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Title: Do you use coupon at the stores?
Post by: Ragazi83 on April 19, 2012, 05:20:15 am
I did not care about it at all.Then I've decided to give it a try.I've to tell you that I really liked the idea.Specially when you realize that things you used to pay $$ before,you'll get it for free most of the time.
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Post by: bessie1111 on April 19, 2012, 05:25:24 am
Haven't gotten anything for free yet, but have saved a lot.  Definitely using coupons.
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Post by: samrhett2 on April 19, 2012, 05:32:25 am
I am a coupon blogger.  In fact I used coupons this morning to get a Free Pepsi Next, two Dawn dishwashing liquid for $.50 each and Crest Toothpaste for $.50.  I am a huge fan and don't believe that you have to devote your life to clipping coupons to save.  I fi inserts by date and then use a database on my site to locate the ones I need.  Then I clip only those that I actually use.

In times when it is hard to find a job or get a raise many people can't do a lot to raise their income, except of course by using sites like FC, but you can certainly control what you spend by couponing. 
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Post by: sdenimandlace1 on April 19, 2012, 07:12:30 am
I do like to use coupon, I always manage to use 1 or 2 each shopping trip.
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Post by: Shandara09 on April 19, 2012, 05:13:03 pm
I love using coupons.  It's nice to be able to save some money on something I'm getting anyway.  Wish there was coupons for healthier items more often, though.
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Post by: MessiahMews on April 19, 2012, 06:02:30 pm
We use coupons sometimes when we get one for something we actually buy.

Mostly for non food items though, since we only buy produce and organic meat (hardly ever coupons for those).
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Post by: hvnlydevil on April 19, 2012, 08:03:20 pm
be sure to look around at what some other sites have to ofer for activating, printing and using the coupons from their site. That way you'll get paid to save money!
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Post by: Ragazi83 on April 20, 2012, 03:53:03 am
That's great!Sometimes is like playing a game.I actually feel so happy,when I see the price that I was going to pay going down.lol
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Post by: CHANEYLAKEGIRL on April 20, 2012, 04:08:27 am
I like using coupons too. Always up for the challenge of getting something for free/cheap.
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Post by: samrhett2 on April 20, 2012, 09:03:44 am
I love using coupons.  It's nice to be able to save some money on something I'm getting anyway.  Wish there was coupons for healthier items more often, though.
Just google the items you are looking for.  I know several bloggers who are on gluten free diets or eat mostly organics, so google coupons combined with those terms.  While the coupons for these items may not be as plentiful, these blog will locate them and tell you whenever they are available.  Also, you can get some great deals on meat by looking for the peelies that many stores put on meat that will expire soon. If you are not going to cook and eat it that day you can either freeze it or cook it and freeze whatever you have made, like spaghetti or stew beef. 

Also there are often coupons that will give you free or discounted produce when you buy an item.  Like free eggs or milk when you buy cereal.  Also, Facebook is a great source for rare coupons and even free stuff.  Some of the free things I have gotten in the last few weeks are free full size pizzas from Dominos and Papa John's.  A free cat toy, free lip gloss and nail polish, free organic juices, canned tomoatoes and tons of high value coupons.  A great way to find these is to do periodic searches on Twitter with the hashtag facebook coupon.  There is just a ton of info out there on great ways to save.
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Post by: brenspencer on April 20, 2012, 09:05:09 am
I rarely use coupons at the store I should but dont I worked for dollar general and one lady did it all the time i need to start doing it.
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Post by: sak4kat on April 20, 2012, 09:59:49 am
I do use coupons.  The local laundromat I frequent nearly every Sunday saves them for the papers.  Between the sales circular and Saving Star Coupons I probably save $50 or so per month.  Granted I do alot of shopping online and at Aldi - the coupons are big big savings that add up quickly.  It's time consuming but we get to try a few things we wouldn't have if we didn't have the coupons.
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Post by: ajann1983 on April 20, 2012, 12:05:03 pm
yes i use coupons at the store. they help stretch my money. I get lots of  free products or coupons for free products from giveaways and contests on Facebook and Instant win games from the companies. They help out a lot. I matchup coupons with what i find in the sales ads. 
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Post by: marcee30 on April 20, 2012, 03:16:26 pm
I have a friend that coupon shops on a regular and she is always telling me about the things she ended up not pay for or the store ended up owing her for. She will go to ever store in town just to get coupons. But I will say this the process that you have to go through just to do, I sometimes wonder if it is worth the time let alone the gas. But the bottom line is it is about saving.
Now I will say there should a line to draw when you do coupon. The same friend who tells me about her saving also has piles of stuff in her house that she refuses to let go of. My opinion is if you do it just be mindful because if you really don't need it but is getting it because it was on a coupon then that is waste, half the stuff she has is expired. I will also say personal items that you get on sales hand them out during Christmas, they will make good care boxes.
I can recall a time when I seen that she had coupon for some of those plug-in air fresheners, I had asked if I could get a few. She told me no, that she was giving them to her grandmother. Two months later that same box of air fresheners was still in her house on the floor...lol
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Post by: johnvon23 on April 20, 2012, 05:14:31 pm
I don't really use coupons but i'm willing to try it. One thing I've tried tho after i got married in vegas was this facebook offer at Caesar's palace for drinks... pretty cool :)
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Post by: Ragazi83 on April 21, 2012, 05:52:11 am
We use coupons sometimes when we get one for something we actually buy.

Mostly for non food items though, since we only buy produce and organic meat (hardly ever coupons for those).

I also buy produce and organic meat,the coupons for these have increased a lot,keep an eye on the stores you buy,they'll also have coupons.
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Post by: mcdonaldliamp on April 21, 2012, 07:36:25 am
Are the ones for Best Buy legit?
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Post by: donnitab on April 21, 2012, 07:36:35 am
I use coupons but have not gotten anything for free yet. I definitely save money with the coupons though.
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Post by: reyrey46 on April 21, 2012, 07:49:02 am
coupon is the best u save lots of money and with the prices going up is good to use them
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Post by: foxylady81 on April 21, 2012, 08:05:41 am
i do almost every time i go to the store i save money anywhere i can
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Post by: trafeh on April 21, 2012, 09:51:57 am
never used coupons, i definitely should consider using them
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Post by: faysweet on April 21, 2012, 12:04:27 pm
not often ....
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Post by: samrhett2 on April 22, 2012, 05:06:12 am
@marcee.  I know what you mean.  Some couponers seem to be hoarders too.  There is an unwritten code among ethical couponers.  We don't clear the shelves of a great deal unless we can actually use the product.  Leave some for the next guy.  The show, Extreme Couponing, always showed people taking every last sale item off of the shelves.  I think that is obnoxious and rude.  No one needs 50 bottles of mustard!  Yes, I know it doesn't go bad, but to me someone who does that really just gets such a thrill out of getting something free that they take stuff they don't need.

It always makes me smile when I know that a fellow kind couponer has been at the store before me.  You can tell because they will tuck in some coupons for an item right in front of the item.  Usually they are expiring soon and the person thought maybe someone else could use it.  I try to return the favor when I can.
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Post by: ejholt on April 22, 2012, 07:25:50 am
I started to use coupons last year when someone came to town and had a class about it.  I had hardly ever used coupons before then.  One week I had 10 coupons for $1.00 off of BBQ sauce and the store had a sale on $1.00 each.  That is the only time I got anything for free.  That day I bought a buggie full of grocrey and only paid $15.00.  That was my best week.  Our local store had quit putting coupons in the Sunday paper and they were only a dollar each.  Now if I want any coupons I have to by the Nashville paper and it is between 2 and 3 Dollars.  I always like to buy 5 or more but the price of the papers were not worth it.  I live by myself and I don't have to buy alot of things but any savings is worth the effort.  May God bless each of you and keep you safe.
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Post by: jmieritz on April 22, 2012, 11:44:07 am
I use coupons any chance I get..Belong to few site out there and get lots of good deals online and all you have to do is search and print them out...no cutting involved and I have them all in one place..Ive gotten to the point where I can get about half off my grocery bill..
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Post by: sdenimandlace1 on April 22, 2012, 12:52:30 pm
One of the stores in the little town behind us closed because of the free stuff the wihere giving away with coupons  that were being used.
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Post by: Ragazi83 on April 23, 2012, 06:06:35 am
I think when u use coupon u also have to be smart.Sometimes u just buy something that u have never tried just because it was $1...Don
t waste ur $1.Buy only things that u need.At the end if u add those $1 u
re going to end up paying the same amount as u used to and no saving any.
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Post by: ODOM6637 on April 23, 2012, 09:34:41 pm
Im learning how to use coupons! ??? :o
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Post by: dwiley11 on April 24, 2012, 05:18:55 am
some places take them and some don`t
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Post by: shepherdchik on April 24, 2012, 01:17:51 pm
I use coupons for products I buy all the time. If you use them when the product is on sale you save even more. It might take some work to get used to clipping and using them but it's worth it to save a few bucks i think
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Post by: mario752 on April 24, 2012, 02:39:00 pm
Well I use them for restaraunts like Burger King and stuff  ;D
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Post by: unque1mel on April 24, 2012, 05:23:41 pm
yes love my free coupons all day everyday  ;D
I did not care about it at all.Then I've decided to give it a try.I've to tell you that I really liked the idea.Specially when you realize that things you used to pay $$ before,you'll get it for free most of the time.
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Post by: jazzyjc on April 25, 2012, 05:45:28 am
i haven/t tried coupons either
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Post by: melonybrannon on April 25, 2012, 06:26:27 am
I use them, but lately when I go to the store and buy a paper someone has taken the coupons out. Maybe I should get a subscription.  :) I use my printer to print online coupons. I also use my store card. I watch Extreme Couponing on TV. To me, that is amazing.
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Post by: gaylasue on April 25, 2012, 07:23:50 am
I have used coupons for years.  I enjoy saving what I can wherever I shop so that I can spend it at the next place.  I especially like it when they double my coupons.  I really miss Kroger's tripling coupons....
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Post by: Ragazi83 on April 25, 2012, 07:24:26 am
some places take them and some don`t
I haven't been to a place where they do not take them?Which place is it?
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Post by: Ragazi83 on April 25, 2012, 07:26:00 am
I have used coupons for years.  I enjoy saving what I can wherever I shop so that I can spend it at the next place.  I especially like it when they double my coupons.  I really miss Kroger's tripling coupons....
I do miss the tripling to>>>>
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Post by: Ragazi83 on April 25, 2012, 07:30:26 am
I use them, but lately when I go to the store and buy a paper someone has taken the coupons out. Maybe I should get a subscription.  :) I use my printer to print online coupons. I also use my store card. I watch Extreme Couponing on TV. To me, that is amazing.
Usually at the of the year they start calling offering newspaper subscriptions,and that's the best time to enroll,because they have special prices going on.
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Post by: ghunter on April 25, 2012, 07:36:00 am
Yes, we do you all the coupon we can get.  If more people use coupons they could save a lot of money.  You should try it. ;)
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Post by: samrhett2 on April 25, 2012, 08:36:41 am
I use them, but lately when I go to the store and buy a paper someone has taken the coupons out. Maybe I should get a subscription.  :) I use my printer to print online coupons. I also use my store card. I watch Extreme Couponing on TV. To me, that is amazing.
That is really a problem.  Most of the paper machines in this area have been removed for this reason.  People put in money and then rifle through and take all of them.  Every time I buy a paper at the store I look through to make sure they are there.  People are really something else.
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Post by: alw3610 on April 25, 2012, 07:39:44 pm
Yes, I use coupons frequently but I don't clip them to much anymore. I print them pretty much on any site that offers them, including the ones that are offered here on FC. They give me great savings.
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Post by: foxylady81 on April 26, 2012, 08:06:25 am
that is my life it saves so much money for our family
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Post by: djbt405 on April 26, 2012, 09:13:26 am
Yes, whatever I can get, it saves me lots of money
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Post by: 29na13 on April 26, 2012, 02:24:16 pm
Sometimes I do clip the coupons, but I forget it while shopping and after few days when I realize they are not of any use  :BangHead:
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Post by: monnee on April 26, 2012, 02:40:37 pm
Yes, it's like getting a discount on the products you buy.   :thumbsup:
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Post by: mcdonaldliamp on April 26, 2012, 03:24:59 pm
I like using coupons, but I agree, it's hard to find them for health products/food/etc.   
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Post by: Ragazi83 on April 27, 2012, 04:17:29 am
yes love my free coupons all day everyday  ;D
I did not care about it at all.Then I've decided to give it a try.I've to tell you that I really liked the idea.Specially when you realize that things you used to pay $$ before,you'll get it for free most of the time.
Let's all keep saving!!! :wave:
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Post by: Ragazi83 on April 27, 2012, 04:22:40 am
I like using coupons, but I agree, it's hard to find them for health products/food/etc.   
Most of them are for these items.You can always print from websites(I'm not sure if I can post the names) that release coupons weekly.
If you're interested send me a message and I'll let you know.
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Post by: mjdoug03 on April 27, 2012, 07:57:14 am
Yes i do, but unfortunately I'm more of an impulse buyer.
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Post by: Sweetpea1228 on April 27, 2012, 08:03:48 am
Yes absolutely! With the price of everything going up, and having a family of 5 I have to use coupons.
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Post by: lguzman1 on April 27, 2012, 10:47:01 pm
Hey can someone tell me how that works?  I see all the time and I also get email "print coupons" but I get scard to use them I think they might not accept them and then get embarrist. Have anyone tried to use those coupons? Hope to hear from some one soon.  ;D
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Post by: unque1mel on April 27, 2012, 11:39:58 pm
I did not care about it at all.Then I've decided to give it a try.I've to tell you that I really liked the idea.Specially when you realize that things you used to pay $$ before,you'll get it for free most of the time.
:crybaby2:
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Post by: ashleymercer1 on April 28, 2012, 02:48:42 am
I've been using coupons for about 2 years and I LOVE it! Its a great hoppy that saves you a TON of money. Plus you get to meet wonderful people threw blogs, forums, and local meetups and trades:)
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Post by: deeharris70 on April 28, 2012, 11:43:37 am
i love using coupons, i have been a couponer and refunder for about 20 years, my goal is always to do at least 3 shopping trips a year where i pay less than a $1.00 for the entire grocery shopping trip ( average spent about $400). and when i shop every two weeks my goal is to save half. i usually am within a few dollars of those goals. coupons are everywhere if you know where to look.
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Post by: ljrjess69 on August 05, 2012, 09:21:21 am
i always look for coupons to use,,love saving money!  :cat:
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Post by: bessie1111 on August 05, 2012, 10:07:13 am
Love using coupons....started about 6 mo. ago.  However, I don't like how time consuming it is.  Working on speeding it up.
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Post by: tammypete on August 05, 2012, 10:49:41 am
I do use coupons at the store. However, I don't do the extreme couponing like some people do.  If I have a coupon for a certain product and its on sale then I wll go to the store to use it!
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Post by: ssliva67 on August 05, 2012, 12:29:16 pm
Use coupons when eating out.  Dont use as many as I should when shopping. Sometimes it is cheaper to buy a store brand then buy two or three of one item to save 50 cents.