Lysol Wipes Deal

Ok Walgreen's is having a deal on their Lysol Products which there were also coupons in the 8/7 SS:

Get a $5 Register Reward when you buy $15 Lysol Products: Use the coupons below for this deal
$1/2 Lysol Bathroom or All Purpose Cleaners coupon from 8/7 SS
$1/1 Lysol Disinfectant Spray coupon from 8/7 SS
$1/1 Lysol Automatic Toilet Bowl Cleaner coupon from May All You
$1/2 Lysol Disinfecting Wipes coupon from 8/7 SS
$3/1 Mail-in Rebate printable coupon (this is the same rebate that is posted about in the 8/7 SS)


 Now some people are saying that the dual packs(2 canisters packaged together) are part of the RR deal, now at my Walgreen's I was told if it was a bonus pack the RR will not print. So now there is just a trial and error case with this because some may and some may not print.  There's also a deal with a Buy 2 Lysol Products Get 1 free Lysol Wipes in the 8/7 SS. Here's the info on that.


The promotion say:

Valid 07/01/11-10/31/11. Limit 1 per person or household. Requests must be postmarked by 11/30/11 AND include ORIGINAL cash register receipt showing purchase of 3 Lysol Products(one of which is Lysol Wipes) and official mail in rebate form.  You can find the rebate form here (Click here).


Now notice the print says BUY 3, now for most people you will only be buying 2 each transaction for the RR to print off for you so this makes it a bit complicated. Just be aware that you have to purchase 3 items(one being the Lysol Wipes) so you are actually paying for the wipes and then being reimbursed for them via the rebate.




Now you can also use the $1/2 from 8/7 AND the $1/2 from DG website and you can stack them at Dollar General to get a deal there as well. Price may vary according to your Dollar General store.

Where to start for New Coupon Users-Gathering & Organizing

Well I get asked questions all the time about where to begin, people wanting to start using coupons becuase of seeing other save or just out of necessity for their own budget needs. I am going to help you begin your stockpile of coupons and get you on your way to saving TONS of money every time you go to the store.

Gathering Coupons
-If you are wondering how to start your coupon stock there are tons of ways to do this

• Buy a Sunday paper-in most areas there are at least 2 inserts every week(We'll talk about buying multiple papers later on) BUY AT LEAST 1 EVERY WEEK
• Trade coupons-You'd be surprised how many people are willing to trade coupons in your own town
• Join websites like Coupons.com , Weusecoupons.com , or you most likely can find a local coupon website by doing a google search for "*your state* coupon website"
• Print coupons-This is a bit overwhelming to a new couponer as it's hard to figure out which coupons are worth the ink and which aren't (We'll go into this further later)
• Ordering from a coupon clipper service or ebay.
• Couponsbydede -cheap coupons, min. order of $3(with this min, shipping is $0.94)
• Lorishas3kids - buying 20 of same coupons for cheap (Not for the beginner)
• The Coupons Clippers -Min order of $3
• Search for coupon clipping service and ton more options will come up
• Ebay-people sell lots of coupons in quantities of 5-10

 Newspaper Coupons

When you first start couponing you'll be able to find all kinds of coupons in your Sunday paper, the most common inserts are

• SS-SmartSource
• RedPlum
• P&G(Once a month these come out, normally at the beginning of the month and they expire at the end of that month)

Now with just 2 of those (the SS&RP) you can start building a pretty decent stock of coupons.

How to organize your coupons: Always do what works for you! Being organized means more savings

• Filing System
• Binder System

Filing System: This is commonly used by people that use online match-ups only
The filing system has many adaptable methods depending on your needs for the basic part of it, every week or every time you get coupon inserts they are filed.  You can have anything you file them in whether it's a filing cabinet or a carrying case.

• You will want to date the inserts (Ex: 3/20) on the front cover when you file them or put a tab above them
• This method does not cut individual coupons until needed, the whole insert is filed

Binder System: This system is commonly used by people that take their binder with them to the store or anywhere they shop
This system is the one I personally use and enjoy it a lot easier than having to find space to file coupons so I am kinda biased

• Cut all coupons from inserts you will use or keep
• File them in baseball card sleeve pages
• Amazon.com
• Walmart, Target (Found by checkouts where the trading cards are) usually $5-6 for 30 pages
• Organize by type or isle
• People can organize by their stores isles or by type (Frozen, Cans, etc)

The down side to this is when coupons expire and you have to go through your whole binder.  I started out with a 1" binder (Need to upgrade soon, hoping that's what husband gets me for Mother's Day)


I don't want the posts to get confusing so I am breaking them up so it's not too much info at one time.  The next post will concern Printable Coupons


Other helpful posts:

• Coupon Lingo
• Save money in other areas

Where to get coupons?

Now I'm planning on making a what I hope will be 1 of 2 trips for the month on the 1st. Our cupboards are getting pretty bare after couponing for a few months so this will be a stocking-up trip. Everyone is lost when they first start using coupons, you think how in the world do these people get this many items and use coupons for it all? Well here's some tricks.....

1. You can use 1 coupon for each item.

• Say you have 5 boxes of pasta you can use 1 coupon for each box

2. To get extra coupons

• Trade for them, with a group in your town, on a forum, family members in other states3

3. Coupons are regional so they vary in kind and price by area, sometimes you can trade for a higher value!

4. Buy them!

• Ebay
• Coupondede.com(I personally use her and she ships fast 3-4 days after my order is placed I get them in the mail
• Coupon Clippers
  

5. Know someone who delivers papers? Ask them if you can get the leftovers

6. Often times gas stations get reimbursed per newspaper if they don't sell on Sundays(I know this from actual experience) so why not ask if you can snag the coupons out of them before they do!