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Monday, August 1, 2011

New to the Coupon World? Welcome!

1:05 PM | Posted by MamatoIS | | Edit Post


Quick Tips to Start Using Coupons

1. Start collecting coupons for a couple weeks before you head out to do your first trip to the store.  You can purchase the Sunday paper each week @ your local convenient store or subscribe to your local Sunday newspaper (many offer just the Sunday edition to be delivered which will save you money).  There is generally anywhere from 1-4 inserts each week.  These coupon inserts include: SmartSource (SS), RedPlum (RP), General Mills (GM), and Procter & Gamble (P&G – comes out at the first of the month).  On holiday weekends, there generally is not any inserts.  Most weeks I will let you know just how many coupon inserts you can expect to see each week.  
2. Get multiple copies of the paper each week. I recommend 1 Sunday newspaper per family member in the house.  I usually purchase 3 Sunday newspapers each week for our family of 4 because for every 2 kids, I say they eat the equivalent of 1 adult.  That will definitely change as they get older.  Some ways that you can get extra coupon inserts each week are:

  • Ask friends, neigbors, & relatives (free if they aren’t going to use them anyways).


  • Order clipped or whole inserts from coupon clipping services, such as Coupons by Dede



  • If you area allows it, you could check the local recycle bins.  I highly recommend finding out the law on this in your state or city.  Some allow it, others do not.  I have never done it. 

3. Use printable coupon sites.  Each site allows you to print each coupon twice until they reset or new coupons are added each month.  Sometimes new coupons come out in the middle of the month and I will let you know when that happens. NEVER make copies of printed coupons, it is fraud.  My favorite sites to print coupons include:


4. Check your local grocery store for blinkies.  Blinkes are those little red machines you see on the aisle by the products they are for.  These are usually manufacturer coupons that you can use at any store!
5. Sign up for free samples. When the manufacture offers a free sample, they generally include a coupon with the product so you can save on it later.  I have received coupons for free products and high value coupons off the product you are trying.  This is just another great way to start stocking up on coupons.
6. Head over to your favorite manufacturers website and you would be surprised how many offer coupons directly from signing up with their newsletter or even on their Facebook wall.  Facebook has become my favorite way to get coupons for products.  
7. Sometimes you will get coupons at the register called catalinas.  These coupons could be for $X off your next purchase for buying a specific product or a coupon for a product you purchased.  These coupons are marked with the stores logo and can be manufacturer coupons or store specific coupon.  You just need to read the upper left hand corner.  
Here are a few most posts to get you started:
  1. Coupon lingo sheet
  2. Getting Started using Coupons!
  3. Walgreens 101
  4. Target Shopping 101

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