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 an inexpensive phone because we don’t have service up here. Even if I could afford one, the stores here are not equipped yet to use smartphone technology for couponing. If you were in my shoes, what would you do?”
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naisula says
Being an organizer myself, I would probably make a spreadsheet, listing items to track in the first column (separated by grocery aisle section for convenience!), with subsequent weeks/dates in neighboring columns. That way, I can bring in a pre-printed sheet of all the stuff I’m interested in tracking and only need to write in the prices without having to rewrite all the items each week. (I would leave some empty cells for any write-in items I may think of as I go along). This would also make it easy for me to update the info on my computer and more easily track the sales cycles.
Thanks for sharing this, even though I don’t live in a rural area. Interesting!
Thrifty41grandma says
May I suggest that Amy from Seneca, Ore talks to her local school district about purchasing in bulk some of her baking supplies for the children’s baking club. Since it’s for the local children, the cafeteria manager may be able include Amy’s order with theirs and set up a separate account for payment.