saved $1000 a month with coupons

@aretha (2538)
United States
June 21, 2007 3:36pm CST
there was a lady on the news the other morning that saves around $1000 a month on her food bill. they gave a couple sites to go to and get coupons. www.coupons.com and couponmoms.com i got a few coupons on the sites but i would like more sites to get coupons and see how much i can save the next time i go food shopping. this woman buys 20 sunday papers and clips the coupons. i can't afford 20 sunday papers at 1.50 each so i am trying to find some on the net that i can print out. please share any sites you have that i can print coupons. thank you
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• United States
22 Jun 07
I saw that on GMA I think it was the other day. I don't usually print coupons off the internet so I don't really have any sites for you. Our Wal-mart here won't take them but our Food Lion does. I usually get coupons from my mom and my hubby's grandmother because they get Sunday's paper and we don't. I went grocery shopping yesterday and with my MVP card and coupons I saved $32.22 and I was so excited. I love when I check the receipt and it shows that I saved a bunch.
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@aretha (2538)
• United States
25 Jun 07
i love to see my savings back home we had a store that had a card you could show when you went shopping and i would shop buy the paper and would save all kinds off money. wejust found a store the other day here that is like that but i haven't been in it yet i only looked it up. we are gonna try it next week so i am hoping that helps some. thanks a bunch
@daycarepal (1998)
• United States
22 Jun 07
Wow she saves around $1,000 a month on her monthly food bill? I wonder how much food she buys. I've never spent that much in a month for food. Maybe she has a large family. Several of my local supermarkets don't accept coupons printed off the internet. They have signs posted about it in their stores. So I usually only use coupons I find in the Sunday paper.
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@aretha (2538)
• United States
25 Jun 07
a lot of people are saying that stores will not take the printed ones. i am gonna try the sunday paper and see what i can't find. thanks a bunch
@emisle (3822)
• Ireland
22 Jun 07
Wow that's a lot of money. In Ireland there is only 1 site I know of and you wouldn't be making huge savings, though many major supermarkets have loyalty cards.
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@aretha (2538)
• United States
25 Jun 07
we just found a store the other day that i looked up on the net and they look like they have some really good weekly deals and all you have to do is get a card. we are gonna check that store out next time we do our shopping. thanks a bunch
• United States
22 Jun 07
I have used both of these sites, and I think they are really good. I personally get my coupons from the newspaper. I know that I am only saving a few cents to a dollar each time I use them, but the savings do add up. Granted, I have never saved $1000 but I have saved around $100 per month. I usually only use coupons on more expensive items like shampoo and toothpaste.
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@aretha (2538)
• United States
25 Jun 07
i think i am gonna start getting the paper on sunday just to see. i am not sure that our stores will take printed coupons so i am gonna ask before i print a bunch off. we found another store about 10 minutes away the other day that has some really good weekly deals so i might go check that place out. thanks a bunch
@vokey9472 (1486)
• United States
22 Jun 07
There are lots of sites that offer coupons for printing, but depending on where you are, you may find trouble trying to redeem them. WalMart in my area WILL NOT take any coupon that even looks as if it might have been printed on the internet. I got a Mighty Dog coupon in the mail and WalMart refused to accept it. They said it looked too much like an internet coupon. Albertson's in my area wouldn't even accept their own internet coupons a couple of years ago. You could go to the Albertson's site, print coupons from their site to use at Albertson's and then they wouldn't accept them. So double check with your stores before you go wasting your time to print a bunch of coupons that no one will take. If you are looking for more coupons, you could start a coupon train with your friends. It is one way to get more coupons that you can use and share those that you aren't going to use with someone who will.
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@aretha (2538)
• United States
25 Jun 07
i did ask at walmart the other day and they do not take them but we found a new store i would like to check out. thanks a bunch
@jewel102 (105)
• United States
21 Jun 07
check in www.momsview.com, couponcabin.com, wow-coupons.com and couponsurfer.com I can't afford to by 20 sunday's paper just for the coupons, please. The idea is to save some money, not to expend or waste more! hope I help you.
@aretha (2538)
• United States
25 Jun 07
thats what we said the paper here is 1.50 to buy well it was a year and half ago so if we were to buy 20 everyweek we would be crazy. thanks for the sites i will take a look at them. thanks a bunch
@nandans (1160)
• India
22 Jun 07
Thats a very good saving..
@venshida (4836)
• United States
22 Jun 07
I usually get my coupons from the Sunday paper. Good for her that's a great savings
@sizzle3000 (3036)
• United States
21 Jun 07
I get six Sunday papers a week. The papers here in Maryland are $1.00 each if you get them at Sams club. Our 7-11 has sales too on a two pack of papers for $2.00 plus tax. You should also watch for add that the paper company runs. I am in the Baltimore, Maryland area and they run specials where you get just the sunday paper for .50 an issue some times a little more. There is a great magazine that is online that can help you save money. It does cost to get a membership to the site. www.refundcents.com. This is a great place to learn about deals and where to find coupons both online and in the paper. Good luck and happy savings. www.coupons.com www.boodle.com www.smartsource.com
@aretha (2538)
• United States
25 Jun 07
i think i might see about starting to get a couple a week and see how i make out. a lot are saying that most places don't take the printed ones. thanks for the sites i will check them out. thanks a bunch
• Spain
25 Jun 07
Are there any sites for international coupons? Thanks.
@terri0824 (4991)
• United States
21 Jun 07
I remember seeing this on the net recently. I don't even spend $1000 on groceries a month. I'm not for sure of any sites that have coupons that you can print. I have been known to buy two Sunday papers, but I can't imagine 20. I know Kroger and Walmart usually have the Sunday paper for 99 cents where I live.
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@aretha (2538)
• United States
25 Jun 07
we said the same thing,we are a family of 5 and don't spend that much. i will have to check walmart to see about the sunday paper. thanks a bunch
@wiccania (3360)
• United States
21 Jun 07
coolsavings.com has printable coupons. Check with your grocery store and make sure they take coupons that have been printed off the internet, tho. There are a lot out there that have stopped accepting them.
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@aretha (2538)
• United States
21 Jun 07
oh really i guess i better check first then. before i go and print out a bunch. thanks for that info. i have heard of coolsavings.com before i will have to check it out. thanks a bunch
@naseemv (31)
• India
22 Jun 07
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• United States
13 Jul 07
Have you tried to order from a couponclipping site? These are sites where you can pick and choose what coupons you want from the up coming sunday paper. Also try a few coupon trading sites for multiples of coupons you want. I am a coupon shopper and usually save about a $1000 each month. I refuse to spend money on things that I can use a coupon for to get free or cheap. If you need more info on any of these send me a message and I can give you some more help :)