“One of the most important strategies to saving on groceries and household items with coupons is to combine high-value coupons with the lowest sale prices. We can apply this…”
New Super-Couponing Tips column: The razor blade business model
“Does it ever make sense to buy razor blades? Ever since I started using coupons, I find lots of deals on quality blade razors. However, I never see deals on the blades…”
New Super-Couponing Tips column: Coupon cannot be combined with… anything?
“A coupon for one of my products had this text in the terms: ‘Coupon cannot be combined with other offers.’ The cashier said that she thought this item was on sale…”
New Super-Couponing Tips column: The “coupon product” reseller conundrum
“I then see ads on social media where these people have shelves full of the same items for sale. Some people appreciate them selling them for a less expensive price than the store…”
New Super-Couponing Tips column: Readers sing the downsizing blues
“I am fed up with companies who keep on downsizing items we have bought for many years. I have been a loyal customer of a major brand of dish detergent…”
New Super-Couponing Tips column: Readers share savings scores
“The detergent was $1.99, but if you bought five bottles, the price of each went down to 99 cents.. After all my coupons, I paid 95 cents for five bottles of laundry detergent. That’s just 19 cents per bottle!”
New Super-Couponing Tips column: Do coupons have an income stigma?
“I have read your column awhile and you have said that even affluent people use coupons. I am not sure that I believe that fully. It has been years since I cut a coupon, but I got the newspaper and saw…”
New Super-Couponing Tips column: Readers’ top 5 complaints about ecoupons
When they first appeared on the scene, many industry spokespeople predicted that they’d soon revolutionize couponing and disrupt the traditional paper coupon model. Yet, here we are in 2019…
New Super-Couponing Tips column: Readers react to “fighting the system”
“Recently, I’ve received reader email from shoppers who feel that stores are stacking the discount game against them, so they’re fighting back by ignoring coupon limits or testing the limits…”
New Super-Couponing Tips column: Maximixing coupon overage
“Any time you have a coupon with a dollar amount that exceeds the selling price of the item you’re buying, things do start to get interesting! The extra 51 cents of coupon value that’s left…”
New Super-Couponing Tips column: Couponing around the world
“The couponing phenomenon as we know it in the U.S. is largely an American phenomenon. While other countries certainly offer coupons, several readers have written to report that they aren’t able…”
New Super-Couponing Tips column: How brands want shoppers to redeem coupons
“First, they were unlimited. Then, some went to limit four per person. Then, they got even more restrictive as to how many you can use per day and are even limiting how many people in your house…”
New Super-Couponing Tips column: Readers question coupon ethics & limits
“A friend showed me that she has signed up for multiple store loyalty cards. One of our supermarkets always has a free item each week, and you load the coupon for the free item in their app…”
New Super-Couponing Tips column: Online or in-store shopping
“Without the opportunity to hold the item in her hands and inspect it before purchasing, she learned there are some instances where heading to the store may result in a better experience…”
New Super-Couponing Tips column: Saving money disappoints shopper
“As it had been some time since I purchased toner, I experienced sticker shock when I headed to the store. A quick check of a popular online marketplace showed it for $30, so I bought it there…”
New Super-Couponing Tips column: “Hidden” restrictions confound shoppers
“I want to warn your audience about a tricky coupon offer I received last week. It was via a drugstore’s coupon app, and it gave me 40 percent off one item. I went to the store to buy hair color, which was $9.29.”
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