Supermarket Trick: Wait One Month Before Using Coupons [Tips]

 

 

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Supermarket Trick: Wait One Month Before Using Coupons [Tips]

via Consumerist by Chris Walters on 1/23/08

Trent at the Simple Dollar describes the "one month coupon strategy"—a cool trick that lets you line up coupons with in-store sales for massive discounts. Set aside grocery coupons for a month, then go through and select the ones you're interested in. Bring them to the store and you'll find that many of them are for products that are now on sale. On Trent's last visit to the supermarket, approximately 40% of the coupons matched on-sale products—in the most extreme example, he was able to purchase some ice cream for 19 cents.

Trent's friend works for Hy-Vee grocery stores and gave him the tip, and he explains why it works:

Coupons in the newspaper are usually the first wave of a product push from large companies. They'll put out coupons to start bumping up the sales, then they'll move onto sale prices later on in the promotion. The reason for doing these in waves is so that the overall product sales trend looks solidly positive and not just a big spike with a fall-off. Plus, coupon users who use the product, like it, return to the store, and notice the item on sale are often willing to buy the item again.

"The One Month Coupon Strategy: A Really Clever Way to Make Coupons Worthwhile" [The Simple Dollar]
(Photo: Brett L.)

 

 

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