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Does anyone have favorite sites for coupons? I'd like to start using them and gathering tips etc. to make a serious dent in our grocery bill.
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This post lists a few of the sites I visit regularly for deals / coupons / freebies, etc.
Another is Coupon Divas.
All of these sites have sidebar advertising to coupon sites, as well as links to more money-saving sites.
I've been able to cut our grocery bill by watching the ads carefully, planning meals, writing lists and then matching up coupons. It's a lot of work, but I've seen the results. Many stores locally double coupons up to $1, which helps.
I'm also lucky that there are 5 grocery stores within 5 miles of me, so I do visit multiple stores to get all the deals in a week. If I had to travel farther, I don't think I would bc the savings would get eaten by gas money.
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Melanie,
How do you decipher between the cazzillion sites for coupons? I understand to make sure "manufacturer" is on the coupons and to stay away from sites where you have to buy coupons.
Thank you for sharing your favorite sites!
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cfa83 wrote:
How do you decipher between the cazzillion sites for coupons? I understand to make sure "manufacturer" is on the coupons and to stay away from sites where you have to buy coupons.
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You're welcome!
To be honest, I don't print very many coupons from the 'net. I will sometimes, and I stick to well-known places like coupons.com.
Another thing I forgot to mention, I sign up at everyone's website. I just got a big pack of coupons from P&G from a survey I did a month or so ago, I receive a magazine full of coupons from Kraft, I just signed up to receive a pack of coupons from Betty Crocker. I have one email dedicated to surveys/etc. so I don't get overwhelmed, but I do check it regularly because sometimes they send printable deals as well (like Bertolli sent a printable coupon last week.)
And then I try to share when I can. For instance, I use Huggies so I share Pampers coupons with a friend who uses Pampers. Sometimes a few moms and I get together and dump our coupons in the middle of the table and we go through and take what we need.
Another thing is I try to combine manufacturer coupons with store coupons when possible. If Target has a Target coupon (OH! they're another one that sends out coupons if you sign up on their site for their RedCard, I think. I'm not sure why I got the booklet?), they will take the Target coupon plus the mfr coupon on an item.
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What is the difference in prices from using coupons and those of "Dollar Tree", "Dollar General" or any other dollar store?
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I keep a price book so I know what the best deals are. For instance, our dollar store will have cake mixes for sale, but often the grocery store will run a sale for 70 cents.
My price book keeps track of the most-purchased items, costs at different dates and stores, and breaks down cost per unit. This allows me to know the "best" deals. It takes time to get a price book going, but it is very helpful once it's done. I started with just a few items each week, and built it up to include more as time went on.
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I have read about price books. How is yours' organized?
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I hate to sound errr simple minded, but exactly how did you organize your book so it's not a big list of everything?
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