How many of you coupon for your groceries?

cool09 · Feb 21, 2013

I was watching this show in tlc called extreme couponing . It totally surprised me by the way they save ,like they bring down 500 to nearly 0 with coupons. I don't do much of coupons except the in store warehouse coupons I get in my mail . So was curious to know do any of you do couponing for your local groceries?

OCdesigirl · Feb 21, 2013

I tried it, it took a lot of time and I didn't save much most of the coupons I get in news papers or in the mail are useless for us since we avoid frozen foods and junk food. Once in a while I find some coupons I can use.

Mehana · Feb 21, 2013

You can see weekly ad posted in each grocery website or if we go to shop you can see the ad paper. Better you can browse online and get an idea, so will know which coupon you can use.

uma321 · Feb 21, 2013

I use coupons religiously. You normally don't find coupons for Indian groceries. However, for toiletries and other stuff, you can certainly find coupons online. Lot of my friends (mainly non-indians) use coupons. However, I've never seen anyone saved like they show in TLC.

cool09 · Feb 21, 2013

Yeah I guess it does require quite a lot of patience and effort. May be buying items only when they r on sale and stocking up would save quite a bit. But who can pile up so much?

Anandchitra · Feb 21, 2013

It also requires on stocking up. for example buying paper towels like in dozens.. thats how they show in the extreme coupons show. Cans they buy in dozens. so in each they get to save 2/3rds maybe.
So its a combination of coupons, store coupon discount and volume too.

ramyaramani · Feb 21, 2013

If we have to do extreme couponing then it is not about buying items on sale. It is about buying and stocking items that are only on sale i.e you should not be worried about brands, size and other specifications. You just keep stocking.

I save the coupons but forget to take them!

For toiletries/health personal care I have now shifted to Amazon. At times these come in cheap. For eg: I got 3 Lysol toilet bowl cleaners for $5. They lasted for 4-5 months with weekly twice usage. Similarly for trash bags. Amazon has good price ones. At times it seriously irritates me when I think how much we spend on trash!

Khanaksmom · Feb 21, 2013

Hello gals

I am new to US. Please tell me which sites or other resources should I look for good deals in grocery/household items/kitchenware - bakeware?

I know about Costco, Walmart etc. where else should I look?
Also where should I look for good travel deals??

tashidelek2002 · Feb 21, 2013

I used to coupon when I lived out west. At that time the stores would do 10 times the coupon value up to $1 so if you had a ten cent coupon for an 89 cent product you got it free. If you had a cashier who didn't know what they were doing you sometimes could make 11 cents. I think you absolutely need to have multiple value of the coupon to really save. Lot of memory work on what store carries what, prices, coupon multiples, etc. Out of curiosity I kept track of the savings for a year.....it averaged out to 40% savings which I think is achievable for anyone. If you are on a tight budget it really helps out in the long run. Caveat: don't get lured into buying stuff you wouldn't normally use unless you just want to try it.

uma321 · Feb 21, 2013

ramyaramani said: ↑

At times it seriously irritates me when I think how much we spend on trash!
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Ramya, it's so true and funny :rotfl:rotfl.

If you invest some time to learn couponing and understand the store policies, you'll save some good money.

I used to clip Sunday paper coupons and print online coupons every week. It took me lot of time which I didn't have. Now I don't buy Sunday papers for coupons anymore. Instead, I clip coupons online and search coupons online before heading for grocery shopping.

With little planning, it's possible to save some money. :thumbsup