Couponing 101 Part 1
"Where do I start?"
I have been couponing for two months now and I am already convinced that it works. If you are wondering where do I start here are some tips I rounded up before I started. WARNING! You will be changing the way that you shop. You will stop shopping towards a menu which you will pay any price to complete and start shopping towards sales. You will become an expert at reading weekly store ads and flyers realizing that sales cycles rotate about every 6 weeks. You will be saving money on your grocery bill with the first coupon you use.
Youtube Video Series that are so helpful to me
Find Your Coupon Blogger, these are my favorites
Stock-up Price List (this is my preferred options)
A list showing the prices of items at a rock bottom price which would be an excellant price for stocking-up. I copied http://thekrazycouponlady.com/stock-up-price-list.pdf stock up price list into excel and then tweak it to match my coupon categories in my coupon binder. I left enough space on each sheet to enter items that she didn't list that I used. I shrunk the pages down to fit into a little 3 x 5 notebook. I use mine when looking through the weekly store ads and I also carry it with me while I shop. I often look up a price of a sale item to see if it is truely a good price.
Coupon Terms and Abbreviations
BLINKIES = in store smart source coupons
BOGO/B1G1/B1G1F = buy one get one
CATALINA = coupon printed at register after purchased
CNP = coupon near product (similar to BLINKIES)
CRT = customer receipt tape (CVS receipt coupons)
DND = do not double) some coupons have this language)
DOUBLE COUPON = coupon that grocery store doubles in value
eCoupon= found on the internet, it is uploaded to a card
EB/ECB = extracare bucks (CVS store language)
ES = easy saver (Walgreens store language)
FAR = free after rebate
FIC = fresh idea card (Marshalls
GM = General Mills
IP=internet printable
IVC= instant value coupon (Walgreens store coupon)
K = Kellogg’s (newspaper insert)
MFG or MQ= manufacture coupon
MIR = mail in rebate
NED= no expiration date
OOP = out of pocket
PG, P & G = Proctor & Gamble (newspaper insert)
PEELIE = coupon you peel off package
ROLLING CATALINAS =to pay for another item that will give you another coupon
RP = Red Plum (newspaper insert)
RR = Register Rewards (these are catalinas that print at Walgreens)
SS = Smart Source (newspaper insert)
STACKING = using stores allow multiple use of coupons – manufacture’s and store coupons or rebates.
STACKING THE SAVINGS = The basic concept behind Strategic Shopping is combining sale prices with coupons, which we call
TEAR PAD = a pad of coupons or MIR near a product or on display
UPC= universal product code, bar code on a product
WSL= while supplies last
WYB = when you buy
YMMV = your mileage may vary (depends on certain store policies/factors whether the deal will work)
Couponing 101 Part 1http://www.foxfirehands.com/p/couponing.html
Weekly Store Ad Schedule
Each
store advertises their ad on a certain day of the week. The schedule below will tell you when to
expect a new ad. For a more extensive schedule go to www.southernsavers.com
Sunday
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Monday
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Tuesday
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Wednesday
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Thursday
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Friday
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