Coupons?

Tibbie's_mum

WELSH-DRAGON wrote:

I don't use internet printed vouchers at all, so I write to companies asking for free samples/vouchers or buy the newspapers that have nice high value vouchers in them. Also buy magazines and lastly get some from ebay.

Welshy x

Welshy, do you write to a lot of companies? And what sort of ones are the best for sending out vouchers?

I hope you don't mind me picking your brains again, but you have to admit you're a mine of information!!!

TIA

Coupon-mad

Yep, join Pampers, Huggies and Bounty.com (phantom pregnancy will help, if you have the bottle to make up some details...). They send out lovely £1 vouchers every so often.

There's also the Felix website where you can register your cat's details (phantom cat? if needs must) and they will send you links to print off perfectly scannable coupons, always accepted IME.

Like Welshy, I buy batches of real coupons on eBay, I might expect to pay a quarter of face value, sometimes more, but you must be sure that:

The seller has good feedback for coupon selling
The coupons are not copies or internet prints (why pay for them?)
They are 'original' manufacturers' coupons
The coupons are not store-specific (e.g. Tesco logo will not scan unless you buy the item)

Beware if a seller says something vague like, '£xx amount of various coupons, some cut from magazines etc., please ask any q's before bidding'. IME these will all be store specific magazine ones (not readily acceptable, not always scannable, could get a lecture if tesco cashier sees they are Asda ones, etc.). If you are unsure ask the seller the questions I have mentioned above.

Look out for in-store promotions (recent Tesco ones have been for Pilgrim's Choice Cheese, and Ocean Spray, cadge a handful if you can, for your Mum/friend/bookclub/pet/anyone). Then go find the product they are promoting on the shelf, as they may have put some coupons near it. Pick them all up if you dare (I did the other week ).

I have lots of coupons from last month's magazines, so read the Magazine Offers thread regularly. Read the 'products with coupons' thread regularly too (all these are on the Discount Codes & Vouchers forum). Read the Newspaper coupons thread every day and if there is a great coupon (like the £4 book voucher in last Fri/Sat Daily Mail) and other MSEers confirm it scans, go out and buy a shedload!!

HTH

stebiz

Coupon-mad wrote:

Yep, join Pampers, Huggies and Bounty.com (phantom pregnancy will help, if you have the bottle to make up some details...). They send out lovely £1 vouchers every so often.

There's also the Felix website where you can register your cat's details (phantom cat? if needs must) and they will send you links to print off perfectly scannable coupons, always accepted IME.

Like Welshy, I buy batches of real coupons on eBay, I might expect to pay a quarter of face value, sometimes more, but you must be sure that:

The seller has good feedback for coupon selling
The coupons are not copies or internet prints (why pay for them?)
They are 'original' manufacturers' coupons
The coupons are not store-specific (e.g. Tesco logo will not scan unless you buy the item)

Beware if a seller says something vague like, '£xx amount of various coupons, some cut from magazines etc., please ask any q's before bidding'. IME these will all be store specific magazine ones (not readily acceptable, not always scannable, could get a lecture if tesco cashier sees they are Asda ones, etc.).

Look out for in-store promotions (recent Tesco ones have been for Pilgrim's Choice Cheese, and Ocean Spray, cadge a handful if you can, for your Mum/friend/bookclub/pet/anyone). then go find the product they are promoting on the shelf, as they may have put some coupons near it. Pick them all up if you dare (I did the other week ).

I have lots of coupons from last month's magazines, so read the Magazine Offers thread regularly. Read the Newspaper coupons thread every day and if there is a great coupon (like the £4 book voucher in last Fri/Sat Daily Mail) and other MSEers confirm it scans, go out and buy a shedload!!

HTH

Well said Coupon-Mad. And one biggie to remember. Log onto this great forum each day and chat to us lot - all friendly and all sharing ideas!!! :beer:

Stebiz

WELSH-DRAGON_2

Yes well said Coupon-Mad and I think you have covered everything I would have written. I mislaid my tesco points vouchers yesterday and have just spent 2 hours trying to find them only to look in the most obvious place and bingo they were there !!! LOL

Now have 3 tesco clubcard accounts so expecting at least 3 mailings so please no teasing this time Stebiz !!! have also written to them asking for clubcard account 3 and 4 to be seperated so maybe, just maybe I might actually get 4 sets of clubcard mailings.

Having given up the mystery shopping I now found it refreshing to have some time and with the builders arrival shortly I will be able to "project manage" effectively too.

Now I wonder do they accept clubcard vouchers too ????? LOL

Welshy x

Saint_Chris

In morrissons today by the hellmanns mayonaise there were vouchers for 35p of. I picked up loads, these scan in tesco i tried one tonight.

Remember every little helps.

FRISKYVENUS7963

:T

Loop wrote:

HMM WELL I PRINTED OFF SOME BUT IM SCARED LOL!!!

Opps forgot to remove caps...

You sure I can just hand them over? I feel like a fraud haha...

hi

i was a coupon virgin til feb this year and have now saved over £1000 on internet printed vouchers alone!!

dont be scared all they can say is no.

its free money give it a try.

kirsty x

good luck!!

skybluearmy_2

http://www.ukdiscountvouchers.co.uk

aleex

Loop wrote:

Ok I have just been enlightened to the Tescos coupn acceptance, even IF you do not buy the product.

Im now scouring for coupons to take shopping with me...how do you all find so many coupons?

Can anyone provide me with links?

I did check this forum 1st, but only found the Kimberley clark one.

Thanks everyone (I will be giving thanks to all who help)

Cheers

Lou xxx

Hi
Can anyone give me a link for the kimberely clark coupon thanks