I am over at Habits today, talking about purchasing your groceries. I promised some links and tips here:
First the tips:
Beginners:
Make a menu
Make a list
Don’t go hungry 
Seriously.
Clean out your pantry and fridge before you shop.
Intermediate:
Clip coupons for items you use
Have a coupon box or file
Check sale ads before you go
Sign up for coupons to be delivered to your home or inbox
Advanced:
Go to websites that match deals for you
Print coupons from links on those sites
Use a coupon binder
Use ‘automatic coupons’ that are tied to your shopper card or cell phone.
Shop in bulk – purchase six weeks of a product that is a super deal. (6 weeks is the average time it takes for sale cycles)
Links – (there are a lot) and store tips: Thanks to Heidi for supplying these! She is beyond advanced
Kroger: Kroger ads run Sunday through Saturday. They will accept printable and newspaper insert coupons. They will double coupons with a value of up to 50 cents. You can stack a paper coupon with an eCoupon that has been loaded to your Kroger Plus Card for extra savings!
Publix: Publix ads run Thursday through Wednesday. They will accept internet printable coupons and newspaper insert coupons. They will double coupons with a value of up to 50 cents. Publix will accept competitor coupons. Each Publix considers different stores competitors. Call the location you use and ask which competitors’ coupons they will accept. You can stack a Publix or competitor’s coupon with a manufacturer’s coupon for outstanding savings!
Drug Stores: The 3 major drug stores in the area are CVS, Rite Aid and Walgreens. They all offer either a rebate or rewards program. You can get really good deals as long as you familiarize yourself with the specific program and stay on top of expiration dates. I have found that Walgreens is the trickiest to deal with, but you can find some good deals. Rite Aid and CVS have big money making potential, but you do have to sign up for their rewards programs.
http://www.southernsavers.com/getting-started-guides/how-to-cvs/
http://www.southernsavers.com/getting-started-guides/rite-aid-guide/
http://www.southernsavers.com/getting-started-guides/guide-to-walgreens/
Websites I use:
This site is my favorite grocery shopping site. Jenny has lists for the major grocery and drug store chains in the southeast. She scans all of the weekly ads and matches the sales up with coupons to help you find the best deals. You can print your list with coupon match-ups directly from her website. She also has guides to help you if you are new to couponing. Go to http://www.southernsavers.com/getting-started-guides to get a better understanding of Jenny and her website.
This site features many of the national chains and includes Target and Wal-Mart. This site uses spreadsheets of the coupon/sale matchups. This site also offers additional help if you are new to couponing.
Has grocery coupons and internet codes for retail shopping. A good place to print the latest Target printable coupons
http://www.kroger.com/in_store/Pages/coupon_landing.aspx
Has eCoupons you can load to your Kroger Plus Card.
Get better details specific to Publix.
A site devoted to CVS and their Extra Care Bucks reward program.
Printable grocery coupon site
More printable grocery coupons
More printable grocery coupons
Load eCoupons to your Kroger Plus Card here
More eCoupons for your Kroger Plus Card
This is a great site for money-saving recipes and ideas on how to save money in your home.
http://www.iheartsavingmoney.com/
A great website to keep you up on internet deals, coupons, rebates and samples.
This site has coupons, recipes, samples and more ways to stretch your budget!
http://www.kraftfoods.com/kf/Budget/BudgetLandingPage.aspx
Money-saving ideas from Kraft Foods
http://www.craftymommymadness.com/
A blog devoted to finding and sharing bargains!
http://shop.upromise.com/mall/coupons
If you have an uPromise Account set-up, you can get eCoupons here to add additional funds to your account!
Posted by What’s for dinner – part 2- purchasing « Habits for a Happy Home on November 5, 2009 at 10:43 am
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