What if my store doesn't double coupons?!

What if my store doesn't double coupons?!

by Becky Sandefur

Some of the large chain stores have made coupon shopping much more
tantalizing by offering double and triple coupons. They are banking on
the fact that most people will come to their store for that extra
savings, use some coupons in their stores, then fill their grocery cart
with other high priced products. Let's face the facts, corporate America
is in it to make money. Thank goodness, that's not where the story ends!
While double and triple coupons are a great asset to lowering your
grocery bill, you'll end up actually paying more overall if you don't
watch it. The magic happens when you understand the strategy and match
those coupons with the stores lowest priced sales. Sometimes there are
even extra bonus manufacturer savings if you purchase a certain number of
their products in one transaction. Those are the times you load up and
pay little to nothing for those products.

I've heard so many people say that it isn't worth it for them because
their store doesn't double coupons. Drop the anchor . . . Don't jump off
the boat just yet! All over this great country of ours is a plethora of
opportunities just waiting for you to grab hold of. You can look from one
state to another and from one rural area to the suburbs to find the
savings you need. Some places double coupons worth up to .50 while others
will double $1 and $2 coupons; Then others don't double at all. However,
what I have found is that where one place might give those great double
deals, the other place has better sales to make up for it. Also,
different regions get coupons of different values. So where my .50 coupon
might be doubled to make it worth $1, another part of the country has
that same coupon already worth $1 or even more!

In all actuality, some of the very best deals are not even the deals you
get with double couponing. I love it, for instance, when there is a $4
coupon to save on razors and the store runs a special for those same
razors for sale at $4. You can't beat free . . . all it costs is the tax!
Then there's not even the hassle of trying to figure out how many you can
purchase if your store will only double up to three coupons on same items
per transaction. Don't limit yourself or your shopping opportunities.

With prices everywhere skyrocketing, you really can take charge of what
you pay. All it takes is keeping your eyes and ears open to sales and
available coupons. As with anything new, it might take some time to get
used to coupon shopping. Before you know it you'll be breezing through
the stores with keen observation and knowledge while paying just a
fraction of the price, double coupons or not.

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Becky Sandefur is an entrepreneur known for her gift of helping others
reach their money-saving goals. Her expertise is in the area of Home
Economics, budgeting, and household management. She is the business owner
of "The Coupon Detective" that trains people how to Save Hundreds on
their Grocery Bill.

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