Different Types of Coupons

When you start couponing you will notice there is lingo’s and what seem like secret codes. It is all a system so that you know what coupons you will need and where you can find them. This will make life so much easier than if you went to the store wrote down all the sales then went home to see what coupons you had and what you could get.

Let’s talk about the different types of coupons:

Manufacturers Coupons – initial is MF – These are the standard coupons that come in the Sunday paper and sometimes the mid-week circular (comes in the mail) these you will notice are stackable with store coupons and e-coupons

Printables – You will find these on coupon websites or on the company’s websites there is a print limit of 2 but sometimes they reset which should allow you to get two more. If you want more of these you have to print from a separate browser or a separate location.

Store Coupons – These are the coupons that the store offers. They can come in your weekly circular or they can be found on the stores website. These are printable and can be stacked with MF coupons for great savings.

E-Coupons – E-coupons are coupons that you find on the stores website but are loaded directly onto your savers card or phone number. These coupons can also be paired with MF coupons for great savings.

Catalina’s – Catalina’s are a promotional coupon they print out at the end of your transaction on a separate piece of paper and are good for your next trip. They tend to say thank you from “such and such company” for your purchase of “this product” Catalina’s can be paired as well and you can check Catalina sales to make sure you are getting them.

Store Rewards – With stores like CVS, Walgreens and Rite Aid they offer their own rewards. At rite aid they are called Up’s, CVS has the Extra Bucks or ECB’s and Walgreens has Register Rewards. The stores will offer sales and when you buy x amount of this product you will get 3 up’s/ECB’s/RR’s for your next purchase. So you might end up paying more initially but those RR’s, ECB’s and Up’s really add up and are great when you have a rainy day and need to get something. You can even use your ECB’s/Up’s/RR’s to shop and earn more ECB’s/RR’s/Up’s. It is a never ending earning potential with RR, ECB’s or Up’s. These will become your best couponing friends. CVS also has a Kiosk in the store where you can scan your Care Card and it will give you coupons to use. Keep scanning till it beeps and tells you no more for the day.

Special Programs – Some stores offer extra rewards like Target or Kohls. At Target they have launched the Cartwheel program. With the cartwheel program you have 5 spots initially. In these 5 spots you can add percentages off items that you have target coupons and MF coupons for this gives you 3 Ways to save!!! And it works. I got 4 pks of the Schick razors for $.84 a pack that my friends is a stock up deal which I did. Target also offers their Red Card. The Red Card used to be a credit card only but now they offer a debit card! I got the debit card so I now get to take off another 5% for each purchase. Kohls has their Kohls cash. Kohls cash happens a few times a year. It will state that you spend x amount of dollars and you get $10 back for your next purchase. They will also mail out coupons for $10 off your purchase of $10 or more. This is how I got a kiddy pool for free.