First, I'd like thank everyone for all the support and well wishes on my blog. It means a lot to me people actual spend their time to read my thoughts. It means so much!
So... I'm quite excited to answer my first question - Where do I get my coupons from. The answer is a number of places....
1. I get the bulk of my coupons from The Washington Post. I spend my time between DC and Baltimore because I live in DC and HE lives right out side of Baltimore. I prefer the Washington Post over the Baltimore Sun. I've learned the two papers have most of the same coupons, but the Washington Post does seem to have a few more than the Baltimore Times from the few times when I bought both papers on the same Sunday. Each week, it depends on what coupons the paper will have that dictates how many papers I'll buy. Most weeks, I buy either 2 or 3 papers every Sunday. If there are going to be a lot of coupons that I really want/need, then I'll buy as many as 5 newspapers. I find out some of the coupons that are going to be in the Sunday paper before hand by looking on websites for couponers that will list them or from my second source for coupons....
2. In my NW, DC neighborhood, we get 2 free papers that are delivered to our homes. The first free paper is the Northwest Current. For the last 2 years, my daughter was a student writer for them. They come out on Wednesdays. There are coupons in the paper every Wednesday that mimic the Sunday Paper coupons, but not all of them are included in this free paper. The second free paper is the Examiner. This paper is also delivered free to our home on Sundays. This coupon section is almost identical to the one that comes out on in the NW Current.
3. There are about 6 or so websites that are for nothing else but coupons. They are national recognized coupons that you can print with your home printer. I don't print too many this way. Some are too good to pass up and not print. A lot of these coupons seem to mimic the coupons already in the Sunday paper.
4. There are so many people who don't coupon, so I get lot of coupons from people giving them to me.
5. I get Ebony and Essence every month. Lo and behold, there were coupons in there this month! That really made my day! Sometimes it's the little things! lol
6. When I go shopping, I've found coupons in my cart. The kind that print at the register because of something else you bought and have to be used at that same store.
7. Stores themselves have different ways of putting out coupons. CVS puts them in their circular in the Sunday paper as does Safeway and a few other stores. CVS will also print you instant coupons at times if scan your bonus card at the red kiosk usually at the front of the store. RiteAid's website has commercials they require you to watch before you are able to print out a coupon using your home printer. Walgreen puts out a monthly coupon book that can be picked up at their store. I really like store coupons because you can use a manufacturers coupon along with the store coupons for extra value. Say I want to buy an item that's normally $7.50 but is on sale for $5. If I have a store coupon for $1 and a manufacturer's coupon for $1, I get that item that's normally $7.50 for $3!
8. I also get some coupons from FB. More and more companies are handing out coupons for "liking" their FB page.
9. Sometimes, there are coupons in the packaging of products I've bought.
I hope this post has helped!
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