How much do you save on your shopping using coupons?

WELSH-DRAGON_2

Thanks Annie - there was a young chap behind me, smiling as my vouchers were going through I apologised for keeping him waiting and he said no probs, he was enjoying seeing someone saving money ! It was a good shop today, especially as my 2,500 points is worth £100 at MFI so effectively it was a free shop today for me !

Welshy x

sans_2

My local Asda's seemed to have programmed something to their self scan tills. Spent approx £20, used 2 x 60p off coupons and 2 x £1.19 free butter coupons which I did buy after I put my money in something went on the screen and my change didn't come out. Member of staff had to type something in there and I saw on the screen a message along the lines of having exceeded coupon usage. The cashier said the same thing to me. Only then after she typed in a few buttons did I get my change.

I hardly used a large amount of coupons and I did buy the 2 butters so I was annoyed at this new thing they have programmed in the self scans. Guess I'd better stick to using 10% or less so I don't get a member of staff called over. Sigh...

Annie021063

sans wrote:

My local Asda's seemed to have programmed something to their self scan tills. Spent approx £20, used 2 x 60p off coupons and 2 x £1.19 free butter coupons which I did buy after I put my money in something went on the screen and my change didn't come out. Member of staff had to type something in there and I saw on the screen a message along the lines of having exceeded coupon usage. The cashier said the same thing to me. Only then after she typed in a few buttons did I get my change.

I hardly used a large amount of coupons and I did buy the 2 butters so I was annoyed at this new thing they have programmed in the self scans. Guess I'd better stick to using 10% or less so I don't get a member of staff called over. Sigh...

When was this??? I used loads of coupons last night and had no problems there was a delay in my change coming but I didn't even look as self scan operator she just pressed a button and my change came and I was on my way.

Annie021063

WELSH-DRAGON wrote:

Thanks Annie - there was a young chap behind me, smiling as my vouchers were going through I apologised for keeping him waiting and he said no probs, he was enjoying seeing someone saving money ! It was a good shop today, especially as my 2,500 points is worth £100 at MFI so effectively it was a free shop today for me !

Welshy x

Fantastic amount of points added:T - I'm waiting on my clothing point vouchers to come - hopefully will have 3/4 sets so as soon as they come I'll be on my way too. Whats you total for the November cut off then? I'm up to about 11700 which is fantastic for me as last quarter I only got 4000

Tibbie's_mum

Has any one used any of the coupons in November's issue of the Sainsbury's Magazine in Tesco. I'm especially interested in the £5-off Gillian McKeith stuff as I'm not aware of Tesco stocking it.

TIA

CharleneUK

This evening was a good one.

Saved £4.10 using coupons, although I did buy 2 of the products, totalling £2.98.

Still a great saving though! I told the lady I had bought some products, and had coupons, but wondered if I could hand over some I hadn't bought them for. She said "sure, no problem, just hand over what you have"

MBN

Well done Charlene! :T

It's so nice when things go well.

Coupon-mad

Tibbie's_mum wrote:

Has any one used any of the coupons in November's issue of the Sainsbury's Magazine in Tesco. I'm especially interested in the £5-off Gillian McKeith stuff as I'm not aware of Tesco stocking it.

TIA

Yes, I used my first one of these last week and the cashier guy gasped out loud when it scanned for £5! He had a quick look at it again but seemed satisfied with it (and so was I)!

Another MSE poster has confirmed on the Magazine vouchers thread started by MBN (well worth a read BTW) that they have also been using these £5 ones in Tesco.

Just be ready, if a sharp-eyed cashier says 'but this is Sainsburys only' just look surprised and apologise that it must have got in the wrong coupon pile by accident (beliveable if you hand over quite a few different ones).

Tesco SHOULD only accept the '£x off £xx spend' Sainsburys vouchers but their tills don't know that!

MrsMondragon

As much as possible. Depends on the SA.

WELSH-DRAGON_2

Annie021063 wrote:

Fantastic amount of points added:T - I'm waiting on my clothing point vouchers to come - hopefully will have 3/4 sets so as soon as they come I'll be on my way too. Whats you total for the November cut off then? I'm up to about 11700 which is fantastic for me as last quarter I only got 4000

My total for this quarter was over 25,000 so I have done very well - that is another £1,000 towards MFI furniture for the new extension :T The cut off was last weekend so looking forward to receiving my vouchers

Welshy x