Some Stores Are Changing Coupon Policies

I have been seeing on several news broadcasts that some of the larger chains such as Target, Walmart,and some other larger grocery and retail stores may be changing their coupon policies because of the "extreme couponing" that is sweeping the US. In these difficult times many households depend on saving with coupons and the extreme savers could be jeopardizing the standard consumers who use coupons weekly just to provide for their families and don't stockpile hundreds or even thousands of items in their homes. Please click on the following link to see one of the news reports. http://abcnews.go.com/WNT/video/coupon-shopping-food-market-save-customers-retailers-13609257

On a good note, our local stores such as County Pride, Family Dollar, Dollar General, Reeds Pharmacy, Rite Aid and CVS still have their same coupon policies in place. Even though only County Pride doubles their coupons up to $.49, to me it makes perfect sense to stay in our immediate area to save instead of driving a half an hour to an hour somewhere else and paying close to $4.00 a gallon of gas. To me that is not saving...

In my next entry I will hopefully have complete coupon policies for each store in our community....try to stay cool in this heat!! :)

Slowly Learning About Who Accepts Coupons..

I am slowly, but surely finding out what local stores take coupons and what kind. Recently, I found out that Reed's Pharmacy takes manufacture coupons and possibly internet coupons.

As gas prices rise and most of us are looking for deals closer to home, remember to bookmark this blog, as I will be updating it more regularly. I am just starting this process and I am thinking about starting a LOCAL couponing site. Please bare with me and remember, also, that the current entry here on Blogger is always first. Scroll down and notice the date of each entry. The very last entry is the very first entry. I know it sounds confusing, but I like the way Blogger lets me make extra money with their advertising. You can also make money blogging about anything you want to. Then, you can capitalize on it by signing up for Google Adsense and their affiliate program and they do the rest..

More to come soon..thanks for reading and please come back often for coupon tips in our rural community.

Buying Coupons on Ebay

I just discovered that buying coupons on Ebay can be cheaper than buying all those Saturday and Sunday newspapers..well in most cases. People are selling coupons in same item grouping...I just bought ten Tide coupons for .99 cents with FREE shipping.

I was almost out the door to go buy the Sunday papers and something went through my head saying "go look on Ebay"....my intuition was correct. l am still going to buy the papers, but now I don't have to buy a bunch, because it can add up to big bucks and I may not get the coupons that I will use. You can also go and sign up for coupons at the manufactures websites and get coupons sent to you or get REAL printable coupons.

What I like most about the Ebay deal is you can make your grocery list and then look for them on Ebay to buy. There are coupon clipping services out there, but I will get into those later when I research them more. I appreciate you reading my blog and being patient with me as we go on this journey together. REMEMBER to scroll to the bottom of this blog to begin at the beginning....HAPPY COUPONING EVERYONE .....please leave your comments here or on Facebook, you can also email me at wvcoupongurl@gmail.com

How to Read a Blog on Blogger

Many people don't understand that here on Blogger the beginning entry is always the last post at the bottom of the page, so you have to scroll down to the bottom or click on the right hand side at the dates of the LEAST current post. Remember, I am learning this whole extreme couponing thing along with you, so if you have some questions or advice you can leave a comment here,send me an email or message me on Facebook.

Right now, I am focusing on the Hampshire County area, because it's what I know. Later, I will expand out to the other areas, so everyone can plan shopping trips father away, since it looks like gas prices are not going down anytime soon. I hope you can be patient with me as we take this saving and couponing trip together
Cindi