Category Archives: Coupon Strategy

#WFMW: Getting FREE Coupon Inserts

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Works for Me Wednesday

grand rapids press free couponsAs long as I’ve lived here, there have been a stack of these Grand Rapids Press Express in the laundry room on Saturday mornings.  Sometimes they have the Smart Source inserts inside; sometimes they don’t.  It’s a nice way to get extra FREE coupon inserts when they’re available.

Where and how do you get extra coupon inserts for FREE? Ask friends and family who don’t use them? Dig through recycle bins? Have a coupon exchange box at work?  Share your secrets with us. :)

This post is linked to Works for Me Wednesday.

Coupon Preview 1/16

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Here’s a coupon preview of the 3 inserts in this Sunday’s paper. (SmartSource, Red Plum, Proctor & Gamble.) *As always, coupons and values vary by region, so please use this as a guide only.

To get more coupons:

Want a look ahead? Check out the 2011 Coupon Insert Schedule.

FREE (or Under $1) Items Using Coupons

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I have heard “coupons aren’t for anything I use” way too many times.  They are!  What amazes me most is that people often say it though they know my story and that I once got $761 in national-brand products completely FREE at a drugstore in ONE month.  I guess coupons aren’t for everyone.

NO MATTER HOW YOU EAT, there are personal care and household items you can get for under $1, and often FREE, by stacking coupons.  These are not generic, crappy brands.  They’re quality brands that you’d pay a fortune for if you just threw them in your cart at regular price.

1.  Razors

2.  Deodorant

3.  Body Wash

4.  Body Lotion

5.  Shampoo/Conditioner*

6.  Tooth paste

7.  Tooth brushes

8.  Dental floss

9.  Feminine hygiene products

10.  Cough & cold products

I was couponing hardcore in the fall of 2009, and to be honest, I coasted through 2010 by shopping at home.  I didn’t purchase ANY of the above items all year.  Now my stash is dwindling and it’s time to rebuild.  Stick with me for the next few months and we’ll do it together, ok?  (Subscribing via rss or daily email is recommended.)

*This is the one exception to what I just stated above.  I still use salon-brand hair care products.  My mom has her cosmetologist’s license and I get it at cost.  Hey, everyone has their “must-haves”, right?

This post is linked to Top 10 Tuesday at Oh Amanda.

Coupon Insert Preview 1/2 (HUGE!)

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There will be FIVE inserts this weekend!!! Stock up on coupons!

Here’s a coupon preview of the 5 inserts in this Sunday’s paper. (2 SmartSource, 2 Red Plum, 1 Proctor & Gamble.) *As always, coupons and values vary by region, so please use this as a guide only.

To get more coupons:

Want a look ahead? Check out the 2011 Coupon Insert Schedule.

2011 Coupon Insert Schedule

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Here’s the 2011 Coupon Insert Schedule.  Use it to determine your strategy and how many papers you want to purchase.

January
2 (2) Smart Source (2) Red Plum and General Mill
9 Smart Source and Red Plum
16 Smart Source, Red Plum and Proctor & Gamble
23 Smart Source and Red Plum
30 Smart Source and Red Plum

February
6 Smart Source
13 No Inserts
20 Smart Source, General Mills and Procter & Gamble
27 Smart Source and Red Plum

March
6 Smart Source, Red Plum and Procter & Gamble
13 Smart Source and Red Plum
20 Smart Source and Red Plum
27 (2) Smart Source, Red Plum and Procter & Gamble

April
3 No Inserts
10 Smart Source and Red Plum
17 Smart Source and Red Plum
24 Smart Source and Red Plum

May
1 Smart Source, Red Plum and Procter & Gamble
8 Smart Source and Red Plum
15 (2) Smart Source and Red Plum
22 Smart Source and Red Plum
29 No Inserts

June
5 Smart Source, Red Plum and Procter & Gamble
12 Smart Source
19 Smart Source and Red Plum
26 Smart Source and Red Plum

July
3 No Inserts
10 Smart Source and Red Plum
17 Smart Source
24 Smart Source and Red Plum
31 Smart Source, Red Plum and Procter & Gamble

August
7 Smart Source and Red Plum
14 Smart Source and Red Plum
21 Smart Source and Red Plum
28 Smart Source, Red Plum and Procter & Gamble

September
4 No Inserts
11 Smart Source and (2) Red Plum
18 Smart Source and Red Plum
25 Smart Source and Red Plum

October
2 Smart Source, Red Plum and Procter & Gamble
9 Smart Source and Red Plum
16 Smart Source and Red Plum
23 Smart Source and Red Plum
30 Smart Source and Red Plum

November
6 Smart Source, Red Plum and Procter & Gamble
13 Smart Source and Red Plum
20 Smart Source and Red Plum
27 No Inserts

December
4 Smart Source, Red Plum and Procter & Gamble
11 Smart Source and Red Plum
18 No Inserts
25 Procter & Gamble