Does anyone coupon?

**Megareader** · 12-06-2011, 11:47 AM

I'm back to price matching and combining coupons with items on sale. I think I can save more than I have been, between Christmas and New Years I'm going to do some serious thought and planning on this.

**bookwormpeg** · 12-06-2011, 05:00 PM

The EC show is NOT reality....You can save money using coupons but no one I know needs 60 bottles of mustard! I use coupons and I am just now getting into price matching at walmart. I am not a walmart fan but today they gained a point in my book...I bought a party tray and the price was $5.26. It ran up as $7.98. The return line was long. I went up to cashier and told her my problem and she took care of me right there at the register so I didn't have to wait lin line for my $2.72. I also had a $3 coupon so I only paid $2.26 for a nice party tray...In todays world, every penny counts...just be sure you use the coupons honestly. I think EC is a bad example of couponing. JMTCW

**oct2667us** · 12-06-2011, 05:08 PM

I to go off and on with couponing. I need to get back in to it.

**MelissaS** · 12-27-2011, 06:50 PM

I started coupons last year and it was so great! I got so much stuff for free, or close to it, and saved a lot of $. I got busy with my photography company, life, my twins, and everything!! I plan to change a lot in 2012, with business, with life in general, and coupons is coming back! I follow one person in particular and she lists the deals from the major drug stores, walmart, and target... it helps a great deal. I just pick the deals I like, and cut the coupons and go shopping.

**Swoosie** · 12-27-2011, 08:30 PM

I've been using coupons over 20 years. I stockpile also. It feels nice to go to my stockpile cabinet and pull out a bottle of shampoo, or tube of toothpaste etc that I got for free or pennies instead of running out and paying full price.
I get my best HBA coupon deals at CVS rolling ECB's.

Always looking for regular coupon traders. If anyone is interested drop me a message.

**Saule** · 12-27-2011, 11:05 PM

Well, I probably use two coupons a month. I buy relatively little in the way of processed foods. I find that store brands are generally cheaper than name brands with a coupon - I will only buy store brands that I think are of good quality, but there are a lot I like. I buy an awful lot of fresh meat, produce, etc., and I don't see coupons for that, unless it's the markets.

I'm glad that this works out for those of you who do it, but I hope you are not sacrificing your families' health. And I will admit that I don't do a good job of looking for coupons, but again, I have found most of them still do not give me the best value, unless I can couple them with a store sale on a product.