Friday, June 8, 2012

Don't Know How to Use Coupons --Then, Let The Complete Idiot’s Guide® to Couponing Help You Learn (Review and Giveaway)


The Complete Idiot's Guide to Couponing


Summary:

Couponing has evolved from Sunday morning newspaper clippings into an online world of websites, blogs, and daily specials. Today, becoming a couponing pro is more than clipping coupons; it is about juggling more savings opportunities than ever before. The Complete Idiot’s Guide® to Couponing teaches readers how to maximize savings by couponing more strategically with information on how, where, and when to find the biggest couponing deals. 

As a money-saving blogger, Alpha Books would like to offer you one (1) complimentary copy of The Complete Idiot’s Guide® to Couponing in exchange for a review and/or giveaway on your blog. If interested in participating, please send your street shipping address (no P.O. Boxes) and we will send the book as soon as possible. Once your contest has ended, we will send the book to your giveaway winner (1) directly. We will need the winner’s street shipping address (no P.O. Boxes) and phone number. This giveaway is available to the U.S. and Canada.

The Complete Idiot’s Guide® to Couponing includes:
·         Understanding couponing basics
·         Tips on finding and cashing in on coupons
·         Advice on multiple savings offers, money-back coupons, and rewards programs
·         The latest info on deal-of-the-day sites, rebates, and other online coupon options
·         How to best plan and organize coupons



My Thoughts:

 I remember growing up and watching my mother clip coupons each Sunday, from the circulars that came in the newspapers.  And, when I would go to the market with her, I watch as the cashier rang in her coupons and she would save 25%+ off her order.  When she prepared her weekly shopping list, she would base it off the coupons and on-sale items in the store's flyers.  There were many times that we would be trying different brands because she had a coupon for it.  It wasn't until I entered college and was on my own that I began using coupons.  At first, I wasn't sure how couponing worked beyond cutting and saving money off select products.  I didn't know you could shop at stores that doubled the coupons (and, sometimes tripled coupons).  After getting a few pointers from my mom, I learned more about couponing and loved it.  Who wouldn't love saving money when grocery shopping?  The only thing I didn't like was that my favorite brands didn't always have coupons?  Then, a friend shared about how she stocked up when her favorites were on sale, and then waited 3-4 months for them to go back on sale and have coupons available.  Her stocking up was called creating a stock pile.  Unfortunately, living in an apartment with 4 other girls, didn't allow me to have space for a stock pile.  So, I would only use coupons to save during weekly shopping visits.

Flash forward 10+ years and now I have a house of my own and two children -- and, I am still couponing.  But, now, I am more savvy with shopping.  I love shopping at Target for many baby products, as they let you stack coupons -- meaning, you can use one of their printable coupons, paired with a manufacturer's coupon you clipped from a circular or printed from many online coupon sites.  I can't tell you how much money I have saved by stacking coupons.  The only thing that I hate when using coupons is that some cashiers don't know how to ring in the coupons, ring them in wrong, or need to call for help.  When they call for help, I hear those behind me in line sigh, as they don't like being held up.  To help prevent this, I try to find cashiers I have cashed out with before and know how to apply coupons, or wait to after dinner to shop, when there are less being in the stores.

Now, couponing is not just for grocery stores.  There are so many online discount sites, including daily deal sites and sites that offer current coupon codes you can use when online shopping.  Beware, you can get addicted to these daily deal sites.  :-)  I did when preparing for Savannah.  Each day, I would log on to the baby daily deal sites and see what they were offering, and would impulse buy.  It wasn't until I began realizing that I wasn't using half of the stuff I bought with her.  And, by the time Arabella arrived, I would only buy diapers, shoes and keepsakes from these sites.  

Even though I know how to coupon, I learned a lot just by reading this book.  I loved how it broke down how to prepare for your shopping trips, as well as other tips and tricks to saving with coupons.  If you are new to couponing, or want to learn how those people from Extreme Couponing on television do it, this book will help explain couponing in easy-to-understand terms, making applying what you learned easy and fun.  I have shared this book with friends and they were amazed at how much they learned about shopping in stores, as well as online.

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Disclosure: I was sent a copy of this book by the publisher in order to write up an honest review. The views above are mine and mine alone.

26 comments :

  1. I do coupon and like the circulars and print coupons on line.
    Saved about 50.00 dollars one time

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  2. Yes, I do coupon a little, but I want to learn how to do it to really save money! I use circulars and printable coupons. I saved about $25 at one time.

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  3. I always use coupons whether it be for a night out at the movies or dinner or just groccery shopping. I dont buy much without them. I print a lot out and clip as well. I have saved as much as $100 in one trip thank to coupons!

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  4. I use coupons a lot. I clip and print from the internet along with the digital e coupons. I saved about $40 once, but usually not that much.
    tarter95 at hotmail dot com

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  5. love to coupon - Sunday papers and email sign ups

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  6. I think most of the peopple nowadays know how to use coupons in this down economy. But those do not know yet are unfortunate. Your's tips could really help them.

    department store deals

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    Thanks so much, and keep up the great work.

    My Name: heather abbe
    My Email: abbegirl1977 at gmail dot com

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  8. I love to coupon, and get coupons from online, newspapers; man you can get coupons every where :)

    I use them for everything, and I do a match up at least once a week.

    Thanks so much for having this giveaway, and please enter me.

    My Name: heather abbe
    My Email: abbegirl1977 at gmail dot com

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  9. I use coupons, but mostly on big-ticket items. I don't like grocery shopping, so the idea of couponing in addition to suffering at the store, is a bit overwhelming! I'm using a coupon tomorrow to get new struts on my car - and it'll save me $150!
    wilburnnewsome atyahoodotcom

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  10. i haven't gotten into couponing yet
    gkuroda(at)gmail.com

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  11. I really just started couponing which is why this book would be useful to me! lol I like to print them and I cut them from the paper. I think the most I've saved in one trip so far is like $15. lol

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  12. we get coupons from the newspapter, online and allyou. if we go shopping on double coupon days we typically save $40. think most is $60ish once

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  13. I love coupons of all kinds! The best I have done is at CVS where I walk out making more Extra Care Bucks than I've spent. :) I have some family members who could really use this book! Thanks for the giveaway!!

    [email protected]

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  14. i don't coupon in any regular way. i seem to get lots of coupons for free items mailed to me but that is the extent so i would like to learn more.
    trixie420247 at yahoo dot com

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  15. I do coupon, I print them, get them from sunday papers, magazines
    sunniewoodyplus2 atmsn.com

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  16. i do but just mailed no ink 4 printer

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  17. I LOVE couponing. Buy a few papers a week as I don[t have a printer.

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  18. I try to coupon. It's been tough to find time since having a baby, but I print online and clip from circulars.
    [email protected]

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  19. I try to use coupons as much as possible

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  20. I coupon using both online and newspaper coupons when I can
    [email protected]

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