Coupon Queen story ??

[ging3rhoffman]

Did anyone hear about the lady that could get enough coupons to have a $0 balance at the grocery store each week?

I wanted to know where i could get all of those coupons. Maybe there is a website that you can print out coupons. Anyone know ?

To bad there isnt a big fat gas coupon!

 

[Southernbelle]

I am highly skeptical of "coupon queens."

Those $0 shopping trips are not a regular thing - more like a publicity stunt - they take planning. Keeping huge files of coupons, so you can buy only what name brands are on sale using a coupon at a store that has double and triple coupon deals. No store in my area does the double and triple coupons value, so that right there makes it a lot harder. It's often cheaper to buy the generic brand than the name brand with a coupon.

 

[sunshineinsc]

You can print coupons at coupons.com. smartsource.com, and redplum.com Those are the ones I use. I also go to the main websites of products that I use and get coupons from them and they also email me coupons.

BUT don't expect to get a zero balance. If you really look at what they buy to get that its odds and ends. I'm not saying its not doable but first you would have to really stock up on your basics to be able to shop like that.


My food bill has been cut in half since I take the time to cut coupons and look at what's on sale. For us, a family of 7, I spend $100 a week for groceries including cat, dog, chicken food and all cleaners and paper products and diapers.

There is also a site thegrocerygame.com that has a list of things you should buy at your store each week. It does cost but after a few weeks you kinda get the hang of it and can do it yourself.

 

[ging3rhoffman]

For a family of two, i spend around $125 a week!! Thats great that you can spend only $100. I need to make some serious changes. Thank you for your website information, i will will checking them out. I do put whatever i want in the cart but only having half the income coming in now i need to figure out how to cut the grocery bill. We eat to high on the hog

Believe it or not i feel like its hard to cook for two. My husband doesnt really like left overs and i dont like to eat leftovers the very next day so sometimes they get lost in the back of the frig. Alot of waste going on here.

 

[Bantymama]

I use coupons alot. I get them from coupons.com. smartsource.com and from the main websites. Target just released over $26 in coupons for baby products you can view the complete list at http://sites.target.com/site/en/spo...at=baby&ref=tgt_email_RX908233&emseq=14076402 You can print more than one of each coupon, and you can "stack" those Target coupons with manufacturer's coupons to save more. I also signed up at http://freebies4mom.blogspot.com/ and get alot of good deals and freebies. You get an email everyday from them with new listings..

 

[wombat]

I hardly use any coupons at all.

We grow a lot of food, and we have to cook from scratch because my wife can't eat most of the prepared foods.

I was just thinking about the whole coupon thing the other day because the woman checking out in front of me had almost $30 in coupons, and there I was with $0 looking like an imbecile. On the other hand, she spent close to $200 on a bunch of brand name stuff, and I spent about $80, mostly on staples like milk, rice, and meats. She'll be back spending more next week, Im probably set for two or more.

We eat mostly asian food, because my wife can't have anything with gluten in it ... so rice is a mainstay for us. Rice and home-grown vegetables for our main meals really cuts into grocery store bills until winter arrives. Whatever meat is currently cheap for me and the kids, none for the vegetarian wife. (yeah, we have to make two dishes most nights).

I expect that if I start doing the coupon thing, I will end up with a pile of over-priced brand-name cleaning supplies that I don't need, and snacks I need even less. I rarely see coupons for anything I actually need, now that the kids are out of the diapers and wet wipes stage, and we've so far kept the kids from wanting to eat their body weight in Oreos every week by feeding them pears and peaches and such.

 

[sunshineinsc]

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Thats the first rule only buy what you need and usually use and if its on sale.

I only buy name brand stuff when I know its cheaper than the store brands. Also my grocery store has a website that you can print coupons from and alot of times its for their products or for produce, meats ect. Right now they are running a special on milk buy 6 gallons get 1 gallon free. I go through 1 gallon a day so the savings on that add up fast. Really after you buy the first 6 gallons you only buy 5 gallons because the free gallon counts torwards your total of 6.

 

[miss_jayne]

we have a little store by us that sells 'close to the best by date' stuff.
it is all really inexpensive. i would clip coupons and go there. i would get stuff for like 5 cents and whatnot.

unfortunately, because i would get stuff so cheap, they wont take coupons anymore!

i wrecked it!

i wont use coupons really for anything else though. it's a waste of time and money. coupons are usually for items i normally wouldn't buy or use. i can get the store brand item cheaper even without a coupon. coupon items can actually be more expensive even with a coupon.

most items in a store go on sale in a six week rotation. if you plan you can do well.

 

[bargain]

Hi y'all I'm known as the coupon queen at Publix in town and Food Lion....Hubby is so psyched cause Food lion will have tripple of the coupon valu up to $2.97....He's looking forward to free frozen goods, 5 cent paper towels etc.

He also found a site called southern saver that lists all the good deals and coupon mom...

Things are squeaky tight on budget here at the farm..... So coupons are so important....I also make little beauty baskets and food baskets as gifts for folks...They never get returned.

Last week we got about $120 groceries for $20 and then we will be getting a $15 rebate so it will be $5 and a lot of that was tax.

We do not buy what we cannot use or regift to friends or women's shelters, etc. as that would be mindless! But I will admit I'm partial to anything chocolate free with a coupon!!! Even our farmers market gifts all veggies not sold at the end of the day to local soup kitchens and other agencies that help those in need...

My little Frugal bager store which has seconds and dents has terrific bargains,,,organic bars, etc.

Be blessed and be a blessing!

 

[shelleyd2008]

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I totally agree with this post. Unless it is something 'name brand" that I normally get (that list only includes things like razor blades, shampoo, and deodorant) it is normally cheaper to get the store brand stuff.