Online Couponing

Couponing Tips

Instead of shopping for what you need today,

shop for things you use often when the prices

are lowest. Combining your coupons with sales

will save you a lot more money.

NEVER photocopy a coupon.

If the store is out of the item and you have a

really great coupon, ask for a raincheck.

If you get overwhelmed, start with one or two

stores and one or two apps you’re likely to use

Couponing Tips

Many stores let you “stack” different types of

coupons for extra savings. Find out what type of

coupons and what combinations the store

accepts by checking online or in person.

Combine your coupons with big sales to save the

most. If you have a coupon for $1 off, and the

item is already on sale $2 off, you’ve saved $3!

Sometimes items can even be free.

Coupon Policies Here’s an example of what a coupon policy might look like:

Types of Coupons

eCoupons: Digital coupons found online/through

an app and put on your loyalty card. Generally

these cannot be stacked.

Internet Printables: Coupons you print from

online. These may be store or manufacturers

coupons.

MFG/MQ: Manufacturers coupon. This coupon

can be used anywhere the product is sold, but

may or may not be combined with store coupons

Store Coupons: You get them from and use them

in a specific store

Couponing Terms To Know

Price Match: Certain stores will take their

competitors’ coupons and match them

Stacking: combining more than one type of

coupon for extra savings

Double or Triple Coupon: Coupon that a store

agrees to double/triple in value*

Coupon Friendly Stores

Albertsons often releases double or triple the

value coupons, “round-up” to $1 coupon days

Wal-mart will match competitors prices, but will

not accept “cents off” coupons

Safeway’s Just4U coupons cannot be stacked

with a manufacturers coupon, but store coupons

loaded on your savings card can.

Fred Meyer-can only use 5 of the same coupon

in one transaction (can’t stock up much), only

use two of the same printable coupons

Coupon Friendly Stores

Yokes won’t allow you to stack manufacturer

coupons, but will allow you to stack an MF

coupon with an in-store or competitor’s coupon.

Yokes will also accept internet coupons, with a

few exceptions. “Fresh Fridays” are good days

to use your coupons.

Rite-Aid takes stacked coupons: combine their

Video Value coupons and Wellness/+UP card

rewards with MFG coupons, and shop during a

sale

Coupon Friendly Stores

Walgreens only takes as many manufacturers

coupons as there are items being bought, so

“fill” with small cheap items to save big. Paper

coupons are applied before digital.

Rosauers provides coupons on their website,

accepts paper MFG coupons, accepts internet

coupons but may need to validate them if for a

free item or more than $2 off. No doubles or

competitor coupons.

Great Websites (with coupons that can

be printed in the library)

Couponsherpa.com

Retailmenot.com

Great Websites (with coupons that can

be printed at home)

Coolsavings.com

Coupons.com

Couponnetwork.com

Redplum.com

Smartsource.com

Great Websites (with couponing and

shopping tips)

Couponmom.com

Mygrocerydeals.com

Queenoffree.com

Rakinginthesavings.com

Privacy vs. Savings

What information are you willing to share in

order to save money on your purchases?

Types of Free Apps to Help You Save

Rebates

Coupons

Loyalty Card Managers

Savings After the Fact (Rebates)

Ibotta/Checkout 51/SavingStar let

you upload receipts for certain items

in exchange for cash to a Paypal or

Venmo account.

Savings at Point of Sale (Coupons)

Retail Me Not alerts

you to location based

sales and their

coupons as you walk

through shopping

centers.

Safeway lets you add

store coupons and

Just4U deals (savings

based on your

purchasing history) to

your loyalty card.

Savings at Point of Sale (Coupons)

Grocery Smarts

provides coupons that

match the circulars,

and helps find

coupons in the paper

The Coupons App

has a built in barcode

scanner that gives

you great deals on an

item when you scan

it.

Savings at Point of Sale (Coupons)

SnipSnap lets you scan a

printed coupon into your

phone to use in the store.

It also has hundred of

coupons in its database

and will alert you to

approaching expiration

dates.

Grocery iQ helps

you organize your

trip through the

store based on your

grocery list, and lets

you email or print

coupons from the

app

Savings at Point of Sale (Coupons)

SmartSource lets you

print coupons or

choose coupons to

apply to your grocery

store card when you

shop

Coupon Sherpa gives

you coupons for retail

and grocery shopping

that can be scanned

right from your phone

Savings at Point of Sale (Coupons)

Cellfire saves grocery

coupons to your card &

automatically applies at

purchase. Similar to

Safeway’s but works for

multiple grocery stores.

Pushpins allows you to

scan a product with your

phone, tap a pushpins

coupon and savings will

automatically come off

when you swipe your store

savings card at the

register.

Savings at Point of Sale (Coupons)

Yowza stores

coupons on your

phone, some of which

are exclusive to the

app

Loyalty Card Managers

Cardstar isn’t for

coupons, but scans

the barcode of all

your loyalty cards so

the clerk can scan

your phone instead of

the card—no more

wallet full of cards!

Stocard, mobile-

pocket, and Key Ring

are all similar

Questions?

Apps & websites you’d like to share

with the group?