Guess the Cost of this Shopping Trip!

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Guess the Cost of this Shopping Trip!

• 2 boxes Honey Nut Cheerios
• 4- 2 liters Pepsi
• 2 boxes Kotex
• 3 boxes Jolly Time popcorn
• 2 jars Pace picante sauce
• 1 large tub Country Crock
• 1 bag Rhodes cinnamon rolls
• 1- 3 pack Dial soap
• 1 jar Del Monte ketchup
• 1 box Krusteaz pancake mix
• 9 Kit Kat bars
• 9 Reeses peanut butter cup
• 4 bag of sugar

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48.46

• Without shopping sales and using coupons, total
  would have been 81.78.

Yes, that is A LOT of candy bars. Total for 18
bars, 6. That is 0.33 each. These were used for
Valentine treats.
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CAH in with COUPON

• Jamie Rathbun
• Family and Consumer Sciences Agent
• Ellsworth County

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• Its about spending less, not saving more.
• Someone who consistently saves 25 a week, will
  save 100 a month and 1,200 a year.
• The key is to develop a clever and
  easy-to-maintain coupon strategy.

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• Coupon piece of paper with a discount for a
  specified product on it.
• Manufacturers Coupon issued by the company that
  produces the product can be used a most stores.
  Store discounts your total, sends the coupon to
  the manufacturing company and gets reimbursed for
  the value of the discount.
• Store Coupon issued by a specific store, for use
  in that store ONLY the store is the one cutting
  the price of the product.

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Guidelines for Using Coupons

• Coupons may only be used once.
• You may use one coupon per indicated item
  purchased.
• You may not use two coupons on one item.
• Some stores will allow you to use one
  manufacturer AND one store coupon on the same one
  item. This is called Coupon Stacking.
• Check your stores coupon policy to see if they
  allow this.

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• Coupons may not be copied.
• Read the wording of the coupon, ignore the
  picture.
• Coupons will usually say save on ANY XYZ brand
  product.
• May indicate you buy a certain size of the
  product.
• You can use coupons on sale and clearance items.

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Maximizing the Value of Coupons

• Forget brand loyalty. Look for the PRODUCT you
  need.
• Clip only for products you need or use.
• Be on the lookout for pantry staples.
• Sour cream, butter, ketchup, mustard, chocolate
  chips, cooking spray and oil, rice, aluminum
  foil.
• Be on the lookout for personal products.
• Cosmetics , body care items (shampoo, toothpaste,
  etc.), feminine products.

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• Take advantage of double- and triple- coupon
  promotions.
• The store will take your 50-cent coupon and
  double it to make a savings of 1.
• Find out if your store offers this promotion and
  what the maximum double/triple value is.
• Make a list.
• Reminds you of what you came for and keeps you
  from buying items you dont need.

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Wait for sales to use your coupons.

• Many coupon items do not hit their lowest sale
  price until a few weeks after the coupon comes
  out.
• EXAMPLE
• 1 pork sausage 3.29
• Sale price, B1G1 1.65
• 55-cent coupon 1.10 (use 2, since you are
  buying 2 rolls of sausage)
• Coupon doubles 0.65
• Over 80 savings from the non-sale price.

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Using Coupons for Sale Items

• Weekly Ads.
• Read these to see what is on sale, which stores
  have the best prices on the items you need.
• Have ads delivered to you, pick it up at a store,
  view it on the stores website.
• Coupon Match-Ups.
• Websites will tell you the 1 rolls of sausage
  are on sale B1G1 and to use 2 pork sausage
  coupons from the January 1 newspaper.

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• Coupon Match-Up site
• Target
• Dillons
• There is no site that matches coupons for the
  store where you shop.
• Use a coupon database.
• Type in the product that is on sale/you need. It
  will tell you if there are any current coupons
  for the product

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• Loyalty Cards. SIGN UP!!!
• Only give sale price/double coupons to card
  holders.
• Allow you to add electronic coupons to your card.
• Ten for 10 promotions.
• Often do not have to buy 10 items to get sale
  price.
• Rain checks.
• Get a rain check if the store is out of the sale
  item.
• You can still use coupons if you are using a rain
  check.

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Where to Find Coupons

• Newspapers.
• Sunday paper, gather from friends and neighbors,
  libraries, schools, work place.
• 1st Sunday of the month, 1st Sunday of the
  quarter.
• Store circulars and magazines.
• Check by the door or the cashier.
• Store shelves and products.
• Mailings.
• Sign up on the manufacturing companys or stores
  website to receive coupons in the mail.

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• Online.
• www.coupons.com. Many of the coupons that appear
  in the Sunday paper.
• Stores websites.
• Target.
• Blogs dedicated to couponing often have links to
  coupons.
• Check to see if your store accepts printed
  coupons.

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• With your receipt.
• Catalina coupons print out at the register after
  you have purchased specific items.
• Save 2 on your next shopping trip, save 5 on
  your next purchase of 20 or more.
• On back of your receipt.

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Know the Stores Coupon Policy

• Visit store websites to find out their policy for
  using/accepting coupons.
• All stores are different.
• Policies change from time to time.

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Coupon Organization SystemsStart out small. Keep
it simple. Do what works for you.

• Envelopes

• Small Accordion File

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• Coupon Box

• Whole Insert

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• Coupon Binder

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• Dont forget your reusable bags.
• Many stores give a credit for being green.

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  product identification purposes only. No
  endorsement is intended, nor is criticism implied
  of similar products not mentioned.
• Contents of this publication may be freely
  reproduced for educational purposes. All other
  rights reserved. In each case, credit Jamie
  Rathbun, Cah in with Coupon, Kansas State
  University, August 2011.
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  Station and Cooperative Extension Service
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  State University, County Extension Councils,
  Extension Districts, and United States Department
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  Interim.