1. In the Sunday paper--this includes the Smart Source (SS), Red Plum (RP), Proctor & Gamble (PG), and Unilever. 2. tearpads---these are usually in the store 3. Peelie---this is located on a product. 4. Blinkie---this is the smartsource machine that blinks, this is located throughout the store.
HOW DO I GET ORGANIZED?
I tell people all the time don't clip your coupons. I think it is a waste of time, instead date them. Let this site do the work for you... I'll tell you where you can find the coupon and what section it is in. Personally, I date the section, list what coupons are in that section, the amount of the coupon, and when the coupon expires.
Item: amount of coupon, expiration date
Example: Kraft BBQ sauce - $1.00 - 8/16/09
ACRONYMS:
BOGO = Buy one get one **please ask you grocery store how they ring up BOGO items.
IP = Internet Printable
MQ or manu. q = Manufactured Coupon
SS = SmartSource
RP = RedPlum
FLIP = Food Lion Internet Printable
SCR = Single Check Rebate
ECB's = Extra Care Bucks (CVS Money)
WYB = When You Buy
RULE OF THUMB: You can use one manufactured coupon per item and if your grocery store takes competitor coupons, (such as Food Lion, Bi-Lo, Ingles, etc...) then you can use one manufactured and one competitor coupon per item.
WHICH COUPONS DO GROCERY STORES TAKE?
Publix - will double manufactured coupons up to $.50 (so if you have a $.50 coupon it will double to $1.00 off the item) they take competitor coupons and they have in-store coupons.
However, if there is an item that has a in-store coupon, manufacture coupon and a competitor coupon, they will only take (2) coupons per item.
BiLo -will double manufactured coupons up to $.65. They have in-store coupons, but do not accept competitor coupons.
Ingles - will double manufactured coupons up to $.50. They do not have in-store coupons and do not take competitor coupons. On occasion they will Triple coupons.
Food Lion - does not double coupons (they take them at face value). They do not take competitor coupons, but they do have in-store coupons.
Bloom - does not double coupons (they take them at face value). They do not take competitor coupons, but they do have in-store coupons. (occasionally Bloom will triple coupons up to $.99 however they will not triple their store coupons.)
Quality Foods - takes manufactured coupons at face value. Do not have in-store coupons and they do not accept competitor coupons.
Aldi - takes manufactured coupons. They do not double coupons, accept competitors, nor do they have in-store coupons.
