Where To Use All Your Coupons

You have spent minutes or hours cutting coupons. So, where do you use them and how do you know what to buy and when?

There tends to be trends on what goes on sale and what coupons are printed depending on the time of year. Here is a brief overview of what and when:

January
*Diet Foods
*Cereal and Breads
*Teas

February
*Candy (before V-Day and up to 80% off a few days after)
*canned foods
*snack food
*Heart healthy products

March
*Frozen foods

April
*Eggs
*Hams
*Lamb
*Kosher and Passover foods
*Asparagus
*Whole grain and soy products
*Leafy green vegetables

May
*Paper goods (plates, cups)
*Barbecue items
*Soda
*Berries

June
*Dairy items (cheese, yogurt, ice cream)

July
*Hot dogs
*More barbecue items and condiments
*Baked Beans, pickles

August
*Fresh produce

September
*Breakfast items

October
*Halloween candy (a few days after up to 80% off)
*Wine
*Pizza and pasta

November
*Turkey
*Stuffing, canned items (soup, veggies, cranberries, etc.)
*Baking items (sugar, flour, etc.)

December
*Baking items
*Champagne

What kind of savings can you expect? Here are a couple items I saved on with my trip to HyVee last night, July 12, 2010:

*Kelloggs Froot Loops, Rice Crispies, and Frosted Flakes (24 oz box)
Original Price: $3.98
Sale Price: $1.98
Coupon: $1.25/3 (Red Plum,$1.25 off 3 boxes)
Final Price: $1.56 per box
% Saved: 61%

BONUS:FREE coupon printed at checkout for 1000 Nintendo DSi Points

*Oral B CrossAction Toothbrush
Original Price: $4.29
Sale Price: $2.99
Coupon: $2.00 (P&G,$2.00 off one)
Final Price: $.99
% Saved: 77%

*Marcal Small Steps Paper Towels
Original Price: $2.39
Sale Price: 3/$4
Coupon: $1.00 (Smartsource,$1.00 off one)
Final Price: .34
% Saved: 86%

TIP: You can combine a store coupon with a manufacturer coupon for even more savings and sometimes free.

These above examples are NOT unrealistic.This happens every week. So you can see if you purchase more than one paper, purchase through a coupon clipping service, or print free coupons from the internet, you can "stockpile" (something kept back or saved for future use or a special purpose) therefore saving you a lot of money over time.

How do you know what and when? There a a couple of ways to do this. My preference is the second of these two examples as it saves me a ton of time for a small fee (Isn't your time worth some money?)

1. Get sales circulars from your paper or favorite grocery store. Skim through the ads and figure out what's on sale and what coupons you have.

*This strategy is very time consuming and because the stores will have many unadvertised specials within the store you may miss a lot of good deals.

Who wants to spend hours walking down the isles with your coupon box trying to find
the deals.

Trust me, I did this when I first started using coupons and it was time consuming and very frustrating.

2. Use a service that finds the good discounts for you.

*This strategy is a downright a blessing! Not only did it save me hours of precious time that I could be spending with my family, but I found out where ALL the best coupon discounts and cheap deals are.

This service is Nationwide and covers more than one store. Most likely your grocery store is on their list since many of them are chains.

Did you know that you could buy groceries at your local drugstore? Oh, yes! Stores such as Rite Aid, Walgreens, and CVS are also included in this service.

Where do you get this service? How much does it cost?

The good news is you can try it out for $1 for 4 weeks. I can find that under the cushions in my couch!

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Happy Couponing!