Do you use COUPONS when you shop?

[AviatorTom]

My local grocery store sends me in-store coupons for things I normally buy, and I use them. I also occasionally receive manufacturer's coupons, some for things I regularly buy and some for things I don't.

Several years go, stores would double or triple the value of the coupon, sometimes resulting in the store paying you to buy the thing. Those days are past, but coupons are still a good way to save money.

Of course, there are some people who carry coupon-clipping to the extreme. There are stories of people buying $200 of groceries and only paying $14, thanks to coupons.

What about you?

Do you use coupons? What's your favorite coupon story?

YES - I use coupons

NO - I don't use coupons

We DON'T HAVE coupons where I am.

[FatNeville]

I have used COUPONS once or twice, but not very often. A Gillette coupon did save me a few bucks on some razor cartridges, though. But an ex of mine did a bit of the extreme-couponing thing, to a limited extent. She would get extraneous newspapers and things that would contain coupons and clip them. She had a sort of mini accordion folder type thing to sort coupons and keep them in. She knew the stores to go to where she would be able to get quite a bit of food for much less than the usual price would be, though sometimes it wasn't actually food we wanted to eat. It started to become more trouble than it was worth, however. Now sometimes I just go to stores that don't do coupons and just have low prices to begin with.

On a side note, I saw this question in a sidebar without an asker name displayed by it, but I still knew who the asker was before I got to this page. Any guesses how I guessed?

[AviatorTom]

@aviatortom usually capitalizes key words in the question

[FatNeville]

@AviatorTom got the answer on the first guess.

[WindAtMyBack]

I use them if I remember. They are still worth using, but not like in the past. I used to save $20 on a $50-70 grocery bill. Now I might save $5-7 on a $150 bill.

Same with sale prices. Sales are not nearly as good as they used to be. Oftentimes it's only 10 cents off.

I love clearance sales though. Several months ago I saved over a hundred dollars on clearance coffee. It was 90% off and I bought a ton of it. I remember buying over a hundred cans of frozen orange juice once, in two trips. I have a second refrigerator for when I stock up.

[purplepoppy]

No I'm scared I'll hand a coupon over and they'll give me that "wtf is this" look. I've seen it a few times in stores and everyone grumbles as checkout girl waits ten minutes for the manager to explain what to do with it.

[AviatorTom]

Here in the US, we don't have that problem. Each coupon has a UPC or QR code, and the scanner magically knows what to do with it.

[sage2021]

Our grocery store sets it up in your cellphone for you. So when you go to check out you just go to the app and they scan your phone to give you any discounts.

[Secret6620]

I used to use them ALL the time growing up in America!!! You can literally get free food for the homeless people every week. It gets exhausting so it was just easier to teach them how to grocery shop more effectively with coupons.

We need to seriously end world hunger. There's no excuse why people are starving in the twenty-first century.

[loveslongnails]

I rarely use the products that are nationally couponed, but whenever my local store offers things I purchase, I'm all over that! They have a lot of different BOGO's (buy one, get one), but it's really 1/2 off because you don't need to buy 2 of anything. Those are killer deals, even when the price is raised.

[Iron_Man]

No never it’s a waste of time looking and searching cutting out a dollar coupon trying to find a certain item and the cashiers Gotta pause and stop and go ask the manager too much trouble. I just get the buy one get one free that are listed in the store with big signs in front of the items.

[Chazmatazz269]

I have used coupons, but i never made it a habit. I’m bad about remembering them when i do have them too. Seems like my coupons are always expired. Ell oh ell!

[SamIam96]

Unless it's a particularly large amount of money, I don't. I can't keep track of my car keys. I don't have a chance with a hodgepodge of coupons.

[NathanDavis]

the ones from Amazon that save you a buck on the total cost, yes...

[dustybiker2]

I don't usually buy the toxic junk coupons are attached to. Once in a while it makes an offer in the app but rarely.

[Apple1996]

Always especially since most of them are online coupons and very easy to use

[Dinklex3]

I use them at Ulta & target. They’re usually on my phone so it’s easy.

[exitseven]

Yes, I rarely buy anything without a coupon or is on sale

[OtterMan68]

krogers has digital coupons you can use with your loyalty card.

[Kathy1111]

no we dot

in Canada we dot have coupons

[molonski2]

Id use em if I had em , none here.

[strateguy632]

yes it gets me to buy that product

[OlderAndWiser]

Too much time and trouble for me!

[Paul09]

I use digital coupons when I can. It's rare now.

[itsclearlynicholas]

More like loyalty cards for points 💳💳💳😁

[DJB72]

When I have them, yes. Every penny helps

[msc545]

No - too much time and work to bother.

[Likes2drive]

Usually cvs coupons I always get

[Siri137]

No, because I'm not poor.

[jamesgoldman]

If they are for things I'll buy then sure

[jaskin777]

Yep I do

[jack1924]

Never