Getting Started with Strategic Shopping and Coupons

[snelson]

If you are new to couponing, you have come to the right place! There are thousands of expert shoppers who are Coupon Mom members, and they'll be posting helpful information for all of us. We will also have new special coupons, free samples, and money-saving offers posted each day.

Get started as a "Strategic Shopper" by reading our free electronic book, "Cut Your Grocery Bill in Half." It's 10 pages and does not require registration.

[tracy1961]

if you have a krogers card pm me and i will give you the load down on the saving thats new from krogers,

[ze-kile]

Looking for a way to get info abt krogers sale. I am from warren, MI and use Krogers. Unable to find way to private message you. my email is zdbmdc@yahoo.com. Thanks, ze-kile.

[Princess]

One of the best suggestions I've ever received for saving money is to only use coupons on sale items. I've gotten free and close to free items this way. I used a coupon for $5.00 off Febreeze scented oil starter kit that was on sale for $6.99 so I got it for $1.99. I used a coupon for $1.00 off 2 packages bic pens that were on sale for 2 for $1.00 so I got 2 packages for .07 cents. Great advice. I think I read it on the coupon Mom site but I'm not sure.

[Debbiep]

Yes, try to reserve your coupons for BOGO's and other great sale deals. And when you do track down a good one-make a killing-use every coupon you've got on that particular item and stockpile till the cows come home

Recently I watched Walgreen's put their very expensive Dove shampoo hair care products on a BOGO. HELLO!!
I was armed with 8 $2.00 coupon's. I walked away paying 50 cents for each one. How cool is that? I won't buy these items any more unless I can get them for 50 cents or less.

[RhondaFL]

After two months of CouponMom shopping, I've adopted a new mantra: "Fifty percent; away it went!"
Sounds nutty, but hey, that's me. What I mean by my mantra is that, if I can purchase something for at least 50% off, then I'm taking it home with me. Otherwise, I don't buy it.

The "Grocery Deals by State" pages calculate the percentage saved on each of the items listed by store. Of course, if something is on my grocery list that I MUST have, I'll buy it. Otherwise, it must meet--at minimum--my 50% savings rule, or it can stay on the store shelf. The majority of the time, I'll find that, if I buy--say, spaghetti sauce--at 87% off, and stock up by purchasing three or four, then I won't need to buy it again, until I find it at least 50% off, again. Make sense?

By shopping this way, and by stacking coupons and using Register Rewards (at Walgreen's) and CVS bucks, I've whittled my grocery bill to a fraction of what it used to be. Yep--by more than fifty percent! That old grocery bill? Away it went!

[mommyd]

I know what you mean. If I don't save enough I am really upset & then I must regroup. Usually I can spend $40 and save $60 to $80. If I come out spending $40 and saving $40 I am not doing my happy dance.

[kpowell97]

We have Frys in AZ but the brand is Kroger - is this the same?

[kb999999]

Yes, it is called 'Fry's' in AZ (the state I live in) and Kroger in the 'back-east' area's. That is why we can buy Fry's brand and Kroger Brand name products.

(Best Food name here in AZ and Helman's back east)

[Earthelement]

Originally Posted by mommyd

I know what you mean. If I don't save enough I am really upset & then I must regroup. Usually I can spend $40 and save $60 to $80. If I come out spending $40 and saving $40 I am not doing my happy dance.

I feel the same way.