Do you clip coupons?

[kenny]

I never do.
They are usually for stuff I don''t buy.

Never saw one for milk, eggs or carrots.

 

[Lula]

Are you in the wrong forum?

 

[PumpkinPie]

wrong forum Kenny.. but yes - I do when they`re relevent to my shopping - particularly shampoo and the like

 

[Callisto]

Haha how coincidental... I''m looking at some coupons while on pricescope right now.... so yes I clip coupons. Not obcessively but I like to look at the ones that come my way.

 

[Mrs Mitchell]

No. I tried to use a coupon for money off pampers diapers and it was a hassle. I won''t bother again.

 

[megumic]

Yep. I usually save at least $15 each shopping trip w/coupons. We only clip for stuff we use - almost always coupons for items we purchase.

 

[yssie]

yep, we do. Or rather, FI does, and then must buy whatever non-perishable it is.




a couple more trips and we'll have beans to see us through the apocalypse

 

[purselover]

Nope, the places we shop and the things we buy don''t have coupons.

 

[Luckyeshe]

I most definitely do, but I only clip coupons once a month. I typically end up with at least $5 off of my purchases because of it.

 

[JSM]

There are definitely coupons available for milk - regular, soy, and almond, though they are not as frequent as, let''s say, margarine and cheese.

I clip coupons regularly. I HAD to for a while when money was extremely tight and we could barely afford food, and the habit has continued now that DH and I both have decent jobs. I subscribe to organic coupons delivered to my email, and clip from the sunday paper. I don''t go all out, and only buy items I really want, but will usually save at least 15% on my grocery and household bill (including toilet paper, tissues, laundry detergent, etc).

If you are diligent, you can definitely find coupons for natural products. In my filer, I currently have coupons for organic salad/lettuce, organic cheese, natural cleaning supplies (seventh generation), and whole grain all natural breads. The savings add up!

 

[April20]

I don''t actually clip them, but I do file the entire insert by date and when a good sale comes up, I pull the insert with the coupon, clip it then and use it. I don''t use them for milk, eggs, etc, but I do get great deals on cheese, pasta, butter, flour, sugar, cleaning products, health & beauty, etc. I save about 50% on every grocery bill on average. Sometimes I save as much as 70%.

 

[sctsbride09]

I used to be hardcore about coupons, but I realized that it made me buy stuff I normally wouldnt buy, kwim? Or most coupons want you to buy 2 of said item, which only works out to saving like 20 cents each. Anyhow, I usually buy store brand stuff and make most food from scratch, and usually coupons are for processed foods, yuck! So no coupons for me anymore.

ETA- I do know that there are usually alot of cleaning supplies/ toiletry coupons, but I buy my toiletries at the dollar store ( umm who likes spending 12 dollars on a 24 pack of t.p.? not me!) and I do all natural cleaning supplies so no need for those either.

 

[MichelleCarmen]

Yeah, I clip coupons for anything I may need within the next week, up to one month. Probably use only 1/3 of the coupons that are stacked on my counter. Maybe save about $10 per week.

 

[elrohwen]

Nah. Sometimes the register spits out coupons based on things we buy, so I'll keep those if I would buy the item anyway. Recently I got $1 off Listerine, $1 off the panko breadcrumbs I buy, and some amount off of the brand of cleaning products I buy. I just stick them on the fridge until we run out of that item, then I use them.

eta: The majority of our grocery money goes towards produce, milk, etc and I don't buy a lot of processed stuff, so most of the coupons aren't useful to me, but I have occasionally seen produce and egg coupons that I've used.

 

[kittybean]

I pretty much only use coupons for soy milk--it''s expensive, and I drink a fair amount of it. Otherwise, it isn''t worth it to me as I just end up buying several of a product that I probably would otherwise forgo.

 

[zoebartlett]

I don''t get the paper, so I don''t usually see coupons. I''d love to save money at the store, but I can never find the web sites with good deals.

 

[tyty333]

Yep...just started and now I cant stop! Now its like I dont want to buy anything unless I have
a coupon for it!

 

[lyra]

I agree with you Kenny. I do shop for sales in groceries, but usually the savings is mostly in the meat dept.. Never the basic stuff, always stuff we don''t need. Our produce is ridiculously expensive in Canada too.

 

[merrijoy]

Date: 3/30/2010 4:47:03 PM
Author: ZoeBartlett
I don''t get the paper, so I don''t usually see coupons. I''d love to save money at the store, but I can never find the web sites with good deals.

This is the one my husband (hahaha) uses and loves. http://www.couponmom.com/

 

[anitabee]

i''m a proud coupon clipper. the amount i save is quite substantial. i''m sure my hubby is getting tired of my stories involving exciting coupon savings! i love to talk about how much i saved esp for things like diapers, baby wipes, gap clothes, restaurant 2-for-1s, etc.