Monday, March 7, 2011

What Coupons?

 The next question I'm sure you are thinking is, what coupons should I keep and cut? All of them! If you don't mind getting it for free or making some overage on it, keep the coupon. As for online coupons, don't get crazy with them. That wastes paper and ink and eventually money. I learned that you should only print the ones you plan on using right away or are high value. Now if you know that the coupon will be popular, print that as well. Online coupons are only there for a certain amount of time and only have a certain amount that can be printed. You can print usually up to 2 times for one coupon on each computer but the coupon may only be out there to a few thousand prints. Once those thousand prints are printed the coupon is gone.
  Now why are you printing coupons you won't use the products for? Because you may use them if they are free or make you money. If you won't use them no matter what then take those items and donate them to a local charity. One example is an accu-check blood gluclose checker that Walgreens usually has on sale. If there is a coupon for $5 off and they have it on sale for $14.99 with a $14.99 mail in rebate,  you take that coupon and pay $9.99 but do the MIR for $14.99. That was just a $5 money maker for you. Now if you won't use that accu-check take it up to your local senior citizen center and donate it and they will be more then happy to take it and give it to a person that will use it. It's a win-win for both parties. You can do the same with homeless shelters, humane societies, or just about any non-profit organization that takes donations.
   Your expired coupons also keep because you can send those to military commissaries and they can use the expired coupons anyway. Another great reason to keep all coupons!

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