Comments on: Coupon or No Coupon? Sites to Try for Grocery Savings http://cashonthebarrelhead.net/2008/12/coupon-or-no-coupon-sites-to-try-for-grocery-savings/ one family's quest for positive cash flow Tue, 02 Mar 2010 18:42:24 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Free Grocery Guy http://cashonthebarrelhead.net/2008/12/coupon-or-no-coupon-sites-to-try-for-grocery-savings/comment-page-1/#comment-81 Free Grocery Guy Sun, 04 Jan 2009 21:59:42 +0000 http://cashonthebarrelhead.net/?p=400#comment-81 Appreciate the help! Love the site! Appreciate the help! Love the site!

]]> By: Monroe on a Budget http://cashonthebarrelhead.net/2008/12/coupon-or-no-coupon-sites-to-try-for-grocery-savings/comment-page-1/#comment-76 Monroe on a Budget Wed, 31 Dec 2008 15:06:09 +0000 http://cashonthebarrelhead.net/?p=400#comment-76 I put my coupons in an index card box, and use the index cards to label the categories. Now here's a sneaky trick: inside the lid of my coupon box I have also taped a chart that spells out the per-unit amount for pricing contortions such as three for $7. This helps me do the unit math and coupon math fairly quickly - and I know whether I have a good deal or move on to the next brand. I put my coupons in an index card box, and use the index cards to label the categories.

Now here’s a sneaky trick: inside the lid of my coupon box I have also taped a chart that spells out the per-unit amount for pricing contortions such as three for $7. This helps me do the unit math and coupon math fairly quickly – and I know whether I have a good deal or move on to the next brand.

]]> By: Jennifer Margulis http://cashonthebarrelhead.net/2008/12/coupon-or-no-coupon-sites-to-try-for-grocery-savings/comment-page-1/#comment-79 Jennifer Margulis Tue, 23 Dec 2008 23:02:06 +0000 http://cashonthebarrelhead.net/?p=400#comment-79 More about co-ops: People don't join them because they don't want to put in the cash upfront (ours, the Ashland Food Co-op, is very very popular but most shoppers aren't members. The thing about co-ops is THEY PAY FOR THEMSELVES bc you get member coupons and discounts and YOU CASH IN YOUR SHARES when you are no longer a member. So sure, you pay $100 bucks. But you get your money back tenfold in savings and later literally if you move or decide you don't want to be a member anymore. Maybe you can do a blog post on this?! More about co-ops: People don’t join them because they don’t want to put in the cash upfront (ours, the Ashland Food Co-op, is very very popular but most shoppers aren’t members. The thing about co-ops is THEY PAY FOR THEMSELVES bc you get member coupons and discounts and YOU CASH IN YOUR SHARES when you are no longer a member. So sure, you pay $100 bucks. But you get your money back tenfold in savings and later literally if you move or decide you don’t want to be a member anymore. Maybe you can do a blog post on this?!

]]> By: Sara http://cashonthebarrelhead.net/2008/12/coupon-or-no-coupon-sites-to-try-for-grocery-savings/comment-page-1/#comment-78 Sara Tue, 23 Dec 2008 21:07:24 +0000 http://cashonthebarrelhead.net/?p=400#comment-78 I'll check this out -- thanks! Also, if Caren happens to check back, can you email me or comment again? You comment got spam filtered and accidentally deleted before I could check out your site. I’ll check this out — thanks! Also, if Caren happens to check back, can you email me or comment again? You comment got spam filtered and accidentally deleted before I could check out your site.

]]> By: Gerald Buckley http://cashonthebarrelhead.net/2008/12/coupon-or-no-coupon-sites-to-try-for-grocery-savings/comment-page-1/#comment-80 Gerald Buckley Tue, 23 Dec 2008 19:48:43 +0000 http://cashonthebarrelhead.net/?p=400#comment-80 Might also check out http://www.grocio.com/ Once it launches it will do local grocery comparison shopping AND coupon matching (to what's going in your grocery basket). FREE registration and no ads. Couple of nice exclusive in the registration confirmation email such as links to nearly 200 online grocery chain circulars. Might also check out http://www.grocio.com/

Once it launches it will do local grocery comparison shopping AND coupon matching (to what’s going in your grocery basket).

FREE registration and no ads. Couple of nice exclusive in the registration confirmation email such as links to nearly 200 online grocery chain circulars.

]]> By: Zack http://cashonthebarrelhead.net/2008/12/coupon-or-no-coupon-sites-to-try-for-grocery-savings/comment-page-1/#comment-77 Zack Tue, 23 Dec 2008 04:36:24 +0000 http://cashonthebarrelhead.net/?p=400#comment-77 My family has been doing the coupon thing for a while now an it really adds up. We save on average $100 a week on our grocery bill and we also save a ton on just about everything else like clothes and eating out. At first we had a hard time getting organized as well. What worked for us was a simple 3 ring binder in which we put plastic sleeves that you collect base ball cards in. This is what we put the coupons in and then we just use tabs to organize by categories and put them in order of how we shopped the grocery store. Works great! We also use a web site to find most of our deals. Our favorite is Retailsavingsonline.com. <a href="www.retailsavingsonline.com" rel="nofollow">Retailsavingsonline.com</a> It is easy to use, has no pop up ads (this drives me crazy on other sites), and does not require you to register. Also kept very up to date and has tons of savings in all categories. My family has been doing the coupon thing for a while now an it really adds up. We save on average $100 a week on our grocery bill and we also save a ton on just about everything else like clothes and eating out.

At first we had a hard time getting organized as well. What worked for us was a simple 3 ring binder in which we put plastic sleeves that you collect base ball cards in. This is what we put the coupons in and then we just use tabs to organize by categories and put them in order of how we shopped the grocery store. Works great!

We also use a web site to find most of our deals. Our favorite is Retailsavingsonline.com.

Retailsavingsonline.com

It is easy to use, has no pop up ads (this drives me crazy on other sites), and does not require you to register. Also kept very up to date and has tons of savings in all categories.

]]> By: Alisa Bowman http://cashonthebarrelhead.net/2008/12/coupon-or-no-coupon-sites-to-try-for-grocery-savings/comment-page-1/#comment-75 Alisa Bowman Tue, 23 Dec 2008 01:28:39 +0000 http://cashonthebarrelhead.net/?p=400#comment-75 Thanks for this! I too am a coupon cutting wannabe. I've been threatening the family with coupons for a while, but I just can't seem to get myself organized. Then if my 4 yr old is with me at the grocery store, I'm even less discerning. I end up buying the most expensive toilet paper (just one example) and can't get out of the place without spending $200. It's insane. So I'm really hoping to not only learn from this--but to live it. Thanks for this! I too am a coupon cutting wannabe. I’ve been threatening the family with coupons for a while, but I just can’t seem to get myself organized. Then if my 4 yr old is with me at the grocery store, I’m even less discerning. I end up buying the most expensive toilet paper (just one example) and can’t get out of the place without spending $200. It’s insane. So I’m really hoping to not only learn from this–but to live it.

]]> By: Jennifer Margulis http://cashonthebarrelhead.net/2008/12/coupon-or-no-coupon-sites-to-try-for-grocery-savings/comment-page-1/#comment-74 Jennifer Margulis Mon, 22 Dec 2008 20:34:08 +0000 http://cashonthebarrelhead.net/?p=400#comment-74 We almost never use coupons when we go shopping, except for the ones given to members at the local food co-op where we buy all our groceries. Buying in the bulk section--and bringing our own containers--saves us hundreds of dollars a year. You can even get shampoo and olive oil in bulk (not bulk like buy a lot of jars at a time but bulk like bring your own containers and refill them time and again for a fraction of what you pay to buy the item with its packaging...) We almost never use coupons when we go shopping, except for the ones given to members at the local food co-op where we buy all our groceries. Buying in the bulk section–and bringing our own containers–saves us hundreds of dollars a year. You can even get shampoo and olive oil in bulk (not bulk like buy a lot of jars at a time but bulk like bring your own containers and refill them time and again for a fraction of what you pay to buy the item with its packaging…)

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