Whole Foods Coupons

Living on Less: Extreme Couponing??

 

In January a new television program was introduced on the TLC channel called “Extreme Couponing.”  I made sure that I taped all of the episodes and I have watched all of them.

After watching “Extreme Couponing” I have come to the conclusion that the majority of these individuals give couponing a bad name and I am concerned that pretty soon stores will limit the amount of coupons you can use and will change their store policies.  When you watch some of those shoppers emptying the shelves of 100 bottles of hot sauce or buying 400 bottles of Gatorade it makes you start to wonder if they care enough to leave some behind for the rest of the shoppers or if they are even planning on using all of this stuff.

Or what about how they have to section off groceries into 5 or 6 transactions so that they will be able to use multiple coupons on the same item.  Sooner or later I think that the grocery stores will start to limit the number of coupons that a shopper can use in one day and it wouldn’t surprise me if stores that offer double coupons cease to do this altogether.

When you watch the episodes you can categorize the Extreme Couponers into two categories:  those that will buy anything, even things they don’t use, if they can find a coupon, get it for free and put it in their stockpile.  They are addicted to the deal.  The other category are people who are living on limited incomes, use coupons to extremely lower their food budgets and they get things that they don’t need for free and they donate those items to a food shelter.

Both categories have one thing in common, they need to get a lot of coupons and organize them in some way.  One episode showed a woman who devoted 60 hours out of the week to finding (dumpster diving) for coupons, clipping, organizing, searching the internet, researching the grocery ads and organizing the trips to the stores.  Now that is extreme.

Is it still possible to save money on groceries and personal items without double coupons and without devoting your entire time to getting coupons and sorting them?  And more important, is it possible to save money on groceries when you live in a small town such as Oskaloosa?  Absolutely.  It all comes down to having a strategy.

I use coupons every week.  In fact, one month ago I went to Wal-mart and spent $22.00 on several items after using coupons for around $69.00 worth of products.  Most of those coupons were BOGO (Buy One Get One Free).  Every week I use coupons on sale items at Hy-Vee and Fareway, combining them with in store coupons.  I save on average $20 per week.  That doesn’t sound like a lot, but in a year I can easily save around $900 total by using coupons on items I would buy anyway.

Whole Foods Coupons: over $40 Worth for July 2011

Whole Foods has come out with a new batch of printable coupons that can be used in their stores. I am seeing over $40 worth of offers for July! Many stores will let you combine these Whole Food coupons with manufacturer coupons, making for some great deals on organic foods.

Here are some of my favorite coupons :

Buy 1 whole rotisserie chicken, get a FREE family-size side of cole slaw, potato salad or macaroni salad $1/1 Cascadian Farm Organic Cereal or box of Granola Bars $1/2 LÄRABAR or JOCALAT Bars $1/2 Kashi Whole Planet Foundation cereals: Simply Maize, Indigo Morning or 7 Whole Grain Flakes (mix or match) $0.75/1 32-oz tub of Stonyfield Organic 0% fat, Low Fat or Whole Milk Yogurt $1/1 Stonyfield Organic Frozen Yogurt Pint, Quart or package of Novelty Bars, or Ice Cream Pint $1/1 Ben & Jerry’s Pint $1/1 So Delicious item (excluding frozen items) $1/1 365 Everyday Value Organic Soy Sauce $1/1 365 Everyday Value Canola Oil $1/1 365 Everyday Value Organic Roasted Red Peppers $0.50/1 16-oz Organic Valley Creamer $1/1 Organic Valley 8-oz Cheese $0.55/1 12-oz Odwalla Beverage $0.50/1 vitaminwater or vitaminwater zero $1/1 Method Item $1/1 Seventh Generation Product

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