Archive for August, 2013

Groceries Gone Bad: Does Your Store Sell Expired Food?

Groceries Gone Bad: Does Your Store Sell Expired Food?

There are “sell by,” “best by” and “use by” dates on our grocery products – but, let’s be honest, most of us really only look at the date and not the description. Even if it’s just a “best by” date, and it’s probably perfectly safe to eat after the date passes, most of us tend to err on the side[Read More…]

Friday, August 23, 2013, 10:52 AM Grocery & Retail News
Sunday Coupons – 8/25/13

Sunday Coupons – 8/25/13

You should find two coupon inserts this weekend – one each from SmartSource and RedPlum. Here’s a preview of all the coupons you can expect. A reminder, you may be able to find some of these coupons available as printable versions in the SmartSource or RedPlum section of our Printable Coupons page. If you don’t see what you’re looking for,[Read More…]

Friday, August 23, 2013, 6:00 AM Coupons You Can Use
CVS Promises Shorter Receipts, Fewer Printed Coupons – For Real This Time

CVS Promises Shorter Receipts, Fewer Printed Coupons – For Real This Time

(Be sure to read this update: “CVS Relents; Shorter Receipts Coming Within Weeks”) “My CVS receipt is so long it’s being affected by the curvature of the earth,” wrote one CVS shopper. “Tonight I’m just going to stay in, relax and curl up with a good CVS receipt,” commented another. “A cheap alternative to buying a wedding dress is buying[Read More…]

Thursday, August 22, 2013, 10:22 AM Coupons In The News
Target Tidbits: Two-Print Coupon Limit Restored, and More

Target Tidbits: Two-Print Coupon Limit Restored, and More

There’s plenty of news about Target today, as it announces some interesting new programs it has planned, some new insight about a recently-introduced perk – and an apparent turnaround on what appeared to be new restrictions on its printable coupons. Let’s not bury the lead, and get to the coupon news first. If you’ve already printed those “one-and-done” Target store[Read More…]

Wednesday, August 21, 2013, 7:34 PM Coupons In The News
Americans Love Coupons; Swedes, Not So Much.

Americans Love Coupons; Swedes, Not So Much.

Sweden is home to affordable stores like Ikea and H&M, so you’d think Swedes would be interested in couponing and saving money. But it turns out “extreme couponing” is not a thing, in the land of lingonberries and Pippi Longstocking. A new global survey of coupon use and shopping behavior finds that Americans still lead the world when it comes[Read More…]

Wednesday, August 21, 2013, 10:30 AM Coupons In The News
Target Coupon Change: Print One and You’re Done

Target Coupon Change: Print One and You’re Done

(Be sure to read this update: “Target Tidbits: Two-Print Coupon Limit Restored, and More”) We’re only talking four coupons so far. But if it holds, it could represent the beginning of a troubling trend – Target is tightening up its printable coupon offerings yet again. Target generally releases new printable store coupons on Sunday mornings. This past Sunday’s offerings were[Read More…]

Tuesday, August 20, 2013, 10:12 AM Coupons In The News
Study Concludes We All Buy Store-Brand Groceries Sometimes (Do You?)

Study Concludes We All Buy Store-Brand Groceries Sometimes (Do You?)

You know you’re a hard-core couponer when you buy a store-brand product and it feels like a splurge. While the average grocery shopper might think they’re saving money by choosing private label products over the national brands, couponers have learned that you can routinely combine coupons and sales to get name brands for much less than their more “inexpensive” equivalents.[Read More…]

Monday, August 19, 2013, 9:55 AM Grocery & Retail News
Need More Kohl’s Coupons? New Loyalty Program May Soon Go National

Need More Kohl’s Coupons? New Loyalty Program May Soon Go National

Coupons for Kohl’s are certainly not hard to find. There are percentage-off promo codes, dollars-off coupons stuck to your newspaper, Kohl’s Cash, and through a limited-time partnership, you can even get a Kohl’s coupon when you go shopping at Staples. So how can the coupon-happy department store attract more customers, and keep its current customers coming back? With more coupons![Read More…]

Friday, August 16, 2013, 9:31 AM Coupons In The News
Sunday Coupons – 8/18/13

Sunday Coupons – 8/18/13

You should find two coupon inserts this weekend – one each from SmartSource and RedPlum. Here’s a preview of all the coupons you can expect. A reminder, you may be able to find some of these coupons available as printable versions in the SmartSource or RedPlum section of our Printable Coupons page. If you don’t see what you’re looking for,[Read More…]

Thursday, August 15, 2013, 6:02 PM Coupons You Can Use
When is a Digital Coupon Not a Digital Coupon? When It’s a Paper Coupon

When is a Digital Coupon Not a Digital Coupon? When It’s a Paper Coupon

We’ve heard it before – digital coupons are the wave of the future. So why is the country’s largest grocery chain, with one of the largest digital coupon selections, printing many of its digital coupons on paper – right in its weekly ad? Who needs to mess with logging onto a computer and loading coupons onto your loyalty card, when[Read More…]

Thursday, August 15, 2013, 9:46 AM Coupons In The News
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