I placed this as a response to a comment I received on this post, So You Think You Want to Be An Extreme Couponer? and thought that others would like to know the answer to El Secreto's question too. I am posting both the question and the response for all to see.
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First coupon doubling is where a store offers to double the amount of the coupon you use, up to certain amount. Each store has it own policy and you can go online directly to your grocery store website and find out what their policy is. Some will double up to $1.00 which means you will save $2.00 on your item.
As for sale price items that is sometimes stated on the coupon itself, if not then it is up to the store policy which you can also find out on their website.
There are times you can actually get the item for free when it is on sale and you have a great coupon. When you have the time, this is a great way to save money. Even if you can't do all that the extreme couponers do, any coupons you can use will save you money. Just try to hold onto your savings and put them away for a rainy day.
Whatever you save is like found money, so hold onto it for things that come up unexpectedly. Even if it is something small like your child asking for extra money for a movie or you they let you know the day before that they need a birthday present for their best friends' party. You will not have to worry about where the money will come from, you will have your savings from using your coupons stashed away for just such an emergency.
I would like to Bethany Cousins from www.mommyrantings.com for her contribution of the original post. Plus I would also like to let you know the Bethany is now the author of a great e-book.
You can find it here on Amazon just click the Title above.
I hope this answers El Secreto's question, and gives you some great new info on how to save money and survive the cost of living with help from extreme couponers.
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I have not watched Extreme Couponing, but I did see an episode of 2 Broke Girls where they were getting some great deals with coupons. I always assumed that if you have a coupon, it will only apply to the regular price and not the sale price. From what you wrote, it sounds like that is not always the case. How do I find out? And what is coupon doubling?Hi El Secreto,
First coupon doubling is where a store offers to double the amount of the coupon you use, up to certain amount. Each store has it own policy and you can go online directly to your grocery store website and find out what their policy is. Some will double up to $1.00 which means you will save $2.00 on your item.
As for sale price items that is sometimes stated on the coupon itself, if not then it is up to the store policy which you can also find out on their website.
There are times you can actually get the item for free when it is on sale and you have a great coupon. When you have the time, this is a great way to save money. Even if you can't do all that the extreme couponers do, any coupons you can use will save you money. Just try to hold onto your savings and put them away for a rainy day.
Whatever you save is like found money, so hold onto it for things that come up unexpectedly. Even if it is something small like your child asking for extra money for a movie or you they let you know the day before that they need a birthday present for their best friends' party. You will not have to worry about where the money will come from, you will have your savings from using your coupons stashed away for just such an emergency.
I would like to Bethany Cousins from www.mommyrantings.com for her contribution of the original post. Plus I would also like to let you know the Bethany is now the author of a great e-book.
I hope this answers El Secreto's question, and gives you some great new info on how to save money and survive the cost of living with help from extreme couponers.
You're the best, Linda!
ReplyDeleteCouponing is definitely a science, of sorts. The best thing to do in this case is to personally request a copy of the store's coupon policies. Each store has a coupon policy, some can even be found at the store's website. Once you have the coupon policy in hand (and grab their in-store ad newspaper, while you're at it), you can figure out how to put deals together.
When there are in-store sales, as Linda said, you can add to savings by using a coupon, then, with the double coupon (which only some stores offer - again, check the coupon policy of the particular store) policy, you can save even more!
I have yet to find a store that doubles coupons that are $1 or more. Stores that double coupons will usually double up to $1, so your $.99 cent coupons CAN literally save you nearly $2, like Linda said.
Good luck!
Thank you so much for answering my questions Linda and Queen Mom! Now I am wondering if there are any sites or ways to compare pricing and deals for the stores in my area or if that is something that I need to research first hand?
ReplyDelete-Lani (previous user name El Secreto)