Now for those new to couponing and having no idea where to start. Most people have a wal-mart by them or close. Wal-mart now has a VERY coupon friendly policy seen HERE or better version HERE
Make sure to print it out and take it with you when purchasing things from wal-mart and using coupons because not all stores are familiar with new policies and will argue with you about it, with the policy in hand they don't have a choice really.
The BIG changes with this are:
YOU CAN:
-Use printable coupons as long as they have a barcode, says Manufacturer's Coupon, expiration date, and a remit address(the address walmart will send the coupons to, to be reimbursed)
DO NOT COPY COUPONS-This is illegal!
-Use catalinas (these are coupons that print at the register of grocery stores and sometimes drugstores
-Use a coupon for an item that is less than what the coupon is for, this is called an *Overage*
-Use competitor's coupons as long as they specify a price like $0.99 not ones that says 50% etc
-Use free coupons (they cannot be printables)
YOU CANNOT:
-Use checkout coupons for money off total basket purchase like $5 off total order
-Use printable coupons for free items
Now for an explaination on overages: Coupon Policy says :* Coupons MAY EXCEED THE PRICE OF THE ITEM. Change may be given or applied towards the cost of the basket purchase.*
-An overage is when you purchase something with a coupon and the coupon is for a larger amount than what the item is selling at and this produces an overage
I have personally used this with the recent $1.00/1 Degree deodorant on the trial size Degree deodorant. Now I can do this because the coupon DOES NOT say Excludes trials etc. Lately a lot of coupons says this so be aware before you pick it up and expect to get it free.
How the checkout works with the above items:
Degree Deodorant Trial size: $0.97
Use coupon $1.00/1 (Any)
At checkout this would produce a $0.03 overage, that you can either apply to your total basket purchase or if you aren't purchasing anything else you can receive the change back!
A lot of times you can get overages by finding items on clearance and using the coupons.
Price Matching & using coupons:
Now I haven't done this myself by here's some advice I have received about it. Do all your price-matches first THEN put your coupons at the end of the transaction.
Make sure to print it out and take it with you when purchasing things from wal-mart and using coupons because not all stores are familiar with new policies and will argue with you about it, with the policy in hand they don't have a choice really.
The BIG changes with this are:
YOU CAN:
-Use printable coupons as long as they have a barcode, says Manufacturer's Coupon, expiration date, and a remit address(the address walmart will send the coupons to, to be reimbursed)
DO NOT COPY COUPONS-This is illegal!
-Use catalinas (these are coupons that print at the register of grocery stores and sometimes drugstores
-Use a coupon for an item that is less than what the coupon is for, this is called an *Overage*
-Use competitor's coupons as long as they specify a price like $0.99 not ones that says 50% etc
-Use free coupons (they cannot be printables)
YOU CANNOT:
-Use checkout coupons for money off total basket purchase like $5 off total order
-Use printable coupons for free items
Now for an explaination on overages: Coupon Policy says :* Coupons MAY EXCEED THE PRICE OF THE ITEM. Change may be given or applied towards the cost of the basket purchase.*
-An overage is when you purchase something with a coupon and the coupon is for a larger amount than what the item is selling at and this produces an overage
I have personally used this with the recent $1.00/1 Degree deodorant on the trial size Degree deodorant. Now I can do this because the coupon DOES NOT say Excludes trials etc. Lately a lot of coupons says this so be aware before you pick it up and expect to get it free.
How the checkout works with the above items:
Degree Deodorant Trial size: $0.97
Use coupon $1.00/1 (Any)
At checkout this would produce a $0.03 overage, that you can either apply to your total basket purchase or if you aren't purchasing anything else you can receive the change back!
A lot of times you can get overages by finding items on clearance and using the coupons.
Price Matching & using coupons:
Now I haven't done this myself by here's some advice I have received about it. Do all your price-matches first THEN put your coupons at the end of the transaction.
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