I'm trying to get into coupons again. I used them years ago and was quite organized about it, but gradually I came to feel that I did just as well or better buying house brands.
Now that I live with my cousin, who has pickier tastes, I thought I would try coupons again. My criteria for using them are: they have to be for something I was already planning to buy, OR for something that is already marked down, OR they give me something free.
On my last grocery trip, I managed to use only three. I took more with me, but it turned out that some were for the wrong size, the product wasn't really marked down, etc.
So I got $1 off a frozen dinner, and I got a free container of nasal spray and a free bag of cat food.
It seemed like a lot of work, and I didn't really need the nasal spray or cat food (though I will eventually).
So I'm going to give it a few more tries, but I'm not sure if this is a strategy I'll keep.
Today I spent $15 on a haircut at Great Clips -- $12 for the cut and $3 for the cutter, whom I like very much. I FORGOT to use a $2 coupon! Coupons really don't work when you don't use them!
Coupons
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I am going to combine a sale with a coupon this weekend and should end up getting a product that normally costs about $2-$3 for just over $1. I don't often buy it but like it and will use it to replace something else that is currently costing me more.
I go through phases of using coupons - sometimes less and sometimes more. I couldn't do it without the help of a couple of online coupon groups - I'd suggest you join but its a Canadian group so wouldn't be that helpful to you.
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