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Grocery coupons are an easy way to save money. They can help you save money on food and other household items. It's not always easy to find coupons on certain products, however, as manufacturers usually limit coupons to products they are currently advertising heavily. This page can help you learn how to find grocery coupons on products that you're planning on buying anyway.
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Grocery Coupons Tips
- Only buy products you need; buying something just because you have a coupon defeats the purpose of using coupons to save money.
- Use coupons before they expire.
- Combine store coupons and manufacturer's coupons if permitted by the store.
- Watch for double and triple coupon days at your local grocery.
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Introduction
- In 2006, coupons valued at $332 billion were distributed by manufacturers. Most of these were never redeemed, meaning that consumers lost out on the opportunity to save over three hundred billion dollars.Search Engine Watch: Judy's Book Launches 'CouponLooker' Search Engine (April 19, 2007) That's a lot of money that could be used to stretch the grocery budget of the average family.
Step 1: Newspaper and Magazine Coupons
- The first place most people check for coupons are newspapers and magazines. Newspapers generally feature coupons in both their Wednesday and Sunday issues.The Bargainist: 23 Ways to Save on Groceries The coupons in the Sunday issue are usually found in separate circulars. The companies that produce these supplements sometimes have websites with additional coupons, so make sure to check the circular for details.
Step 2: Online Grocery Coupons
- Using the internet is a great way to find coupons for specific products.
- There are general coupon sites which allow you to search for coupons and print them out from your computer.SmartMoney.com: 5 Best Coupon-Clipping Web Sites
- Eating Well: HealthESavers Coupons
- CouponCabin.com: Homepage
- RetailMeNot: Food Coupon Codes
- CouponMom.com: Homepage
- Coupons.com: Food Coupons
- SmartSource.com: Online Grocery Coupons
- CoolSavings.com: Grocery Coupons Category
- RedPlum: Grocery & Drug Coupons
- MySavings.com: Printable Grocery Coupons
- PPGazette: Printable Grocery Coupons
- Most manufacturers web sites will have either coupons you can print out, or a mailing list you can sign up for to receive coupons and other special offers.
Step 3: Trade Grocery Coupons
- While searching for coupons, you'll run across many that you have no use for. There are other people, however, who could use the cat food or diaper coupons that you're passing by. Trading these coupons can benefit both of you!
- Supermarkets sometimes have boxes where you can deposit coupons that you're not using and help yourself to coupons that others don't want.
- Organize a coupon swap with a few of your friends.
- You can also find forums and message boards online that facilitate coupon swaps.Thrifty Fun: ThriftyFun.com's Coupon Swap!
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