The bottom line is coupons are like money. They’re a form of payment. The more coupons you use, the lower your out-of-pocket (OOP). It’s not rocket science.
Today’s Frugal Living Tip is: STACK COUPONS!
“Stacking coupons” is combining 1 store coupon with 1 manufacturer coupon on 1 item.
When you stack coupons during a sale and/or with a rebate you get the kind of savings you need to “stockpile.” Many drug stores and grocery stores publish store coupons for this purpose.
Here is an example of how I post it:
Starkist Tuna Pouch $1.79
Use $1 coupon HERE
Also use $0.75 Meijer MB coupon
Final Price $0.04
How can you tell the difference between a store coupon and a manufacturer coupon (MQ)? BEST way is to look at the bar code. A manufacturer bar code will always start with a 5 or 9.
Drug Stores:
Rite Aid
- (any coupon with a bar code beginning “RC”)
- Rite Aid Video Values (RAVV): Watch video advertisements to earn coupons each month. I post the newly available coupons each month.
- In-ad coupons
- Purchase coupons: $5/20, $5/15, $3/$15, etc available in pdf format or sometimes on coupons.com **These can be used in addition to any other store coupons!
Walgreens
- Monthly coupon booklets: **Dont’ forget (at least at my Walgreens) these actually count toward your “coupon to item ratio” which is the # of MQs (plus # of Register Rewards – they are MQs) cannot exceed the number of items in your transaction.
- In-ad coupons (don’t count toward coupon to item ratio)
Grocery Stores:
Meijer
Retail Stores:
Target
- WEB coupons: print from Target’s website. **Target’s new coupon site is actually a combination of store coupons AND manufacturer coupons. CON: You can’t tell if the coupon is store or MQ until you print it. PRO: While the MQs have a Target logo, they are actually MQs that can be used anywhere!
Have any questions? I’m happy to help!
