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Reader Lisa has a couple questions about getting coupons. Leave your advice in the comments for her.
How do the people on “Extreme Couponing” receive coupons for free products? I clip every Sunday, but I have never seen free coupons.
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This is a post by BargainBabe.com writer Yazmin Cruz.
A while back Bargain Babe found out she can use in store Bed Bath and Beyond 20% off coupons online to save money. In comments, readers shared tips to saving money at BBB that seemed to good to be true! I contacted the company to verify the suggestions.
Stackable coupons – Manufacturer’s coupons can be used in addition to any store coupons for the same item. If you have trouble, ask to speak to the store manger or call corporate. Note, Tammy said her local store refused to stack coupons.
Doubling up - While some stores allow you to apply multiple 20% off coupons to a single item, most allow only one coupon per item.
These "in store only" BBB coupons CAN be used online!
Did you know you can use “in store only” coupons for Bed Bath & Beyond online? Here’s how I stumbled upon this awesome money-saving strategy.
I wanted to buy a pan on the Bed Bath & Beyond wedding registry of two friends tying the knot soon. If I bought the pan online, I qualified for free shipping but wouldn’t be able to use my 20% off coupon.
If I bought in the store, I could use my 20% off coupon, but would have to wrap and lug the item to the post office. I know this option would be cheaper, but take more time.
New month, new coupons!
A new month means brand new grocery and drugstore coupons! Make sure to check out out roundups of the best grocery coupon matches and drugstore coupon deals. Plus, you’ll find tons of printable and online coupons in our Coupon Database.
The below coupons are from CouponNetwork, Redplum, SavingStar, and Coupons.com.
Free sundaes at Maggie Moo's and Marble Slab Sept 28
There are 37 coupons and freebies today. A lot of nice deals today after a few slow days. If you shop online, get a cash back rebate on every purchase through Ebates or Shortcuts. It’s free to join!
Free Dove Nourishing Hair Cream - Get a freebie sample of Dove Nourishing Oil Care Leave-In Smoothing Cream. Never used it, but if it can control my frizz I’m excited!
Free coffee - Get a free cup of coffee, 12 ounces, at Krispy Kreme on Thursday, Sept. 29, 2011 in honor of National Coffee Day. Hmmm…coffee and donuts. Yum.
Free coffee, cappuccino, latte - Also on Sept. 29, 2011, you can pick up a free medium cup of coffee, cappuccino, or latte at 7-Eleven from 7 a.m. to 11 a.m.
Free Haagen-Dazs May 10! Credit: rarye/Flickr
There are 20 coupons and freebies today. If you shop online, check if there is a cash back rebate for shopping through Ebates or Shortcuts. It’s free to join and you can save a bit extra.
Free ice cream - Get free ice cream at Haagen-Dazs on May 10, 2011 from 4-8 p.m. at participating shops. Details on Facebook but you do not need to have a log in to participate.
Free General Mills samples - Spanish speakers in the US can get free General Mills products in sample form when they join QueVidaRica.
Free Shout – Get a free sample of Shout Color Catcher when you “like” its Facebook page and click on the Offers tab.
Today only! Peet’s coupon - Get $1 off your drink order with this Peet’s Coffee coupon. Valid May 2, 2011 only. Excludes juice and bottled beverages.
Free textbook rentals - Neebo is giving away 100,000 free textbook rentals to college students. This is a steal!
Free cologne - Get your honey smelling sexy with this free sample of cologne from BOSS.
Ends today! CVS coupon - Get 20% off sitewide with this CVS coupon. Expires Jan. 26, 2011.
Babies “R” Us coupon - Get 25% off with this Babies “R” Us coupon, which is also good at Toys “R” Us, when you trade in used baby gear. Starts Friday.
Esprit coupon - Get 40% off with this Eprit coupon. Expires Jan. 31, 2011.
Banana Republic coupon - Get 30% off $150 or more with this coupon for BananaRepublic.com. Use coupon code BROFFER. Ends Jan. 30, 2011 at 11:59 p.m. EST. Shipping is free on orders of $50 or more.
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I headed to Walgreens to spend a $25 voucher I received recently for transferring a prescription from another pharmacy. On my way to the store I called a friend who knows I am a bargain hunter.
“You’re going to the drugstore? Are you going to use coupons?”
“No,” I said sheepishly.
“Really?”
“I was too lazy to look through anything but the Sundays coupons,” I confessed.
“Ohhhhh. I’m going to out you on your blog,” he teased.
“Hmph.”
At Walgreens, however, I realized there were a ton of ways to stretch my dollars – without coupons. I bought everything you see in the above picture, which has a retail value of $49.07, for $3.42! Here’s how I did it.
- I first checked the Walgreens store circular for coupons for items on my list (see below). I found two.
- I wasn’t brand loyal. Instead, I started with a general list and took advantage of a buy-one-get-one free sale on batteries and other deals.
- I carefully reviewed cosmetic prices and leveraged a sweet deal on Revlon products, which were 40 percent off. Plus, if I bought $10 in Revlon products I would get a $5 voucher to buy more Revlon products.
- I bought off-brand candy (the gummy bears).
- I bought products on sale (Hershey’s chocolate, beauty tools, polish, batteries, tissues).
- I went back to ask the manager when I noticed a pricing mistake on my receipt and got a refund.
- I quickly used my bonus $5 Revlon voucher before it could expire. (Walgreens Register Rewards have to be used on your “next” purchase, which means you can come back another day or wait in line again. RR are only good for a few days so I like to spend them on the same trip.)
Even if I did not have the $25 voucher, my tab would have come to $28.42 – a 42% discount over the $49.07 retail price. Not too bad for leaving my manufacturer coupons at home.
