Sometimes there is a magical coupon that is a hot
commodity. The coupon that gives you an
item for free, or under a dollar. And then…there is the overage coupon. They don’t come around often, but when they
do, as a couponer it makes me excited.
What am I talking about?
Coupons all have a face value, how much off of a product. When an item comes on sale, try to use your
coupons then, as it increases the OOP (out of pocket) you pay. YES, YOU CAN USE COUPONS WHEN AN ITEM IS ON
SALE!
Today, I went to Walmart armed with $2 off of any Tums
products coupon. I had 2 of these,
knowing that Tums are 98 cents a roll. I
picked up 2 rolls, and I picked up 2 cucumbers that were on sale for $1 each and
headed to the cash register.
KNOW THE STORES COUPON PRACTICES When I went to the check out, the cashier
grabbed a pen and was about to write on the coupon, and I stopped her. I said
that you ring it in as $2 and I can either get a Walmart gift card with the
balance, or use it towards another purchase. She said that wasn’t a rule, and I
asked her to get a manager. The manager
came over, and I explained what I was doing, and she said to the cashier yes
she’s telling the truth. ALWAYS BE
POLITE, CAUSE MANY EMPLOYEES DON’T KNOW THE RULES, AND PEOPLE DON’T OFTEN
ASK. The manager then said that she has
never seen this and was happy to see it happening. I then applied the extra money towards my 2
cucumbers, with a grand total of 19 cents OOP.
She said she watched the show Extreme Couponing and it reminded her of
that, I told her about my blog!
Walmart and Giant Tiger are the only two stores in my area
that do this, if anyone knows of others, please let me know!
