Where to Look for Coupons in Canada

At any given time I have 2 zippered binders full of coupons which includes several dozen free product coupons too (most coupons are different, but I do have some multiples for the FDR Coupon Club). My family, friends and followers often ask how I get so many coupons and where I find them. So I've compiled a list that I've been handing out during local coupon gatherings and including in FDR's Coupon Binder Giveaways, as follows:

Brochures - Information brochures about products and/or services may sometimes have discount coupons inside

Calendars - Pharmacy calendars often have tear out coupons in the centre and food calendars may offer coupons too

Checkout Receipts - Coupons can sometimes be found on the back or on the bottom of your sales receipt

Coupon Boards - Some grocery stores and warehouse stores have coupon boards when you enter the store, where you can take the coupons needed for your shopping trip

Coupon Club - Freebies Deals And Rewards offers a FREE coupon club for Canadians

Coupon Dispensers - Smart Source has coupon dispensers that are sometimes referred to as a blink due to having a red flashing light on some dispensers

Coupon Inserts - Found in local and National newspapers, usually on the day the sales flyers are delivered

Coupon Swaps - Local gathering of coupon clippers who trade coupons with one another (can also be considering coupon trading)

Coupon Trades - Refers to online trading of unused or unwanted coupons between couponers or even in-person coupon trading. You may have several coupons you won't use and another person will and they have coupons you will use that they won't

Coupon Trains - A coupon train is an envelope of coupons sent by the train conductor and follows a mail route from one couponer to the next, each taking needed coupons and replacing with coupons of the same value they don't need

Direct Mail - Sign up for the newsletters and mailing lists of the brands you use to be included in any potential mailing opportunity, which may include coupons and samples

Doctors & Dentists Offices - Many health products will provide exclusive offers to professionals to provide their patrons. A dentist office will often have toothpaste coupons, a doctors office often has baby formula offers, eye drop offers and more

Friends and Family - Don't underestimate the help you could get from friends and family who do not use their coupons, ask them to save any they get for you

Flyers - Retailers sometime offer exclusive coupons inside their flyers which are not available on the flyers found inside stores

Hang Tags - Can sometimes be found hanging on products, such as around the neck of a bottle with an elastic tie or even a cardboard hangtag

Inside Product Packaging - Coupons can found inside some products in a cellophane package

Magazines - Coupons can be found printed on the pages, you can also find peel-off or peelie type coupons on advertisements and the magazine may periodically come with the Clip N Save coupon circular

Newspapers - Coupon circulars are distributed through newspapers, generally on the day the flyers come out or in the weekend papers. Plus sometimes you can find a coupon within the pages of the newspaper too

Online - At sites such as Save.ca, GoCoupons.ca, Brandsaver.ca, Websaver.ca, Rightathome.ca, LiveWellSaveWell.ca, LifeMadeDelicious.ca, SmartSource.ca, travel sites, grocery store sites, retailer sites, manufacturer sites and social networking sites (especially Facebook). You can find both printable coupons and mail out coupons online. Plus there are many eBayers who sell coupons if you really desire, but with so many free ones out there, it doesn't make sense to purchase them!

On Product Packaging - A large variety of products have on packaging coupons, including cereal, milk, water, pop, meal kits, etc

Product Feedback - Sometime companies will offer coupons to customers who provide feedback about their products, or even a satisfaction guarantee

Product Sampling Events - Grocery stores and other retailers will have product sampling events where you can taste foods and beverages or demo products and they give you coupons in return

Product Tests - Companies like BzzAgent and other survey companies offer consumers a number of product testing opportunities. You may get a product or a free product coupon to try the product and a number of money saving coupons to share with your friends and family members

Publications - Other than magazines and newspapers, there are many newsletter type publications

Samples - Often samples received through the mail or other methods will come with money saving coupons to save off your next purchase

Shoppers Voice Survey - A Canadian survey company providing coupons as incentive for completing shopping surveys

Tear Pads - Pads of coupons found hanging at product shelves or on product displays that have tear away coupons

Welcome Wagon - If you're new to an area, getting married or having a baby; you can attend a Welcome Wagon party and receive local merchant info, samples and discount coupons

Sometimes even the coupon pros out there miss key places to search for coupons, don't miss a coupon finding opportunity. If you know of other places to score coupons, please share!

How do Extreme Couponers Get so Many Coupons

Are you a beginner or relatively new to couponing and wonder how the extreme couponers accumulate loads of coupons? Extreme couponers actively search for coupons on products that they regularly use either daily, weekly and some monthly, depending on the time they have allotted for saving money.


Here are some tips to help you find coupons and build your coupon stock:

1. Order coupons from the sites of the products you use, many manufacturers offer periodic or ongoing printable coupons or coupons by mail and you should also check their social networking pages such as Facebook and Twitter as well as their blogs
2. Order coupons from sites such as Brandsaver.ca, GoCoupons.ca, Save.ca, Websaver.ca, LifeMadeDelicious.ca, LiveWellSaveWell.ca and Right@Home.ca
3. Look in newspapers and magazines that you have access to reading
4. Subscribe to several newspapers which carry the coupon circulars
5. Subscribe to the magazines that have periodic coupon flyer
6. Local and National newspapers have coupon inserts called SmartSource and RedPlum, they are published usually on a monthly basis
7. Ask family, friends and neighbours to keep coupons for you that they don't use
8. Look in the recycling bins on garbage day, you can find many coupon circulars there that were unwanted by the dwellers of the homes
9. Check the lunchroom at your place of employment
10. Check community centres for boxes with free coupons (like the photo above) for anyone to take
11. Join Shoppers Voice and complete the surveys for coupons and samples
12. Look at info boards or coupon boards at your grocery stores
13. Check the shelves of the stores near the products located on hang tags or tear pads
14. Look for products that you buy which have coupons on the packaging or inside the packaging
15. Join coupon trains that are hosted by many people online or in community groups
16. Trade coupons with other avid couponers online or locally in a small or large group setting
17. Join FDR's Canadian Coupon Club where you can order coupons every month for FREE

While I've been couponing for many years, I still learn new savings techniques from other frugal minded friends and welcome any tips that our readers may have for finding coupons that aren't mentioned above.