Coupons, Gift Cards & Voucher Tips

Why Do Coupons Exist…
Why do manufacture’s produce coupons? They realize that coupons can be an attractive way to stimulate product purchases and move products that are not moving or to introduce new products to consumers.

Who Uses Coupons….
Today, more than 77 percent of the U.S. population uses coupons, redeeming close to 4 billion coupons a year, according to various studies. Research indicates each coupon user saves between $800 and $1,100 each year use by using coupons!

Coupon users vary, they range from the occasional user to the fanatic. There are even stories about shoppers who save as much as 90 percent on their total shopping bill due to properly using coupons.

After reading the savings research above, if you are not using coupons regularly, do you not think it’s time to? If you think it’s too time consuming read on…..

Where To Find Coupons…
If you are like most people new to finding coupons, when you hear the word coupon, you think of clipping them from newspapers. Yes it’s true that newspapers are a great way to get coupons, but they can be expensive. We recommend buying them from “Clippers” these people clip coupons and sale them for “handling fees”. Often you can get 100’s of coupons for just a few dollars, those 100’s of coupons can save you $100’s of dollars!

Visit the coupon clipper sources section below
Clipper Sources

eBay For Coupons…
Yes eBay is a coupon clipper’s heaven at times. There are always coupon auctions on eBay, they are not as organized as the clipper sites, it’s more like pot luck on what would be available at any time, but it’s still a great place to get newspaper clipped coupons and save a bundle.

I’ve gotten 200 coupons in the past for $1.00 these coupons saved over $80 in shopping; again $1 saved $80…

Visit the live eBay coupon listings...
Live Coupon Listings from eBay

HOW TO ASSURE SUCCESS WITH PRINTED COUPONS…

Once you have your coupons, you can best utilize them by using the tips below.

You will need a place to store your coupons. Coupon wallets are often sold in grocery stores. Use the coupon organizer to sort coupons and keep it with you at all times for those "unplanned" shopping trips. And don't just think food coupons or free grocery coupons, maybe you'll treat yourself with a fast food coupon and a golf coupon.
Organize your coupons in the order that you shop the store for quicker savings trips. I organize the coupons by aisle placing the ones I plan to use on this visit at the front of each section. And keep your coupons book nearby – you may even end up using a motel coupon or a hotel discount coupon with a travel coupon.
Whether using a store coupon or a manufacturer coupon, get coupon savings back in cash, and put the cash away for something special. This process makes coupon savings seem more tangible.
Use coupons to help teach children the value of money: use coupon savings to pay allowances.
Use coupons with shorter expiration dates first to stock up on necessary items
Use double or triple coupons along with the manufacturers' rebates to realize additional savings.
Plan your families' menu using coupons.
Use coupons in conjunction with sale items

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