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Coupon 101

CVS, Target: Combine Store & Manufacturer’s Coupon: Pampers Illustrated (save 50%)

April 18, 2010

Great deals at Target and CVS for Pampers Swaddlers or Cruisers with Dry Max Technology (beg/borrow a Parents Mag. May 2010 if you don’t have one!) this week, combining store and manufacturer’s coupon! At CVS: Pampers Baby Dry, Swaddler, Cruisers big pk diapers $21.99, get back $5 ECB -$2/1 Pampers Swaddlers, Cruisers, Extra Protection Diapers [...]

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Updates: Catalina Marketing E-mail available!

April 6, 2010

I finally had a chance to call Catalina Marketing about the free milk wyb Kelloggs catalina that I didn’t receive Even though they could not confirmed the catalina through the phone (surprisingly, no wait time!). I learned that you could now e-mail Catalina Marketing (coupon@catalinamarketing.com) with the following info (they said the response time is [...]

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How to Confirm a Target Gift Card Deal

March 28, 2010

Many occasions you’ll see a Target $5 gift card deal (buy a certain number of specific brand(s) products, get a $5 Target Gift Card). How do you confirm whether a product is included in a gift card deal? Here’s how: 1. Check for the “Free $5 Gift Card tag” advertised on shelf tag (Left – [...]

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Kohl’s $10 off $20 – Sacramento Bee (Rummaging Needed)

March 26, 2010

Sacramento Bee Kohl’s $10 off Any $20 purchase coupon, sticker on the March 23 (Tuesday) paper. valid for ANYTHING from 3/24-4/3. Another unexpected place to look for coupon – I was organizing our newspapers and saw this sticker. Obviously I didn’t pay any attention to it when I first got the paper (they need to [...]

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My (non-existent) Coupon Organizing System

March 24, 2010

How to organize coupons? Answer: Best way is to not have too many coupons to organize! Yes, I don’ t really organize my coupons – I organize the coupon inserts, but don’t clip many coupons. I found that I saved time not only on the clipping, but the organizing. My entire coupon system consist of [...]

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CVS Free Aussie Shampoo WK 3/14: My experience with $1 and $2 off coupon

March 18, 2010

CVS has the free Aussie, Herbal Essences Shampoo and Hair Care deal this week of 3/14, if you still haven’t done it yet and you have the Aussie coupons, I wanted to let you know of my experience (Note: the .99 cost is regional, valid in N CA so check your store ad) Aussie Shampoo, [...]

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E-Coupons FAQ: How and When to Use

March 10, 2010

I’ve had a number of questions on e-coupons and so I thought it’ll be useful to do an E-Coupon FAQ! You can also look at the faq from shortcuts and cellfire, this guide is meant to be a summary. Safeway and affiliates stores (Safeway, Carrs, Dominicks, Genuardis, Pavilions, Randalls, Tom Thumb and Vons) have access [...]

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Coupon 101: What Could One Coupon do? How to Combine Coupon and Sales

December 3, 2009

As a continuation to the Coupon 101 series, I’m going to do some posts on specific examples of couponing techniques. This is a step-by-step guide on how to combine coupon and sale to save big, from the Rite Aid trip I did this week. Coupon used: ONE buy 1 get 1 free (B1G1 Free) coupon [...]

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5 Steps to Using Coupons without Fuss – Coupon Etiquette

October 3, 2009

This is part of the series on Coupon 101 to get you started. Read the entire “Coupon 101 – Common Hurdles to Couponing” series. I’ve some friends who refuse to use coupons, because they’ve heard horror stories on how some stores refused to take coupons, and treat those who use coupons quite rudely. With cases [...]

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How to Clip and Organize Coupons Efficiently

September 29, 2009

This is part of the series on Coupon 101 to get you started. Read the entire “Coupon 101 – Common Hurdles to Couponing” series. Yep, that’s my entire coupon clipping system. There’re not very many coupons that I actually clip without knowing the sales beforehand. Every Sunday, I flip through the coupon inserts, and only [...]

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Top 3 Coupon Use Myths

September 25, 2009

This is part of the series on Coupon 101 to get you started. Read the entire “Coupon 101 – Common Hurdles to Couponing” series. In my town, coupons use is not widespread-hence the constant comments I got from cashiers on “wow, how’d save that much?” I hear the following from people all the time – [...]

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3 Steps to Saving with Coupons

September 22, 2009

This is part of the series on Coupon 101 to get you started. Read the entire “Coupon 101 – Common Hurdles to Couponing” series. Here are some tips on how to save with coupons on the things that you will use. 1. Gather a stash of coupons. The easiest place to start is to get [...]

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Couponing Lingo

September 22, 2009

This is part of the series on Coupon 101 to get you started. Read the entire “Coupon 101 – Common Hurdles to Couponing” series. Here are some frequently used couponing lingo for starters 10/11 – October 11. Date denoting Sunday coupon insert $1.00/1 – $1 off one item B1G1 or BOGO – Buy one get [...]

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