It’s a good idea to get organized before you embark on your shopping trip. Make sure you know your stores coupon policy. Most importantly, have fun and enjoy getting lots of great products for free or next to free.
TERMS AND ABBREVIATIONS:
$1/2 = $1 off 2 products
B1G1F or BOGO = Buy One Get One Free
Catalina = Machines next to registers at stores that print out coupons.
FAR = Free After Rebate.
IE = Internet Explorer
FF = Firefox
OOP = Out of Pocket
OYNO = On Your Next Order
One Coupon Per Purchase = One coupon per item.
One Coupon Per Transaction = You can only use one of this coupon per transaction.
Peelie = Manufacturers coupon found on product at store.
P&G = Proctor and Gamble
Refund = Refund of part or all of purchase.
RP = Red Plum
RR = Register Rewards for Walgreens, kind of like money back.
SCR = Single Check Rebate at Rite Aid. Part or all of purchase price back.
SS = Smart Source
Stacking = Using more than one coupon together.
Store Coupon = A coupon specific to the store. A manufacturers coupon can generally be used with these.
Tear Pad = Manufacturers coupon found near product in store.
WAGS = Walgreens
WYB = When You Buy
WHERE TO FIND COUPONS
There are many sources for coupons. Here is a list of various places to find different coupons.
• Newspaper
• Magazines
• Friends and Family
• Online ex. Ebay, Coupon Clipping Servies
• Dumpsters (only for those that are hard core)
• Sign up for mailing lists at various manufacturers
WHERE TO PRINT COUPONS
Here is a list of a number of resources online to print coupons.
• Coupons.com
• Redplum.com
• Smartsource.com
• Coupons, Inc.
• EatBetterAmerica.com
• BettyCrocker.com
• CoolSavings.com
• Manufacturers websites
• Target.com
E-COUPONS
You can also load coupons to your grocery store card. The discount will automatically be taken off when you purchase the item. You can use e-coupons and manufacturer coupons together making for even greater savings. You can load e-coupons to your grocery card at these places:
• Cellfire.com
• Shortcuts.com
• PGeSAVER.com
• Upromise.com
HOW TO USE COUPONS TO MAXIMIZE SAVINGS
1. Organize Your Coupons - There are many methods to choose from including the binder method, saving whole inserts, and others. You just have to decide what works best for you, and it may even be a combination of more than one.
2. Rock Bottom Prices - They say most all products run on a 12 week cycle, and during that time products hit their all time low. That is when you want to use your coupons to maximize savings and get the product for free or really cheap.
3. Double Coupons – Some stores double coupons. In my area, Safeway will double 4 coupons up to $.50. So, if I have a $.50 off coupon, that makes my savings a total of $1. If the item is on sale for a $1, I get to take the item home for free.
4. Stacking Coupons – Many stores have store coupons that a specific to that store. You can stack these coupons with manufacturers coupons. My local Fred Meyer will let me use an in ad coupon with a store coupon from the Catalina and also a manufacturers coupon. That’s three coupons for one product. That makes for maximum savings and really cheap items.
5. B1G1 Sales – When an item is on sale for B1G1 you can also use a B1G1 coupon on the items making both items free.
6. Rebates – A lot of times you can you a coupon to get an item for really cheap, then send in for a rebate on the items and get all your money back. There are even times you can make money this way.
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