Do I have any fellow coupon freaks here? Which websites do you like to use for printable/digital coupons? What is the most that you have saved on a shopping trip? Feel free to impart your wisdom upon me.
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BBWDeAnna thanks for explaining,I agree that is really a complex Couponing my brain is still digesting it lol.Originally Posted by harpar12
Anyone confused yet Originally Posted by BBWDeAnnaI'm too ADD to be able to do the intricate mental calculations required to pull that off, though I stand in awe at your ability to do so.
And this is where I get lost on couponing. I have no desire to own 100s of bottle of shampoo, or 100s of deodorants which is always the type stuff I have seen bought with these types of transactions. Maybe I am naive but I watched a few of these shows and never thought to myself man I sure would love 200 frozen dollar crappy pizzas.
Kroger is 5 like coupons per transaction..and limit 5 transactions..so.. transaction #1 will have 5 shampoos..5 condioners..5 tide pods..5 cans of spaghetti sauce..5 bags of chips..5 of basically any sale item or normally priced item that the coupons you have will make very very cheap.. so you could have 200 items in #1 transaction...then do that times 5 transactions..thats 1000 items..for little to no money..sometimes just "tax"...especually if u get it down and have saved up your catalinas from previous days because your basic coupons got yiur iyems cheap..yiu save up catalinas and use them in chunks to bring bigger transactions down to $0
Anyone confused yet Originally Posted by BBWDeAnna
I got super excited at Kroger when they had the Tide pods on sale AND there was an ecoupon AND I had a $1 off receipt coupon for my next transaction. I was able to get 2 bags of Tide for less than I usually pay for the cheap stuff and our clothes are definitely less dingy. I have a largish family, a spreadsheet budget, and I stick pretty much to the same items so I know how much they are at each store, where the better deals are. Kroger usually has the better deals on some things when combining deals + coupons, added in with fuel points. I paid $1.79 for gas yesterday thanks to .30 off! When they did the back to school specials I stocked up for 3 months worth of lunches AND filled my tank for much much less than what I usually budget.
I do get the elderly neighbors Sunday coupons and go through them, but the problem is actually making a list & matching the coupons to the list/store. Any tips on that, especially for those of us that shop on autopilot???? Originally Posted by ScarletteC
Long been a coupon freak...currently have a 12x24 building on my property filled with stockpile coupon items estimated in the 10s of thousands od dollars..been couponing since 2010.That is absolutely amazing! You could put any of those people on Extreme Couponing to shame.
Biggest haul ever.. $1,829.93 for $160. The other close one was $1,149 for $0..yep..not a dime out of pocket and have the receipts to prove..that waas 2011..the companies and stores have sense adopted policies that limit that.
Latest hauls..target in bryant..$365.72 for $22.56.. krogers multiple different stores in the central arkansas area deals in the $200-$600 range for $5-50..
I frequently go to cvs..walgreens..kroger..target and walmart..and get $20-100 worth of stuff for $0 and cvs gives cash back equivalent in the form of store bucks..so more odten i leave places with reward programs having actually profited from the tra sanction in the form of store money
Contrary to some..its not ripping off stores or misuse of coupons..but i devote 20+hrs a week just to organizing and preparing..
We also donated over $7000 worth of food and supplies to our area childrens homes for runaway kids..orphanage..battered womens shelters etc
So to say i extreme coupon would br an understatementOriginally Posted by BBWDeAnna
I got super excited at Kroger when they had the Tide pods on sale AND there was an ecoupon AND I had a $1 off receipt coupon for my next transaction. I was able to get 2 bags of Tide for less than I usually pay for the cheap stuff and our clothes are definitely less dingy. I have a largish family, a spreadsheet budget, and I stick pretty much to the same items so I know how much they are at each store, where the better deals are. Kroger usually has the better deals on some things when combining deals + coupons, added in with fuel points. I paid $1.79 for gas yesterday thanks to .30 off! When they did the back to school specials I stocked up for 3 months worth of lunches AND filled my tank for much much less than what I usually budget.I found a pretty good deal on a 16pack of Tide Pods at Walgreens for $2.95, if you're wanting to stock up.
I do get the elderly neighbors Sunday coupons and go through them, but the problem is actually making a list & matching the coupons to the list/store. Any tips on that, especially for those of us that shop on autopilot???? Originally Posted by ScarletteC
Haha..just a little insight into why i also suck dick for $$..after i do all that couponing..i gotta relax my brain and get the stress fucked out of meActually someone does lose money. They are called the consumers. There is a cost incurred in the processing and discounts involved. These costs are all passed on to the consumer at the end of the line. There is no free lunch. Even the tooth picks and mints at your favorite dining establishment are paid for somewhere down the line. Nothing against cuponers except I hate to be stuck in check out lines behind them.
But seriously it is like a job..we have 9 membere of our family that pick from our "store"..alot is donated..ALOT..and the rest of the stuff that wont ruin is stores for hard times..paper towel bundles..hugr packs of toilet paper..femine products and non perishable food items all go in the storage shed..#1 considering stores constantly change policy and #2 coupons have went down in value since even i began..you never know when it will end
Coupons have a negative stigma..but unless you say use 5 on 1 item...which is not allowed..its a win win..the manufacturer puts out coupons to encourage customers to try the product..the store that excepts the coupon gets reimbursed by the company to accept it plus a few cents..no one loses money as the profit is built in to the product produced Originally Posted by BBWDeAnna