Last week I posted THIS POST that talks about coupon clipping vs. deal shopping when it comes to buying groceries. I am pro deal shopping and anti couponing (maybe that will change someday, but for now I just don't want to put in the time)...
BUT I'm going to a free coupon class tonight so I can learn more.
Who knows, maybe it'll even change my mind!
I was curious to see what you all think about coupon shopping. For Friend Feature Friday I thought I'd share the opinions of a few of our readers that shared with us last week. Thanks for sharing, ladies!
I totally agree... Couponing gets you a ton of junk food, I feel like- why would I want to buy 100 candy bars or 10 bottles of soda? Also, since we are in an apartment, we don't have the room either. I love that walmart is especially good at price matching. If you life in Provo, we used to do the buy-lo produce-wednesday sales and take the ad to walmart to pick up everything in one grocery trip. I'm all about deal shopping!
I did couponing for about 2.5 years and I have to say it worked really well for me. I was able to get free tuna, pasta, deodorant, toothpaste, and TONS of other stuff. I basically got our daily groceries + my 3 month supply of food + 4 chest freezers full of food for about $150/month. Granted I live close to a few grocery stores so I didn't mind going to more than 1 store.
But I started to not like shopping after a while and got tired of it so right now I just do occasional couponing, but mostly just look for good deals. I think Utah is unique in that they have low prices that you can price match. The rest of the "real" world is much more expensive. And price matching doesn't work all the time. Like, here the generic albertsons sour cream is on sale, but Walmart won't price match because they don't carry "albertsons" sour cream. So you still end up going to more than 1 store sometimes if you want to save money.
-Ashley
But I started to not like shopping after a while and got tired of it so right now I just do occasional couponing, but mostly just look for good deals. I think Utah is unique in that they have low prices that you can price match. The rest of the "real" world is much more expensive. And price matching doesn't work all the time. Like, here the generic albertsons sour cream is on sale, but Walmart won't price match because they don't carry "albertsons" sour cream. So you still end up going to more than 1 store sometimes if you want to save money.
-Ashley
I do both. I use coupons for stuff I would buy anyways and price match. I don't get the Sunday paper. So my coupons come from the inserts you get once a week, the computer, and sometimes the All You magazine( I flip through this at the store to see if there are any coupons I would use) I have saved money by doing this. But, I don't buy lots of junk food. I am kindof a mixed bag. But, I don't drive to different stores. I get food from Wal Mart(except produce there produce is horrible), Costco or Sams Club whichever one is closer, Rancho Market or Reams for produce plus it is on the way home for Miguel and he can swing by and it makes him happy, and we are trying Bountiful Baskets.But, I am about the cheapest way which also includes my time, since I have very little of that.
I am with you - I don't do coupons because it takes too much time and a lot of it is stuff we don't eat, plus living with food allergies makes it so I really can't shop at anything but the health food store (there just aren't the options I need at a regular grocery store). To keep costs down, I also buy in bulk, stock up when there are good sales, etc.
So...
What do you think?
How do you shop?
Do you have any favorite sites that help you save money on your croceries?
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