How to do 'coupon match-ups'

Now that you've cut out your coupons and have your flyers. What now?

Coupon match-ups are what you do with your coupons and your flyers. But there are blog and/or websites that people have done it for you- isn't that a beautiful thing????

I mainly follow matchups for Walgreen's, CVS and Rite-Aid but you can find blogs for any other store in most states. The following websites are seasoned shoppers and I have learned so much from them! Please leave them a comment letting them how you found them.

A couple of my favs:

http://myfrugaladventures.com/
http://neverpayretailagain.blogspot.com/


For those regional readers (mostly New England), I will be doing my own coupon match-ups for Hannaford, IGA (yes, we still have one here!) and Shaw's, starting with Hannaford so stay connnected with me.

Here we go.................

Coupon Workshop 1.27.10

This post is what I talked about during a parent meeting at my daughter's preschool. After this meeting, I began to realize how much MORE I wanted to talk about it. As I try to organize this blog and customize to how I want it, all this workshop information will be in my blog.



Coupon Workshop
January 27, 2010



How do I start?

What do I need?

How do I organize?



Target
• Get 5 cents off for every reusable bag
• Printable coupons available at Target.com
• Flyer comes in Sunday newspaper

Shaw’s
• Shaw’s card
• Doubles coupons up to 99 cents
• Printable coupons available at Shaws.com
• Discounted bread section by the eggs
• At the end of the frozen aisles, discounted items
• Gas discounts for purchases over $50 (excluding alcohol and tobacco products)

CVS
• CVS Rewards
• Buy 99 cents tag for your reusable bag and get money off every 4th purchase
• Earned Cash Back on some purchases

Walgreen’s
• Flyer available online and in-store
• Coupons in flyer

Rite-Aid
• Join Rite-Aid Rewards program
• Flyer comes in weekly free newspaper in the mail
• Rebate program

Hannaford
• Gardiner- section in front of pharmacy with 50%-75% off items

Wal-mart
• Free samples available on Walmart.com
• Flyer available online

K-mart
• Coupon books available in-store
• Flyer available in Thursday’s newspaper, in-store or online


AC Moore/Michael’s
• Flyer and coupons in Sunday’s newspaper
• AC Moore Rewards


Freebie websites
1. Mommysavers.com
2. Freesamplefreak.com
3. Myfrugaladventures.com
4. Freebies4mom.com
5. Neverpayretailagain.blogspot.com
6. Savingmoneyplan.com

Coupon websites
7. Coupons.com
8. Smartsource.com
9. Redplum.com
10. Afullcup.com
11. Retailmenot.com (online discount codes)

Reward-type websites
12. MyPoints.com
13. Inboxdollars.com
14. Shespeaks.com

Helpful tips:

1. Wal-mart/Store brand/BOGO isn’t always cheaper (but with coupons it is!)
2. Buy milk and bananas at gas stations
3. Stacking coupons
4. Go to manufacturer and/or product websites, leave comments
5. Look for coupons in the holders in the aisles
6. Look for peel-off coupons and use another time
7. Use coupons on back of receipts
8. Use coupons printed separately at grocery stores (Catalina)
9. Utilize rain checks