Coupons!!!!!

[MommyWifey08]

 
Just started learning about coupons and i did a trail run today. went to market basket. spend $29.85 before coupons and saved $13.25 with the coupons. i got some stuff we needed for pretty cheap. or cheaper anyways. all food items.
Milkbites ( my family loves the choc. ones) were 2/$3.00 I picked up 2 coupons at the store for   .55cents off one box. Making them .95 cents a box.
Fiber One plus Bars were 2/$5.00 I had (2) coupons for .75cents off 1 box. Making than 1.75 a box
Luigis Italian ice (6pack)was on sale for 2/$3.00  I had 2 coupons for .75 cents off 1 pack. Making them .75 cents a pack.
Special K granola Bars were 2/$5.00 (normal price i think) i had (2) .70 off 1 box coupons so they ended up being 1.80 a box
Poptarts  were 3/$5.00 i had (2) 1.00 off 3boxes coupons and I bought 6 boxes.  (10.00 sale price - 2.00 coupons were 8.00 for 6boxes or) at 1.33 a box
Hersey Syrup ( we cant buy the store brand it tastes funny) were on sale for 2/$4.00 I had a coupon for $1.00 off 2. Making them 2/$3.00 or 1.50 each   
Polar Seltzer Flavored drinks were on sale for 3/$2.00 I had a coupon for 1.00 off 4, I bought 4 instead of 3 but they still gave me the sale unit price so it was 4/2.67, coupon took off a $1.00 making them 4/$1.67 or 41 cents a piece
Barilla Pasta was on sale for .89 cents a piece. I had (5) coupons for .55 cents off 2. I bought 10 boxes (8.90) and used 5 coupons (2.75) making them 6.15 for 10 or 61 cents a box

Which is gonna be super helpful while my husband looks for another job. We only needed snacks, drinks and pasta stuff. lucky for me my hubby and son arent picky about snacks. or drinks

[MommyWifey08]

 And than i went to shaws. I didnt plan this trip out, i just had my coupon binder with me and wanted to check and see the price on an item and it was right down the road from market basket like 2mins  away. so why not right?
 
well Shaws doubles coupons! i wasnt sure how it worked so i just got a  few things. i know their are restricts but i wasnt doing a ton so it was okay. and i knew they only double coupons up to 99cents.
Shaws total spent: $11.42, Total Saved $14.44. I saved more than i spent. shaws has a rewards card  that you need to have in order to get the sale prices. Heres my goods:

General Mills Treat bars were 2.99 the rewards card took off .99 cents making them 2.00 a  piece or 5/10 like the sale price sticker said. I had a .50 cents coupon making them 1.50 a box and than Shaws doubled my coupon taking off an addition .50 cents so they were 1.00 a box  ( i had 5 coupons so i got 5)
Special K Bars were 3.29  -.30 cents for rewards card=2.99 sale price. I had my .70 cents coupon.  making it 2.29 a box and than they doubled it (Now I though it could only make my coupon good for 1.00 if it doubled it but I misunderstood what doubling ment i guess because they have me an addition 70 cents off when they doubled it) so it came to 1.59 a box  (higher starting price than MB but cheaper final price with doubled coupons)
Poland Springs Flavored water (20 oz) were on sale for 10/10 with card (.19cents off per bottle). I only got 3 of them for  but was still given the sale price.($3.00) and I had a coupon for $1.00 off 3. So it was 3/$2.00.
Waist Watcher Soda (2liters) were 3/ $3.33 with Card ( .24 cents off per bottle)  I had a coupon for 1.00 of 2, I still got the 3 because i didnt know if theyd give me 2 for 2.22 or not and It was still a good price even with the extra one. so it came to 3/$2.33.
 Saving Summary on my receipt says
manufacturer coupons ( $5.20
Multiple coupons (doubled ones) (5) $2.70
Rewards card (sale prices) $6.54
      total 14.44 a savings of 56%. not to shabby.

[ejholt]

I went to a coupon class last year and was amazed at how much you could save.  I had 10 coupons for a $1 of BBQ sauce and the store had them on sale for $1 each.  I was thrilled to get them free.  I have saved more on other items.  Our local paper quit putting coupons in it on Sunday.  I was heart broken.  Our State capital paper is $2.25 each.  I finds places on puter that has coupons and I print them off.  But you can't print but 2.  I live by myself.  The people that has large families benefit with using coupons.  I have watch extreme couponing and amazed at how much they can get for little of nothing.  Hope everyone has a good day and may God bless each of you.

[dreamyxo]

Good for you.   I rarely use coupons because they never have any for things I actually use.  Then most of them are for buy two of something which I don't think is much of a savings.  Most of them are for canned and processed foods which I am getting away from because it's not healthy.

[tomalamadingdong]

wow, thanks for the tip. i always see but never really utilize. will try it now.

[stretch1967]

I have downloaded and printed coupons and alot of the stores wont take them.

[bholmes618]

Good for you.   I rarely use coupons because they never have any for things I actually use.  Then most of them are for buy two of something which I don't think is much of a savings.  Most of them are for canned and processed foods which I am getting away from because it's not healthy.

While many are for processed foods, more and more organic food companies are providing coupons.  Newman's Own, Seventh Generation, Organic Valley, Stoneyfield, Horizon, Coleman's Meats... are just a few of the ones I have used lately.  Often these coupons are available on the manufacturer's web site or sometimes facebook page.  If you don't see them, you can try contacting the company by email.  I asked customer service at Nemman's Own if they had dog food coupons and they sent several by snail mail since they were not available on their website at the time.  Google organic food coupons will bring up several sites also.   As for the requirement to buy 2 products in order to use a coupon, in our area they often run buy one get one free specials and that's when I try to use those coupons. Example, the current Milky Way is save $1 off two.  RiteAid is running a sale on Milky Way two for $1.00 this week.  Since you can print 2 of each coupon, that's four free candy bars.  True, this one is not one of the healthy organic choices, just using for an example, though at least got the dark chocolate.   In the end you have to be careful not to buy products you would not ordinarily purchase just because you have a coupon, but if it is something I buy anyway, having the coupon combined with a sale can save quite a bit.  And saving is one of the reasons we are all using this Fusion Cash.
 

[joyroos18]

i heard on the news there are so many places selling fake coupons now so becareful and check them out carefully

[jwilburn3]

Thanks for the info because I use coupons regularly. 

[jwallbank]

Where do you get the coupons?? I see that there are quite a few coupons on FC but, I normally don't use the brands or items that are on here. I used maybe 3-4 the other day, that's all I seem to get at one clip. If you have any suggestions on Coupon channels that would help!! I have seen coupon channels out there but, they all seem to be on Clothing items and restaurants. I am just looking for Grocery coupons.