Posted by Alex Pastlin | Posted in House and Home | Posted on 11-06-2009
People all over the country receive newspapers, sales papers, and circulars everyday that are filled with coupons that can help them save money at the grocery store. By being a wise shopper and taking advantage of these savings, you can find a wealth of savings. If you shop on a budget, taking a few minutes each day to comb through the coupons will be invaluable.
Coupons have actually been around since the 1800’s when Coca Cola and Grape Nuts figured out that they could use them for advertising strategies. In the new millennium, customers save almost $5 billion dollars per year on their grocery bill by using coupons.
It might take time to comb through the coupons that you receive in your local paper, but if you do, you can save up to 50% on your total grocery bill. This can increase if you make a budget and shopping list and stick to them.
A good idea when clipping coupons is to make a list, first, of what you were planning on buying and to then search through the papers for coupons for those particular products. It’s more cost effective to do it this way because if you simply go through the papers without a list in mind, you might end up buying products that you weren’t originally going to get, causing you to spend more money than you had planned on spending.
Sunday newspapers, as well as their inserts, are a good source of coupons. They generally have a multitude of coupons for your local stores.
It’s not a bad idea to consider buying a subscription to your local paper. Sometimes, you can even get subscriptions just for the Sunday edition. It saves money to do this rather than to simply buy one every Sunday morning.
There are other papers, called circulars, that usually come several times a week and also contain coupons. You can usually find several good coupons in them, but it makes sense to cut out the ones that you need and save them as the circulars can really add up over time. A good coupon organizer is a great way to keep your coupons organized after you have clipped them.
Your Sunday paper, as well as circulars, are good for coupons because they are generally locally based, meaning they are targeted to your area stores. This is good when using coupons because they’re more likely to be accepted.
Also, don’t forget to check the grocery stores themselves for coupons. Some grocery stores keep copies of the stores specials near the entrance of the store. This is also a good way to see what is on sale within the store, even if the papers don’t contain coupons.
Remember, when clipping the coupons, to take notice of the expiration date. You don’t want to get to the checkout lane only to find that your coupon has expired and is no longer valid.
On a final note, if you watch for sales and use the coupons then, you might even find that you can get the items at a rock bottom price-or even for free in some cases.
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