1. Go to Southern Savers. There are plenty of blogs that match up deals, but this is one of the easiest to use.
2. Use the menu at the top to select your store (Bi Lo, CVS, Food Lion, Harris Teeter, etc).
3. Use her amazing tool to check the items you plan to buy to create a printable shopping list.
TIP: After printing my list I put it on a clipboard to make writing and viewing easier while shopping.
Advanced Couponers: You can go to Hot Coupon World and select a grocery store to see deals. The format is not as pleasing to the eye, but it is the best place to find out about deals before the general public. For example, you'll know that a triple promotion is coming prior to the Wednesday when the promotion starts. They'll even do match ups so you can prepare your list and coupons ahead of time!
Now that you have your list you need to get those coupons in order!
1. Create Shopping Envelopes. My Oxford divider tabs came with a built in plastic envelope on the back. A regular envelope would work just the same! Label each envelope: Grocery, Drugstore, Refile, Use.
2. Pull Coupons. You have two options:
- Pull every coupon you plan to use on your shopping trip and put it in either the Grocery or Drugstore envelope. OR
- Bring your coupon box and pull the coupons as you shop.
3. Shop. Regardless of your preparation choice, ALWAYS bring your coupon box with you! You never know when you'll find something on clearance or come across a deal you missed while making your list. While shopping, place your desired item in your cart and immediately put the coupon for that item in your "use" envelope. Obviously, if you have coupons that you will not use place them in the "refile" envelope. Stick to your list to stay in budget!
4. Pay. When you've found all your items I suggest putting your coupon box on the bottom of the cart and only holding your "use" envelope when you approach the cashier. Give them five coupons at a time. This way you can make sure they ring up properly. An organized shopper = a happy cashier = saving more money!
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Woot woot! Love my shout out - I DO still pull my coupons before I go to the store for two reasons: 1. I like it better at the store. 2. often there is a printable coupon and a coupon from the sunday paper listed on a matchup site for a deal. Because coupons are regional, I may not have gotten the coupon they listed in my paper, or it may be for a different amount, so I may prefer to print the coupon before I go. But, as you said I always bring my coupons anyway, cuz even though I pull before I go, I may see something I forgot I needed, or a clearance find.
BTW - I TOTALLY agree with your comment, a happy cashier makes all the difference! Even if I get a grouchy cashier that gives me a hard time (rarely), I still try to be nice and not argue. I get my totals fixed at customer service, or figure it's not worth a few cents and a fight to get a bad reputation at a store! Being prepared at the register helps tremendously!!
The other day I actually had a Target cashier mention that I didn't have my money ready when it was time to pay. She mentioned having the cash organized, down to the pennies. This was while my 3 year old was trying to jump out of the stroller and he was dropping my coupons . . . Then she wished me a blessed day :)
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