There are two types of coupons out there. There are store coupons that can only be used at that particular store and there are manufacturer coupons that can pretty much be used everywhere. Certain stores allow you to use a store coupon AND a manufacturer coupon for the same item. This is called stacking.
Target is an excellent example of stacking and is the first store that I started with when learning to coupon. On the Target website there are options to print coupons! Down at the bottom of the page where they have links to contact them and various other things, there is a link for coupons. Click on it and you come to about 15 pages of coupons (usually over 100). Not all of them are Target coupons, but some are. A way to know for sure if it is a Target coupon before you print is to see if there are red codes or wording beneath the picture of the product. Not all of the Target coupons will have this so you won't know until you print, but this is a little tip to see ahead of time.
A deal that I will be taking advantage of this week at Target is the Aquafresh Kids Toothbrushes. They are on sale for $1.99. On the Target website there is a Target coupon for $1 off any Aquafresh Kids Training Product (this includes training toothpaste and the toothbrushes) I also have a $1 off one Aquafresh Kids toothbrush that is a manufacturer coupon. I can use both coupons on one toothbrush and get it for free! Technically I am making a penny! Now a penny isn't a whole lot in the regular world, but in the coupon world it is a huge deal! Once you start paying pennies for tons of products, you will learn the true value of them.
A deal that I will be taking advantage of this week at Target is the Aquafresh Kids Toothbrushes. They are on sale for $1.99. On the Target website there is a Target coupon for $1 off any Aquafresh Kids Training Product (this includes training toothpaste and the toothbrushes) I also have a $1 off one Aquafresh Kids toothbrush that is a manufacturer coupon. I can use both coupons on one toothbrush and get it for free! Technically I am making a penny! Now a penny isn't a whole lot in the regular world, but in the coupon world it is a huge deal! Once you start paying pennies for tons of products, you will learn the true value of them.
The main stores I shop at are CVS, Target, and Walmart. I occasionally shop at RiteAid and if there is a super fabulous sale that I absolutely cannot miss, I will go to Walgreens.
Some store are definitely easier than others to shop at. Coupon policies vary greatly from store to store and it is a good idea to print out the coupon policies so you can become familiar with them and you should try and bring them with you in case you get a cashier that isn't familiar with the policies themselves (this happens more often than it should).
Next time we will get into the various drugstores and how you can use their store rewards to score tons of free stuff!
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