Comments on: Coupon Tip – Making Sure It’s Always Available

By: Dee Dee

Dee Dee — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 21:20:05 +0000

i keep a track of my spending at the drug stores (rite aid, CVS, and walgreens) just to see if it’s working or not, and i can honestly say i’ve gotten 13 dollars worth of free stuff at walgreens, rite aid i will be breaking even soon today or tomorrow cause of their deals this week, and at CVS i’m at a dollar difference with what i spent and how monopoly money i get back. Its fun and even my husband is starting to get interested in it, although not as much as me. he earns the money and since i dont work, it’s my job to save as much of as it possible. why pay for stuff when i can get practically for free

By: Martha

Martha — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 20:19:18 +0000

I think this is a great idea. I am a die hard coupon clipper, notice I didn’t say “user” because I forget to take the coupons w/me when I go to the grocery store. Into my car they go.

By: Fred Cash

Fred Cash — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 23:04:32 +0000

I keep some coupon in my wallet and keep others at home. If its a place that I like to go for lunch or by myself that I keep it in my wallet. If it’s a place for the family to go then I leave the coupon at home. My favorite coupons locally are for Pat & Oscar’s. They give a $5 off $20 purchase so I always make sure to spend just over $20 to get my discount. I also like the Arby’s coupons.

By: Meaghan

Meaghan — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 01:06:56 +0000

I keep my coupons and gift cards in an accordion style folder that can fit in my purse. This way I always have them with me (even if I’m riding in the car with a friend!).

By: DDFD @ DivorcedDadFrugalDad

DDFD @ DivorcedDadFrugalDad — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 13:51:21 +0000

Nice post!

Can’t use them if you don’t have them!

I have gotten in the habit of keeping my coupons, savings coins and certificates, and shopper cards in my car.

By: MoneyNing

MoneyNing — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 02:34:55 +0000

The snack idea is awesome. What works as well with hunger is to actually eat regularly at approximately the same time. After a while, your body will adjust and you won’t feel hunger other than during breakfast, lunch and dinner.

By: Ryan

Ryan — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 21:23:37 +0000

I like the coupon folder in the car idea though. But, I’m really only an online shopper. Only recently did I start to use all of the coupon/promo codes that are available online when I make a purchase. There are a lot of coupon sites out there and it takes about 10 seconds to google a coupon code for whatever product your buying online. Please note that some of the codes you try may not work, so it can get a little frustrating at times.

By: charlie@PayLessforFood

charlie@PayLessforFood — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 21:06:01 +0000

I always advise people to keep their coupons in the car. Failing to do this is one of the biggest couponing mistakes. Its so easy to cut and organize your coupons from the Sunday paper but then leave them in a folder or organizer to be forgotten.

Another thing I tell people to leave in their car is a snack. When you go into a grocery store you’re much more likely to make an impulse purchase if you’re hungry. (Between 40-50% of our grocery store purchases are impulse buys).

By having a snack in the car and making sure you don’t enter the supermarket hungry you help lessen the temptation to make an impulse purchase. I purchase my snacks from the dollar store.

An even easier way to deal with coupons so that you have them where ever you go is to have the coupons electronically loaded onto your loyalty card.

Websites like shortcuts.com allow you to register your loyalty card and then peruse the weekly web ads and have selected coupons placed directly onto your loyalty card.

By: marci

marci — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 20:11:35 +0000

My truck already looks like I could live it in from all the stuff that is “always there just in case” – but the coupons themselves stay in my wallet. Mostly that is because I use so few coupons, buying only for me, and mostly fresh veggies and fruits which I don’t seem to find coupons for. They other reason being that when I go thru the weekly ads, the weekly coupons go right into my pocket/wallet and then I’m off to the store and they get used right away as they are no good a week later. I tend to buy only what’s on sale with a coupon, and then plan my food around that. Yes, I’m a hoarder There’s enough food here for a year I am sure. I just keep rotating it.

By: MoneyNing

MoneyNing — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 18:56:23 +0000

I don’t keep track because it’s really money I’m not wasting, as opposed to money I saved. There is just no reason to not clip coupons, just like there’s no reason why I will pay someone $100 for something that can be done with $50.