Finding Coupons
- There are many places to find coupons, many of which you would never even think about! The first and most obvious is the newspaper. Our area has the largest and best newspaper in the Southeast for coupons: the AJC. Buy the paper every Sunday. In fact, if you can, buy the double issue of the paper- it is two papers wrapped with a blue band for the same price as one paper. That means twice as many coupons! You can see a preview of each weeks' coupons here!
Here are some other places:
Online coupon sites:
There are tons of printable coupons out there if you know where to look. Most of these places have print limits. Many of them will let you print the coupon two times (hit “Back” then “Refresh” to print your coupons a second time), but when the master print limit is hit, no one will be able to print any more coupons- so if you see one you might use, print it! (check out my post here for even more sites!) - www.redplum.com
- www.coupons.com
- www.allyou.com
- www.hotcouponworld.com
- www.target.com(at the bottom, there is a section for Coupons)
- Smartsource
- Coupon Network
- Values for Health!
- Mambo Sprouts (organic coupons)
Manufacturers’ newsletters:
Signing up for e-newsletters from your favorite stores and manufacturers can get you coupons and discounts not available to the general public. This is great, not only for groceries, but for clothing stores and other retailers! (Be sure to read my tips to avoid being spammed!)
The manufacturers themselves:
Have you ever tried a product that you loved? Well, they want to know! Calling or emailing your favorite brands with comments on their products, good or bad, will quite often result in coupons in the mail for your favorite products!
Magazines:
Many magazines now have coupons in them. One great one to get is All You, which can ONLY be found at Walmart (unless you get a subscription). This magazine has tons of coupons every single month- it pays for itself. You can get a subscription to All You magazine for only .83/issue here (63% off newstand prices), AND support a great cause- 40% of your purchase supports education, development, and medical ministries in Haiti through Haiti Cheri!
Signing up for free samples:
There are many blogs dedicated to helping you live frugally. A lot of these devote much of their time to helping you find free samples of products- so not only do you get tons of fun stuff in the mail, these free products typically have high-value coupons with them! (Be sure to read my tips to avoid giving out personal information!)
The stores themselves:
Most stores will mail you coupons (if you have a loyalty card) or have coupon books in the stores. Many times these coupons are STORE coupons that can be stacked with MANUFACTURER coupons to get the lowest price on an item. Always be on the lookout in stores for coupon books, Blinkies (the little machines the shoot out coupons that you see everywhere), tearpad coupons (usually on displays). Don’t be greedy with these, though! Nothing is worse that coming in to find that someone has taken all of the coupons before you arrived! Also, never take coupons off of items unless you are buying that item. It is like stealing from the person who comes after you to purchase it. DON’T DO IT!
Coupon Clipping Services:
If there is a coupon for an item your family uses a lot, and it is something you need to stockpile like crazy, there are a ton of coupon clipping services out there. You can basically order as many of that particular coupon as you need for your family, and pay a small fee for them. www.hotcouponworld.com has clipping service, or you can type “clipping service” into a search engine to find some.
eBay:
You can also buy “lots” of specific coupons on eBay if there is an item you would really like to stock up on. It can cost anywhere from a couple of dollars plus shipping and up, and they are typically sold in lots of 10 or 20. This is how I get coupons when I have an item I am going to majorly stockpile (like peanut butter!) - it is much cheaper than buying 20 newspapers, and I still come out way ahead even after buying the coupons.
Facebook:
Many manufacturers with Facebook pages often offer high-value coupons when you "like" their page. We have gotten many awesome free samples and coupons for FREE items just for liking Facebook pages!
Here are even more places to sign up for free samples and coupons! Be sure to use an email address exclusively for coupons so that you don't fill your normal inbox with newsletters.
