There are a variety of ways you can obtain coupons through the mail, and you'll have the paper coupon on hand to remind you to use it.
Get additional Sunday coupons mailed for a subscription fee from places like Sunday Coupon Inserts. You can also try a coupon clipping service like The Coupon Clippers , which will mail you whole inserts or individual coupons in the quantities you wish for a handling fee.
More restaurants and retailers are moving towards digital coupons, but there are still a few that may offer birthday club coupons by mail. Sign up online or at favorite places for birthday clubs for a chance at getting a coupon by mail. Examples include Designer Shoe Warehouse sends a money-off coupon good for your birthday month and Petco sends a coupon for your pet during his or her birthday month. Some brands for common household and grocery goods send coupons to customers who have signed up for a free account on their website.
More recently, these are available as printables you print at home. Usually you'll need to provide your name, home address, and email address. These coupons may have higher values and longer expiration dates than typical manufacturer coupons. Some survey companies reward those who fill out their surveys with coupons. Examples include Shopper's Voice and Inbox Dollars , but there are others as well. Sign up for a free account; don't sign up for any that require money. Be careful to make sure it is a legitimate company and know the terms and conditions before you participate.
Department stores often have loyalty or rewards programs that are free to join, and may mail coupons to your home. Kohl's and JCPenney are examples of stores that send out coupons in the mail. Kohl's is known for sending surprise mailers that offer between 15 to 30 percent, and JCPenney's rewards program offers points with purchases and will send you reward coupons in the mail.
Similar to loyalty programs, if you agree to get flyers and ads from your favorite stores sign up via email or mention to the salesperson you want to receive them when shopping in-store , you will sometimes find coupons in the flyers you can then take to the store or use online. Go through the grocery aisles at your favorite store and keep your eyes open for coupons that are directly attached to the products they have for sale.
Also, some companies that sell the coupons will send them via email, but most send the actual coupon to you via the U. Be sure to factor any shipping and handling costs as well as the purchase price into the overall savings of the coupons you are using before you use sites that charge for coupons. Almost all magazines are filled with product ads that often include recipes as well as coupons for the product or products needed to make the recipe. Search the magazines that are mailed directly to your house for coupons on products you use.
Many grocery and big box stores also use other methods to provide manufacturer coupons to shopping customers. Local stores everywhere send out weekly grocery ads that advertise their grocery specials for the week and offer coupons on products as well. Also, many stores have coupon baskets or cubbies right in the store that you can check through for money saving coupons before you start shopping.
Online sign ups, direct mail promotions and in-store promotions often offer free samples of new products or of products that manufactures want to boost sales on. Although the free product might not seem too interesting to you, double-check before you pass it by or toss it in the trash: Did you know that you can download coupon apps right to your phone? There are several different ones, but my favorite app is Ebates.
This app will allow you to get cash back on purchases that you make every day. The more organized your coupons are, the easier it will be to shop and to save. Organize your coupons both by product section at the store you shop at most, and by expiration date. Keep this in the back of your mind as you choose which coupons to clip and save, and which to throw out or pass along to someone else. Some grocery stores and pharmacy stores such as CVS offer double coupon days, and some stores will also allow you to use more than one coupon on the same item.
Keep track of these things as you shop with coupons so that you can maximize savings and take advantage of extra savings where available. If a coupon is for a non-perishable item you use on a regular basis, consider using multiple coupons or buying the limit on store coupons in order to save money.
In our house we eat a certain brand of pasta sauce on a pretty regular basis. You can also use this technique to stock up on frozen foods if you have a chest freezer. Our three favorite coupon sources are the weekly grocery store ads, Coupons. We set aside twenty to thirty minutes each week to use the three coupon sources we like best and take advantage of the coupons they offer that will save us money on things we already buy. We try to coordinate this time with the time we set aside to make our weekly menu and grocery shopping list. Then we hit the store and get things done, saving big time cash in the process.
What are your favorite sources for coupons? What other tips do you have for saving money on groceries?
We normally rely on manufacturer coupons or the Sunday paper. As you said, coupons are only valuable if you keep the ones for products you will purchase anyway. Now we just have the clearance racks to contend with. My preferred way of getting my coupons is online. However, I do get some of my coupons through the mail. Whenever I know I need to go shopping for specific items or even just going to grab dinner at Chipotle , I just google coupons to print out or codes to use online! It is extremely convenient! Our neighborhood receives a plastic bag every Sunday in their driveway that contains ads from Sprouts, Publix, Target, Smartsource, Walgreens, and a Home section from the newspaper.
We get it in our driveway off and on. It is never consistent.
I would like to know who to contact to make sure were receive this on a weekly basis. We live in Powder Springs. You need to contact the newspaper you subscribe to. If you do not get a newspaper, check out the home section you speak of. It probably indicates which newspaper is printing it so you can contact them.