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The Coupon Whisperer: The Strange Story of Coupon Mike
The Coupon Whisperer ^ | January 1, 2010 | PJ-Comix

Posted on 01/01/2011 2:32:36 PM PST by PJ-Comix

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To: hennie pennie

Basically, the register rewards are good for two weeks.

I roll them into other products...and it is an art form.

You roll them to keep them alive. So, when you are stuck with a register reward that is about to expire and there is nothing you want to buy..look for some free deal.

This month that have a Pill Swallowing Spray all month long . 5 get back 5. This helps with the rolling.

Also, if you want to do lots of transactions you have to figure out how to flip flop transactions for the least amount of out of pocket costs.

This week you can use the things listed in their ad plus the pill swallowing spray.

The $10 that you can for Omega Factor 3 can be used in two weeks on Joint Juice . That’s a straight up easy roll because there are no coupons( except for 1.00 coupons and you can only print two per computer from their website).

You don’t have to worry about fillers. You just pay tax.

HOWEVER, this gets to be VERY VERY expensive with cost of fillers and tax..so you have to have a plan and look for things you will use for fillers.

The way you make money is with the coupons. So far I have bought 80 Omega Factor 3s and used 3.00 coupons on each. Minus cost of tax and filler it ends up only being about a $2.00 money maker. This week is good for fillers because Christmas candy just went 75% off.

those are some basics.

There is a 2.00 coupon from the Boiron site that can be used on that flu product. HOWEVER, it beeps. Because it is a internet coupon some stores are leary of taking it. I take in a copy of the URL address and point out the phone number on the coupon. The Coupon redemption center said that you can mail in the coupon,UPC and receipt to them and they will give you 2.00. FORGET IT.
I convince the store managers to take it.

This is a product to buy a lot of because it has rave reviews that it works. I have used it in the past and I think it works, too. Lots of people on FR have talked about it last year during swine flu season.

six tubes in a package. One tube every six hours gets to be expensive. So buy a bunch of this while it is free/money maker.

I try to tell people that want to send packages to the troops that buying stuff from Walgreens, CVS, and Riteaid is the way to do it.

Military base commissary takes Register rewards and evidently so is Walmart..but apparently that is can be a fight to get the Manager to figure out that it is okay to take them.

If I can get my local Walmart to take them I will feel like I am in heaven. No more panic over what to do with $600 worth of register rewards! Just shop at Walmart. HA!


121 posted on 01/03/2011 12:43:06 PM PST by RummyChick
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To: hennie pennie

There are coupons for finesse. Most places just have the $1.00 coupon but there are $1.50 ones out there. Look for coupon clipping sites.Some will sell you 1 or two coupons. On ebay they are usually done in lots.

My operation takes spending A LOT of money on coupons.

You have to plan in advance like a military assault.

My Chex deal got screwed up every which way and hacked me off because I bought Chex coupons. Chocolate coupons came in time..still haven’t received the other ones.

When you have the store order merchandise for you ..you better darn will have your act together and if there is any question then you better not have the store order for you.


122 posted on 01/03/2011 12:49:10 PM PST by RummyChick
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To: RummyChick

Oh, and on rebate items have them print you out a rebate receipt. Many don’t know how to do this. Have them call over the manager. IF you are lucky, the manager will know how to do it. There is a special button that has to be pushed before the item is rung up and on a lot of registers it is not marked.

Having a rebate receipt will avoid hassles of not being paid the right amount because you used coupons and RRs.


123 posted on 01/03/2011 12:51:43 PM PST by RummyChick
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To: RummyChick

One more thing, watch the wording on the rebate. Likely you can only do one.

Some companies let you do more than one on certain items.

Bayer and Renpure come to mind.

There is also an advil deal for cheap advil (not free) -how many you need for the deal depends on the price at your store and it requires coupons. Search the deals sites if you need advil.


124 posted on 01/03/2011 12:58:13 PM PST by RummyChick
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To: RummyChick
A rebate receipt?

Wow, I'd never heard of that.

Does that mean that I don't need to have the item rung up separately?

That would be great.

Decades ago I did couponing/rebating all the time; what I dislike nowadays is that most coupons expire so very quickly, way back when they typically were always good for at least a minimum of six months -- the modern day branders who simply want me to look at the NAME of their product and know full well that I probably won't redeem it within a month --- those coupon issuers irk me --- long ago, couponing was NOT a never ending search for non-expired coupons.

One other thing I particularly dislike is those multi-billion corporations who have the gall to offer a 10-cent coupon, that isn't worth the time to cut it out, and if you happen to read it, you find out that you must purchase TWO.

rofl!!

I think I might like the RRs, though....

125 posted on 01/03/2011 1:05:37 PM PST by hennie pennie
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To: RummyChick
Thanks for the tip on the Advil, we've run out TWICE during the holidays, too much physical exertion, and both times I didn't even have a coupon for the next bottle.

I'll go back to google and explore the deal-sites for some decent Advil coupons.

126 posted on 01/03/2011 1:09:12 PM PST by hennie pennie
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To: hennie pennie

you can get 2.00 from Advil site but not sure how many you can get. I just ordered mine and haven’t fooled around with the site.

http://www.advil.com/


127 posted on 01/03/2011 1:14:59 PM PST by RummyChick
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$35 coupon booklet by mail, free from Proctor & Gamble.

https://www.thepromotionaloffer.com/hmsdrtv/

128 posted on 01/03/2011 1:31:04 PM PST by hennie pennie
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To: PJ-Comix

Please add me to the ping list. Thanks!


129 posted on 01/04/2011 6:31:18 PM PST by Ballygrl
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To: RummyChick
Minus cost of tax and filler it ends up only being about a $2.00 money maker. This week is good for fillers because Christmas candy just went 75% off.

What state are you in? Florida does NOT tax food or medicine and Omega Factor 3 counts as medicine. I found 12 cent fillers today (Christmas candy canes).

130 posted on 01/04/2011 6:41:08 PM PST by PJ-Comix (The Coupon Whisperer)
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