If you are going to save at the grocery store, you are going to need coupons! Here’s all the places that I know of to find coupons:
Sunday paper
- Types of coupon inserts in paper – Smart Source, Red Plum, P&G, bonus issues like General Mills coupons.
- Not all coupons expire on the same date in the insert!
- Yearly schedule
- Purchase a Sunday paper subscription (You can get multiple at home subscriptions)
- Remember both subscription and newsstand coupons are the same
- Buying paper in store…. remember not all stores charge the same price! My Dollar Tree has papers for half the price of Walmart.
- If you are buying a paper in the store, check to see if it actually has the inserts in it that it is suppose to. It is so annoying to buy a paper, get home, and notice it is missing most of the inserts.
- Recycling (also known as dumpster diving). This is retrieving abandoned inserts in recycling bins or dumpsters. Make sure you check your state laws to make sure it is okay to remove the inserts and always remember to throw your used newspapers into recycling as well.
- Ask a newspaper man what he does with his inserts. He might be willing to give them to you!
- Call your local paper and see if you can go through their leftovers
- Find a place online that sells full inserts or cut coupons (I have personally bought from My Coupon Hunter, The Coupon Clippers and Coupons & Things By DeDe.)
- Buy the biggest city in your area’s paper. Usually the bigger cities have the better coupons.
- And make sure you save EVERY Coupon!!! You never know if the item might go on sale. Better safe than sorry.
Printable Coupons
Most printable coupons can be printed twice by either using your back button or repeating the steps.
These sites change their coupons monthly. So make sure you print all the coupons you like before the month is over! They will expire 30 days from the date you print them:
Coupons.com
Smartsource.com
Redplum.com
Box Tops for Education
Betty Crocker
Eat Better America
Pillsbury
Snackpicks
Walgreens
All You
CVS
- Visit the websites of your favorite brands. A lot of them will have printable coupons on their sites. Also make sure you sign up for their newsletters. They also email coupons out!
- You can find even more printable coupons posted under the Printable Coupons category here on Couponing to Disney.
*If a coupon seems HOT to you, print it out now. You never know how long they will be available!
*Never copy a printable coupon
Catalina coupons
- these are coupons that print out at the register when you purchase your coupons
- if a store has a catalina machine, make sure you get your coupons. Sometimes the cashier will forget!
Peelies
- Peelies are coupons located on the front of products at the grocery store.
- Peelies are manufacture coupons that can be used at every store.
- Is it ok to remove peelies? That is something you will have to decide for yourself. Some people will remove just a few to use and some feel like they should be left on the product for the person who is buying that particular container.
Blinkies
- What is a blinkie coupon? This is a coupon that is located in the grocery store in small machines in front of products. It is okay to take a few of them.
- They change these coupons monthly.
Tearpads and booklets
- What is a tearpad coupon? This is a coupon that is located on a pad or in a booklet in the grocery store. Tearpad coupons are coupons you literally tear from a pad.
- Make sure you pick up every free booklet at the store. You never know which one will have coupons!
Inside the products
- Always look for coupons inside the products before you throw them away!
Write companies
- Find out all the details here.
Free Samples
- A lot of times, free samples will also contain coupons for the full size product. Find all the free samples I have posted here.
Mobile coupons
- Cellfire - load on your store card or on your phone (make sure stores in your area use these)
- Short Cuts – load on your store card or on your phone (make sure stores in your area use these)
- Soft coin – load on your store card or on your phone (make sure stores in your area use these)
Magazines
- most magazines you already receive have coupons
- All You magazine has a ton of coupons. You can either buy a subscription or pick up a copy at your local Walmart (only store that sells them).
Your local stores
- Make sure you sign up for your store mailing lists, clubs and more
- Also check the weekly circular for bonus coupons
Text coupons
- Target bonus texted coupons
- check to see if stores you shop at have this as well
Entertainment book
This is a book full of coupons for your local restaurant, stores, etc. Make sure you go through a cash back site like Ebates or Shop at Home and earn cash back. And if you are a new member, you will get a $5 bonus on top of the cash back! Just sign up and after logging in, search for the store in the search box and follow the link to the store’s homepage and proceed with your order like normal. Your cash back will appear in your account. It’s like getting paid to shop!
Junk mail flyers
When you coupon, make sure you look through EVERYTHING before you throw it away
Upromise
Learn more about Upromise here.
Newspaper
- Sometimes you will find coupons in the actual newspaper (rare).
- Always look through the Parade and USA today inserts in your Sunday paper. They often contain coupons.
On the back of your receipts
Always check receipts for coupons or survey offers.
On bags (especially fast food) or in fast food toys
Pamplets found in doctor offices, dentist offices, at the gym, etc
Fundraisers
- Kids sometimes sell coupon books, cards, etc for fundraising
Rebates
- When you submit for a rebate for a specific product, sometimes they will send coupons with the rebate check
- Sometimes rebates are in the form of coupon incentives instead of checks.
Tourist attractions
- Welcome centers, TTAs and truck stops have coupons for local restaurants. I found a coupon for $5/$15 purchase at the Planet Hollywood restaurant on a flyer at a hotel.
Movies
- Movies (DVDs or Blu-Rays that you have purchased) often have coupons inside.
Phone book
Our phone book has coupons located in the back. Check yours!
You can find even more ways to get coupons here.
If you are new to Couponing, you might want to take a moment to read more in my Getting Started Couponing series.
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