Tip #8 Grocery Smarts!

Brandi said- So, I went to a parent meeting at my daughter's preschool Wednesday night and there was a woman there talking about this website www.grocerysmarts.com. I think she was a representative of some sort for the website, but she was talking about how she can buy (as an example she gave us), $123.29 worth of grocery items for $39.99 with coupons. She does it by subscribing to the newspapers (she takes 5, one per person in the home), then she can have more than one coupon for a particular item she wants. Then she uses the weekly mailers that come in the mailbox as well. She files all the coupons she gets into a simple filing system. All she does is date the coupon fliers at the top of the page, then files them under either Smart Source, Redplum, Proctor & Gamble, etc. She does not file every coupon individually. Then she goes to this website, enters her passport code, which I will give to anyone who is reading this right now (g84ctb), puts in the zip code where she lives and selects the store she wants to shop at. Then a list comes up that tells her what items are on sale each week for that store, plus any others she may want to go to. This list will also tell her where to find the coupon (either in the Smart source packet, the Redplum packet, etc.), she goes to her file, finds the coupon, cuts it out, puts it in with her shopping list, and away she goes to the store! Now, I have not had a chance to investigate this to the fullest yet, but it seems like a very slick way to take advantage of coupons without spending too much time. Plus you end up stocking up on really good deals and you have extra items for your pantry! All this information is on the website so you can check it out further, and try it. I'm going to give it a go and it would be great if anyone who tries it could give their opinion about how it is working for them. After all, who wouldn't love to save extra money right now?