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 Tip # 1  - Be careful when shopping at grocery stores that require a membership card to get items for their special 'SALE' price, which is just about most of them these days.  Especially when new cashiers are in training, they just simply forget to run it through.  I've never had a problem before now but twice in the last 6 weeks I've had to ask the cashier to refigure my bill because the card didn't go through and they charged me full price for everything!  (This was especially bad since 75% or more of everything in my cart is usually on sale, not just one or two items.)  And yes, it is inconvenient to ask for the refunds and wait for the total to be figured, but both trips resulted in a membership card credit of about $17.00 each!  On the second trip, I had even asked the clerk to check the receipt because I saw an item wring up at full price, she checked it and said, "yes it's there."  But when I got home (always check your receipt before leaving the store, which I usually do!), I put the groceries away and was looking at the receipt and saw I had been charged full price for everything.  Back to the store I went (don't worry, it's very close to my house!).  I tried to be really nice and so did the store manager but I could tell she was not thrilled at having to refigure the bill and give me a cash credit.  I'll do whatever I can to make sure this doesn't happen again, and will never leave this particular grocery store without checking my receipt first, but good grief!  Super Wal-mart is looking better and better to me all the time, and they not only take coupons, they price match too!!! 

(Editor's Update:  It happened again--the cashier did not scan my grocery store "saving card!"  This time, the grand total of my refund was over $28!!!  And no, I'm not giving up on this store, they have the best prices in town... everyone makes mistakes.  These are particularly frustrating mistakes, but I can handle it, I have four children and this is nothing!) 

 Tip # 2  - This may be a surprise to you (it certainly was to me), but grocery clerks do not always know their own store's coupon guidelines!  Recently, I had some special store coupons I wanted to use with matching manufacturer's coupons.  Since I was fairly new to this store I stopped by the customer service desk first to make sure it was okay to do this.  With no employees attending the desk, a cashier happened to be walking by and asked if I needed assistance.  I asked her about the coupons and she said "No, you can only use one coupon per item!"  Later, as another cashier was ringing up my groceries I mentioned it to her and told her I thought it was okay to use a store coupon with a manufacturer's coupon, and she said "Yes, it is!"  And, I would say in MOST cases it's going to be okay... a store coupon is not the same as a manufacturer's coupon, it's really just their own sale price!  However, if you want to make sure your store will honor both coupons at the same time before you try it, just be sure you speak directly to the manager! 

 Tip # 3  - If you have time (or even if you don't) you can also create a price log in a small notebook to record the best price of your favorite products at each store, as well as the coupons you receive throughout the year. This will help you learn the sale trends and know what the best grocery bargains really are. Here's our FREE Printable Price Log to help you get started!   

 Tip # 4  - When items are on a buy-2 for one-price sale, such as 2 boxes of cereal for $4.00, it is usually not necessary to buy two to get the sale price. If you use the item regularly and will need to buy more before they go on sale again (possibly in just a few weeks) go ahead and buy as many as you need.  And save even more by matching the sale with a coupon!  But if you only need one box of cereal, or whatever the item is, then just buy one. The money you save by not purchasing that second item (just because it’s on sale) may be needed for something else that you might need more, such as milk, bread, produce, chicken, fish or meat. 

 Tip # 5  - When matching sales with coupons, the same rule applies; sometimes it’s better to just buy one sale item instead of the two or more the store is hoping you’ll pick up. And if you have two coupons it’s okay to use both on a buy-2 for one-price sale, because you are purchasing two items!  It might even be worth purchasing an extra Sunday newspaper to get a duplicate set of coupons; if a certain week has a lot of great coupons for products that you use often!

 Tip # 6  - Double coupon offers are great but in our local area we currently have only one store that offers double coupons--and only up to 65 cents--and, they are also one of the more expensive grocery stores.  The double coupons are nice, but then when you buy grocery items that generally do not have coupons (such as milk, bread, meat, produce, etc...) you will more than pay for that double coupon savings.  So, if your "double coupon" store is similar to ours (i.e. on the high-end) use the coupons on their sale items when you have time and purchase everything else at a lower priced store of your choice.

 Tip # 7  - One of the best ways to save more money with grocery coupons is to match them with items that are already on sale. Look through your weekly grocery store sale flyers (they are often first published in the Wednesday newspaper and are also available at the front of the store for free) to find matching items that you'd like to purchase. If you don't have time to look through the weekly sale flyers just clip your coupons from the Sunday paper and match as you go! 

 Tip # 8  - Grocery stores generally do not list everything they have on sale in their weekly sale flyers (though I’m hoping some day they will start!), so, while matching your grocery coupons to the store flyers is a huge help, there will also be some additional sales you may want to match with. You have two options here, simply bring your coupon organizer with you to the store each week, OR, clip the coupons from the Sunday paper and take all of them (that you care to use) to the store. Your coupons will most often match with sale items during the grocery store’s current sale for that week!