Archive for Extreme Couponer 101

What Does it All Mean?

Posted on Jul 23 2009 | By Jenny · Comments Comments

I have a wide range of posts about how to save in the store and coupons in general but realized that aren’t many places on Southern Savers that explain how to use the lists and the site.
I know the lists are long and very colorful and for many newcomers it just turns into a [...]

Saving More on Produce Part 2

Posted on Jul 03 2009 | By Jenny · Comments Comments

Guest Post written by Kim, an expert on Produce Co-Ops!
Fresh fruit and vegetables - there is nothing tastier and nothing healthier for you and your family. However, a lot of us bargain shoppers tend to shy away from this section of the grocery store because of the high price tag. Many of the good deals [...]

Random Bar Code Thoughts

Posted on Jun 25 2009 | By Jenny · Comments Comments

There are lots of different places to get coupons. Newspaper, printables, magazines, in store dispensers, coupons on products, pamphlets in the store… the list is endless. Please remember with all these different coupons that you can still only use one manufacturer coupon per item. It doesn’t matter where you found the coupon, only one per [...]

Guest Post: Saving on Organic Products

Posted on Jun 23 2009 | By Jenny · Comments Comments

Most of you that visit Southern Savers on a regular basis, already know that you can drastically decrease your grocery shopping expenses with coupons. But did you know you can also decrease your organic grocery shopping by at least 50%?  I am able to say this, because I have done it myself.
Having organic items in [...]

Extreme Couponing: Organization

Posted on Jun 23 2009 | By Jenny · Comments Comments

There are 4 levels of organization I would recommend.  They go up in order of time involved to organize but they also each make the time spent finding the coupon faster.  So you decide the system best for you and the time trade off.
The pictures below go in order of system type.
#1
“Not Cutting” [...]

Saving on Produce, part 1

Posted on May 30 2009 | By Jenny · Comments Comments

There are a few questions I get A LOT, and one of them is how do you save on Produce, Meat and Dairy that doesn’t have coupons. Remember that these items still go on sale so you can still save on them without the coupon.  If you would like to save more though…
My first answer [...]

In Store Coupons Debate

Posted on Apr 29 2009 | By Jenny · Comments Comments

There are some great conversations that go on in the comments sections of all of the deal posts and sometimes it is information we can all use.
There were some questions raised about using a manufacturer coupon found at one store at another store.  Was this stealing or wrong?
My thoughts:
Most stores are given or are paid [...]

Legality Part 1 - Answers

Posted on Apr 24 2009 | By Jenny · Comments Comments

You guys had a lot of great questions about the first part of “Keeping it Legal” and I want everyone to catch the answers.
Target & Food Lion coupons.
You are able to print more than one coupon with Target and Food Lion coupons you can print to pdf.  Target and Food Lion both have written on [...]

Keeping it Legal… part 1

Posted on Apr 24 2009 | By Jenny · Comments Comments

There are lots of opportunities or ways to bend the rules with couponing so I want to take moment to list two rules that should not be broken.  I know sometimes there are gray areas, but these two are black and white.
Only use one manufacturer coupon per item.
If you slip in more manufacturer [...]

I’m Calling Corporate

Posted on Apr 09 2009 | By Jenny · Comments Comments

If you have a problem or issue with a store the best thing you can do is to call the corporate office. It only takes a minute to lodge a complaint but it can solve some serious headaches for you in the future. Odds are it will take you less time to call the corporate [...]



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