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Printable grocery coupons are a convenient way to get the coupons you need without clipping the ones you don’t. Grocery coupons have been around for decades and most of us have fond memories of seeing our mothers sitting at the table every Sunday clipping away to help save on the household essentials. While, that is still the very image in millions of households across the country, there are other options for those who want the savings of coupons without the hassle of Sunday morning clipping. With the age of technology and the Internet coupons are now available online and can be printed on demand to give you the savings you are looking for right as you walk out the door for your weekly shopping.

Another convenience of printable coupons is that you never have to store and organize them, plus they will never expire because the sites that offer printable coupons only offer the most up to date coupons issued by the manufacturers or stores. This is a great way to find savings on the just the items on your list and print as you need them. No more storing and sorting or expired coupons that must be thrown away. Continue reading ‘How to Find Free Printable Online Grocery Coupons’ »

Commodity prices have increased over the last year and several major manufacturers of grocery products both food and beverage are increasing their wholesale prices to grocery retailers. That means the prices at your local grocer will be rising as well. Since your income is not going up and maybe has been reduced due to voluntary salary reductions or involuntary layoffs how do you keep your food costs within your budgeted limits? Here are several ways how to get free grocery coupons. You can turn to private label store brands or you can start clipping coupons. Many grocers offer to double manufacturers’ coupons to fifty cents.

Giant Eagle is an exception and offers double manufacturers’ coupons to ninety nine cents. If you can combine your local grocery shopping to items on sale and with coupons you can keep your grocery expenditures to a minimum. By signing up for their rewards card and using manufacturers’ coupons not only will you save on your grocery bill but you will get twenty ($0.20) cents of a gallon of gas for every $50 you spend at Giant Eagle stores.

There are a number of sites that you can sign up for that will notify you when new grocery coupons like couponmom.com, coolsavings.com and others. One – coupons.smartsource.com is the online version of the coupon tab that comes with the Sunday paper. Instead of having to flip through all the pages and clip which coupons you want to keep, you can view them online and print only the coupons you want to use. Continue reading ‘How to Get Free Grocery Coupons’ »

Grocery coupons combined with weekly store ads are the best way to save money on your monthly grocery spending. Food prices are rising and monthly household budgets are getting tighter and tighter. Coupons are a great way to help you save hundreds of dollars on your monthly grocery budget while still feeding your family in a healthy way. Many stores offer a double coupon that is often available in their weekly ad and can be used combined with a manufacturer’s coupon for the optimal level of savings. There are rules surrounding the double coupon and you need to read the fine print to see how they are to be used. Generally, this means an expiration date during the week of issue and a maximum double limit, such as fifty cents. But, this offers you even more savings just for using the coupons you were going to use anyway.

If you don’t get your local paper then take the time to check with the sales staff of your local grocery stores to find out when the sales ad comes out. Also, ask about whether or not they offer a double coupon and when it comes out. You should be able to find the weekly ad in the store as well as the local newspaper or even in your mailbox. You can ask the stores you shop at for these details, so you know when to find the ads and thus the double coupons. Continue reading ‘How to Maximize Double Coupon Promotions at the Grocery Store’ »