This week’s syndicated Super-Couponing Tips column is entitled “Cashiers Speak.” Here’s an excerpt: “I work in a supermarket, and I wanted to tell you something that’s been happening in our stores. Our corporate office is removing the self-checkout U-Scan machines from the store because of coupon fraud. We have had too many of these extreme […]
New Super-Couponing Tips column: Return of the ridiculous shrinkage stories
This week’s syndicated Super-Couponing Tips column is entitled “Return of the ridiculous shrinkage stories.” Here’s an excerpt: “I read your article in Saturday’s paper about smaller products. My husband e-mailed a well-known manufacturer of toilet paper about this, and we received this response. Thought it was a bit comical!” “You’re correct that we slightly decreased […]
New Super-Couponing Tips column: Navigating Errors at the Checkout
This week’s syndicated Super-Couponing Tips column is entitled “Navigating Errors at the Checkout.” Here’s an excerpt: “As a frugal shopper, I’m always closely watching my grocery budget. When I plan a shopping trip, I know roughly what my pre-tax, post-coupon total should be before I get anywhere near the checkout lane. This is helpful when […]
New Super-Couponing Tips column: Longer Shelf Life
This week’s syndicated Super-Couponing Tips column is entitled “Longer Shelf Life” Here’s an excerpt: “I think one of the biggest misconceptions people have about coupon shoppers is that our homes are completely stocked with a year’s worth of supplies. While I have a good quantity of our most-used items on hand, I rotate my stock […]
New Super-Couponing Tips column: How to Handle Unused Coupons
This week’s syndicated Super-Couponing Tips column is entitled “How to Handle Unused Coupons.” Here’s an excerpt: “I wanted to share an idea with these generous souls that will allow them to still help others with the coupons they have left over. Many churches have a food pantry or food drives during different times of the […]
New Super-Couponing Tips column: Large City, Fewer Coupons?
This week’s syndicated Super-Couponing Tips column is entitled “Large City, Fewer Coupons?” Here’s an excerpt: “…we get the worst coupons ever! Our coupon inserts only have a few coupons, and have more advertisements than actual offers. I believe we get about a quarter of the coupons that bigger cities get in their papers. I am […]
New Super-Couponing Tips column: I’ve got a coupon – where’s the product?
This week’s syndicated Super-Couponing Tips column is entitled “I’ve got a coupon – where’s the product?.” Here’s an excerpt: ” recently had a coupon for a new dairy product that looked good. I cut it out and took it to the store but I could never find this product at the store. The coupon expired […]
New Super-Couponing Tips column: Checkout Lane Rituals
This week’s syndicated Super-Couponing Tips column is entitled “Checkout Lane Rituals.” Here’s an excerpt: “I’ve never encountered rude customers in the lane when couponing. For the people that do, I wonder if these shoppers weren’t quite ready to present their coupons when they reached the cashier. It might be good to give those who are […]
New Super-Couponing Tips column: Solving the multiples conundrum
This week’s syndicated Super-Couponing Tips column is entitled “Solving the multiples conundrum.” Here’s an excerpt: “I was so ‘happy’ to see someone else complain about having to buy multiple products to use a coupon. We are empty nesters living on a tight budget. I use coupons whenever I can to spend my budgeted grocery money […]
New Super-Couponing Tips column: Rural couponing
This week’s syndicated Super-Couponing Tips column is entitled “Rural couponing.” Here’s an excerpt: “I live in remote Seneca, Ore. The population is 197 — one hundred ninety-seven. The nearest store is expensive because they are the only one in the area… The stores in my area are not very accepting of printable coupons. I have […]