Where to Find Coupons for Groceries
Grocery Coupons are Everywhere if you Know Places to Look
Nov 2, 2009
One of the best ways to get hot deals on groceries is to make good use of coupons for groceries. It’s important to know where to find coupons in order to maximize grocery savings. Below are some of the best places to find grocery store coupons.
The Sunday Newspaper is a Great Source for Coupons
The Sunday paper is the most common and one of the best sources of grocery coupons. Every week literally hundreds of dollars worth of savings potential are delivered to homes and neighborhood stores.
The Sunday newspaper generally has two sets of coupons for groceries: one from Smartsource and the other from Red Plum. Around once a month there is also a section of grocery coupons from Proctor and Gamble, and once in awhile coupon sections from other companies such as General Mills.
It’s generally cheaper and more convenient to get the newspaper via home delivery. Those who want to maximize savings may have more than one Sunday newspaper delivered.
Sunday newspapers can often be found sitting around in public places such as restaurants and coffee shops. It’s not uncommon for entire coupon sections to be there for the taking, free of charge.
Online Grocery Coupon Groups
Online groups, such as Yahoo Groups are a great place to network with other grocery coupon enthusiasts. Participation in Yahoo Groups is free. Once logged in to Yahoo Groups simply do a search for “coupons” and scan through the list of groups that have to do with coupons. There are many to choose from.
Company Websites
Printable grocery coupons for favorite foods can often be found on company websites. A Google search with the name of the product and the word, “coupon” often turns up printable free coupons for any product desired. A more direct approach is to go directly to the company website.
Coupon Clipping Services
Coupons themselves cannot legally be sold. However, the service of coupon clipping can be sold. There are numerous companies out there that provide clipped coupons, for a price.
Coupon clipping services are a great option for people who dislike clipping coupons or for those who like to buy multiples of items when they are on sale.
Coupon Exchanges
Particularly since the Sunday paper has such a wide assortment of grocery coupons, even the most avid coupon users don’t have an interest in using every coupon. For instance, the new mom may want baby-related coupons, but not pet coupons, and the dog lover may be happy to exchange baby coupons for pet coupons.
Coupon exchanges can take place various ways such as among coworkers and neighbors, or in informal ways in public places by simply putting out a box or basket for coupons. Participants simply leave coupons they don’t want and take coupons they do want.
Blinkie Machines
Blinkie machines are those little red machines in the grocery stores that spit out coupons for groceries. They are a great place to find additional grocery coupons especially since they are free, and since they can be picked up while grocery shopping.
Sometimes blinkie machines are set up next to a product that is on sale at the time, but in most cases, they are next to products that are not on sale. They can be picked up and saved to be used at a later date if desired.
Catalinas
Catalinas are the grocery coupons that are printed off at the check stand, after the completion of a grocery order. They are worthwhile because they are often based on what was purchased in that order, so they tend to be for products the consumer is likely to use.
Grocery Store Loyalty Card
Most grocery stores provide shoppers with a loyalty card, and the card must be used to receive items at the sale price.
Additionally, many stores now offer “coupons” that can be electronically added to the loyalty card so that when the loyalty card is scanned, the coupons that were added to the card are automatically deducted from the grocery total, if the appropriate items were purchased.
Online Grocery Coupons
Today’s world is an online world, and companies that provide coupons are well aware of that fact! Though the newspaper has the fullest selection of coupons, Smartsource and Red Plum also have websites with a good selection of printable grocery coupons.
The Sunday newspaper is no longer the only place to get grocery coupons. They may now be found numerous places including online, by exchanging coupons with friends, and even in grocery stores. The ways to find coupons may be changing, but coupon use as a way to get cheaper groceries is unlikely to go away any time soon.
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