Mythbusting

Posted by littlemissknowitall

August 20, 2008 |

I thought I’d start a new midweek series called Mythbusting. Here I’ll tackle the most common myths aboutil coupons!

First up–coupons are never for items I actually use.

While I have thought this myself at one time, I’ve since found it not to be true. Most people who feel this way have only looked at a few weeks worth of coupons–and usually try to match them up to regular price when they do find one they can use. Truth is coupons run in cycles–certain ones come out every so often. P&G are kind enough to offer new coupons every month for their products (though I secretly wish some of the better ones would last longer!) Cottonelle, Betty Crocker, General Mills–their coupons appear every 3-5 weeks. I know that 2-3 times a year Kellogg’s will have inserts for Pop Tarts and Eggos. But eventually most products appear in a coupon circular, or on a web coupon, at some point in the 3-6 month sales cycle.

Do you use toilet paper? Paper towels? Laundry detergent? How about olive oil, bread, cereal or mustard? Shampoo, deodorant, toothpaste, or razors? (I seriously hope the answer is yes to all of those!) Well then, there are coupons available for you!

The point is that every week, new coupons appear. One week may not be great for you. Heck, two weeks worth of papers may not be great. But by the time week 5 and week 6 roll around, you’ll have begun a great coupon collection of coupons you can use. Now the key is to learn how to hold them like a great poker player, and only ‘play’ them when they make the best deal!

Comments

5 Comments so far

Brooke on August 22, 2008 12:29 pm
I know that in order to really save money you have to forget about “brand loyalty”, however I have a very picky husband who refused to change on some brands. It seems that on these items I rarely or never see coupons.. Here are a few, does anyone know of where I might be able to find some savings on these items?? ???
Mach 3 Razors
Heintz Ketchup
Tropicana OJ
Jif PB
Oreos
Charmin TP
Tide
BG on August 22, 2008 2:04 pm
I have collected coupons from the Sunday paper for:
Mach 3 (disposables)
Jif
Charmin
Tide (see P&G saver catalog once a month)

Heinz and Oreos I have never seen. Oreos pretty much sell themselves i doubt they would ever have a coupon.
littlemissknowitall on August 22, 2008 10:13 pm
I’ve seen Mach 3 razors before. I currently have one for Jif–I think it came out two weeks ago. Oreos are frequently covered under Nabisco cracker/cookie coupons, and I know some came out 2-3 weeks ago–I just used some. Charmin and Tide come out the first Sunday of every month in the P&G saver. Some areas of the country got $1 off ANY Tide this month, and there was a deal that week at CVS that brought Tide down to $3.49 for 32 loads. I don’t buy Charmin much since I now get Cottonelle for free…but I know there has been Charmin deals in the past for free. I believe it was a .50 off coupon and Kroger had it for .99 a 4 pack–doubled it made the 4 pack free. So many loaded up then!

If you ever need to know a coupon, go to HotCouponWorld.com, register (its free and safe) and use their CouponDatabase. There are few that match it–and they’ll tell you what’s available, when it came out, and how to get it!
Carolyn on October 19, 2008 9:17 pm
A friend of mine told me that his wife told him that you can use a Proctor & Gamble coupon on any Proctor & Gamble brand. Example a Tide coupon on Downey.He said that the cash register only saw the coupon as a Proctor & Gamble Brand. Is this true?
littlemissknowitall on October 19, 2008 10:12 pm
It can be true, but not always and not at every store. I won’t say more than that, because this is a very common coupon fraud. To do it intentionally is not something anyone should do.