address but as they are free it would probably be worth it. Also if you have a Upromise account they have a similar coupon section.
@polo_princess (803)
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31 Jul 09
I always use coupons that are on offer, especially ones from the baby clubs that supermarkets run. It may only be a few pence but it all adds up.
I find that if a company is generous with coupons then i will stick with their brand. For instance Huggies nappies are very generous at sending out coupons and samples wheras Pampers nappies have sent me 1 or 2 in the last 12 months. Because of this i have religously used Huggies nappies for my daughter and will continue to do so.
@moondancer (7433)
• United States
31 Jul 09
I go online too and I have a couple of places that send them to me. I also go store to store at their web-sites and request them. I sign up for their whatever they want to call it, then I get updates on sales and coupons.
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@icehut (508)
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31 Jul 09
Money off coupons? Why not? It means that you'll end up spending less money on your purchases... There's also the problem of people buying products they wouldn't normally buy due to a money off deal... ^_^ There are also cashback sites that return a percentage of your spend with retailers... works great in conjunction with money off vouchers...
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@Shellyann36 (11385)
• United States
6 Aug 09
I am a coupon clipper as well. I also print coupons online. I have joined several coupon clipping forums/groups that teach you how to organize and use the coupons to the max. I have not tried exchanging coupons or ordering them from the websites that sell them yet. I save with coupons. I hope to eventually be one of those ladies who walks out of the grocery store with $400 worth of groceries for only $100. Lol wish me luck!
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@Shellyann36 (11385)
• United States
9 Aug 09
Yes I do find that I accumulate coupons for lots of things that I do not use. I need to get into swapping with folks but I have not taken the time to do that yet. Sadly, we don't have any places that will double coupons around here. I wish we did!
@windymyre (210)
• United States
8 Aug 09
I could probably get $400 worth of groceries for $100, but it would be mostly stuff we don't use! I have saved a couple of receipts where I have gotten really good deals. One time I bought something like 20 or more jars of Chi Chi's salsa for just a few cents.
Last night I had to make a decision on what I thought was the best deal. I was buying panty liners & had 3 $1.00 coupons. My grocery store doubles $1.00 coupons. The 22 count boxes were $1.15, so I could get them for free. The larger boxes, 72 count I think, were $2.50. So I could get 66 for free or over 200 for $1.50. I went with the 66 for free since they will last me well over a year & I know there will be more coupons before then. Plus I was hoping the $1.00 coupons would double & I would make 85 cents per box, but that didn't happen. :( It use to a year or so ago.
@erricaalisa (489)
• United States
2 Aug 09
I'm a coupon clipper as well I mostly get my coupons from the newspaper and sometimes my fiances aunt send me some from Maryland. I go to coupon forums and blogs to find good deals. I have also bought coupons off ebay. I have two coupon sites that you may be interested in that I go to alot. Send me a message an I will provide you with the sites
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@BuffMom (2206)
• United States
20 Aug 09
I love coupons and saving money. I only shop for food at HEB because they always have their yellow coupons. They have deals where you buy one thing and you get other stuff for free, and its usually like 4 or 5 other free items. I love deals like that.
I also love going to stores like walmart and target to check out their sales and clearance sections, you can find some really cheap stuff there.
@danishcanadian (28953)
• Canada
1 Aug 09
If coupons come along for things that I know I will use, then I will use the coupons. If I don't need the items advertized, then I will not use them. There is a coupon book that comes out here every couple of months that I use quite often, because it has nice deals to a number of my favourite places.
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