Coupon classes on Skype

Here is the information if you or anyone you know is interested in taking my coupon classes on Skype.

It's $35/person, but if you get 5 or more people to take the class with you, then you get yours FREE!

I only accept payment through PayPal.

Once I receive everyones payment, I will ship you and your group your starter kits. Your starter kit includes a 1 inch binder, packet of dividers, some coupon holders, and $35 worth of coupons.

If you would like a bigger binder, more dividers or coupon holders, let me know and I will give you the pricing.

If you're interested, let me know so we can schedule a date. :-)

Couponing 7/28/13

I hope all of you are happy with the five inserts we got this week. I know I am! :-)

 

I only did small hauls this week. I went to CVS, Rite Aid and Walgreens. I usually just go to CVS, but I want to start going to Rite Aid and Walgreens again, so I only bought a couple of things to start off small.

 

Here are my transactions;

 

CVS

1x Starbucks iced coffee - $1.50

2x Natures Bounty vitamins - $5.99 ($11.98)

4x Bayer asprin - $3.29 ($13.16)

Total before coupons - $26.64

After sales

Natures Bounty is buy one, get one free (-$5.99)

Bayer asprin is buy one, get one 50% off. I got two at $3.29 and two at $1.64

Total after sales is - $17.35

Coupons I used

1x CVS $2.00/1 Natures Bounty

1x CVS $2.00/$7.00 pain medicine purchase

1x $1.00/1 Starbucks coffee (printable)

1x $2.00/1 Natures Bounty (RP 7/28)

1x $1.00/1 Natures Bounty (printable)

4x $2.00/1 Bayer Asprin (-$8.00)(RP 6/33)

Total after coupons $1.35 + tax=$1.94 OOP

* I didn't use any ECB's and I got back a $1.50 ECB for buying the Starbucks coffee.

Rite Aid

2x Werthers candies - $1.50 ($3.00)

2x Oral-B toothbrushes - $2.99 ($5.98)

1x Reach toothbrush - $1.99

Total before coupons - $10.97

Coupons I used

2x $1.00/1 Werthers candies (-$2.00)(printable)

2x $1.00/1 Oral-B toothbrushes (-$2.00)(P&G 

1x $1.00/1 Reach (printable)

1x $5.00 +UP

Total after coupons - $0.97 +tax= $1.39 OOP

* I got back a $1.00 +UP for the reach toothbrush, 2x $2.99 +UPS for the Oral-B toothbrushes, and a $1.00 +UP for the Werthers candies. Thats $7.98 total in +UPS.

Walgreens

 1x Reach toothbrush 2 pack - $2.99

Coupons I used

1x $2.00/1 Reach toothbrush twin pack

Total after coupons - $0.99 +tax= $1.17 OOP

* I got back $2.00 for the Reach toothbrush.

Here is a picture of everything I bought;

This is all I bought for this weeks sales. This is $40.60 worth of stuff for only $4.50 OOP. I also got back all of my money in rewards. :-) Hopefully more good deals pop up.

If you have any questions or comments, please ask/tell them in the comments below.

Happy couponing! :-)

 

 

 

Couponing 7/26/13

Hello everyone!

I just want to show you my small Rite Aid haul that I did today. I wasn't planning on going because I thought with my luck they would be all out of what I wanted, but to my surprise they had them! I was so happy!

 

I did the Sally Hansen deal. If you spend $15.00, you get $5.00 in +UPS. Also, all Sally Hansen products are 40% off.

 

Here is a picture of what I got;

 

 

1x Sally Hansen Insta Gel Strips kit - Regular $29.98

1x Sally Hansen Insta Gel Strips - Regular $14.99

Total before coupons - $44.97

 

Sales and Coupons

1x 40% off kit - $17.98

1x 40% off strips - $8.99

1x $10.00 printable coupon from SallyHansen.com

1x Buy one Sally Hansen kit, get the strips for free ($8.99)

Total after sales and coupons - $7.98 +tax =$9.60 OOP

 

I also got back a $5.00 +UP for spending $15.00 on Sally Hansen products.

 

I defiantly recommend doing this deal. I have the polish one and it works amazing! I absolutely love it! Make sure you go check to see if your store still has them.

 

If you have any questions, please leave them in the comments below.

 

Happy Couponing! :-)



Topic #4--How do I organize my coupons?

There are a few different ways you can organize your coupons. No method is right or wrong, it's all about what works for you.

Some methods you can use (these are just the ones i've heard of):
* Binder(s)
* Filing folder
* Filing cabinet or bucket
* Envelopes

When I first started couponing I put them in envelopes and then put them into one of those filing folders that you can take with you. I started buying more coupons so that didn't work out for me anymore, so then I started using a binder. I bought dividers and baseball card holders to put my coupons in and it has worked for me ever since. Now that I buy even more coupons I have three seperate binders. I have one for health and beauty, food and cleaning supplies. If I kept them all together I would need a HUGE binder. This works for me because when I go shopping, I put all of my binders in a bag, then when I decide to go to a store I just bring in the one I know i'm going to need or sometimes if I'm looking for unadvertised deals, then I will just bring all of them.

What do I do when I get new coupon inserts?
Every Sunday before I start cutting out my coupons, I go through all of my binders and take out expired coupons. I save mine to send to the Military. They can used expired coupons for up to six months after the expiration date. You could also just throw them away if you wanted to.

Since I get multiple papers, I take all of the like coupon inserts and work on them. I take out all of the pages and match each of the like ones together. Then, once i'm done, I grab a stack and on each coupon I write where it came from (ex: SS 2/24). Once i'm done with that, I cut all of the coupons out and then place them in the category they go in. Then I go onto the next stack and so on..

 

What way(s) do you file your coupons? If you don't coupon yet, which way seems the easiest? Or do you have a different idea? Please share :-)

Topic #3--Getting to know your coupons

This post is about what you will find on your coupons.

*Expiration date
*What kind of coupon it is (MFR, store, etc.)
*Dollar amount off and how many that amount is good for. (Example $1.00/1)
*Picture - Most times theres a picture on the coupons. Now, even though there is a picture, doesn't mean you have to buy the product that is pictured. Always read what the coupon says it's for. Sometimes it says off ANY or a certain one (flavor, color, shampoo, conditioner, styler, etc.)
*That specific coupons rules - I'm going to go more into depth on this in the next post I make. Always make sure you read it, it's very important. It states how many of those coupons you can use.

Topic #2--Coupon Lingo

Sunday Inserts: 

* P&G/PG - Procter and Gamble

*Rp - RedPlum

*SS - SmartSource

Others:

*$1/1, $1/2 - One dollar off of one item, one dollar off of two items

*2/$1, 3/$1 - Two items for one dollar, three items for one dollar
*Balance Rewards - This is Walgreen's new rewards program. You can earn points when you make qualifying purchases and then redeem them as a Walgreen's gift card 

* B1G1 or BOGO - Buy one, get one

*Beep - Sometimes the register will beep when a coupon is scanned if a price needs to be entered or if there is a problem with that coupon

*Blinkies - Grocery/drugstore coupon dispensers with blinking lights

*Catalina - They print from a separate machine when your receipt prints.
*Coupon Insert - Coupon circulars are inserted into Sunday papers. These include Smart Source (SS), Red Plum (RP) and Proctor and Gamble (P&G/PG)

* DND - Do Not Double

*Ea. - Each

*ECB's - ExtraCare Bucks. This is CVS's loyalty rewards program
*Ecoupons - These are electronic coupons

*ETS - Excludes Trial Size

*Exp. - Expires or expiration date

*GC - Gift Card

*IVC - Instant Value Coupon. This is Walgreens store coupons that are found in their ads and monthly booklets

*MIR - Mail In Rebate

*NLA - No Longer Available

*OYNO - On Your Next Order

*OOP - Out Of Poacket

*OOS - Out of Stock

*Peelie - Peel off coupon that is found of product packaging

*PSA - Prices Starting At

*RRs - Register Rewards. this is Walgreens catalina coupons

*Q - Coupon

*SCR - Single Check Rebate

*Stacking - Using both a manufactures coupon and a store coupon on one item

*UPC - Universal Product Code (bar code)

*Tearpad - A Pad of coupons that you can tear off. They are usually by the products that offer the coupons or by the registers

  

Topic #1--Where can I buy/get coupons?

First things first, we can't go shopping with coupons if we don't have any, can we? So where can we buy/get them?

Coupons come in Sunday papers. You can buy them at 7-11, gas stations, Dollar Store, CVS, Walgreens, Rite Aid and newspaper stands. Newspapers are $2.00.

Other places you can get coupons are:

*From neighbors, family or friends - Ask people if they use their coupons. If they don't use them, just ask if it's okay if you can have them.

*Dumpster diving - I know this sounds gross, but it's actually not. It's just what we call it. Dumpster diving is just going to your nearest recycling center and asking them if it's okay that you look for coupons. They usually let you.

*Printable coupons - Websites that you can print coupons for free are at Coupons.com, Redplum.com and Smartsource.com.

*Magazines - Theres a magazine called "All You Magazine". They have $100+ worth of coupons every month.

*Peelies - You can find these one products.

If you have any questions or if you know where else to buy/get coupons, feel free to let us know. :-)