For The Mommas - Save Money with Coupons, Freebies, Steals &Deals
Save Money Using Coupons, Freebies, Deals
There is a new $1/1 Mitchum Coupon available. (use zip 19606 if needed) Use this coupon to pick up free Mitchum at Walgreen’s this week.
Here is your deal
Buy (2) Mitchum or Lady Mitchum Antiperspirant/Deodorant – $3.00
Use (2) $1/1 Mitchum Product Coupon
Pay $4.00
Get $4.00 RR wyb 2
Free after coupons and RR
There are new Kellogg’s Coupons available to print:
Save $1.00/2 Kellogg’s Special K Coupon
Save $3.00/5 Kellogg’s Special K Coupon
Save $2.00/3 Kellogg’s Special K Coupon
Save $1.00/2 Kellogg’s Cereal Coupon
Don’t forget about the Kellogg’s Milk Catalina at Giant.
There is a new $10.00/1 Alice in Wonderland Coupon for Blu Ray available to print from Disney.
If you plan on purchasing this DVD, Amazon currently has a $10.00 credit when you buy Alice in Wonderland (Three-Disc Blu-ray/DVD Combo + Digital Copy)
In addition to the $10.00 Credit, you will also get a $4.00 credit for Video On Demand.
There is a new $1.00/2 Campbell’s Chunky Soup printable coupon here. This is great to combine with a catalina or sale.
For more coupons, don’t forget to check out the Coupon Database.
Save $1.00/2 Stove Top Stuffing Mix Products (90210)
Save $1.00/2 Horizon Organic Eggs
Save $3.00/1 Elnett Hairspray
Save $1.00/2 Libby’s Fruit
You can print them all here.
Another weird word! Last week we talked about what a catalina is.
So I use the term YMMV often in my posts. What does that mean:
It could mean Your Mileage May Vary, Your Market May Vary or Your Managers Mood Varies
So in general, a YMMV means you cannot count on the deal being at your store. I would say ALL CLEARANCE deals are YMMV.
Any questions about YMMV?
What does it mean when you say use $1.00/1 04-05 RP ?
This means in that in the 04/05 edition of Red Plum Coupon Insert there is a coupon for $1.00/1 of that product. Other abbreviations for coupon sources are:
SS= Smart Source insert found in newspapers
PG= Proctor & Gamble insert found in newspapers
IP- Internet Printable – a coupon that is printed on the internet via different sources
Bricks- A company who provides many of the internet printables
UL – Unilever Insert found in Newspapers
Why doesn’t the value of my coupon match what you have here?
Regional papers have different values for different coupons, so your coupon maybe for more or less. If you are a Philadelphia area reader, I use the values found in the Philadelphia Inquirer. Other local papers may be more or less than this value.
Why don’t I have the coupon you have listed as a match?
Just like regional amounts are different, so are the actual coupons that may come in your newspaper inserts. If you are in smaller markets, you may not get some of the better coupons.
How do I know how many newspapers to buy and can you tell me each week?
That is a really tough question! Each of us has our own individual taste, so sometimes there are coupons that may appeal to me and not so much to you. I suggest you visit for the coupon preview each week and make a decision based on that. However, remember you may not get all the coupons each week. I buy a copy of the newspaper and check it out first. I never use the coupon previews as a definite list, I use it as what I could be getting. Once I look through the paper, I make a decision on what to purchase.
If you are just getting started couponing, here is a quick cheat sheet on coupon lingo.
BOGO – Short for Buy One Get One Free
WYB – When You Buy (Typically associated with dollars off when you buy an item)
OOP – Out of Pocket otherwise known as the money you will spend out of your pocket
OYNO – On Your Next Order – Usually refers to a coupon that can be used the next time you shop.
CAT – Catalina – This is a coupon that will print out at the register when you check out.
ECB – Extra Care Bucks – A “coupon” for dollars off a future purchase at CVS.
RR – Register Rewards – Walgreens version of a catalina.
SCR -Single Check Rebate – The check that Rite Aid sends for it’s rebate program.
YMMV – Your mileage may vary – Means you may or not be able to do the deal depending on your stores policy
IP -Internet printable coupon
Bricks – Company that provides internet printable coupon
MIR – Mail in Rebate
SS – Smart Source coupon insert from your newspaper
RP – Red Plum coupon insert from your newspaper
V- Vlassis coupon insert (also known as RP)
PG – Proctor & Gamble coupon insert from your newspaper
UL – Unilever coupon insert from your newspaper
Are there any others that you aren’t sure what they mean? Ask in the comments and I will update this post.
If you haven’t been following the When You Cashier Says No series, you can read the original post HERE and HERE.
We all know it can be tough just understanding what it means when a coupon says get $1.00 off when you buy 3 of the any of these 6 products. That is just enough to make your head spin!
Chrissy emailed me to ask me about the fine print on coupons. I mean the really small print on the bottom that no one ever reads. The legalese stuff that sounds like jibber jabber when you read it out loud. Chrissy has run into a cashier who wants to throw out the legalese fine print as a reason as he can’t process a coupon. I want to talk about some of this fine print and get your feedback on what you may have experienced.
Chrissy’s cashier initially interpreted this to mean that I could use only one manufacturer coupon even if I was purchasing a cart full of different products. When I argued, then he interpreted this to mean that if I purchase 2 identical products, he won’t honor a second coupon for the second product.
What is really means – This is generally interpreted to mean one like coupon per item. So if you purchase one shampoo, you cannot use four shampoo coupons on it. However, there are cases where you can combine a store coupon with a manufacturer coupon. What this cashier was confusing was one coupon per transaction or one coupon per customer. If the coupon says one coupon per transaction, then he has a valid point.
One coupon per transaction generally means that if you have 5 transactions at a store you can use 5 coupons. Of course, use your discretion when doing this. Lastly, one coupon per customer generally means one coupon per customer per day, period. For example, I recently had meat coupons for Giant Food Store. I specifically wanted to know what one per customer meant. The manager said that every day I come back to the store, I am considered a new customer. So one coupon, per customer, per day, until my next visit was what Giant Food Stores was anticipating. One exception to this may be when you use a store card, it usually means one coupon per customer period.
Chrissy’s cashier refuses to adjust the coupon down, even when the store’s policy is to adjust the coupon. For example, sometimes after applying a Walgreens store coupon, the remaining price of a product will be 99 cents. If I have a $1.00 manufacturer coupon, Walgreens policy is to reduce the value of the coupon down to 99 cents. He refuses saying that doing so is coupon fraud and therefore he won’t redeem the coupon at all. He says that the extra penny would be applied to the sales tax and that is fraud because the fine print says “Void if prohibited, taxed, or restricted by law.”
What this really means – This cashier takes things extremely literal. Most stores will adjust a coupon down. Most stores will not give overage, which is understandable. However, unless it is explicity written in their policy, management may not be required to adjust a coupon down. Is it fraud if you ask them to? No. It is commonly accepted practice to adjust a coupon to the sales price. Do you have any grounds to get them to adjust down the coupon? Unfortunately, no. I would ask that cashier to take the manufacturer coupon off first. This way there is no silly verbiage that he can get hung up on because the Walgreens coupon has no verbiage like such on it. Many register systems charge you tax on your pre coupon price anyway!
Chrissy has called the Walgreens District Office in my area and they e-mailed their coupon policy to me. The assistant manager still refuses to follow Walgreens policy claiming that the fine print on a manufacturer coupon overrides Walgreens policies, at which point he reads aloud, “Any other use constitutes fraud.”
What this really means - Using a coupon for the product it was intended is not fraud. If you purchase the product at a business establishment that accepts coupons with a valid manufacturers coupon, one that you did not photocopy, make at home etc, does not constitute fraud. I would consider talking directly to the District Manager and say that you have been accused of coupon fraud. This behavior on the part of managers is unacceptable. I would suggest asking the manager what part of your transaction is fraud. By the way for more on coupon fraud, you can visit HERE.
Chrissy knows that many stores including Target, WalMart, Walgreens, and CVS all reduce the value of a coupon if the sales price is less than the coupon value. I don’t understand this because, for example, if a store reduces a $1 coupon down to 99 cents, doesn’t the store ultimately receive the full dollar from the manufacturer (in addition to a processing fee)? Why is it legal for the store to do that, but if the customer gets the extra penny, it’s coupon fraud?
This is a tough one. I am not sure that there is a good answer here, other than I am happy to have the store adjust the coupon down so that they will take it. I would rather have them adjust it to $.99 so I get the product for free, than not adjust it down. I know that it doesn’t seem fair at all, but I am never seeking overage, because I am happy to get it for free. If I get overage, great. Wish I had a better answer for this one!
Got a question about coupons? Had a bad experience with a cashier – go ahead and leave it in the comments. If you want your question featured, use the contact form to send me your question. As long as the questions keep coming, I will keep writing!
