Coupons Options

[Mommy]

Does anyone know of a Web site that has coupons on it for groceries? I want to be really frugal at the grocery store. Even though I have the money to pay more, I want to get through these recent food price spikes with only paying the same as I did before. I wouldn't mind printing up a few coupons to do that. I don't get the Sunday paper so that idea is out.

I did manage to go to the store today for a few things and made out decently, but only because fruit is finally in season so it's cheaper.

I got a bag of grapes, 3 plums, 2 nectarines, 6 bananas, 3 large oranges, 3 cans of tomato sauce, a bag of frozen french fries, a 12 pack of Pepsi, dishwasher soap, and some cookie dough all for $20 and some change. I just wonder if I could do even better than that.

I wanted some of the muffins from the HEB bakery, but a 3 pack was $3.19! That's insane. They used be two something.

[Mommy]

coupons.com sucks BTW. They don't have too many useful coupons. It's worth browsing before heading to the supermarket though.

I just found http://coupons.smartsource.com ....that one had more useful products. Still not as extensive as I would have hoped though.

[Epic]

jessica, not really

i went to startsampling.com and got some, but overall, just request from the product manufacturer. if you use a lot of a certain brand, write their customer service and ask for coupons. i got like 20 for febreeze, and have stocked up on tons for the iams dog food i use and other non-food staples.

for food, HEB really sucks with coupons, you just need to go to their coupon center before you start shopping and see if anything on your list is a value that day. i've gotten a lot of my snacks for better prices and have been able to take advantage of their "meal deals" (buy the meat, get the salad, fixings for free) quite a few times.

also ask for the coupons from the register every time, often they have a stack of unclaimed ones that print out that they'd love for you to take off your hands. also turn your reciept over and see if they offer anything, sometimes you get some gold nuggets under there.

yeah, i'm pretty thrifty when it comes to my shopping so i save money to pay for supplements, gas, and river adventures (and hopefully a kayak and kayak rack soon!)

[Mommy]

jessica, not really

i went to startsampling.com and got some, but overall, just request from the product manufacturer. if you use a lot of a certain brand, write their customer service and ask for coupons. i got like 20 for febreeze, and have stocked up on tons for the iams dog food i use and other non-food staples.

Hmm... I wonder if Huggies or Pampers does this. I am going to write them tomorrow.

[Junsui]

I don't know how many coupons they have for groceries, but you could try dealtaker.com. They have forums as well where people can ask for deals at different places.

[Oasis]

Does anyone know of a Web site that has coupons on it for groceries? I want to be really frugal at the grocery store. Even though I have the money to pay more, I want to get through these recent food price spikes with only paying the same as I did before. I wouldn't mind printing up a few coupons to do that. I don't get the Sunday paper so that idea is out.

Oh, so it's going to be you who I have to wait 15 minutes in line behind because you want to save 20 cents on celery and 12 cents on paper towels. Word to the wise....do not be that cunt.

[woody]

jesus jessica, you're married to an military guy

go to the commisary & start using the BX/PX

[impala454]

my coworker's wife gets her jollies off saving a ton at the grocery store, she uses this site for tips:

http://www.thegrocerygame.com/

[Mommy]

Oh, so it's going to be you who I have to wait 15 minutes in line behind because you want to save 20 cents on celery and 12 cents on paper towels. Word to the wise....do not be that cunt.

When you are getting ready to have a kid and will have to buy diapers (they go through about a dozen a day) and formula (definitely bottle feeding) then get back to me. I have a few coupons here for $5.00 of bundle of diapers. It's not silly amounts like what you said. Besides, I pride myself on always being prepared at the check-out counter. I don't sit there and dig through my purse to pay. I have everything ready before I go up there. If I have my coupons in hand, all they have to do is scan the bar code, and I'm on my way. If one doesn't scan, I'm not going to make a big deal of it.

And Woody, We live almost an hour from base right now. Any money we save going to the Commissary would go to gas to get there. I'm surely not going to make him go shopping for groceries after he has been gone 13 hours for work. I did go to the Commissary to look around the other day, though, when I went with him to work. They have really good deals. It's a shame it's so far from us.

[Epic]

besides, included in the prices you pay for food there is an amount to pay customer service staff (cashiers) so if you're buying the food, you can take as long as you want. In their effort of speed, you sometimes get double charged, or not charged, or they ring up your produce wrong, so taking the time to be vigilant is being a responsible consumer and even a responsible capitalist, so if you're behind me, be prepared to wait an extra 25 seconds

[Oasis]

besides, included in the prices you pay for food there is an amount to pay customer service staff (cashiers) so if you're buying the food, you can take as long as you want. In their effort of speed, you sometimes get double charged, or not charged, or they ring up your produce wrong, so taking the time to be vigilant is being a responsible consumer and even a responsible capitalist, so if you're behind me, be prepared to wait an extra 25 seconds

You aren't being a responsible capitalist, you're being a fucking cheapskate. Seriously, you're shopping for one person. How much are you going to save via using coupons? Two, three bucks total? If you're worried about amounts of money that small you have some serious financial issues you need to address

It's just like the jackasses who will drive out of their way to a gas station that has gas 5 cents cheaper. Five cents sounds appealing until you realize a 15 gallon tank will save you a whopping 75 cents total, and it probably cost you more than that in gas to drive the extra distance. Morons.

[impala454]

my buddy's wife saves about $10-15 per $100 on average. that's worth an extra 30 seconds or so IMHO.

[Mommy]

I don't think Will realizes what kind of coupons are out there. Yesterday in my little hunt, I found coupons for like $1 off products that were only $3. I think saving 1/3rd of the price is significant. My grandfather uses coupons when he does the grocery shopping for our whole family. The total bill is usually around $320 or so for 5 people... He saves sometimes $35 off of that just with coupons... AND he is already shopping at the Commissary.

[Epic]

You aren't being a responsible capitalist, you're being a fucking cheapskate. Seriously, you're shopping for one person. How much are you going to save via using coupons? Two, three bucks total? If you're worried about amounts of money that small you have some serious financial issues you need to address

It's just like the jackasses who will drive out of their way to a gas station that has gas 5 cents cheaper. Five cents sounds appealing until you realize a 15 gallon tank will save you a whopping 75 cents total, and it probably cost you more than that in gas to drive the extra distance. Morons.

haha, i will never take financial advice from you Will. And I cook 3 times a day, rarely eat out, and i can accummulate quite a bit of savings that I devote toward hobbies that I enjoy instead of overpaying when you don't have to. The next time you buy a car, go ahead and pay sticker because apparently you're a cheapskate any other way.

And you can't spare 30 seconds to save 7 or 8 bucks? Well maybe if I'm doing it I'll ask out the cute underage cashier, will you approve then?

Of course this is coming from the guy who just a few years ago wouldn't buy food at Rosa's because it broke into his beer budget.

[chook]

You aren't being a responsible capitalist, you're being a fucking cheapskate. Seriously, you're shopping for one person. How much are you going to save via using coupons? Two, three bucks total? If you're worried about amounts of money that small you have some serious financial issues you need to address

It's just like the jackasses who will drive out of their way to a gas station that has gas 5 cents cheaper. Five cents sounds appealing until you realize a 15 gallon tank will save you a whopping 75 cents total, and it probably cost you more than that in gas to drive the extra distance. Morons.

buy gas when it is cool, or real early in the morning (6-7 am) Gas is the coolest then and will have the most energy/gallon.