Grocery fliers

[cherylgonzalez]

I have been saving my grocery fliers since May of last year. I believe it was Coupon Mom who suggested it. Now what should I do with them? What should I be comparing? Am I correct in saving these?

[janniwanni54]

Are you talking about the store sale ads, or the coupon inserts? The sale ads are only good for a week. Throw those away. As for coupon inserts, check the dates, because I'm sure some have expired by now. I won't tell you how to organize those, because mine are a semi organized mess. Maybe someone with more skills can help you better.

[mm1761]

I have been saving my grocery fliers since May of last year. I believe it was Coupon Mom who suggested it. Now what should I do with them? What should I be comparing? Am I correct in saving these?

Here is an option: Track prices using the ads. Organize all of the ads by store name. For example you could have a Walgreens pile and a Target pile. Then make a spread sheet for each store that is categorized by item and price. (In my opinion, categorizing by dates would be too confusing and time consuming since not every item goes on sale every week.) I categorized by dates when I tracked prices, but I also went in the store most weeks for a couple of months. Select some items that you regularly use and record the name of the product and the prices that they are offered at. Shaving cream, razors, trash bags, detergent, deodorant, dish soap, shampoo, toothpaste, toothbrushes, floss, mouthwash, women's hygiene products, Tylenol or other pain medication, paper towels, toilet paper, and bar soap are a few examples of items at drug stores that regularly fluctuate and are worth tracking. Make sure you record the correct count for things such as Tylenol, loads for detergent, ounces for dish soap, etc. Make sure to include if the price came after a register reward or extra care buck. You'll soon get an idea of a great deal, good deal, and not so good deal on many of the products. If you'd like you can go one time into the drug store to write down all the full prices of the items you are tracking and highlight them on the spread sheet. That way you know not to pay that price and also know how much you'd be paying if the store offered a BOGO deal on the full price.

[fsuchick]

This doesn't have anything to do with couponing, but instead of throwing them away you might see if a teacher could use them. I'm a teacher and I save grocery ads, magazines, and catalogs for when my students make collages. A math teacher could use the ads for having students figure out the cost of a shopping trip. Just an idea.

[cherylgonzalez]

I like all the ideas. I believe the theme is to use the fliers to make a price book then give them to a teacher.
Thanks!