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Tuesday, May 17, 2011

Mini-rant: Extreme Couponing

In my search to find the best ways to make AND save money via the internets, I of course investigated coupons. Early on, much to my dismay, I realized that I live in a state where stores DO NOT double coupons. What is coupon doubling, you say? It's when stores have special sales (usually once a week) where they double the value of ALL your coupons! So say you had a coupon for $0.75 off X. Super Awesome Grocery Store is running a sale on X - each X is only $1.50. You go to the store on Thursday, which is Double Coupon day.

1.50 X sale price
-0.75 coupon X2
= you are getting X for free. Seriously.

This stuff works. If you're questioning it, watch the show Extreme Couponing (on TLC maybe? not sure). However, if you're like me and no stores near you double coupons, and you also don't want to spend hours a day scouring local sales ads and matching them up with coupons, well, you're out of luck. Frankly, for me, couponing is just not worth the time and effort. If you find a coupon for something you already buy, use it. But otherwise, it's not something I'd recommend.

If you do live in a state where coupon doubling happens, or you're interested in couponing in general, here's some links that may help you.

For printable coupons:
coupons.com
http://coupons.smartsource.com/
http://www.redplum.com/

For coupon matchups, local deals, and more:
http://thekrazycouponlady.com/
http://moneysavingmom.com/
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33 comments:

  1. MikeMay 17, 2011 at 12:46 PM

    Damn, I've never heard of coupon doubling before.

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  2. CarmMay 17, 2011 at 1:02 PM

    Me neither. Good to know, how do I know if my state allows it?

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  3. m.m.May 17, 2011 at 1:02 PM

    Dude I've been thinking about doing this for ages, but haven't decided if I have the commitment to do so. Thanks for the links! +follow

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  4. Chris VoltaMay 17, 2011 at 1:12 PM

    No what we need to do is steal copper from half built houses. Its good and good for you

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  5. CollinBeloinMay 17, 2011 at 1:32 PM

    coupons are teh best thing ever

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  6. thebackfischMay 17, 2011 at 1:37 PM

    haha, i laughed about the show extreme couponing. maybe it's getting a new sport ;)

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  7. UnknownMay 17, 2011 at 1:47 PM

    I don't think I've ever even used a coupon before. Things I tend to buy tend to not really have coupons associated with them. Of course, I'm an extremely frugal person by default so name brand is usually never on my list, nor is most anything pre-packaged.

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  8. Someone632May 17, 2011 at 1:47 PM

    I've honestly never seen a place that had a double coupon day near me. In fact, I'm scared to use coupons printed off the internet thanks to the recent shenanigans with the coupon frauds that went on in the past two years. I'm afraid they'll think its fake and... who knows what comes next >.<

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  9. Miyamoto KaryuuMay 17, 2011 at 1:47 PM

    thanks for letting us know, but i dun plan on using it >.<

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  10. R. MotMay 17, 2011 at 1:52 PM

    extreme couponing is a great way to save money, but it's quite time consuming.

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  11. HollyMay 17, 2011 at 1:56 PM

    @Someone don't be scared! I do use printed coupons occasionaly and I've never ran into problems with it

    @Carm, it's more by grocery store than by state but some states don't have certain grocery stores. the stores by me (Target, Meijer, Walmart) don't allow it D:

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  12. AnonymousMay 17, 2011 at 1:58 PM

    I can never be bothered with coupons, shame.

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  13. AnonymousMay 17, 2011 at 2:01 PM

    wow they never work at my store

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  14. Noises And ChordsMay 17, 2011 at 2:11 PM

    I love the internets. Thanks lol

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  15. LeminurMay 17, 2011 at 2:17 PM

    Hmmm... Coupons... I never used such thing I must say. Good to know.

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  16. BigMikeMay 17, 2011 at 2:22 PM

    The do double some times around here but 1 chane likes to occasionally do Super Doubles (Up to and including 1.99 gets doubled) and another will every once in a while do triples ($0.75 coupon becomes $2.25!)

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  17. Watchtower Corp.May 17, 2011 at 4:02 PM

    this is being beta tested in my community , i hope it works

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  18. MichelangeloMay 17, 2011 at 4:38 PM

    Oh never heard of it, thanks for showing us!

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  19. SerineMay 17, 2011 at 4:50 PM

    Useful information... too bad I don't live in the States! :)

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  20. CPHMay 17, 2011 at 5:10 PM

    I just hope I don't become compulsive!

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  21. bentylMay 17, 2011 at 5:28 PM

    awesome links! they will definitely come in handy

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  22. AnonymousMay 17, 2011 at 5:30 PM

    Some of my friends really know how to make the most out of coupons! Takes a little effort though, I guess

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  23. ZachMay 17, 2011 at 5:35 PM

    Those shows are insane, some of the people on there are paying like 5 bucks for a whole cart full of groceries

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  24. SemiColonSaurusMay 17, 2011 at 5:42 PM

    Wow! Awesome/Useful Info, esp. since I just lost my job.

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  25. brnMay 17, 2011 at 5:49 PM

    this is so useful! thanks!

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  26. 2A knows bestMay 17, 2011 at 5:59 PM

    Yeah... but will you be able to ever buy a cloud with a coupon?

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  27. IllMay 17, 2011 at 6:03 PM

    never really tried couponing. might have to now, the times being what they are

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  28. AnonymousMay 17, 2011 at 6:11 PM

    really interesting

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  29. SabromindMay 17, 2011 at 6:31 PM

    Wow I'm definitely trying this, Albertsons usually has great deals already, but if I can combine... bwahaha!

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  30. AnonymousMay 17, 2011 at 7:19 PM

    Have never seen a double coupon day before.

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  31. Lucky13May 17, 2011 at 9:21 PM

    That show is messed up, some people had like tons of stuff that they will surely not need at the time. I guess its like another one of the new addictions these days.

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  32. Girl In ComaMay 18, 2011 at 8:47 AM

    That show makes me want to coupon like crazy &I've never even done it before lol xP

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  33. SeanExactMay 18, 2011 at 5:19 PM

    i was the store yesterday and there was a couple with a full binder stuffed with coupons i didnt know a lot of people did stuff like that :o

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