Every Friday I am going to put out a request for you all to send me your questions!
The questions can really be about anything…questions about couponing, how to use the site, where to buy coupons, etc… Feel free to ask away!! Then, every Wednesday I will answer as many questions as I can. I will then create a new tab at the top of the site where all the questions and answers will be stored for future reference!!
I want this to be both fun and helpful…so send your questions to contactiheartpublix @ gmail.com (remove the spaces) and check back next Wednesday to see the answers!!
How do you get multiple internet coupons? I am usually able to get two, but that’s all. Do you have access more than one computer?
I’ve always been a couponer “to some degree.” While living in the competitive Atlanta area for 17 years, the BOGO’s and the double and triple coupons were a no-brainer, and I had a working system. Having lived in FL previously, I LOVED when Publix moved in. Now, I’m back in FL(Tampa), and without double coupons, AND–I’ve noticed shorter expiration dates on coupons, I fell out of a “system.” I hated that I spent time clipping–then not using–coupons before they expired. I also realize that I need to set up a better storage system, now that I don’t have a pantry, so I don’t end up throwing away food! I also lost my old coupon file in the move, and don’t like my new one. Plus, I’m getting older, and those darned expiration dates are so hard to read! I LOVE your site, and the fact that you list where and when the coupons are, along with links to printables. Now that unemployment has hit my family, and the housing bubble has burst, I really need to get serious about couponing efficiently. I’ve read about binders, clipping only before a well-planned shopping trip from dated SS and RP flyers, etc. Can you please tell me how YOU organize your coupons. (Sorry if I’ve already missed that one.) I know that this is very wordy, and thanks for taking the time for reading this.
I have a manufact. coupon for buy 2 bags of tostitos get one bag of pretzels free. I also have (2) one dollar off, 1 bag of tostitos coupons. Can I use all 3 coupons thus getting a free bag of pretzels and one dollar off each bag of chips?
yes! i’m using mine today.
Michelle,
Do you sleep? How do you keep your children entertained while you coordinate, organize, clip, shop, and write? I’ll have what you’re having! Thanks for everything you do!
i second this one, i want whatever youre having, michelle…and hopefully its a mocha frappe! [hi, my name is lynn, and im a frappe-holic.]
I still don’t get how people save 90% or more. I usually buy around $10 worth of fresh fruit and veggies and salad stuff each week. We do eat the frozen vegetables but don’t care for most of the canned. So each week I buy grapes, apples, oranges, bananas, salad, tomatoes, cucumbers, etc. I may find a $1.00 here and there but certainly not enough to cover all of it. When people post what they bought or show pictures and say what they save I hardly ever see fresh fruits and vegetables. What am I missing?
Do you think I could ever be as cool as you?? I am trying.
Tanya. I have found that before my Publix stop taking the $/$$ I definitely saved higher percentage. But I would go and do 2 transactions. I think they don;t or maybe they do, but there using Register Rewards and $/$$ multiple times. Anything you save is better than nothing. I am sure Michelle will have a much better answer. But I am just giving my 2 cents.
Kelly
If a store refuses your coupon, is it considered poor etiquette to inform them that you would rather not purchase that item?
Heck no! On rare occasion, I’ve asked them to void an item if the coupon isn’t going to be accepted. The cashier actually asked me if I still wanted the item before I even said anything.
Can you post some of the “main dishes” you serve for dinner. I have a hard time figuring out what you cook from looking at your weekly shopping totals.
i believe michelle stockpiles, so a lot of what she cooks could have been from previous trips?
My mother-in-law lives in Northern Indiana. She’s gotten the coupon bug thanks to me and I’m trying to help her find the best resources for maximizing her budget. I’m trying to find some blogs that do weekly ad matchups for stores in her area (Martin’s Supermarkets, Kroger, Walmart). I’ve been doing searches online and haven’t come up with anything nearly as good as your site. Does anyone have any suggestions of some reputable blogs for that area? She lives near South Bend, Indiana.
the krazy coupon lady has just about every grocery chain on her site. http://thekrazycouponlady.com/
Is there any secret to buying the Sunday paper for inserts? I know you can use a clipping service but I was wondering if people pay full price for each paper they get at home or are there any tips on places that sell them for a discoun? I heard someone once post about a “double insert” paper at CVS? Any tips would be great! Thanks!
Kim, I usually get my paper from The Dollar Tree on Sundays. Only $1 each!
Lee,
Try moneysavingmom.com. She has all the grocery matchups!
You probably keep this on the down low, but how do you manage to get the ad previews? Did you contact Publix corporate before you got started, or at some point after you started, this site? I can only imagine that a good relationship with a few folks at corporate wouldn’t hurt 😉 Were you a blogger before you started either of your sites?
Oh, and I’ll also have what you’re having! LOL!
Thanks you rock!!! Your blog is AWESOME!!!!
Do the bricks type coupons ever reset? I know that the $1 off pillsbury toaster strudel printed for me last August, but never since. It always says I have printed my limit. There are many others that do that too. Am I doing something wrong? Or once you print them are you just out of luck forever? Thanks for all that you do! :o)
Can you use a Publix coupon & a manufacture coupon & a Target coupon on one singe item?
Thanxs.
Does anyone else have problems with printing the “brick coupons”? I have never had a problem but recently everytime I go to print off a coupon that is the “brick type coupons” it doesn’t work. When the page pulls up and I hit print, it goes to another page that looks like it is missing information and then asks for my zip code and then I push print again (even though the print button doesn’t even show up. I have to move my mouse around to find it) and then it just stays stalled on the page that is showing the print status. It never prints. Help!!! Does anyone know what I need to do on this? Thanks!!