Friday, December 11, 2009

Here are a few Coupon Clipping Sites

Coupon Clippers – There are many places online that you can go to buy JUST the coupons you want for cents on the dollar. Mostly a $1 Q will go for 8-15 cents. That said… the GOOD ones.. go fast! Also.. make sure you are buying from a reputable source. Be very careful buying Q’s on Ebay as there is a rash of counterfeit (copied) coupons out there and those can get you into trouble fast! My favorite coupon clippers are:

RecessionPayback....lots of great Coupons

ConAgraRecessionPayback
Con-Agra foods has created this website which is a funny combination of Celebrity Death Match (warning this site may be offensive to some) and Jib Jab Its called Recession payback.  You just have to SEE it to understand but its pretty funny!
After you play the game you get to print some great coupons including:
  • Marie Callenders
  • Chef Boyardee
  • Orville Redenbacher
  • Manwich
  • Blue Bonnet
  • Redi Whip
  • Peter Pan
  • Snack Pack
  • Hunts
  • La Choy
So head on over to RECESSION PAYBACK to play and print your coupons now!
Thanks Amber from Schmidt Family Blog!

Where to find your list of sales plus coupons.....

Go to www.southernsavers.com
Here is the schedule of when she puts up the lists-


National Stores:
CVS - Full deal list with scenarios every Thursday night
Walgreens - Full Deal list every Friday
Rite Aid - Best Deals every Saturday
Southern Stores:
Kroger - Full list every Sunday
Food Lion - Full list every Tuesday
Publix - Full list every Wednesday morning (early…)
Bi-Lo - Full list every Wednesday
Harris Teeter - Full list every Wednesday

Driscoll's Berries $.50 coupon


Are berries on your holiday menu? Print a coupon to Save $0.50 on Driscoll's Berries (look for the green button). The coupon is good for Driscoll's strawberries, blackberries, blueberries, and raspberries and you have until January 9 to use it.

Fraudulent Coupons Hurt Everyone

Fraudulent coupons ultimately hurt you as a consumer because they discourage stores from accepting coupons and they discourage both stores and manufacturers from issuing coupons. The purpose of a coupon is for a store or manufacturer to offer you money savings on a specific product. When a fraudulent coupon is accepted by a cashier, then the store loses money because it can either not get the coupon reimbursed by the manufacturer or the store ends up giving you a discount it didn't intend to give. Ultimately we as consumers lose because fraudulent coupon use affects the policies stores set for accepting coupons and influences the types of coupons issued in the future.

My opinion is that all coupon users need to be aware of a few things to help protect themselves from being tricked into thinking a fraudulent coupon is a legitimate one. Not all cashiers are properly trained to spot fraudulent coupons, so my hope is that you will be smart enough to never even use one! Here are some things I want to share with you:

Is it too good to be true?
Then the coupon might not be a legitimate one. Question the source of the coupon - if you saw it posted on a message board or you received it from a friend in email then you need to really question whether the coupon is real and who the coupon was intended to be distributed to. An example of this is the coupon for a free Blockbuster rental (no strings attached) that was circulating by email (probably still is being circulated). It was just too good to be true so I did some research and found out that someone was trying to pass along their coupon from My Cokes Reward to everyone, when this coupon was intended for only one specific person.

A good coupon gone bad
Sometimes stores or manufacturers make mistakes and issue a coupon accidentally or the coupon gets distributed more widely than intended. This can result in the coupon issuer rescinding the coupon at some future date. I've seen this happen with Nestle, Sears, Toys 'R Us, and Target. The stores enforce this by not accepting the coupon. The Thomas the Train coupon was a great recent example of this - it seemed too good to be true, and Toys 'R Us posted signs in their stores stating that this coupon was issued by mistake and was not being accepted. Target recently did the same thing with the $5 off $25 toy purchase coupon that expired in October. They are no longer accepting this printable coupon. Maybe the store didn't make a mistake on a coupon, but if it gets illegally modified and then circulated on the internet (like the Target toy coupon), they may decide to stop accepting the original coupon along with the fraudulent modification in order to avoid confusion.

PDF and JPG Coupons
Sometimes these types of coupons are red flags as fraudulent ones. Any time you see one coupon appear multiple times on one page you've got to ask yourself if the manufacturer issued the coupon this way or if someone used PhotoShop to create this fraudulent coupon page? I do not post PDF or JPG coupons on my blog unless I know that they can easily be accessed by anyone directly through the manufacturer's website. Even then, I prefer to send you to the website and tell you how to access the coupon yourself. There are legitimate coupons posted by manufacturers and stores in PDF or JPG form, but these coupons are often prime candidates for illegal modification and fraudulent distribution. Sometimes I will see a request (often by smaller companies) to please only print one coupon per household. Please respect these spoken limitations and do not abuse these coupons.

How many copies can you print?
Many manufacturers use technology to limit the number of times you can print a coupon and prevent hackers from modifying the coupon by never displaying an image of the coupon on your screen. That's why you can only print one or two coupons per household or per computer. Manufacturer's need to have some control over the coupons they issue, especially the high value ones. This is a wonderful thing because it hopefully prevents these coupons from being distributed in a manner beyond the manufacturer's control.

Never photocopy or scan a coupon
Just a reminder that this is illegal to do. Some stores are having problems with people bringing in copies of coupons and have started requiring you to bring in the full sheet of paper with the URL on the bottom to prove you printed it and did not photocopy it. It's usually easy to identify a copy because most printable coupons have a unique barcode or PIN on them - and copies look like copies. Theoretically, copied coupons can be tracked back to the computer where the original coupon was printed from. Never photocopy or scan a coupon.

I've shared with you what I've learned from my past year of intense couponing. Most coupons you will encounter are legitimate ones. Question any coupon that seems suspicious. For more information, please visit the Coupon Information Center. They are a not-for-profit association of manufacturers that issue coupons.

Do you have any more tips on how to spot or avoid fraudulent coupons?
from Freebies4Mom.blogspot.com

My Publix Deals this week 12/10-12/16




Had to take two pictures to get all of the food into the shot!! So much food for so little! :-)

2 Contessa Meals $4.99 - 2 $2 coupons = $6
1 Newman's Own Organic Raisins BOGO $3.69($1.84)
4 Hunt's Tomatoes BOGO $1.39 ($.69)- $1/4= $1.78
2 Bertolli Pasta Sauce BOGO $3.75( $1.87)- 1 $.75/1 coupon - 1 $.60/1 coupon= $2.40
3 Campbell's Select Harvest BOGO $2.39($1.19)- $1.50/3 coupon= $2.08
Jonathon Apples $3.29 for a 3lb bag
Grape Tomatoes 1 pint $2 each
3 Stonyfield Farm Organic Yogurt 6oz $.50 each - $.50/3 coupon= $.50
10 Dannon Yogurt 6oz $.50 each - $1/10 coupon= $4.00
2 Sargento Shredded Cheese 5-8oz $1.66 each or 3 for $5 - 2 $.55/1 coupons= $2.22
4 Simply Potatoes 20-24oz $2 each- 2 $1/2 Winter Savings Publix coupon= $2
1 Cascadian Farm Organic Frozen Vegetables 7.40-16oz $2 - $1 off printable coupon= $1
1 Sweet Baby Ray's Barbeque Sauce 28oz BOGO $2.99($1.49) =$1.49
2 Wish Bone Dressing 16oz BOGO $2.97($1.48)- 2 $75/1 coupons= $1.47
4 Juicy Juice 100% Juice 64oz BOGO $3.65($1.82)- 1 $1/2 printable- 1 $1/2 Nestle School days calendar coupon= $5.30
1 Doritos Chips BOGO $3.99($1.99)= $2
2 Emerald Deluxe Nuts BOGO $5.79($2.89)- 2 $1/1 coupons= $3.79
4 Fast Fixin Chicken Nuggets, Tenders, Popcorn, or Fries 23-26oz BOGO $5.99($2.99)- 4 $1/1 coupons= $7.98
1 Klondike Ice Cream Bars or Ice Cream Sandwiches BOGO $3.99($1.99) - $1/1 printable Klondike coupon= $.99 (this purchase in honor of my grandpa H.)
Medium White Shrimp 1lb $3.99lb= $4.07(guess I got just over a pound)
2 Domino light Brown Sugar 1lb box $.99 -$.50/2 coupon= $.98
2 Skippy Natural peanut butters 15-16.3oz $2- 2 $.40/1 coupon= $2.40 (my favorite kind of peanut butter, so I was excited)
2 Glade Candles 4oz $2 - $1.50/2= $2.50
2 Friendship Cottages Cheese $2.09 each - $1/2 store coupon - $1/2 manufacturer coupon= $2.09(BOGO Free for me!)
2 Benevia Drink $6.99 each - 2 $5 printable coupons - $3 store coupon- $6.99(one free since the sign from last week was still up and it rang up wrong)= $6 MM!!!!
2 Success Brown Rice $2.29 each -2 $1/1 coupons= $2.58
2 Chinet Napkins BOGO $2.15 ($1.07) Used raincheck from last week to buy at this price
1 Kashi Organic Oatmeal BOGO $3.59($1.80)= $1.80
1 Wolf Gang Puck Organic Chicken Broth 2 for $4 - $.50/1 coupon which doubled=$1
2 Knorr Sides 2 for $1.49-
1 Arnolg Whole Wheat Bread BOGO $3.69($1.85)=$1.85
1 Fruit2Day drink BOGO $3.49($1.75)-= $1.75
2 Kraft Spiderman Mac n Cheese BOGO $1.19($.60)= $1.19
1 Publix Large Dozen Eggs $1.39- Coupon Buy 2 Sargento Cheese get Free Publix eggs= FREE

Other misc items:
1 Bush Pinto beans $.87
2 Bush black beans $1.74
1 Publix Kidney beans $.83

Spent $79.42
Saved $123.45($49.49 in coupons alone!!)
Still have some more to get from Publix but some sales don't start until Sunday plus I need some coupons from this coming Sunday's paper. Happy Shopping!

Smart Balance Coupons

Click HERE to have access to the following Smart Balance Coupons!
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$1.00/2 Smart Balance Buttery Spreads Products
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$1.00/2 ANY Smart Balance Products
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$1.00/1 Smart Balance Peanut Butter
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$1.00/1 Smart Balance Butter Blend Sticks
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$1.00/1 Smart Balance Milk Product
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Enjoy!

Thanks Sherry!

$6.49 Hills Science Diet Dog Food


Through December 12th, Petco is offering $3 off their Hill’s Science Diet Nature’s Best Dog food with your Petco Membership card! You can sign up HERE for FREE if you don't already have one! Here's how you can get it for just $6.49!
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*Deal Idea*
5lb. Bag Hill's Science Diet Dog Food - $14.49
Use $5.00/1 coupon from HERE
Get $3.00 off with Petco card
Final Price - $6.49
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Enjoy!
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Thanks Thrifty Couple!