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Coupon101

What are fillers at CVS and Walgreens?

by Tiffany on October 26, 2009

When we talk about “filler’s” what does that mean?

Well, at both CVS and Walgreens there are times when your purchase calls for a filler. Interestingly enough it is for different reasons at both stores.

CVS – When you shop at CVS and use Extra Care Bucks (ECB’s) they are just like gift cards, you don’t [...]

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Trying to understand B1G1 deals?

by Tiffany on October 20, 2009

This is a super cool post from The Krazy Coupon Lady, that I think really helps explain B1G1 items!

BOGO stands for Buy One Get One. Sometimes a sale is “Buy One Get One Free”, other times maybe it’s “Buy One Get One Half Off”. We consistently get confused reader questions surrounding BOGO [...]

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Buying frozen food? What to look for.

by Tiffany on October 19, 2009

With all the coupons out right now for frozen vegetables I wonder about feeding them to my family. Are they as good for them as fresh? I know they have to be better than canned but how good are they really?

According to Real Simple magazine:
Frozen vegetables and fruits can actually be more nutritious than fresh, [...]

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Introduction to Couponing

by Tiffany on October 1, 2009

When I first started cutting coupons as a new Mom 12 years ago, I struggled. I would clip, and cut, and shop and then find myself only saving $7 on a $80 purchase. I decided it wasn’t worth my time to save $.35 on a loaf of bread and I quit trying. Fast forward 10 [...]

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Catalina didn’t print? This is what you do.

by Tiffany on September 30, 2009

What to do when your Catalina does not print…

There is nothing more frustrating than doing a deal and your Catalina does not print. When this happens you have a few things that you can do.
When a Catalina does not print, ask the cashier… or head over to Customer Service. Get a Manager if [...]

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Trouble printing coupons? Help is here!

by Tiffany on September 30, 2009

Have you ever gone to print a coupons and it says, “Please wait” so you wait and wait and wait? Or you get a message that says you have already printed the coupon, and you know that you haven’t? Or, you have been asked to install the coupon printer over and over again? These are [...]

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Video on how I cut my coupons.

by Tiffany on September 29, 2009

This is a little video I did this weekend of how I sort my coupons. I’d like to thank my son for taping it for me.. ( that is why it might make you nauseous watching it) he is a doll!

I like to lay them all out and just get it over with as soon [...]

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How do you shop?

by Tiffany on September 17, 2009

This is a comment from a reader on one of my Kroger shoppng trips.

OK!! I’m working on my couponing skills, but you always have so many coupons. Do you actually buy that many Sunday papers? When do you actually sit down and do all of this. These might be stupid questions but I need [...]

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What are catalina’s?

by Tiffany on June 17, 2009

This is a little video I took and forgot to ever post it. It was explaining a really good deal that a store in my area was having in May and how to take advantage of it. 

The first image is a photo of my purchase. I paid $40 far all of this and saved over [...]

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How I Organize My Coupons

by Tiffany on May 31, 2009

**UPDATE – I finally got a big enough binder that I am only using one binder and not two! But I am still organizing it the same way.

In the past month, I have been stopped almost every time I am in the store and asked about my binders that I keep my coupons in.
This [...]

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