Gary Saves
Save money by couponing.
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Brand Feedback
Inspired by Kristen of Couponing to Disney, I decided that I would email various brands that I purchase. Usually they are compliments but they can also be complaints. What works out great is that usually as a thank you for taking your time and writing them, brands will send out coupons in return. They will tend to expire at the end of the year or it will be for free product!
I try to send out 5 emails per day.
View my progress below.
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Stacking Coupons
There are 2 types of coupons:
- Manufacturers ( both clipped and printed )
- Store Coupons ( such as Target or CVS )
Stacking coupons is the process where when you combine both manufacturers and store coupons on the same item. The rule of thumb is that there is one coupon of each type per barcode scanned.
An Example
Target Sale:
- Old Spice Body Wash on sale for $2.99 each.
Coupons Available:
- (2) $1/1 Target Printable
- BOGO Old Spice Body Wash P&G 5/1
- $1/1 P&G 5/1
You get both bottles for FREE!
How this works: The body wash is on sale for $2.99. The Proctor & Gamble ( P&G ) coupon gives you one of those bottles for free subtracting $2.99 for your total. We can then use $1 off from P&G on the other bottle that we are paying for. Remember one type of coupon per barcode scanned. However, there is another type: store coupon. We can use two of those. Making our grand total for both bottles -.01 or FREE!