Numerous readers wrote today to send me a link to this Investopedia article currently on Yahoo: 8 Reasons Why You Shouldn’t Use Coupons. The only reason I hadn’t responded to this earlier today is that I spent the day in Chicago filming yet another coupon-related segment, which I’ll share with you later. But now that […]
“New Math” at Walgreens?
Reader Joy W sent this photo in from her trip to Walgreens tonight to buy dog treats. O-kay. Dog treats are $3.99 a bag, or two for $7 when they’re NOT on sale. But hey, they ARE on sale now… for $4.49 a bag or two for $8! Sale! Sale! But that “sale” costs .50 […]
Upgrades to JillCataldo.com features
The next time you log into your account here on the blog, you’ll notice a few changes. I’m upgrading to include some new features that many people have been requesting, including: Private Messaging: You can now send private messages to other users on the blog. This will benefit many of you who are trading coupons […]
Signs, signs, everywhere the signs…
In my travels, I spotted two signs that I thought were worth sharing with you guys. The first: “Jewel-Osco extends a very warm welcome to all Dominick’s customers” And the second, spotted as I ran into Deals to pick up a $1 Tribune (and get a head start on writing up Monday’s sales for you…) […]
Super-Couponing 2 in the Quad Cities Saturday!
Super-Couponing 2: Saving on Everything! comes to the Moline Public Library (3210 41st Street, Moline, IL) on Saturday, 7/17/10 at 10:00am! I’m thrilled to be returning to the Quad Cities, and I know the audience is too — I’ve been receiving emails from people confessing they’re gearing up for 2 and 3-hour road trips for […]
Jewel thinning out product selection to “cater to women”
Here’s an article everyone should read, as it concerns not only Jewel shoppers but supermarket shopping trends in general: Jewel thins out selection as grocery competition from Wal-Mart intensifies Excerpts: Chicago’s largest grocer is testing a new store format in Bolingbrook that cuts out 15% to 25% of products. Jewel says it plans to take […]
Who’s using coupons? The demographics…
Nielsen recently released a report entitled “The Coupon Comeback,” which provides in-depth statistics as to who’s using coupons. Some highlights: The “Great Recession” of 2009 changed all of that and marked a sort of renaissance for the coupon. Inmar reports that coupon redemptions grew by 27% as Americans searched for ways to cut household costs […]
JillCataldo.com is 2 years old!
Two years ago today, I launched JillCataldo.com, and for tens of thousands of readers each week, shopping’s never been the same! On July 7, 2008, I began blogging grocery deals after a series of Chicago Sun-Times articles focused on my coupon habits. In June of 2008 the Sun-Times ran a story on my super-couponing skills. […]
A Tale of Two Blinkies…
“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times…” – Charles Dickens Let me tell you a little story about point-of-purchase coupons that appear in dispensers near various products at the supermarket. Couponers have long referred to these coupons as “Blinkies,” because the dispenser has a small red LED on the side […]
A Double Super-Couponing Saturday in Cary!
Super-Couponing comes to Cary on Saturday TWICE in a double-shot of savings! First, Super-Couponing (1) comes to the Cary-Grove Evangelical Free Church (525 W Ada St., Cary.) This workshop is open to the public, and the event begins at 9:00am, with continental breakfast at 9:15am. The workshop begins at 9:45am. There is a $5.00 cover […]
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