“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.”
New Super-Couponing Tips column: Clearing up ecoupon confusion
“The grocery store I shop has electronic coupons that can be used five times before they disappear. Last week there was a coupon for $1 off five cans of soup. Could I really buy 25 cans of soup and…”
New Super-Couponing Tips column: Saving on “spontaneous” vacations
Enter “airfare watch alerts” into your favorite search engine, and you’ll find plenty of websites that will track airfares for you between your home airport and any cities you’d like…
New Super-Couponing Tips column: Were these deals too great?
“My store had diapers on clearance marked down to $2.49. The package says ‘$3 coupon inside.’ I bought the diapers, took the package to the car, and indeed there was a $3 coupon inside…”
New Super-Couponing Tips column: Readers share savings tips
“Now we have a coupon box in the community room where the library puts all of the coupons each week. Library cardholders can go in anytime and cut whatever they need. This has helped me…”
New Super-Couponing Tips column: When to shop full price?
“I am curious if you ever just throw caution to the wind and buy something, or is every purchase you make timed around a sale?”
New Super-Couponing Tips column: How does one start couponing?
“After reading your column in my newspaper, I felt intrigued and curious about how coupons work. That’s why I decided to write to you with my questions. First, where can I use those coupons…”
New Super-Couponing Tips column: Use seasonal clearance cycles
You might think this would be an odd time to discuss clearance shopping for winter coats, boots and snow pants, but incredibly, this is the time of year that winter gear goes on sale…
New Super-Couponing Tips column: Making the most of multiple-item sales
“Why must we be forced to buy multiple items to get the sale price? My store is having a ‘Buy 8, Save $8’ sale. I know it’s good to stock up, but I just don’t need that many items!”
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