Do you collect coupons?

[Sachita]

has anyone here had luck with groupon.com

[happygirl]

Originally Posted by Sachita

has anyone here had luck with groupon.com

We have purchased many groupons for restaurants. Also a few for touristy things in our area, we have had no problems at all. We also use the living social site.

[Sachita]

Originally Posted by happygirl

We have purchased many groupons for restaurants. Also a few for touristy things in our area, we have had no problems at all. We also use the living social site.

I bet its great for larger metro areas. Where i live I have to go to other areas. They do have some great restaurant deals. They had a spa thing that was really great, cheap the dates just didnt work for me

[Gemme]

Originally Posted by Sachita

has anyone here had luck with groupon.com

I used groupon when I was in WA. Seattle always had a great deal of some kind running, whether it be a spa thing or half off at a restaurant or 90% off of an Intro to Skydiving course.

I used to be a major Coupon Queen. Now that I'm in a different area, I'm learning what stores are better for various things and getting my bearings in general.

[Bit]

I used to be a coupon queen, but these days they're just a huge frustration for me.... it doesn't seem to matter what it is, I can get it cheaper buying the store brand than buying name-brand-with-a-coupon. I'm seriously considering not bothering clipping anymore, especially since my local store sends me occasional coupons on the store brands AND I can load my shopper's card with store brand coupons online.

I find I save the most these days when I watch for those "buy 10, get $5 off" sales.

[kassykit]

Originally Posted by Sachita

has anyone here had luck with groupon.com

My parents use groupon a lot, they say it's great

[cane]

It sounds like a good idea but I would have to remember the cupons and that will never happen.

[Apocalipstic]

I forget to take the coupons to the store. Duhhhhhh.

[lipstixgal]

I forget to take to the store as well and I really don't use them so I guess it is what it is!!

[Gemme]

Once the coupons are cut, they are stored in a little baggie (or one of those fancy coupon divider books if I get another one some day), and then put into the pocket next to the driver's seat in the car. There's always there when you shop (as long as you don't trade vehicles often).

[chai~]

I've tried to make a go of this.
I did get swept up in the extreme couponing shows on TLC, but here in Canada, there is no such thing as double or triple coupon days.
Also, most places won't let a person "stack" coupons.

I suppose the couple of dollars saved would buy me a coffee at Tims, but I haven't found it to be worthwhile here.

Could be I just haven't figured out all the tricks though!

[Truly Scrumptious]

It's true that here in Canada double and triple coupons days don't exist, and even printed internet coupons often require a guest appearance by the manager when used at the cash register . . . and even then, some stores won't accept them.

However, there are so many ways to get coupons, and free product coupons as well. There are a few groups to join on Facebook (or follow on Twitter) that will let you know when there are free product coupons up for grabs, and/or when some of the coupon sites have new coupons or samples. And there are also the coupon sites themselves as well as email lists to join . . . all about coupons and free stuff.

Honestly I think I enjoy the hunt as much as I enjoy the savings, and could pretty much give a course on how to get free stuff. There's rarely a week that goes by that something fun doesn't turn up in our mailbox.

Right now I'm sitting on coupons for 2 free packages of Nordica cottage cheese, 1 free Nice 'n Easy hair colour,1 free Philadelphia cream cheese, 2 free packages of Maynards candy, 2 free Cadbury Dairy Milk bars, 1 free box of Triscuits, 2 free tubs of Asana yogourt, 3 $5 coupons for Chapman's ice cream, 2 free boxes of Special K, 2 free packages of Dempster's bagels (which we don't even have in QC, so they are up for grabs if anyone wants them) and 3 free boxes of John Frieda Precision Foam hair colour. (I had 4, used one, hated it, and spent more money getting my colour fixed than all of this stuff is worth, but I digress.) And that's just free stuff, I have tons of high value coupons as well.

Okay, I officially sound crazy.
The only thing I am missing is one of those little coupon folders, but I was just telling Tick the other day that I need to get one.

One day I was so impressed with my haul that I took a pic of it. Total price for all of this?

66 cents.
I kid you not.

[~ocean]

< coupon clipping, bargain shopping,refund submitting<<like that word > economical femme

[aishah]

sometimes, if i find them in the store circular or already at the store. i don't go out of my way to clip coupons. i probably should. i rely on attendant care to help with getting to/from the grocery store, so i can't go to a lot of different stores and it usually ends up working out on the wrong day for some discounts. but i need to look into clipping more

[femmsational]

Originally Posted by aishah

sometimes, if i find them in the store circular or already at the store. i don't go out of my way to clip coupons. i probably should. i rely on attendant care to help with getting to/from the grocery store, so i can't go to a lot of different stores and it usually ends up working out on the wrong day for some discounts. but i need to look into clipping more

If you have a wal-mart near by, they price match their competitors sale prices. That saves me a lot of running around. That might help you in your situation??? Maybe :-)


juie