Helpful Hints Coupons 101

Coupons 101 will add one helpful hint at a time. This will allow the hint to sink in. Have you ever had some one tell you 5 good things so fast so that only one hint sticks?

Some grocery stores have double or triple coupon day. The problem is that that day is not always convenient to pay day. Plan your attack on the grocery.

Get a calendar and mark the days that the store doubles coupons. What a blessing if the store doubles coupons every day. Line up the coupons for that store and for the sale items. Set aside enough money to be able to shop on that day.

I guess this may be another hint. A calendar is good to have with your coupon tote. Days have a way of passing bye so fast. I hate wasting a good coupon because I did not realize that I had only one or two days left before the dreaded coupon expiration date.

Next lessons in Coupons 101, helpful hints.

Where to find Coupons

Lesson 2-Where to find Coupons

Part Three:

Newspaper supplement sections and bulk mail coupon offers are one and two places to look. Now I'll add a third- grocery store discount cards.

Most chain grocery stores have discount cards. At first I hated the fact that they know when I shop, what I spend and what I buy. They say it is private information, no one else gets it and it allows the store to follow trends.

If you shop at a grocery without this discount card, the savings posted by each product in fine print, will not be applied to your order. I have found all of this distasteful. But I want the savings and I want store coupons.

One time I was out of town and just raced into the grocery for some supplies. I made my purchases based upon the price showing up on the little clip price card. I had no discount card, was in a hurry and did not notice the higher prices until later in the motel room. I was steaming.

Frequently, in stores, a manufacture puts coupons by the products that they represent. These coupons are an unexpected extra and often a deep discount. If you use this product, check the expiration date. Take extra coupons for later use if the date of expiration is a month or two out.

Now the grocery stores send coupons in the mail to me. I even get a cash back coupon based on the volume of groceries purchased.

It is a must to apply for and then use the discount cards provided by the stores. Keep the cards with your coupon tote bag and never leave home wihtout your coupon tote!

Part Four tomorrow.