some coupon tips needed

[vanamarie]

Okay, so i try my hardest to visit these forums and take some great advice. Being that its just me and my fiance and our two dogs i have found a couple ways to save. Cut coupons for things we eat daily, cereal, pop tarts etc. However, in the last couple months i have been seeing the SAME old coupons week aftre week. Seeing as how manf. coupons are good for a while, i rarely need 5 coupons for evaporated milk.
I live in south florida. Our stores are WINN DIXIE, WALMART AND PUBLIX. we also shop at PENN DUTCH . Does anyone know if any of these places take ONLINE coupons and if so, where can i find some of these??

Thank You

[shellyrhds]

Maybe you can do a coupon train? I know there are a couple on here that run monthly, and it's a good place to get rid of coupons you don't need and build up the ones you use.. I

[G'MaDebbie]

Stores that accept Internet Printed (IP's) coupons do vary by location. I would suggest calling your local stores and speak with the manager to find out if they accept them or not. It is also a good idea to write down the name of the manager and the date and time you spoke to them, just in case you run into any problems with the cashiers accepting them.
I have never participated in a coupon train, but I hear they are wonderful!
I find myself just laying the coupons on the shelf in the store next to the product if I don't use or need that particular item.
As far as the same old coupons every week, just keep buying the paper every Sunday, the coupons do change.
I have quite a bit of info on coupons, just send me a PM and I will help you out!

[winner]

Hi, I am myself getting into coupon system, but don't have much luck with it. I do forget them in my wallet. At least for US you guys have a wider selection, here in Canada I tried to find, but there is not too much. I got a few coupons for hair color and Ritz crakers, but the company sent them with past expiry date.
Ladies for the dummies like me, what means coupon train?
Thank you.

[djbout]

If possible I would suggest contacting the stores you shop at by e-mail requesting their coupon policy. I find that many places do accept on-line coupons that you print yourself but not all cashiers are familiar with their own stores policies. An example would be that Walmart Canada does accept on-line coupons but try using them at the checkout, the response from the cashier is usually " we cant except these", well instead of asking her to page a manager I just pull out their own policy ( I keep in envelope with coupons). If the cashier is still unsure we call a manager and once they see I have their policy in hand there is usually no argument! I keep a copy of coupon policies for the stores I frequent most.

[Jessi4805]

You can also write to companies to complain or compliment their products. I do this every couple of months and usually get a decent amount of coupons. Many times I have gotten free item coupons, too.

I also clip all coupons and keep them in a binder, filed by category. There has been many times where I have found an unadvertised sale and was able to get a really great deal with coupons I didn't think I'd need.

[Jskell911]

Ladies for the dummies like me, what means coupon train?
Thank you.

Here is how I run the coupon train here at FV

[ame="http://www.frugalvillage.com/forums/showthread.php?t=107868"]How The Coupon Trains at FV Work - Frugal Village Forums[/ame]

[sunnysky24]

cpouns tend to go in cycles (12 weeks). Wait until the first set in january there will be tons of coupons. I shave about 85% on averge off my bill everytime I shop. You need to make sure you always have them with you and always have them organized. Do these two things and you are set. You will stockpile in no time if that is what you are after. I often look at clipping services for couons if there is something I really go through a lot of. I make everything from scratch, and yes i sue everthing that I buy with my couons. i will not buuy something just because i have a coupon for it.