Which stores double coupons?

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Which stores double coupons these days?  In light of recent news at Kroger’s allegedly lowering prices and -more importantly- ending their double coupons as of 9-21-13, I felt compelled to create a list of stores around the southeast that still DO double coupons.  If there’s a store I left off, please let me know.  🙂

 

Publix
Update 1/2017: Sigh.  Publix no longer doubles coupons in Georgia.  You can still stack store and manufacture coupons, but they are no longer doubling coupons.  I am deeply saddened by this news and their explanation, but it is what it is…  First and foremost, Publix remains the most user-friendly grocery store around.  Hands down.  While they have acquired the reputation for being “too expensive” – I certainly do not find this to be the case.  While I wouldn’t buy non-sale items from there, their BOGOs and sales each week, along side double coupons stacked with store coupons simply make for exceptional deals!  You can read more about my hints and tricks for shopping at Publix.

Target

Although they do not double coupons, they do allow you to stack manufacture’s coupons with store coupons on top of Cartwheel discounts, as well as combine with awesome Shopkick and Ibotta deals.  In my opinion, it’s worth keeping Tar-zshay on your list!

 

Bi-Lo

Bi-Lo doubles up to 10 coupons per transaction per day, up to 60¢ when you use your Bi-Lo Bonuscard.  See their full policy here and locations here.

Ingles

Ingles has a tiered doubling policy.  Coupons 50¢ or less will double: $10 transactions will allow for 3 doubled coupons, $20 for 6 doubled coupons, $30 for 9 doubled coupons, and so forth.  You MUST have an Ingles Advantage card in order to benefit from doubled coupons. You can read their full coupon policy here and find a location here.

Piggly Wiggly

Piggly Wiggly will double coupons up to 99¢, but only 10 coupons in one transaction per day per household.  Also only 4 “like” coupons allowed in one transaction.  For more on their policy, go here; find a location here.

Kmart

Kmart does not double every day, but on designated days.  They do not have a policy available online, but according to AllYou.com, Kmart doubles manufacture’s coupons to 99¢ on doubling days, up to 10 coupons per day, and only 4 like coupons.  Find your local Kmart store here — you may wish to verify your store’s specific policy.

Harris Teeter

Doubles up to 20 manufacture’s coupons per customer per household per day, up to 99¢.  Up to three “like” coupons will double in a single transaction.  Read full coupon policy here, and find locations here.

Farm Fresh

With stores in North Carolina and Virginia, Farm Fresh does not appear to have their coupon policy posted online, but according to several frugal websites, I have gathered the following: doubles 99¢ everyday, but $1 on Wednesdays; up to 20 coupons per customer, per day; maximum of two “like” coupons per customer per day.  Find locations here.

Winn Dixie

In Alabama and Georgia Winn Dixie will double coupons up to 50¢.  However, Florida locations do not double.

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--Barbara

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Where do I find Coupon Binder Insert Pages???

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Because I’ve been asked quite a few times lately where one can purchase pages for their coupon binders, I thought I’d compile a list of places you can get them, both online and in-store.  


Let me first clarify, I’ve found two types of pages that work well in coupon binders: baseball card holders (9-slots) and picture album pages (3×5 and 4×6 work best).  There are companies, however, that have done the leg work for you, and offer various sizes/slots for your choosing. :o)
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  • Coupon Magic Organizer – CMO offers a complete system for starting a coupon binder, but also allows you to buy the individual pages in bundles, ranging from 3-slots to 9-slots.  CMO also exclusively carries double-sided 3-slot and 9-slot pages!  Prices start at $8.99 for 20 pages.

  • The Coupon Clutch – Yeah, you’ve heard me talk about this one plenty of times!  In addition to getting the CUTEST coupon binder/fashion accessory around, you can also order the page inserts here as well.  A 10-pack of pages starts at $3.99, and come in 3-, 4-, 6-, and 9-slot varieties.  (Pages are single-sided.)  Additionally, The Coupon Clutch has just recently EXPANDED its designs — so you now have even more selection of stylish coupon clutches!!

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    • Target –  Did you honestly think I’d create a post, and NOT include my dearly beloved toy store, Tar-Zshay?  ;o)  In store, you can get a 60 pack of baseball card holder pages for $8.99.  You can also order them online here.

    • Wal-Mart – Yep, The Mart offers a 35 pack for $3.99.  I have not been able to find them online. (But, by all means, correct me if I’m wrong!)

    • SCROUNGE AROUND! – Honestly, I’ve scored my page inserts, by sheer dumb luck, at Goodwill (picture pages), garage sales, and estate sales!  If you’ve got the time and the patience, go for a Couponer’s dream treasure hunt!  I believe I’ve gotten over 100 sheets for less than $6!  :o) 



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    –Barbara
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    Target Trip = Success!!

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    I redeemed myself, or Target redeemed itself?, today with a great round up, all for under ten bucks!  Although I didn’t find the gift items I initially set out to find, I came away with some pretty good finds.  I combined some clearance items with my beloved travel-sized items, on top of coupons, and watched the total dollar amount melt away!


    First, I got some HOT coupons for $5 off certain Hasbro games here and here.  (Each can print twice, since it’s a bricks coupon.)  Target has these in the stocking stuffer isle for $4.99 each.


    Second, I used 4 $1.00 off coupons for Tide, each priced at $0.99 each.  I also used a $1 off 2 Wet Ones, priced at $0.89 each.  (Seriously, have you taken the travel-sized challenge yet?!?)


    Finally, I perused the clearance section -an old, happy habit of mine- and found two cool items: the body wash Hubs has been using for $1.98, and these neat little 2 packs of storage cubes for $0.75 each.  (To give you an idea, on the package, they hold CDs.)  I don’t know exactly how I’ll use the storage cubes yet, but for the price, I simply couldn’t pass it up!


    So, all in all, I feel like the coupon-Karma has worked itself out, and I feel once again at peace with my shopping and savings.  My Target failure over the weekend is fast becoming a faded memory…  


    Now if only I can find the gifts I’m looking for while I’m out shopping!!  *sigh* 

    I got all this for under $10!  Woo hoo!

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    Target Trip FAIL!

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    So hubs, Tot, and I ventured out to Target yesterday morning, amongst a handful of other destinations.  While there, I saw a few great clearance items, including a bottle of Tide stain lift (?), a Bounce Dryer Bar, as well as a mechanical Oral B toothbrush — each for two dollars and some change.  Naturally, I have coupons for ALL of these items in my handy-dandy coupon binder.  

    Which I conveniently left at home that morning!
     
    ARGH!  Now, were these items things that I absolutely could not live without?  Of course not.  But the idea that I could have gotten them each for less than a dollar irks me terribly!  (Being a tad on the OCD side ensures that I have been stewing about this since yesterday morning, mind you.)
     
    And I know what y’all are probably thinking: why didn’t I just return later that day with my coupons??  (And perish the thought of purchasing these items without coupons!!!)
    1)  It wasn’t a Target that was nearby.
    2)  I’m still not feeling quite so hot.  (Colds!  The gift that truly keeps on giving!!)

    3)  We had other things to do.  And,
    4)  Again, these were not items that were imperative for our survival.
     
    Thus, I swallowed m’big girl pill and am trying to let it go.  “Trying” being the operative word.  …if only I could stop obsessing over these lost deals.  I just keep telling myself that someone else was able to get some great deals on these items this weekend.  (Or perhaps Tot and I can run out there tomorrow and see what’s still there…..?)
     
    My saving grace has been finding cheap diapers earlier today.  Seriously, you can’t beat getting three “mega” packs of diapers for $12.02 (with tax).**This post may contain affiliate links. This means that if you click/purchase/sign up for this offer, I may receive a small amount of compensation for it.**
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    Target & the Great Trial-Size Test

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    My Latest Loot from Target:
    all this for $10.83 out of pocket!

    In case I haven’t said it lately, I really love Target!  Not only do they have the one of the best coupon policies around, but the store coupons you can use to stack with manufacture coupons just makes me want to do a jig!  (But I promise, no one wants to see that sad mess….)




    One thing I have been reading about, and been wanting to test out, is using my coupons to purchase trial size products.  There are oodles of coupons for $1 off an item, and most trial/travel size items are marked at, slightly below, or slightly above a buck.  This makes for some snazzy deals!  You must read the coupons carefully — some specifically exclude trial sizes!
    While there on Wednesday, I decided to test the trial-size waters with Target’s wall of trial size items.  I used three $1 off Tide coupons for three “one use” packets (ya’ll know by now how to squeeze much more than one load out of that!), which were priced at $0.99 each*.   While there, I spotted Clean and Clear face wash at $0.97 each, and was elated to find my $1 off coupons for them, too.  (I thought they would be great to keep in my travel bag, instead of lugging a larger bottle of face soap.)  I knew I could do the same with the Secret deodorant.  And finally, I had one $1.00 off coupon for Head and Shoulders, to match with one trial size bottle at $0.97.

    As the picture suggests, I got a few more items while there, but had store and manufacture coupons to stack for them all.  Purchasing thirteen items, I used fifteen coupons!  Essentially, all items were free except for the diapers, wipes, and Scrubbing Bubbles!  Naturally, I’m still experiencing quite a nice high, thanks to my trial-size test.

    I encourage you all to take the trial-size challenge for yourself.  You may never buy regular sized items again!!  :o)

    * – Target’s coupon policy is to round a coupon down, if it exceeds the value of an item being purchased.  Therefore, for example, if you have a coupon for $1.00 off an item, priced at $0.97, the cashier is to mark the coupon’s amount down to $0.97.

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    Looking Beyond Gimmicks in Sales

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    Okay, here’s where I’m probably going to stray from the herd a bit, as I see many fellow Money-Saving-Mommy-Bloggers posting to the contrary here…  But I strongly feel that what’s being done in most instances is purely a marketing ploy to (duh!) get you in to their store, and to (double duh!) buy their products!  The current marketing trend is to advertise for “free”, very cheap deals, or even “money-makers” when paired with coupons.

    Guess what, though?  I’ve fallen for it plenty of times.
    You’ll see it in the sales circulars on Sundays, mostly for drug stores.  And each one calls it something a little different: Walgreen’s “Register Rewards”, CVS’s “Extra Care Bucks”, Rite Aid’s “Up Rewards”, and even Target with their “free gift card” offers.  I refer to them generically as “store bucks”, going forth. 
    Don’t get me wrong, I am not saying that these are bad, awful things that should be banned from existence.  However, it’s the way in which they are USED to lure you in to their store, and then to buy more stuff.  You, as the consumer, have to be careful and SAVVY when utilizing such deals!
    For instance, let’s say one of the drug stores advertises a sale on toothpaste for $3.99 a tube.  (Gasp!  I would NEVER pay that much for such a product!)  The gimmick is that they’ll give you $3.99 in their store bucks if you buy the toothpaste, thus, making it “free”.  Ha ha!  There’s the kicker: it’s NOT free.  You still have to fork over $3.99 plus tax for the purchase up front.  Remember: the store bucks are for later purchases!  

    To me, something is free if you pay nothing for it up front, or get your purchase price back in cash, NOT store cash! 
    But let’s take this $3.99 toothpaste, and make it worth your while.  Add a $1 coupon to this deal.  Now you’re spending $2.99 and getting $3.99 in store cash.  (Many MoneySavingBlogs will call this a “money-maker” deal, since you’re getting back more than your spending.)  That makes it a little better.  Also, rarely will a coupon alter the amount you get in store cash.
    Now, let’s say you have another item, coupons in hand, to purchase at that store.  -er, let’s say ….diapers.  These diapers are on sale for $8.99.  After purchasing the toothpaste, you then purchase the diapers in a separate transaction, and your savings will start to add up.  That’s $8.99 minus the $3.99 in store cash, and let’s throw in a $2 coupon.  You’ve just bought a pack of diapers for $3!  Not bad.
    My point with the store cash is that you have to ask yourself if there are other items you would purchase at this store.  Keep in mind, too, that most store cash has an expiration date.  So, my advice is to plan very carefully if you wish to utilize a sale involving store cash, and try to use the store cash within the same visit, if possible.  Let the cashier know that you’ll be making multiple transactions, and carefully plan the order in which you make your transactions to maximize your store cash.
    Pssst!  Guess what?  Enough people are either unaware of the store cash, don’t care about it, or forget about it and let it expire — that’s partly how the stores make their money off of these gimmicks!  This is why I stress the importance of trying to use the store cash within the same visit, or keeping the expiration date ingrained in your mind!
    In sum, store cash is not a totally evil idea.  It’s great if you can use it to your advantage, keeping the following guidelines in mind: 
    • plan your purchases carefully, 
    • make multiple, separate transactions to maximize that store cash,
    • always throw in coupons, when applicable (did I really have to say that, though?),
    • try to utilize the store cash within the same store visit, or at least be mindful of its expiration date,
    • And finally, ALWAYS ask yourself if this is a product you would purchase otherwise, without the lure of the sale.
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