Saturday, March 28, 2009

Coupons

Hi I just wanted to share with you a few tips about using coupons. It does seem simple to just goto the store and just use it, but there really is an art to it......
Grab Items at their lowest price....
Be sure to save your coupon till it goes on sale. Also check the clearance areas and you will be suprized that something will be free or dirt cheap. I went to Walmart Friday and got 2 things of Colgate Toothpaste for $.25 COOL HUH!?
Get a Coupon Folder Or Binder
I use a photo book that has the protective sleeves. Some people use like Five Star Binders with baseball card collecting/collector sleeves to tuck their coupons in it. Keep them organized and don't give up on trying to save your family money. It will pay off I promise.
Here is a few pictures of my binders

all the Buy one Get one Free coupons!!!

Contact Product Companies via E-Mail
I was blown away at the amount of coupons that I have received in the mail for free products just for writing to a company and letting them know how great they are and how loyal they are. I usually will ask if they offer coupons by mail and most do......There are so many companies that will do this I don't even know where to start. I would just think of some through the day then check the website look for contact and write them a short and sweet message and ask for coupons......

Don't Just Buy the Sunday Paper
What I mean by this is buy 2-5 papers every Sunday. What I do is buy one and see what coupons are in the circular if there are alot that I know I will use I will go back to the store and buy more. I do this because You CAN stack coupons on top of one another. Ok, I went to Walmart again Friday and was just lookin around like usual and seen that Gillette 2 in 1 mens body wash was on sale for $3.50 I had 3 coupons for $2.00 off that product. SO, I baught 3 and applied 3 coupons, which made my purchase only $4.50 So I got 3 for $1.00 more than the sale price on one.....
Also, I have to tell you that ALL YOU Magazine this month has $51.00 worth of coupons in it I bring that up because you can only get it at Walmart.....
Anyways, they have a coupon for a FREE Rimmel Sexy Curves Mascara. The Mascara Cost like 7.00 bucks and the magazine is only $2.50 so it would be worth buying several just to be good with mascara for a few months

Print Coupons Online
I check online for coupons alot because I have found some that I can'tget anywhere else but online...I printed a great one for $4.00 off Any Pace Product including Salsa. And these are all over the place. The Pace offer is over but next time I see one like this I will post it for sure.