So This Is Christmas

Merry Christmas is such an infectious feeling I like to feel that way all year around.

So if you are visiting just before Christmas, just after Christmas or even here on Christmas day I am sure you will find something of interest for you and in the spirit of Christmas.

It may be said that Christmas is no longer a celebration but this must be spoken by people that have never had trouble closing their eyes on Christmas Eve in an expectation of what maybe left for them on the carpet under the tree.

I continue to look forward to the surprise on my Grandchild's faces to this day at Christmas events.

Merry Christmas - Merry Christmas - Merry Christmas

Thursday, June 11, 2009

Clipping Coupons for the Grocery Store

By Alex Pastlin

People all over the country receive newspapers, sales papers, and circulars everyday that are filled with coupons that can help them save money at the grocery store. By being a wise shopper and taking advantage of these savings, you can find a wealth of savings. If you shop on a budget, taking a few minutes each day to comb through the coupons will be invaluable.

Coupons are not a new rage and have been around since Grape Nuts and Cocoa Cola started using them for marketing purposes back in the 1800's. With the customers that use coupons today, nearly $5 billion dollars per year is saved.

If you use coupons wisely, and make out a list and budget before shopping, you can save up to 50% on your grocery bill. That's pretty good savings, just by going through your newspaper.

A good idea when clipping coupons is to make a list, first, of what you were planning on buying and to then search through the papers for coupons for those particular products. It's more cost effective to do it this way because if you simply go through the papers without a list in mind, you might end up buying products that you weren't originally going to get, causing you to spend more money than you had planned on spending.

Your Sunday paper is an excellent source for coupons. Sunday papers generally have inserts as well, which contain coupons for a wide array of products.

Customers can generally get a discount on the Sunday paper if they buy an annual subscription. Some papers will allow you to get "Sunday only" subscriptions. It saves on the overall cost if you get a subscription instead of buying it outright every Sunday.

Circulars, those papers that come to your mailbox throughout the week, can also be a source for coupons. Because they come more frequently, you might want to clip them as you receive them and store them in an organizer for later use.

Your Sunday paper, as well as circulars, are good for coupons because they are generally locally based, meaning they are targeted to your area stores. This is good when using coupons because they're more likely to be accepted.

Also, don't forget to check the grocery stores themselves for coupons. Some grocery stores keep copies of the stores specials near the entrance of the store. This is also a good way to see what is on sale within the store, even if the papers don't contain coupons.

You don't want to get in the checkout lane and find that your coupon has expired so remember to check expiration dates before clipping and using coupons. If you're clipping a coupon and you see that it's going to expire the next day, and you weren't planning on shopping for a few days, it might not make sense to cut that particular one out.

On a final note, if you watch for sales and use the coupons then, you might even find that you can get the items at a rock bottom price-or even for free in some cases.

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