Comments on: Poll: Do You Use Coupons When Grocery Shopping?

By: Jason Simon

Jason Simon — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 15:05:34 +0000

My mom is known as the Coupon Queen, but I haven’t caught on yet. I shop at Trader Joes, and I’m actually not sure if they accept coupons. I recently wrote a post with some of the tips she provided me.

By: Connie Smith

Connie Smith — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 03:16:11 +0000

Coupons at clothing retailers really pay off. Some of these don’t mark things down and to pay full price would be absurd. However, at the grocery store it sometimes feels like you put more work in looking for the coupon and remembering to take them to the store than it adds up in savings.

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The key to lowering your grocery bill: unit cost — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 09:01:37 +0000

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By: Coupon clipping « who am i? why am i here?

Coupon clipping « who am i? why am i here? — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 21:00:50 +0000

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By: Genesis Bible

Genesis Bible — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 01:40:29 +0000

HMMM … I WOULD HAVE TO SAY NO … IT TAKES TOO MUCH TIME TO GET THEM OUT AND STUFF … BUT I DO USE THE STORE CARD AND STUFF

By: Urban Frugal

Urban Frugal — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 21:59:23 +0000

I use coupons whenever and wherever I can. I agree with the other commenters who have said fresh vegetables and meats do not have coupons. But personal items and cereals often have coupons available. Even if you can’t save on fresh food items there are other things that you can money on.

I quickly go through the coupons on Sunday and then check the stores I shop for additional savings. If I have to spend too much or make a larger purchase than I would normally make, then I skip the coupon.

If you are a hobbyist, some supplies can be bought less expensively with coupons.

http://www.urbanfrugal.com

By: komodo dragon

komodo dragon — Sun, 15 Jun 2008 12:43:56 +0000

i will admit that i do dot use coupons … they are a bit of a hassle.

By: Jeremy

Jeremy — Sat, 14 Jun 2008 14:39:11 +0000

You know, I never knew how important it was to have Jif peanut butter until just recently. We’re not huge PB eaters, so a jar lasts quite a while. Well, the last one we bought was just a store brand, and at the time it seemed just fine. But last week, Jif was on sale, so I picked that up instead. One taste, and I was shocked at the difference. Needless to say, peanut butter from now on will have to be Jif.

By: LMJ

LMJ — Sat, 14 Jun 2008 06:03:46 +0000

Oh yes, and store brands have improved in quality over the years. Granted, my peanut butter still has to be Jif, my paper towels Bounty and my toothpaste Crest (both parents worked for P&G), I’ve found that in most products, the store brand is more than adequate.That does, of course, depend on the store. I have both Super Target and Super WalMart out here, in addition to Safeway, Albertsons and King Soopers (owned by Kroger). There are more store brands I’d buy at the latter three than the former two.

By: LMJ

LMJ — Sat, 14 Jun 2008 05:57:30 +0000

My mother never went shopping without coupons. And of course, when I was very small, grocery stores still offered those stamp booklets, which she also collected. I personally am pretty miserable at clipping coupons, partly because they're rarely for anything I want, partly because it's just not something I've gotten into. I know I could save a considerable amount of money, and as I'm still looking for a job after, oh, 9 months, I suppose I should be into saving. Ah well. To that end, I did join couponsurfer.com in the hopes that I would actually use the darn things.