Extreme Couponing - Yen Edition

Extreme Couponing
- Yen Edition
BY JENLUNG (YEN) CHEN
Is it worthy?
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If you’re rich (the 1%), then maybe NO
If you’re normal people, like most of us, then
PROBABYLY
If you’re poor or bored, then YES
The Goods and Bads
Pros:
Fun Hobby ☺
Satisfaction/High!!!
Save
$$$
Cons:
Takes a lot of time
Could be frustrated if
deals don’t work out
Might not be suitable
for faint-hearted
How? Be SCOT…
S pace
C oupons
O rganize
T ime
S
S pace
• Why? You need a place to put all
the stuff you’re going to get!
• Pantry, basement, garage, etc.
C
C coupons
• Why? You need them to do the
deals!
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Print yourself, usually 2 per PC
Weekly circulars, Sunday papers
Libraries
Buy them
O
O rganize
• Why? To save you a headache ☺
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Keep track of deals
Keep track of multiple accounts
Use Excel to keep track and create weekly worksheet
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T ime
• Why? It takes a lot of TIME to…
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Check forums/circulars for deals, and organize deals
To find, to cut, and to print coupons
Actually go to stores and BUY them
Keep track of deals done (for multiple accounts)
Put away stuff
Acronym
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BOGO – Buy One, Get One Free
CAT – Catalina Printout
RR – Register Rewards (Walgreens version of CAT)
DD – Double Dipping
TD – Triple Dipping
FBQ – Facebook Coupon
IAQ – In-Ad Coupon
IPQ – Internet Printed Coupon
MQ – Manufacturing Coupon
YMMV – Your Mileage May Vary
More Acronym…
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ECB – Extra Care Bucks (CVS’s rewards program)
PP – Plenti Points, 1 PP = 1 cent (Rite Aid’s rewards program)
BR – Balance Rewards, 10 BR = 1 cent (Walgreens’s
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SS (S*) – Savingstar.com (online cashback)
EQ – eCoupon (Shoprite’s online coupons – can be
DD)
L2C – Load2Card (Rite Aid’s online coupons – can’t
be DD)
FAR – Free After Rebate
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MOLC???
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rewards program)
More Acronym…
M ean
O ld
L ady
C ashier
My Sunday morning…
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Check websites/circulars for deals
Fill up my weekly worksheets
Find needed coupons
Get to work!!!
Regular deals (RA this week!)…
(sale + coupon + money back)
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Get 2 Crest Toothpastes, $3 or $2.79 each
Use 1 x $1.5/2 MQ
Pay $4.5, or $4.08
Pay $0.42, or $0.39 to Uncel Sam (TAX)
Get 600 PP back, or $6 back
MM of $1.08, or $1.53,
for 2 Crest Toothpastes!
• MM???
More Acronym…
M oney
M aking
DD deals (SR last week)…
(sale + coupons + S*)
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Get 2 Suave Shampoos (UPC ends in -193735), $2.99 each
Load SR EQ of $3/2
Use MQ of $3/2
Pay -$0.01 and $0.42, to Uncel Sam (TAX)
Get $3 (or $6) via SavingStar – DD!!!
MM of $2.59, or $5.59
for 2 Suave Shampoos!
DD deals (RA 5/24-5/30)…
(sale + coupon + money back + CAT)
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Get 2 Loreal Ever Shampoos, $5.59 (gold) each
Use 2 x $2 MQs
Pay $7.18, plus $0.78 to Uncel Sam (TAX)
Get 500 PP back, or $5 back
Get $2 back via CAT – DD!!!
2 Shampoos for $0.96,
or $0.48 each!
TD deals (RA last December)…
(sale + coupon + money back x 2 + CAT)
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Get 2 Benadryl, $5.99 (gold) each
Use 2 x $1 MQs, plus 2 x $1 VVs, and Pay $7.98
Get $5 for every $20, or $3 back!!!
Get $20 for every $75, or $3.2 back – DD!!!
Get $5 back via CAT – TD!!!
MM of $3.22, for 2 Benadryl!
Other ways to SAVE…
Use credit card w/ cash back
EVRewards.com
Savingstar.com
Print IPQ w/ cash back
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MyPoints.com
Swagbucks.com
Buy online w/ cash back
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Discover.com
Ebates.com
Savingstar.com
Upromise.com
Other Useful Websites…
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Slickdeals.net (deals, forums)
www.LivingRichWithCoupons.com (deals)
www.IHeartRiteAid.com (Rite Aid focus)
www.coupons.com (IPQ)
www.redplum.com (IPQ)
www.smartsource.com (IPQ)
smartsource.shoplocal.com (IPQ)
Nothing is EASY…
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Calmly explain to cashier, even a MOLC
Hold your ground (survey to fill out)
If not, then void it!
Talk to manager
Establish a good relationship
Do List
Sign up for online account
Rite Aid
Shoprite
Ebates.com
Savingstar.com
Upromise.com
Swagbucks.com
MyPoints.com
Slickdeals.net
Load coupons every Sunday, or 1st of month