One of the questions I get asked most is, where do I find coupons. In this article I am going to let you know where to find coupons that will help save you money!
Coupons are a great way to cut spending when shopping for almost anything. I use coupons on date nights, when buying clothing, toys, travel, and more. If you were to ask me what I use coupons on the most though I would have to say grocery items. I shop far more for food, cleaning supplies, and hygiene products, than I go out on dates or travel. While couponing has evolved since I started, that just means there are more ways to save money now.
There are however fewer and fewer mail to home coupons in the last few years. Due to companies look to cut costs, we are seeing a decline in mail to home coupons. When I first started couponing it was so hard to get a store to accept a printable coupon.
So invest in a good printer that is low-cost. I own two laser printer as the toner is much cheaper, and lasts much longer, that inkjet printers. Amazon often has great sales on printers and always purchase generic toner for your printer — no need for the name brand! Insert coupons are awesome for scoring great coupons.
You will usually find insert coupons in your weekly flyers or weekend newspaper. These inserts often come out on a schedule , however, only SmartSource and RedPlum share their schedules with bloggers. Be sure to keep your eyes out for those in your weekly flyers or newspapers. In-store coupons are a great way to get more of a certain coupon if your family purchases that product often. When you are shopping, keep your eyes open for tearpads throughout the store.
Canadians going to new lengths to keep grocery bills down. Social Sharing. Aimee Geroux begins every grocery shop by sitting down with a pen, paper, and her smartphone.
That is my idea of extreme couponing. My 5 yr old daughter is even getting excitted over finding coupons now…so cute. Good for you! I find it a major rush when I go shopping and get great deals too! And awww so adorable that your daughter gets excited about finding coupons. I hope Elliott is that way! Samantha — I will have a blog post every Thursday usually in the evening, sometimes earlier. I want to start by saying thanks to Cassie, because your tips are incredibly useful and have helped me a lot!
So far the best deal I got was getting a bag of pasta for 24 cents, because it was on sale plus I had a coupon. I was super excited about it hahahahah.
That show both irritates and fascinates me at once. Some of the people are noble. The one black woman who was teaching everyone about couponing…. The lady who bought 77 bottles of mustard and cleared the shelf……. If these people were saying that they were donating things to the food bank that would be amazing.
The worst was the obese lady with the extremely red face. She is bordering on a mental illness. I would bet my retirement savings that she will be living in a hoard of expired food in 10 years, divorced and obese. She disturbed me to no end. I dont understand how you get toilet paper for free if it is on sale for 5.
Are you allowed to use more than 1 coupon? I agree that the lady buying 77 bottles of mustard is out of her mind. I was wondering if there was a coupon website that allows multiple accounts on the same household. I know Save. Everything in one place coupon tips, organizing, financial tips, etc I have no reason to visit other sites!
Theresa — I agree. It also irritates and fascintes me, both at the same time. Perhaps she actually ordered all of those bottles of mustard and the store had them in boxes for her, but the show wanted to show her taking them off the shelf. I know that they did that with Nathan last time, when he bought over toothbrushes. I agree with you about that one lady who took over her husbands space with her stockpile. She will definetely become a hoarder in no time.
Tia — She probably had other items that gave her overage and the overage would pay for the mustard. Melanie — Unfortunetely, no. And thank you for the compliment! I really appreciate that. You did a great job explaining how we shop in Canada and each Province has different stores and discount available. Im in BC and have London Drugs, who allows you to stack coupon and get free items. Also with Walmarts new coupon rule , you can use an overage to get money back in your pocket or apply it to other items that you are buying.
I know i will do this to get milk and other food items. Sometimes it being in the right place at the right time when things are on sale. As Cassie has said, its takes work to do this , but a little saving here and there can add up fast. Lattelady — Yes, it is definetely getting better with the new WM coupon policy and for those of you that are lucky enough to have a LD nearby!
I agree that most of the time, deals come from being in the right place at the right time. We may not have seen certain purchases. Now, if she had a website and posted her list we could see! Extreme Couponing is how I came to your site, being a Canadian and all. I never realised how much I could save with coupons! The segments are staged for maximum effect. I mean, what store would let a customer hog a cash register while waiting for her five friends to show to get extradiscounts?
LPC — Yep, the stores definetely bend the rules on that show, all for some free publicity. Then my co-worker starting talking about how she wants to use more coupons, so I decided to open up and tell them both what sites to go to to order their coupons, and where else they can find coupons. So it was nice to know they both thought couponing is awesome, and want to start doing it!
So even though this show is unrealistic of what couponing is like here in Canada, I think it is breaking down the stigma barriers about couponing. My family and I use mustard all the time. That being said, thank you so much for all the valuable tips and links.
The effort is definately worth it. I am not totally clear on the whole coupon thing. I have managed to get a bunch, and my last shopping trip mananged to save over 60 dollars with coupons and two items where the wrong price so i got for free. But say i go to Walmart and i have a 3 dollar off purex coupon and a buy one get one free purex coupon can i use them both on the same purchase?
I have always been about budgeting carfully, making lists trying to spend the least and always going for sales. I live in sault ste. I signed up to save. I just did a major haul, and got several hundred cans of Campbells soup. From there I had to wait for a good sale on it. Then I price matched at Walmart. Now, once I got to Walmart I had even more work to do. I had to load the soup into the cart. Then I got to the checkout.
I was very friendly, and informed her I was price matching, and had coupons. Explain as best you can what the coupons mean if they ask any questions. Be polite and pleasant. Always compliment them in some way. The clerks appreciate organization. Then each product is stored in its own envelope with the name written on it. Be prepared to produce extra coupons if needed. Most people are more interested than annoyed, and if time is an issue they go to another aisle.
I love your blog. I think these tips are very helpful. This site is amazing. I have been a small time couponer and frugal shopper for years. Long before TLC and extreme couponing.
They also have an excellent Facebook page with real-time updates on all things frugal. This includes recipes, stockpiling, and other ways to save money. Thanks to the technological advances of smart phones and other mobile devices, you can extend your savings even further.
Below is a list of apps every couponer needs and how they help you put more money back into your pocket. Checkout 51 — browse deals, shop accordingly, then upload a picture of your receipt! CartSmart — CartSmart works the same as Checkout Simply upload and save! SnapSaves — Again, this app follows the same model as the 2 before it. Simply present them to the cashier and save immediatly. Flipp — Flipp is essential for finding the deals you need, to match your coupons with.
The app has an up to date and very large database of flyers in your area, with a built-in search function.
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