Once you start looking for coupons you will probably realize that they are everywhere! It's surprising the places that you can find coupons but as you train yourself to be on the lookout for them, you'll spot plenty to be able to make couponing seriously beneficial. This is just a basic list of places that I regularly look for coupons.
- Sunday Newspaper: In our area you can choose from the Deseret News, Salt Lake Tribune, or Daily Herald. In the section with all of the ads for the week you will find the coupon inserts. The main inserts you'll find in all of the papers are SmartSource, Proctor & Gamble, and from time to time there will be a General Mills insert or coupons in the Parade magazine. The Deseret News and Salt Lake Tribune both have the exact same coupons in them. The Daily Herald is the only paper in the area that still gets the Red Plum insert.
- Internet Printable Coupons: There are many websites that exist just so you can print coupons. Some examples of these are Red Plum, Coupons.com, and SmartSource. You will also find links to coupons from blogs like Utah Deal Diva or Hip2Save. You will almost always be able to print two copies of a coupon from each computer in your house. In order to do this, you just need to hit the back button on your browser or go back through the link you originally followed.
- Mailers: From time to time you'll get samples in the mail or different advertisements for local companies. DON'T JUST THROW THEM AWAY! Often, even when a piece of mail looks like junk it will hold a very valuable coupon inside.
- In Magazines: There are magazines like All You that focus on coupons. Just because a magazine doesn't focus on coupons though doesn't mean that you won't find coupons in it. Keep your eye out for actual coupons or coupon codes for online sites that you visit.
- Inside products or on the box of a product
- Shopper Cards: You can load coupons to your Smith's card to be used at Smith's on websites like Cellfire or Shortcuts. You can also find coupons on the Smith's website.
- Weekly Store Advertisements: Make sure you pay attention to see if the coupon is a store coupon or a manufacturer's coupon. There is a difference between the two and at many stores you can stack store coupons with manufacture's coupons for an even bigger discount.
- In Store: There are many different places to find coupons in stores. One of these is Catalinas (CAT). These are coupons that print out from a special machine after you have completed your order. They may be a manufacturer's or store coupon for a different product or they could be for money off your next order. Another place to find coupons in stores are on blinkie machines or tear pads. These will be located in the aisle close to the product the coupon is for. Always keep your eye out for these coupons! Even if you don't want to buy the product right now, you can always keep the coupons to see if a great sale will come up. The last place you will often find coupons in stores are peelies. These coupons will be on the product itself. Coupon etiquette says you should only use these coupons if you are planning on purchasing the product. There is nothing more annoying than going to the store and finding something that should have a coupon on it but it has been taken.
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