ABC‘s of Couponing Contents ABC‘s of Couponing .................................................................................................................................... 1 ABC's of Couponing: A is for "All About How Coupons Work" .............................................................. 4 ABC's of Couponing: "B" is for BOGO Stacking ....................................................................................... 5 ABC's of Couponing: "C" is for Catalinas ................................................................................................. 7 CVS Coupon Policy...................................................................................................................................... 8 ABC's of Couponing: "D" is for Double Coupons ................................................................................... 10 ABC's of Couponing: "E" is for eCoupons! ............................................................................................. 11 http://www.cuckooforcoupondeals.com/training/abcs-of-couponing-e-is-for-ecoupons/ ...................... 11 How To Get Cash Back Shopping Online Part 1: Ebates .................................................................... 12 ABC's of Couponing: "F" is for Freebies! ............................................................................................... 14 Costco vs. Couponing: Which is cheaper? ........................................................................................ 16 How To Save Time Couponing ................................................................................................................ 18 Get Sunday Coupon Inserts ..................................................................................................................... 20 BEST Rates for Sunday Coupon Multiple Subscriptions in Utah & Elsewhere- read below for 6 newspaper deals! .......................................................................................................................... 20 Don‘t live in Utah? Want to order coupons online or subscribe to a different paper? ............ 20 Utah & Salt Lake County Discounted Newspaper Prices: .............................................................. 21 Get Red Plum:....................................................................................................................................... 22 ABC's of Couponing: Are Coupons Just for Junk Food? ...................................................................... 23 http://www.cuckooforcoupondeals.com/training/couponing-101-are-coupons-just-for-junk- food/ .......................................................................................................................................................... 23 ABC's of Couponing: Keeping Track of Your Savings with Coupons ................................................. 24 ABC‘s of Couponing ―K‖ is for ―Keeping Track of Savings‖ .......................................................... 24 http://www.cuckooforcoupondeals.com/training/keeping-track-of-your-savings-with- coupons/ .................................................................................................................................................... 24 ABC's of Couponing: "L" is for Lingo 101 ............................................................................................... 25 ABC‘s of Couponing: ―L‖ is for ―Lingo‖ ............................................................................................ 25 Coupon Policies List ................................................................................................................................. 29 Store Coupon Policies: ........................................................................................................................ 29 ABC's of Couponing: "M" is for "Markdown Schedule" ......................................................................... 31 Present Closet: ..................................................................................................................................... 31 Follow Me on Your Cell: ...................................................................................................................... 32 Coupon Binder Organization + My Infamous Coupon Slicer .............................................................. 33 ABC‘s of Couponing: ―P‖ is for ―Price Points for Couponing‖ .......................................................... 34 Stock Up Prices for Couponing: ......................................................................................................... 34 http://www.cuckooforcoupondeals.com/price-points-for-couponing/ .................................................... 34 ABC's of Couponing: "P" is for Print it Twice! ...................................................................................... 35 http://www.cuckooforcoupondeals.com/freebie-coupons/how-to-get-coupons-to-print/ ..................... 35 ABC‘s of Couponing: ―Q‖ if for ―Questions Answered‖ ..................................................................... 36 ABC's of Couponing: "R" is for Rebates ................................................................................................. 37 NO Beer Purchase Required Rebates: ............................................................................................... 38 ABC's of Couponing: "R" is for "Rain Checks" ........................................................................................ 39 Rite Aid‘s Coupon Policy ......................................................................................................................... 40 Rite Aid’s Coupon Policy (in-depth video version): ....................................................................... 40 Seasonal Sales Cycles & Secrets ............................................................................................................ 42 Coupon Policies List ................................................................................................................................. 45 Store Coupon Policies: ........................................................................................................................ 45 ABC's of Couponing: "T" is for Train - Coupon Train that is! ............................................................. 47 ABC's of Couponing: "U" is for Understanding Crabby Cashiers ........................................................ 48 Coupon Binder Organization + My Infamous Coupon Slicer .......................................................... 49 Walgreen‘s Coupon Policy ...................................................................................................................... 50 The more you know... writing to companies for freebie coupons .................................................. 52 ABC's of Couponing: "X" is for "eXtreme Couponing" .......................................................................... 53 ABC's of Couponing: "Y" is for "Your Real Savings" .............................................................................. 55 10 More Ways to Save on Gasoline ........................................................................................................ 56 ABC's of Couponing: A is for "All About How Coupons Work" Have you ever worried you are costing a store money by getting freebies? Or how exactly getting free items with coupons can be legal and ethical? Let‘s start at the very beginning: Manufacturer‘s create food products, beverages, household and personal items. It costs a lot of money to do ads on t.v or elsewhere to inform consumers of these products, so another form of advertising for them is a coupon. Manufacturer’s create a coupon for an item to get the word out about the product, and get it directly in the hands of the consumer. They want you (the consumer) to use the coupons. What a better way to get the word out about your product then having people try it out! Manufacturer‘s pay for the coupon to be distributed in Sunday coupon inserts, online, or through magazine ad placements. This is to get the coupon in your hands. After you get the coupon in your hands, you create your shopping list and may even choose to use the coupon. After you scan your coupon on the register, the store takes the amount off the total purchase. You are stoked – if you follow my site, you may have just scored a freebie by combining a store sale/coupon with the manufacturer coupon! But the store is not reimbursed yet. The coupon is sent to a coupon clearinghouse to verify it was used correctly. What is a coupon clearinghouse? A coupon clearinghouse is a third-party independent of the manufacturer and the store the coupon was redeemed at. They determine the amount each manufacturer owes each store. The manufacturer takes the ―hit‖ for the coupon, not the store. The store should get reimbursed for the amount of the coupon…but…if you scan a coupon on the wrong item, the coupon clearinghouse may find out and decide the manufacturer doesn‘t owe the store that amount for that coupon. Also, if a coupon is a photocopied coupon, the clearinghouse will know and will not reimburse the store for the coupon. This means if you use coupons fraudulently, stores don‘t get reimbursed and they lose money. That is stealing from the store! Some stores have already decided that too many fraudulent coupons are being used, and they have stopped accepting coupons printed from the internet because they are worried they are photocopies and won‘t get reimbursed.