Comments on: Day 24: Become a Coupon Queen (or Not)

By: Mommy loves to shop

Mommy loves to shop — Sun, 27 Jul 2008 20:30:00 +0000

I like your advice! I find alot of great deals to get FREE or cheap drug store deals or great buys like at ALDI at this site:

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check it out! Everyone is really nice there!

By: Manders

Manders — Thu, 06 Sep 2007 09:07:00 +0000

I joined the GG. I found it works great. Actually I was wondering who it was that you know that uses it. That person would be my referal, through you of course.

My list store doubles coupons up to one dollar, but not over. You can use three like coupons a day.

I now rarely use a coupon if the item is not on sale. Let me explain.

Ladies Degree Deoderant costs 3 to 4 dollars regular price depending on which store you shop. Even if I use the Q that is one dollar off at my store it is still cheaper at other stores. BUT...

In my sales flyer it is on sale 2/$4.00. So $2.00 a piece. My one dollar Q doubles to take $2.00 off of $2.00 making it free. I just pay for tax. This happens with many items.

Sure I could do this without paying a nominal fee to the GG, but it tells you if the price is the best price and tells you if there are any non-sales-flyer sales. You know the ones that you find out are on sale when you get to the store, because they are not on the ad.

There are many ways to sort your Q's as well. I file mine. All Q's from the week of August 12 go into a file with that date. When the GG tells me to use a Q it tells me what date the Q was in the paper, so it is easy to find. I don't cut it untill I need it.

By: Scribbit

Scribbit — Mon, 03 Sep 2007 14:31:00 +0000

Good point–I think you often spend more using a coupon on a product you normally wouldn’t buy. I only keep the coupons for stuff that’s on the list already. Otherwise I spend too much.

By: Angie at Baby Cheapskate

Angie at Baby Cheapskate — Mon, 03 Sep 2007 14:27:00 +0000

Hi Amy,
After studying prices for two years now (!), I find that when it comes to diapers & formula, parents will save more using store brands. Storebrand formula is usually a good 40% less than Similac or Enfamil and a jumbo of Target diapers costs $5.74 vs. $9 and up for Pampers and Huggies.

For folks who aren’t comfortable doing so, coupons and formula checks are a lifesaver.

By: SAHMmy Says

SAHMmy Says — Mon, 03 Sep 2007 10:56:00 +0000

We use primarily whole foods in our home, so coupons for prepared foods/mixes are rarely cut out. I do clip coupons for household items like toilet paper and cleansers, but only for items I’m brand-loyal to. Coupons for JC Penney’s portrait studio, Bed Bath and Beyond, Gymboree, and The Children’s Place make my bargain hunting dollar go farther! I keep these in my purse. Great article, thanks!

By: pogren

pogren — Sun, 02 Sep 2007 16:58:00 +0000

I do have one exception to the “if you don’t use it don’t buy it rule” If something is a really good deal and a non-perishable I will buy it for a local food pantry. Pam South Bend

By: mama k

mama k — Sun, 02 Sep 2007 16:22:00 +0000

I have pondered this question too.
Coupons are usually for prepackaged convience foods. So usually you can make the same stuff, at a better quaily at home from scratch.
I’m also kinda picky about brands of things… like granola bars. I don’t want a ton of sugar in them.
So it’s rare that coupons work out for us. I use at least a couple each time I go to the store, but I’m not crazy about them. (I used to be crazy and save $10-20 per shopping trip… on stuff we didnt’ need. LOL)

By: Nicole

Nicole — Sun, 02 Sep 2007 14:20:00 +0000

I love my coupons, and I usually save about $20-$30 a month using them.

By: WorksForMom

WorksForMom — Sun, 02 Sep 2007 12:42:00 +0000

I agree it all depends on where you shop and your local area’s policies.

Coupons definitely pay off in our household (making named brands cheaper than the generic brands).

By: Mrs. Pear

Mrs. Pear — Sat, 01 Sep 2007 23:27:00 +0000

We do not have a discount grocer of any kind around us, and out here the generics are about the same price as name brand on sale. So if combine name brand on sale with coupons it is almost always cheaper than generic. And if they double coupons then I get fabulous deals!

But I really think it all depends on where you live, and if you are using coupons, the best thing to do is shop the sales and combine coupons where ever you can, not coupon first.