Archive for August, 2012

Walmart Kicks Its Challenge Up a Notch

Walmart Kicks Its Challenge Up a Notch

There’s a new wrinkle in Walmart’s series of advertisements that challenge shoppers to compare receipts from other stores with receipts for the same items purchased at Walmart. Now, you can accept their challenge without even having to go to Walmart – they’ll do the price comparison for you. In what a Walmart spokesperson tells us is “very, very, very much[Read More…]

Tuesday, August 21, 2012, 8:49 PM Grocery & Retail News
The Walmart Challenge: A Competitor Fights Back

The Walmart Challenge: A Competitor Fights Back

Walmart is trumpeting the success of its “Walmart Challenge” ad campaign, but one competitor isn’t taking the challenge lying down. It’s fighting back with its own series of ads, pointing out that price isn’t everything. “Our butchers cut and grind our beef several times throughout the day every day, right in the store, so it’s always fresh for your family,”[Read More…]

Monday, August 20, 2012, 2:05 PM Grocery & Retail News
Wait, Don’t Flush That Coupon!

Wait, Don’t Flush That Coupon!

If you’re always on the hunt for new coupons, now you don’t have to stop, even when you have to “go”. Two brothers from New York – one a college student, the other a recent graduate – are building a business that offers coupons to a particularly captive audience. The “Star Toilet Paper” company prints advertisements and coupons directly onto[Read More…]

Sunday, August 19, 2012, 9:38 PM Coupons In The News
Sunday’s Coupons – 8/19/12

Sunday’s Coupons – 8/19/12

You should find two coupon inserts in your Sunday newspaper this weekend. You can also find some of these coupons available as printable versions in the Smartsource and RedPlum sections of our Printable Coupons page. And now, as provided by Sunday Coupon Preview, here are the coupons to watch for this weekend: Smartsource coupon insert Save $2/1 Snapware food or[Read More…]

Sunday, August 19, 2012, 9:30 AM Coupons You Can Use
Drug Stores Duel For Your Devotion

Drug Stores Duel For Your Devotion

If you’re not already loyal to one of the country’s three major drug store chains, the trio is stepping up the battle for your business. But whether some of their new savings plans are actually improvements over what they have now, is up for debate. First up, Walgreens, the largest American drug store chain, has announced details of its entry[Read More…]

Saturday, August 18, 2012, 12:13 AM Grocery & Retail News
Toys “R” Oops

Toys “R” Oops

Whether you blame greedy couponers, confused customers or a not-very-well-thought-out promotion, Toys “R” Us has become the latest retailer to experience a PR-disaster “coupon fail”. In such cases, when the dust settles, the store is left looking either like a villain – or a sucker. It started this past Sunday, when the toy store chain issued a printable coupon on[Read More…]

Thursday, August 16, 2012, 9:57 PM Coupons In The News
Charitable Couponing Gets Competitive

Charitable Couponing Gets Competitive

Now you can feel a little better about all the coupons you print but might not get around to using. Because for every three Coupons.com coupons you print, you’ll prevent someone from going hungry. Coupons.com, the “recognized leader in digital coupons”, today announced the launch of a new charitable arm of its venerable printable site. CouponsforChange.org features most of the[Read More…]

Wednesday, August 15, 2012, 10:13 PM Coupons In The News
Let’s Go Couponing at the Gas Station!

Let’s Go Couponing at the Gas Station!

If you’ve never had a good reason to shop in a gas station convenience store, now you do – Circle K is about to become a tearpad and blinkie bonanza! News America Marketing, which runs SmartSource, announced today that it will be supplying its coupons to thousands of Circle K convenience stores “effective immediately.” Circle K operates more than 7,300[Read More…]

Wednesday, August 15, 2012, 8:53 PM Coupons In The News
Say Hi to a Hyped-Up Hy-Vee

Say Hi to a Hyped-Up Hy-Vee

The president’s in town. Yawn. So is his opponent’s newly-minted running mate. Snooze. But there’s a giant new supermarket opening today in Urbandale, Iowa! Make way for the crowds! The grand opening of a new $20 million, 95,000+ square foot Hy-Vee is all the buzz in this suburban Des Moines community. Customers who just couldn’t wait to see it began[Read More…]

Tuesday, August 14, 2012, 6:00 AM Grocery & Retail News
Honey Boo Boo Can Coupon Better Than Oprah

Honey Boo Boo Can Coupon Better Than Oprah

Televised train wreck “Here Comes Honey Boo Boo” ventures into “Extreme Couponing” territory this Wednesday, a week after TLC’s “Toddlers and Tiaras” spinoff debuted during Extreme Couponing’s off season. In a preview clip posted on TLC’s website today, the pint-sized pageant star and her plus-sized Mama venture into the local Piggly Wiggly to show off Mama’s couponing skills. “Couponing is[Read More…]

Monday, August 13, 2012, 8:28 PM Coupons In The News
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