How to use coupons as cash discussion

MSE_Jenny

This thread is specifically to discuss how to use supermarket coupons on product's they are not designed for, as explained in the

Supermarket Coupons

guide

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stebiz

On a personal note I started using coupons to buy shopping about 3 years ago. I'd always shopped a Tesco's and had often commented about the 'silly old ladies' with their coupons in front of me. That is until I read on here about the savings people made. I started using coupons even if I hadn't bought the product and could quite easily wipe 25-40% off my shop. At the same time I was still getting my clubcard points from Tesco. With 3 kids and my wife in our family the food bill would easily hit £4,000 a year. This saved me a good £1,500 a year. Well worth it.

Along with the coupon thread on here there are many other good sites with coupons on.
www.paidtoshop.co.uk and www.money-off-coupons.blogspot.com and www.couponnet.co.uk. The best thing is you can often print your own as well. Best advice I can give is not to be too greedy and test the water first.

Good Luck
Stebiz

MSE_Jenny

Thanks very much for that. Any feedback from people who do it regularly is greatly appreciated! :T

teedy23

I use coupons regularly but not excessively. I find that things are tightening up with regards to not buying the product but i still make a saving here and there. Since May 1st I have saved £229 and odds.

5and1e

I've only started doing it recently, and I would agree about not doing it to excess, Tesco will only allow a certain amount in MOC . I sort mine into expiry date order, so if they decide my limit has been reached I've used the ones that expire first.

loopylilo

I have become voucher obsessed! Every morning I go to the money saving forum to see what offers are in the newspapers e.g Daily Express giving a £1 off OK voucher. Today for example, I went to Tesco self scan and bought £33 worth of goods and paid just £18 - the rest was paid for in vouchers! This was in part due to the News of the world £5 voucher (when you spend £30) but I've now also discovered that even free yoghurts at Morrisons or fish oil tablets at Asda actually work! You just need to have the cheek of the devil!

elainemn

Please do not scan other supermarkets coupons. they do scan but Tescos can not get their money back on these. By doing this, you are risking them stopping coupon use so short term gain would lead to long term gain. They do accept total spend such as Sainsbury £2 off £20 etc, but this is their policy.
thanks,
Elaine

bylromarha

Get your coupons sorted before you get to the checkout. Most stores will only take 1 of each type of coupon if you've not bought the product, so you can be rooting around for some minutes trying to get different types out. I often sort them out in the car as there's surfaces to use and keep the little bulldog clips around so I can whip out a pre sorted pile at the checkout.

Also, I keep my coupons in an A5 plastic wallet that stays with the shopping bags that I take to Tesco. Means I'm less likely to forget to take them with me.

JoJoB

I got a £36 shop down to £23 in Tesco today with coupons. I used the following:

NoW £5 off a £30 spend
NoW free photostickers coupon (till took off 99p)
NoW money off bookbinder coupon (till took off £2)

So £8 in coupons just from one sunday paper. Also used:

£1 pedigree by nature
£1 Mitchum
4 x 35p vouchers (colgate etc) from couponnet
£1 off Huggies Little swimmers I found in an old bounty bag the other day.

If there is no NoW £5 voucher to encourage one big shop I have been known to do 2 or 3 smaller shops using different tills so that I can use vouchers that I have more than one of (e.g. the Mitchums and Marie-Claire and other pdf ones that can be printed without limit).

I save between £50 - £60 a month with coupons, and never try to get away with using coupons that I know the supermarket won't get its money back on.

littlemissjojo

loopylilo wrote: »

I have become voucher obsessed! Every morning I go to the money saving forum to see what offers are in the newspapers e.g Daily Express giving a £1 off OK voucher. Today for example, I went to Tesco self scan and bought £33 worth of goods and paid just £18 - the rest was paid for in vouchers! This was in part due to the News of the world £5 voucher (when you spend £30) but I've now also discovered that even free yoghurts at Morrisons or fish oil tablets at Asda actually work! You just need to have the cheek of the devil!

For crying out loud, do you want to ruin it for everyone???? Dont use other supermarkets specific ones in the self scan!!! Thats the kind of thing that will get coupon usage stopped!!! Didnt you read any of the previous page???

Only use legitimate coupons, or there will be no coupons accepted in any Tescos.

pogoparadise

Please be aware that on this page: http://www.moneysavingexpert.com/tipnote/supermarket-coupons under the section "Coupons valid at any supermarket" there is a £2 off Huggies. It can only be used in Mothercare, I dont wanna see anyone getting in to trouble