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<blockquote data-quote="bigbear11" data-source="post: 552852"><p>Hound Dog beat me to all the details but it is addictive and can be very significant. </p><p></p><p>I don't know if you have Publix in CA but they are great too. They routinely have buy one get one deals where each item rings up for half price. Most stores will accept a manufacturer coupon and a store coupon (called stacking). So for example... this week Pubs has Oscar Mayer Deli fresh lunch meat on sale for 3 for $10. So roughly $3.33 per package. But there are $1/1 manufacturer qs and a $1.50/2 Publix q. So if you use 3 mqs and the 1 Pubs q then you can save 4.50 which brings the price down to 3 for $5.50 or roughly $1.80 per package (a great price). Publix also will take competitor qs (each store differs on who they consider a competitor... ask at customer service). So makes for an even better deal.</p><p></p><p>I also haven't paid for toothpast in about a year. Kroger sometimes have the 10 for $10 sales and generally a toothpast is on that. A .50 cent q doubles and whalaa a freebie.</p><p></p><p>Like others have said, it does take a while to get going. You have to watch the websites, gather the qs you think you will use, and watch the sales. But by doing this and making it part of your way of shopping you will over a few months have quite an impressive stockpile of food and other items. You know what you and your family like. The sites I have listed below have coupon databases where you can search for coupons for a particular product. So look and see if there are qs for those, print and keep, watch for a sale.</p><p></p><p>The sites I use are kinda regional to the southeast (or at least east) so they may not match exactly what is happening in CA but they have great educational videos:</p><p>iheartpublix.com </p><p>iheartkroger.com</p><p>totallytarget.com</p><p>southernsavers.com (not specific to any one store. has most grocery stores and major drug stores)</p><p></p><p>You can also buy coupons on Ebay. They are very cheap unless really high value or highly sought after (people go crazy for Goldfish cracker qs). For example, TRex loves Carnation Instant Breakfst mix... it is pretty expensive but pretty healthy so we buy it. Earlier this year I found some $1.50 of 1 package qs that don't expire to the end of the year. I bought 20 qs for only $3 or so. Publix later had a sale where I was able to get them at half off but even if I hadn't I was still saving on something we would buy anyway</p><p></p><p>On a side note... personally I don't like the Extreme Coupon show. Its not reality. You can print qs and perhaps pick up a Sunday paper and buy a reasonable amount of something to get you through a few months and then when that item is on sale again buy some more. You don't have to buy 40 deoderants and 60 Ragu to make this work for you. I went crazy early on and bought more of things that I needed becuase it was "such an incredible deal" but I've learned along the way.</p><p></p><p>Spend some time on the websites I listed and read and learn. It is not that hard. You just have to be organized. You can get the hang of this and it is sooooo great to go to the store and have your receipt show saving 50%+.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="bigbear11, post: 552852"] Hound Dog beat me to all the details but it is addictive and can be very significant. I don't know if you have Publix in CA but they are great too. They routinely have buy one get one deals where each item rings up for half price. Most stores will accept a manufacturer coupon and a store coupon (called stacking). So for example... this week Pubs has Oscar Mayer Deli fresh lunch meat on sale for 3 for $10. So roughly $3.33 per package. But there are $1/1 manufacturer qs and a $1.50/2 Publix q. So if you use 3 mqs and the 1 Pubs q then you can save 4.50 which brings the price down to 3 for $5.50 or roughly $1.80 per package (a great price). Publix also will take competitor qs (each store differs on who they consider a competitor... ask at customer service). So makes for an even better deal. I also haven't paid for toothpast in about a year. Kroger sometimes have the 10 for $10 sales and generally a toothpast is on that. A .50 cent q doubles and whalaa a freebie. Like others have said, it does take a while to get going. You have to watch the websites, gather the qs you think you will use, and watch the sales. But by doing this and making it part of your way of shopping you will over a few months have quite an impressive stockpile of food and other items. You know what you and your family like. The sites I have listed below have coupon databases where you can search for coupons for a particular product. So look and see if there are qs for those, print and keep, watch for a sale. The sites I use are kinda regional to the southeast (or at least east) so they may not match exactly what is happening in CA but they have great educational videos: iheartpublix.com iheartkroger.com totallytarget.com southernsavers.com (not specific to any one store. has most grocery stores and major drug stores) You can also buy coupons on Ebay. They are very cheap unless really high value or highly sought after (people go crazy for Goldfish cracker qs). For example, TRex loves Carnation Instant Breakfst mix... it is pretty expensive but pretty healthy so we buy it. Earlier this year I found some $1.50 of 1 package qs that don't expire to the end of the year. I bought 20 qs for only $3 or so. Publix later had a sale where I was able to get them at half off but even if I hadn't I was still saving on something we would buy anyway On a side note... personally I don't like the Extreme Coupon show. Its not reality. You can print qs and perhaps pick up a Sunday paper and buy a reasonable amount of something to get you through a few months and then when that item is on sale again buy some more. You don't have to buy 40 deoderants and 60 Ragu to make this work for you. I went crazy early on and bought more of things that I needed becuase it was "such an incredible deal" but I've learned along the way. Spend some time on the websites I listed and read and learn. It is not that hard. You just have to be organized. You can get the hang of this and it is sooooo great to go to the store and have your receipt show saving 50%+. [/QUOTE]
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