Coupons In The News

Couponing at 40: Grocers Invent the Game

Couponing at 40: Grocers Invent the Game

Coupons in the News turns one this week. And in honor of the anniversary, we’re making the case that “couponing” as we know it is also marking a milestone – 40 years, to be precise. If you need to catch up on the premise, check out yesterday’s story here (read: “It’s the 40th Anniversary of Couponing. No, Really!”). Now, on[Read More…]

Monday, July 8, 2013, 8:23 AM Coupons In The News
It’s the 40th Anniversary of Couponing. No, Really!

It’s the 40th Anniversary of Couponing. No, Really!

Now, before you find fault with the premise of the headline, note that it doesn’t claim it’s the 40th anniversary of the coupon. Far from it. But, in honor of the first anniversary of Coupons in the News this week, we’ll be taking a weeklong look at another anniversary – “couponing”, as we know it, is turning 40. For real![Read More…]

Sunday, July 7, 2013, 10:00 AM Coupons In The News
Couponing Can Be Murder!

Couponing Can Be Murder!

It’s bad enough when couponers (allegedly) attack cashiers, and vice versa. Thankfully, this tale of coupon-related crime does not involve a real-life murder. But a little imagination, sprinkled with some shopping tips, and who knows – it could happen! Mystery writer Linda Joffe Hull has recently authored “Eternally 21”, the first in a planned series of “Mrs. Frugalicious shopping mysteries”.[Read More…]

Friday, July 5, 2013, 10:00 AM Coupons In The News
Walmart Worker Sentenced for Coupon Fraud

Walmart Worker Sentenced for Coupon Fraud

Over-extreme couponers aren’t the only ones getting in trouble for coupon-related crimes. A Walmart employee now faces up to a year in jail for using coupons to scam her own store out of a quarter million dollars. 39-year-old Eileen Zimmerman of Graceton, Pennsylvania was sentenced on Friday to six to twelve months behind bars, followed by six years of probation.[Read More…]

Sunday, June 30, 2013, 9:18 PM Coupons In The News
SmartSource Wants to Sell You Stuff

SmartSource Wants to Sell You Stuff

Don’t want to clip coupons and shuffle off to the store? Well, now you can snap a photo with your smartphone and redeem that coupon digitally! Wait, that sounds familiar, and perhaps just a little illegal (read: “SnipSnap Coupon App Comes Under Fire”). But with SmartSource, it’s all on the up and up. The coupon provider is launching a new[Read More…]

Friday, June 28, 2013, 10:30 AM Coupons In The News
Kroger Confirms: All Doubles May Be Doomed

Kroger Confirms: All Doubles May Be Doomed

As Kroger continues its campaign of eliminating double coupons region by region, many shoppers are resigned to the apparent inevitability that it’s only a matter of time until the entire chain does away with doubles. The company hasn’t said what its long term plans are, but now company officials are offering their biggest hint yet, about what’s to come. Let’s[Read More…]

Thursday, June 27, 2013, 9:50 PM Coupons In The News
Sam’s Club Decides Coupons are Cool

Sam’s Club Decides Coupons are Cool

One of the first things a new couponer learns is that buying in bulk is not necessarily the best way to save. Many shoppers may believe they’re getting a great deal at the warehouse stores, but you can often do better buying multiples of smaller items when they’re on sale and when you have coupons. Why pay 12 bucks for[Read More…]

Wednesday, June 26, 2013, 10:06 AM Coupons In The News
Sunday Coupon Inserts Are Going Digital

Sunday Coupon Inserts Are Going Digital

As more newspaper subscribers get their news on screens instead of on paper, the venerable Sunday coupon insert has languished behind the swiftly-changing times. Despite the advent of electronic coupons, internet printables and mobile offers, the Sunday newspaper still provides the vast majority of coupons that are offered and redeemed. Now, one coupon provider is planning to shake things up,[Read More…]

Tuesday, June 25, 2013, 9:44 AM Coupons In The News
Kroger Eliminates More Double Coupons

Kroger Eliminates More Double Coupons

If anyone had hoped that Kroger might change its mind and reinstate double coupons in areas where it’s eliminated the practice, think again. The nation’s largest supermarket chain is doing away with doubles in yet another region, after its latest earnings report indicated that it’s doing just fine without them. The next domino to fall is Kroger’s Delta division, which[Read More…]

Monday, June 24, 2013, 1:41 PM Coupons In The News
Could Accepting Coupons Help Competitors Outdo Aldi?

Could Accepting Coupons Help Competitors Outdo Aldi?

With its limited selection, low prices and coin-operated shopping carts, ALDI has a lot going for it. But one thing keeps some shoppers from fully embracing it. ALDI doesn’t take coupons. The horrors! But as competitors try – and fail – to outdo ALDI, could accepting coupons be the one thing that sets others apart and really gives ALDI a[Read More…]

Monday, June 24, 2013, 11:19 AM Coupons In The News
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