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Hi . Here's how to cut your grocery bill in half using Enlightened Shopping in five easy steps! |
If you don't find the answer you are looking for here, |
STEP
ONE:
BROWSE PRODUCTS
ADD THE ITEMS YOU WOULD CONSIDER BUYING TO YOUR SHOPPING
LIST
Many members create a separate list for each store. We recommend this as you are getting started. Click on the Walgreens logo. It will display all products currently indexed. You'll be searching products which are cross-checked with our huge database of coupons at all listed local stores. By default, they will display in order: HIGHEST SAVINGS to LOWEST SAVINGS - but you can change that order by clicking the linked column headers. |
Retail price - What you would pay at the store with no sale or coupon - which, of course, an enlightened shopper would only do under dire circumstances! When the advertised special contains no retail price, we use a national average. It's possible you may see a different retail price at the store. Sale Price - What you would pay with no coupon - just taking advantage of the sale alone - which may or may not be great - look at the percent savings to determine this. Final Price - If a coupon is available this will be even lower than the sale price. Woo-Hoo! Keep in mind that we are always looking at the per unit price. Sometimes a coupon or sale may require multiple purchases of a product. If there are multiple coupons available, final prices are calculated by taking the sale price and then subtracting the highest value manufacturer coupon plus any store coupon or incentive available. Smileys - Each week, we hand pick certain items to receive the coveted Angel Smiley! These are great deals that our staff would put on their lists. Amount & Percent Saved - This is a fun column! We couldn't believe it at first... you can actually get products at 70%...80%...90%...100% OFF!! |
Coupon Colors Green colored coupons are stackable. This means you can use them in addition to your manufacturer coupons. They are usually store coupons, rebates or store rewards programs. Red colored coupons are coupons that will expire before the end of the sale. If you plan to use a red coupon, make sure you go to the store before it expires. Coupon codes and abbreviations RP
= RedPlum Sunday coupon insert Possible Catalina = added store incentive that you may be able to receive if you purchase the correct variety and number of products specified. This is not calculated into the final prices. When you see one listed click on the link and it will tell you about the incentive. Possible Mail in Rebate = special incentive you may receive if you mail in the correct information after purchasing the correct variety and number of products. This is not calculated into the final prices. When you see one listed click on the link and it will take you to the information about the rebate. An example:.50 on 2 (SS 1/14) means a .50 coupon when you purchase 2 of that item. You'll find this coupon in the SmartSource insert in your Sunday paper, January 14th. (Look on the front page of the coupon inserts to learn which coupon distributor published it.) Getting coupons If you want the most coupons, we recommend a MAJOR CITY newspaper. A smaller newspaper will have about 30% of what the larger newspapers do. You may use up to $20 in coupons for each insert you receive - so a small investment is always worth it. You can either subscribe - or be in the habit of picking up copies at your local newsstand - though you should always verify the newsstand copies include the coupons before you purchase them. Some cities deliver coupons for free to each house. If you are not currently receiving them and you think you should, contact your local publisher. When you really want to turn on the gas, you might decide to have multiple copies of the newspaper delivered. Ask around and find out which of your friends, co-workers, or neighbors don't use their coupons. Ask them to save them for you! One member recently got 5 copies of a Sunday insert that had a $7 offer on diapers in each one! That's GOLD!! Online
coupons - Go ahead and click the link! You'll open up a new window
where you can print a money saving coupon. Although you can get this coupon
without subscribing to a paper, you may have to create a login to access
them. You can usually print two copies of each coupon for each computer
you have access to. Many times, the fastest way to get your second coupon
is to click your back button a few times after you've successfully printed
coupon number one. I don't have any coupons yet! - Don't fret. Many veteran angels started in your position. You'll start building them up soon enough on top of the printed coupons you have access to. In the meantime, just look at the sale price and do a little math in your head. You'll still likely do very well if you focus on only buying items that have a GREAT sale and buy as much as you can (ideally 12 weeks worth or more). Learn more about getting lots of newspaper coupons on our Getting Started Guide. |
Smartsource.com (pictured) and Coupons.com are two popular providers of the hundreds of places we gather Internet coupons from. You need to make sure you have installed their coupon printing plugin for your browser. Most SavingsAngel members will have both Firefox and Internet Explorer browsers installed - because if one browser won't print a coupon, the other one will usually work. Other browser options are Google Chrome, Opera, and Apple Safari. More help provided at our Getting Started Guide. |
When done checking items, click the "Add to Selected Shopping List" button. Don't forget this step! If you navigate to another page before clicking this button, you'll need to add them again! Look for this message... |
STEP
TWO:
EDIT AND PRINT YOUR LIST
If you would like to change the order of items in your personal list This feature can help you make your shopping trip faster by organizing your list based on your favorite store's layout. |
Review your list, make edits and click here to see a printable version.
You'll view a printable (non-editable) version of your personal list. It's time to print!
You'll see this link at the top of most pages. It takes you to a browse coupons screen - where you can search our huge database of coupons from all the cities that SavingsAngel covers. This would be helpful if you know that you recall seeing a particular coupon and need to know where it is. If you want a certain product - and you are not going to buy it at an indexed store, you could use this database to find the coupon to match. Our database includes printed and Internet coupons. This search engine will tell you which coupon insert it was in and the date it was published. If the coupon is an Internet coupon, you will get the link to access it. |
Browse and add coupons just like you did when adding products to your list.
Success!
The coupons you added will show up at the bottom of your personal list.
Adding non-list items
Want to put something on your list - and it isn't on sale?
A quick way to do this is by using the Add non-list item form.
It's located immediately below your personal list (editable version).
Have some specialty
items that NEVER go on sale? Enter them here!
STEP
THREE:
GATHER YOUR COUPONS AND PAPERCLIP THEM TO YOUR PRINTED LIST
Click the link on your personal list that says, "View Coupons needed."
Print this list - and easily grab all your coupons from this handy list.
STEP
FOUR:
GO SHOPPING AND PREPARE TO BE ASTONISHED!!
READ THE STORIES OF MANY OTHER ANGELS' SUCCESSES!!
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