What are your best shopping tips for getting the lowest prices?

I am a major collector of coupons. Sometimes the people in my building throw out coupon books filled with coupons to my favourite places. When this happens, I try to get all the ones I can out of the dry waste basket, so I can use them.

I clip a lot of coupons, too. We also check ads every weekend, and pick up stuff at CVS when it's on sale. CVS has a lot of things that end up being free after extra care bucks (they are basically coupons that print out when you buy certain things, and they can be used on whatever you want for your next purchase). If you pay attention to the ads, a lot of times you can find coupons for some of the things that go on sale. Like for June, they had some mouthwash that was free after ecb, I found a $1.00 coupon online, so I basically got paid $1 to buy it! We also buy stuff there if it's close in price to the price elsewhere, because you earn a percentage back, that prints out on your receipt once every 3 months. If diapers are on sale there for $8.50, and on sale at Target for $8.50, I will make a special trip to CVS just to get them, so that I can earn the percentage back. Of course, Target and CVS are in the same mall here, so it's not a big deal, like it might be if they were located miles apart.

I use the coupons.com to get sme good coupons

Just recently on a trip to buy homecare products and general products for bathroom and things of that sort
I spent 49 dollars but with allmy coupon my total ended up beingonly 37!!!!! yay go me

How do you get a store to match other stores?? I have never tried that you just how them the sales paper and thats it??

I will look at Walgreen's and sign up for there news letter. You are right about Walmart with price matching from othere stores. They won't do the buy one get one free though if another store has it. I have really considered and as soon as I get someone to take me to Walgreens I want to try out there pharmacy. I am a little tired of Walmart's pharmacy in plus a lot of the employees there act very rude at the Walmart in our town. It could be the way they are being treated though.

I do half my shopping at Sam's Club, and half at Walmart. I'm not huge on coupons, and half the time I forget to use them anyways. Most other stores are not convenient for me, so I don't bother to go to them regardless of the deals.

I get a lot of free samples and coupons from www.mysavings.com. .

Guess I'm not big on the tips... but this works well for me and my family.

My friend owns his own store so I do all my shopping at the wholesalers with his card. This way I get my weekly groceries, tobacco and clothing at discount prices. I also have the option of buying in bulk if I want to which often results in further savings on things such as beer. I'd say find yourself a friend who owns a store:D

If there is something I really want but can find it cheaper elsewhere but can't be bothered driving to the otherside of town, I take that catalogue to the store I prefer to buy from & ask if they can match it. Some stores ill even beat the price by about 10%

That sounds pretty cool. The person in frugal living as a tip for the dollar stretcher ezine, that I am going to check out. Target has printable coupons you can use for their store. They change weekly as far as I know.

Hi BQ:

Our Walmart doesn't have any coupons. I find that sometimes they don't have the lowest prices.

I don't shop a lot but when I do I know what I want to buy and check the prices in the newspaper or the fliers that come to the house.

I hope you have a super day.

Ivor

For online shopping I am always looking to get free shipping. Lots of sites offer free shipping if you spend a certain amount. Amazon is good and you only have to spend $25 to get it.
I used to get a lot of freebies but most of the sites I got them from are gone so I don't find them like I used to.