How much do you save on your shopping using coupons?

traceya89

somerfield and sainsburys coupons DO scan in Tescos, It is just a question of who serves you. some SA just scan, scan, scan coupons and dont check them, thinking if they scan then they should be okay. i often sneak somerfield coupons in with my other coupons and if they go through that is great, if they dont i'll try the next time i go in. its great if a £5 one slips through unnoticed! even expired somerfields go through. i recently slipped in some from April!!

regarding out of date coupons, as long as the SA in Asda or Tesco dont notice the date they still scan. I try to slip in one or two with each shopping trip.

If I have a specific coupon say for something I dont use, eg Kenco or Tassimo machine items, I buy the item and then take it back, as often with these type of coupons the SA has to put a price in when they scan the bar code.

tra_2

Hi all. Can you please tell me where you find these vouchers. I've started looking in magazines but have not come across one yet.

Coupon-mad

tra wrote:

Hi all. Can you please tell me where you find these vouchers. I've started looking in magazines but have not come across one yet.

The first thing I would do is start checking the Newspaper Coupon Summary on this board every day. The posts there will tell you if there any money-off coupons in National Newspapers (none worth having today, I have just checked).

But often there will be a post to tell you that a paper has a coupon worth, say £1.50 or more (usually off a magazine but that's irrelevant as you are looking to use these like cash against your shopping, not buy the item..;) ).

Last week the Daily Mail had a £1.50 coupon one day, then 2 coupons totalling nearly £2 the next day. I would go out and buy 10 copies of that newspaper, just for the coupon, so would other coupon-users!

Also look on this board for postings of other coupons. Try searching for 'Prima' in the chat forums, there is a recent thread about it having a book of coupons in the plastic bag with the August copy (along with a free Best magazine). But my copy had no coupon booklet so I emailed Prima and they kindly sent me one, worth a few pounds at Tesco! See the thread for info, here it is:

http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=223304

Finally, I have bought manufacturers' coupons on ebay but you need to be sure they have a good long expiry date (ideally December) if you buy in bulk. Also you may have to pay about half the face-value which is quite a large amount up-front, and you would need to check that they are not store-specific (e.g. Sainsbury's only or even Tesco only - no good for these purposes). Also make sure first from the seller that you are buying the original coupons, not photocopies or internet-printed versions (you can print these yourself for free when tipped off by and MSE post on this board!).

HTH

tra_2

Thanks coupon-mad, your advice is much appreciated. I shall start hunting.

Raspberry_Swirl

i forgot my coupons the other day and was quite upset at having to pay full price!!!!

i know it's know a given right to be using these coupons, but your purse really feels it when they're rejected or you forget them

rozeepozee

I am sooo happy with my new coupon knowledge. I pass my local tesco nearly everyday and am addicted to dropping in, even to pick up the smallest shop. Today bought 4 pack Imperial Leather soap, cotton buds and wipes and with £1.50 off in vouchers this cost 84p:j :j:j

COOLTRIKERCHICK

hi roozepozee....its great isnt it........very addictive.......

Coupon-mad

rozeepozee wrote:

I am sooo happy with my new coupon knowledge. I pass my local tesco nearly everyday and am addicted to dropping in, even to pick up the smallest shop. Today bought 4 pack Imperial Leather soap, cotton buds and wipes and with £1.50 off in vouchers this cost 84p:j :j:j

Yes, I am the same. I pop in to Tesco to buy a magazine or just milk. Today I got Woman and Woman's Own and used a 50p coupon on a £1.60 shop - I just say 'is it OK to scan a coupon, I know I haven't spent much this time but I only have small change on me' (I hold out some small change and smile in what I hope is a friendly way, not a coupon-obsessed way!!).

This is good moneysaving as I am getting a high percentage off in coupons each time, and also try to use cash more often than my credit card. I only work in term-time, and not all day, so I can shop regularly like this just after dropping my little coupons at school. Still have the rest of the day ahead for housework and other such thrilling stuff, lol!!:D

providence

Coupon-mad wrote:

so I can shop regularly like this just after dropping my little coupons at school. Still have the rest of the day ahead for housework and other such thrilling stuff, lol!!:D

you really are coupon-mad if you refer to your kids as coupons!!:D

COOLTRIKERCHICK

hi.. coupn-mad how are you this morning..... welll last night my lovely long run of multiple voucher use came to an end... when i was handing my coupons over a supervisor ran over and said only 10% off ...in vouchers..she was very direct.....so when i told her that another supervisor has said any amount as long as the till takes them she said no... its always been 10%....so to get them back it just so happened that i had 2 items to be paid for seperately...as i knew one of them was an r & r... and a try me free... so paid for them without using vouchers and went straight to the c.c desk... the last laugh was on me then......had a free gameboy advance game then.....so will stick to the voucher rule for only 10% for a while, but now will concentrate on r & r's and also start wombling i think......
off to another tescos now........happy shopping everyone...:rotfl: