Posted on 02/10/2011 5:28:14 AM PST by PJ-Comix
My sister-in-law has always done all her grocery shopping at Wal-mart (or Sam's Club). Wal-mart accepts regular coupons, but I don't think they double them. They have lower 'everyday' prices on items, but they never do buy-one-get-one or other deals like grocery stores do. If you don't want to do any work or mess with coupons, and your purchasing is based on what you need at the moment regardless of price, then you'll do better at Wal-mart.
My S-I-L recently decided to try couponing, because other people had been suggesting it. I think she went to Kroger. She got a bunch of canned tomatoes for 16 cents apiece, and some other items.
Don't you imagine Kroger prefers her to be in their store, doing that, instead of continuing to spend her money at Wal-mart?
As do I.
Soldiers and their families in commissaries all over the world can use those coupons six months after their expiration date! Those unethical people taking advantage of the poor manufacturers.
First, my Exchange and Commissary don't accept expired coupons. Second, if done so overseas, it is by direct contractual agreement with the suppliers, hardly an ethical issue, but you already knew that.
Bet that checker would never say that to a food stamp user.
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I am so sorry that happened to you. Anytime a cashier brings unwanted attention your way can be embarrassing. I am so proud of you for standing up and talking back. I love it that you told her to call 911!! Kudos to you!!!
Snowbound with four kids.... stock up on liquor store coupons!! LOL. Actually, I have my snow events planned like letting the girls make bread (a good three hours of joint cooperation). However, coupons will definitely help you save money feeding the little mouths. Mom
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Of course.
Mrs WBill and I clip coupons. Not to PJ's extreme, but I'm not afraid to double up on store brand and manufacturer's, and hit the BOGO's and Loss Leaders, and so on. I figure that we get 1-1/2 weeks of groceries free, every month.
I'm still dropping a hundred bucks (or so) a week in the grocery store. They're not complaining about that. And, for every "Loss Leader" that I'm taking advantage of, there are are more "high margin" products that I'm sure that I'm buying. Simply because, for instance, if I want "hot dogs", they're not on sale (and I don't have coupons), it makes no sense for me to drive to another store that might have then on sale, just to save that extra $1.50. So, I just pay the mark up.
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Does this idiot ever notice the coupons in the papers? What a dope!
Exactly. Local stores have finally started putting unopened cases on the endcaps too because of people like me when some canned items go on sale.
If the price is right, I'll buy a couple cases of items we use regularly.
At one store, the cashier will ring up my wife’s large grocery purchases twice to make sure they did it right because the savings was so big. Then they take down her number in case there is a problem. They have never called back and have always been friendly.
The dealer blew a perfectly good chance to really get some tremendous advertising, imho. Of course, they'd have to print a notice that no coupons printed before a certain date would be accepted in the future, one coupon per purchase, expiration dates, and all that fine print on subsequent coupons, and run it with their new coupon deal as the story broke in the local news....
A few years back, someone dug an old coupon for a $19.99 Earl Scheib's paint job out of some yellowing publication which had no expiration date on it. They honored the coupon and painted the guy's car for $19,99. The press they got was likely worth multiples of what they lost on that one paint job.
printing coupons is the present norm. the producers should pitch a fit to the supermarket b/c many don’t even bother with the sunday papers any more.
some stores now have the ability to take coupon codes offered by the internet.
Just an aside: You guys do realize that other than paper products, you use coupons to the detriment of your health, right? Coupons are for packaged foods. Things that bring nothing to your health. Just thought I’d mention that. Focus on the produce and meats, dairy. Remember that you don’t SAVE anything by buying packaged starch foods — they will cost you more in the end with medical issues.
Really somewhat surprising isn’t it?
To me, why not have preloaded cards with the coupons on them? Just log in, find the code, and recharge your card?
Why would I buy a car from a dealer (that I otherwise wouldn't have) because he gave someone that I don't’ know a free car, because she brought in some yellow paper? I think I'd go to a dealer that could still afford to cut me a deal.
I presume you don't own a car dealership.
Exactly. Those in commissaries overseas are playing the game exactly according to the rules laid down by the manufacturers, who allow a six month extension since often coupons don't get to overseas people until after the expiration. Before the Internet, they got all of their coupons from friends and family in the US who would send them their clipped coupons, most of which had already expired.
Do you suggest those overseas just throw away coupons after the expiration date, or should they take advantage of the rules and use them for up to six months afterwards? That's all these super coupon clippers do, work within the system, playing by the rules.
Don't forget, just using manufacturer coupons is not what these super-savers do. Coupon clipping is only half of the equation. Manufacturers absorb the cost of their coupons to promote their brands. Stores absorb the cost of their promotionals such as sales and loyalty cards to keep people in the stores. The people you hear saving crazy money are combining coupons with store promotionals.
They're in the store, the store's happy. They're buying a brand, the manufacturer is happy. They're saving money, they're happy. Everybody's happy. Well, except for the people who are jealous of others saving so much money.
Newspapers are the big losers these days. They already lost most of the classified revenue, now manufacturers and coupon clearinghouses are paying for fewer and fewer coupon inserts. My wife used to buy just the Sunday paper. Not anymore. Now she prints all her coupons.
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