Money Saving Food Shopping Tip Part 2

Many newspapers carry advertisements that include coupons that can save you money. You can find coupon boxes and folders that are already labeled so you can easily organize and save your coupons. Before going to the store, look at the shopping list and take out the coupons you will need.

You will find coupons for grocery items, fast food chains and restaurants, cleaners, videos, etc. You can easily reduce your shopping expenses using coupons. Some brand name products provide coupons, but even with the coupon the store brand is often less expensive. If it is an item or service you already use and you don’t want to give it up, find a coupon. Today you can
visit the website of particular products and get free coupons. You may have to meet a condition such as producing a number off the check out ticket, but sometimes all you have to do is ask. Many grocery stores also have coupon dispensers next to the products on the shelves, and many give discount coupons at the counter along with your sales ticket. Some stores put coupons on the back of the sales ticket. These coupons can be used during the next shopping trip. If you shop at a store that issues a key chain discount card that gives shopping discounts, get it. It is normally free and will save you money. The stores track your purchases and issues you coupons based upon what you buy.
Another great place to find coupons is on the web. Many grocery stores carry coupons on their web site. To find stores not listed below, go to the search function on your computer and type in the name of the store. Select the store and then go to their web page to see if they have on line coupons. Many of the major stores will bring up all of their subsidiaries when you go to their web site. Here are a few of the major stores:

Kroger’s http://www.kroger.com
Albertson’s http://www.albertsons.com
Ralph’s http://www.ralphs.com
Safeway http://www.shop.safeway.com
Piggly Wiggly http://www.pigglywiggly.com

Another great way to get coupons is to go to coupon web sites and print off what you want. You will be able to find a coupon for practically anything you want, in the brand you want. Again you can access many different sites by going to the search function on your computer and typing
in “grocery store coupons” or “grocery coupons.” Since there are hundreds of these sites on the web there is no a listing provided in this book of the web sites. Just remember, there should be no charge for these coupons. If the site charges a fee to get the coupons, go to a free coupon site.
Don’t hesitate to use any of these methods if it saves you money.