Do you take advantage of coupons?

Discussion in Food & Drink started by andrew320 • May 31, 2012.

  1. greenmachine

    greenmachineMember

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    Wow where did you find coupons for all that free stuff. I agree, the checkout people think it's to much of a hassle to deal with coupons for free items. I had a Walmart cashier get kind of snotty one day said I need to put the coupons for free stuff in the front. Another time Walmart had to check out the coupons for free items that was sent directly from the manufacturer for a house party I had got chosen for to make sure the coupons weren't fraud.
     
  2. Sandra Piddock

    Sandra PiddockExpert

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    That's my thinking as well. I only use coupons for stuff I use already, or for new products I want to try. If you're buying something just to take advantage of the coupon, it's not a real saving, in my opinion.

    What I do like to use is coupons that give you money off your total shopping basket. Last week, I bought a 30p newspaper to get a £4 discount on £40 of shopping. We were buying a big ticket item which was going to cost £30, so it wasn't too difficult to spend the extra, which gave me a 10% discount.
     
  3. Esperahol

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    It depends, because I'm lazy and not exactly mathmatically inclined. Plus I'm using buying only the things on sell or the things that are pretty cheap as it is. There just isn't much of a point I guess.
     
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    difrancprodBanned

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    Absolutely! I also love online coupons especially those that offer great deals for traveling. OMG they are amazing and that I have really saved a lot!
     
  5. ACSAPA

    ACSAPAWell-Known Member

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    Yes, I do use coupons. When there's a good coupon for an item I was going to buy anyway, I buy multiple copies of the coupon from a clipping service.
    Buying $1.50 coupons for 10 cents still saves me money and I can choose what coupons I want instead of getting random coupons by chance from the paper. I also like to print coupons online.
     
  6. purplepen88

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    I love coupons but I find that it's a hassle to remember to use them. I go through flyers and clip coupons then store them in my purse but if I don't use the coupon immediately I'll forget I've got it in my purse. Then when I check my coupon stash I find that most have expired. I do love the idea of saving money by using coupons and I've tried really hard to use the coupon when the item is on sale so I can save twice.
     
  7. Verity Darkwaters

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    I love coupons, but I don't coupon like some of my friends do. When I used to get the paper every Sunday you bet I kept those coupons. I gave the coupons that I knew others needed to them. But I also use "coupon" apps like cartwheel. There is also a coupon fairy at the stores I go too. Randomly you will fine coupons that were cut out of the paper sitting on certain products like cereal. Pretty awesome though. I heard there were sites to get coupons as well, but sadly my printer is down. :(