1. Know the stores' coupon policies for the stores you shop at. What type of coupons do they accept? (printable, competitor, text, expired, etc) Do they allow doubling or tripling of coupons? Do they accept competitor coupons? Do they offer store coupons?
2. Combine sales with coupons if allowed by the store and in the coupon terms and conditions. Signup for the online store flyers to arrive by email and check the flyers to your coupon stash to see where to can save money on products that you are already going to purchase.
3. Maintain a price book that helps you determine the best priced deals. Walk through the stores you shop at and record the regular prices of the items you purchase. When the flyers come out, you can easily see your savings.
4. Shop at stores which have rewards programs. For example, Shoppers Drug Mart has the Shoppers Optimum Rewards program; Metro has Air Miles Reward Miles; Real Canadian Superstore has PC Points; Zellers has HBC Rewards; Sobey's has Club Sobey's rewards; plus there's many more loyalty rewards programs available at other retailers. Shop during bonus point offers when prices fall into range with your price book.
5. Pay with a credit card which has rewards or cash back. However, you MUST always pay the balance in full in order to take the advantage of any savings.
6. Use the Student Price card (SPC card) or SPC VIP card in addition to sales and coupons to save even more money.
7. Find yourself a good coupon organizer/holder. Keep your coupons well organized and weed out any expired coupons each and every month.
8. Know where to look for coupons. You can find coupons in many places these days. You'll find them in stores on the shelves, in the newspaper or on magazine pages, there are coupon newspaper inserts such as Redplum, Smart Source and Valassis Canada, find them online at manufacturer sites. Facebook and Twitter have coupon offerings too. There are also a number of coupon clubs and swapping groups sprouting up too!
Where can you find coupons in Canada?
- Store Shelves
- Magazines
- Newspaper
- Coupon Circulars
- Online
- Manufacturers
- Store Flyers
- Ebay Auctions
- Coupon Trains
- Coupon Trades
- FDR Coupon Club
- Ask friends and family to collect coupons for you
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