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Originally Posted by in2amish
hello everyone
this might sound like i'm rambling on and sorry if it does. i am new to the "real" couponing i do get my sunday inserts and cut and sort them but right now i can only purchased a little groceries at a time and then when i do use the coupons it seems to me that i don't really save that much maybe two dollars at the most. Am I doing something wrong? I shop at walmart and i use there price promise and coupons, i used to shop at kroger but it seemed to me that there prices were high and at that time in my life i didn't have much income. i am tring to save in anyway i can because my dh has been only working two days maybe three a week, its really hard we are a family of 5 with little income. by all means i not using that as an excuse cause i do use coupons. How did everyone start and where? i know that you get your coupons in order,check ads and then match together. from there where do i go? also i am really confused about the cvs and walgreens things could someone shine some light on that for me please.i haave also read the ebook and check all the forums i have really learned alot but for some reason i just can't put it all together. thanks in advance.
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For CVS have you read this post,
Philosophy behind ECBs @ CVS . Might be helpful to you. Basic gist with CVS is to buy items that generate ECBs(coupons that are good towards your next purchase). You then turn around and use those ECBs to buy other items that also generate ECBs and in essence only spending the intiall OOP amount and just keep "rolling" the ECBs you get in each subsequent transaction into more deals.
For Walgreens, it is a little more convoluted, but I'll try my best to break it down.
There are Register Rewards which are coupons that print out when you have bought a qualified item(s). Ex. All month the Gillette Fusion Gamer razors have been on sale for $8.99. When you buy one you get a $6 RR. What makes this deal good is there is also a $4 MQ out.
Some rules for RRs:
#1 You cannot roll RRs which is to one deal and then do another using the RR you just received. The second one will NOT print.
#2 You cannot use RRs from the same manufacturer on another deal from that same manufacturer. Ex. If you get one P&G item that prints an RR, you cannot that RR to buy another P&G item that prints an RR. The deals conflict and the RR will not print.
Now there is the Easy Saver Rebate program. Every month there are new deals and rebates. You buy the items stated in the rebate and then have the option of claiming it via mail or online. You can elect to be reimbursed via check or with a Walgreens gift card. The gift card option comes with a 10% bonus. Within the ESR booklet are Easy Saver coupons. These are store coupons and can be stacked with MQ for extra savings.
In general, when you are first starting out you sometimes need to spend a little more to get your stockpile going. The best way to really save is to build a stockpile. Since you are in a different situation currently, I would suggest only focusing in really great deals that you can use. i.e. the free foil at Walgreens this week - free TP at Kroger - etc.
By the way 30 miles south of Chicago? Where are you at? Might be able to help you more if I know exactly what you have available to shop at.