Friday, April 16, 2010

www.flyerscoupons.ca

Has anyone checked out this site recently? What a place! A lot of websites regarding coupons, deals, contests etc are really chatty places where you find some interesting deals. This website is no different in that aspect. The difference is instead of having to go through a bunch of threads to get all the information on a specific store, you just click on the store in question, and all the threads pertaining to the flyers, deals, contests, etc are listed in one spot. It's so much easier for someone that shops store specific like I do.

For instance, take a look at the Walmart thread (can you tell I like shopping at Walmart????) Not only do you find the most current flyer, you find deals from the photoshop in the store, you find online deals, and you find different threads just for letting you know the best price on certain products. How can you go wrong?

If I was (and I do) going shopping I would check out this site first and foremost. Then head out shopping! www.flyerscoupons.ca Take a look!

Wednesday, April 14, 2010

Liquidation World......Interesting place to shop

Now I've been more then lucky over the last couple of years. And I mean by saying that I don't need much in the line of home furnishings. A good portion of the furniture in the house is relatively new, or at least is not in the position of needing to be replaced. That being said, has anyone checked out Liquidation World recently?

We have one in town, and I don't go there all that often, but I'm thinking it's about time that I did. Last week they had baby furniture on sale (I'm in the market for a good baby gate.....no.....don't ask), and this week there is a really good sale on Saunder furniture. I've been taking the time to check out there website at least weekly to see what is all going on. I know it's not a website that I would say I am a fan of, but if the deals are as good as I have seen over the last two weeks, then I think it's time for me to start frequenting this store a little more often then the once a year that is my current. www.lwstores.com Take the time to check it out. You might not be sorry.......

Thursday, April 8, 2010

Price Matching One store to another

Another interesting way to save money, time, energy and GAS is to price match. Two stores in my area price match, and most areas have both of these retailers. Walmart and Zellers. Now I know that there are others out there, but you take what you can get, right?

Walmart is great for price matching. As long as they have the product that is. No questions, no hassle, but out of respect to the cashiers, I try to find a non busy time of day and do it then. There is nothing worse then a large lineup behind someone when they are price matching to another store. Sure makes people ugly that is for sure.

Zellers is just as happy to price match for you too. And the up side of price matching with Zellers is that you get your HBC rewards too. So that is one of the reasons why I tend to choose Zellers over Walmart to price match. My HBC rewards eventually turn into Air Miles, which then in turn become gift certificates (GC's) for food. A great Christmas gift to kids who don't live at home. And a great way to spend your points that everyone appreciates.

One thing that I have found with both of these stores is that not only will they allow you to price match another flyer, they will allow for coupons too. So, you save money with the coupons, save money on wear and tear on your car, gas, and time, but you have the extra bonus of feeling that you just made the best deal out there. How can anyone go wrong?

Wednesday, April 7, 2010

Coupons in all their various shapes and sizes

I've been very lucky to have had the opportunity to use coupons to lower the costs of my purchases on a month to month basis. And what I am finding is that there are numerous ways to obtain these coupons. You can find manufacturer coupons in the store hanging beside the product. You can write a manufacturer and request coupons (and yes, this really works, but that is another blog topic that I will expand on another day). You can have them downloaded to your cell phone or blackberry (now this is something that I have heard about, but have not experienced myself. If anyone out there uses this, please let us know as it's definitely worth having another discussion about). You can request them from websites such as www.save.ca, www.websaver.ca, etc. And you can print them from the internet.

All of these methods, whether used by all or not, are valid ways to obtain coupons. But does the retailer honor them?

Most retailers will honor a manufacturer coupon, but I'm finding more and more will not without a UPC bar on them. Their are just too many fantastically good replicas out there, and retailers are getting burned and not reimbursed for these replicas. I too would have the tendency to shy away if this was the case. Now, I'm not saying ALL retailers are doing it, it's just something that I have noticed more and more frequently in the different retailers that I personally frequent, and on different websites where the discussion has been brought up.

Like I said above, I've heard about downloading your coupons to a hand held device. This sounds like an ABSOLUTELY wonderful green and earth friendly way to go. And if retailers are going to get on board with this, then I say lets go for it! I'm all for ending the waste of paper and the killing of trees. Quite the idea if you ask me.

Requesting coupons from websites is a great way to obtain coupons too, and I've personally not had any problems using them at any retailers that I frequent. You just have to wait for the mailman/lady/person to deliver them. Use them, and save your cash.

Printing coupons off the internet. Now that is a topic of discussion. I've found that MANY retailers will not accept this. It's unfortunate, but like mentioned above, manufacturers have at times not honored the coupon and the retailer is not re-imbursed. I understand why a manufacturer will not honor a valid coupon. And I understand why a retailer would have problems accepting a printed coupon from the internet because of being "burned" in the past. It's just really unfortunate that others out there have made it virtually impossible to find a store that will accept internet coupons anymore.

Now I'm not saying that all retailers don't accept them. In my personal experience, the following stores DO:

Giant Tiger
Walmart
Shoppers Drug Mart

I'm sure the list is more extensive, but these are the only ones that I know of. I truly hope the trend of rejecting internet printed coupons is NOT completely rejected by all retailers. It's definitely another way to save money.

Tuesday, April 6, 2010

www.brandsaver.ca and other websites for coupons and deals

So it's a new month, and Easter is now behind us. Thank you Easter Bunny for Visiting our home!

So now that another holiday has past us by, it's time to review what has been happening over the last couple of weeks. For instance, www.brandsaver.ca has provided us coupon a holics with a brand new stack of coupons to request. AND, not only that, they inserted a flyer in most papers for deliver on the Easter weekend. Great bunch of coupons, and if anyone needs extras, it seems that I have quite a few. People are really starting to notice just how much I coupon because now they are giving ME their inserts. Gotta love sharing.

Another favorite of mine of course is www.save.ca. An amazing website that has been around for awhile. Lots of savings for lots of different types of products from laundry all the way to diabetic products. Now most of these coupons are printed with expiries that expire approximately six weeks after your request, so make sure that you only request the ones that you know that you can use, or trade with friends and family.

And of course, another one of my new favorite websites is www.flyercoupons.ca. A website that has been created for the use of the deal/coupon hunter in all of us. Each major Canadian store is listed with the appropriate deals and flyers available for all to review. There is nothing better then to decide that you want to go shopping at Walmart, and then stop in to this website; take a look at all the best deals that OTHERS have found, and then shop your little heart out!

I truly do love it when someone else makes shopping that much more easier for me. It saves me so much time, energy and most of all GAS IN MY CAR!