When I post these “hot coupons of the week” posts, I often have people ask me if it’s “worth it” to buy coupons.  If you’re wanting to stockpile items, it is totally worth it to pay a small price for coupons to get items for free or close to free later.  If you don’t believe me, check out my Kroger scenario here and see how I got 5 Snuggle dryer sheets, 5 Uncle Ben’s rice packets, and a free movie ticket for less than the cost of the movie ticket!

Having said that, there will be two inserts (one Red Plum and one Smart Source) in the paper this week.  My Coupon Hunter has them posted now!  If you order them early in the day, they should ship today (and if you e-mail her because you need them for a sale, she will verify the shipment date) 

Here are some codes you can use on the site as well:

HOT – 10% off orders over $5
SHIP – Free shipping on orders over $5 (you can combine this with the code above)
TEN – 10% off orders over $5
PRIORITY – Free shipping on orders over $15

Here are the “hot” coupons I am seeing:

RED PLUM

Buy One, Get One Free CoverGirl face product (expires 5/31/10) – these coupons always match up well with deals at CVS and Walgreens

$.75/1 Del Monte No Sugar Added Fruit cup (4 pack) – These should be pretty cheap after coupons at Target or Walmart

$.40/1 Del Monte No Sugar Added canned fruit – if your grocery stores double or triple coupons, these should be pretty cheap!

$1/1 Maybelline New York mascara (expires 5/11/10) – pair two of these with a BOGO free sale and get cheap mascara!


$3.75/1 Vaseline Sheer Infusion product (expires 5/9/10) – that is a high dollar coupon and you should be able to get some pretty cheap lotion when you pair it with sale prices!

SMART SOURCE

$3/1 Enfamil Premium formula (expires 5/31/10) – if you have a little one that uses formula, these can be paired with formula checks and sale prices – every little bit helps because formula is EXPENSIVE!

$1/3 Hershey’s Kisses, Reese’s, Hershey’s Miniatures and York candy or $1/2 Hershey’s Brand caramel or Meltaway chocolates (expires 6/11/10) – keep your eyes open for candy deals to pair with the movie tickets deal here

$5 Target gift card WYB three Scrubbing Bubbles products – if you need to stock up on cleaning products, there are also Scrubbing Bubbles manufacturer’s coupons to pair with this!

My Coupon Hunter has posted the coupons that will be in the 3/14 inserts, so you can get them now!  There will be two inserts in this Sunday’s paper ~ one Red Plum and one Smartsource.

Here are some codes you can use on the site as well:

HOT – 10% off orders over $5
SHIP – Free shipping on orders over $5 (you can combine this with the code above)
TEN – 10% off orders over $5
PRIORITY – Free shipping on orders over $15

Here are the “hot” coupons I see:

RED PLUM:

$.50/1 Band Aid Products (expires 5/31/10) – get these for cheap at Walgreens and Target this next week and then submit for the Princess and the Frog $5 rebate (if you’re planning on buying the movie)

$1/1 Herbal Essences shampoo, conditioner, or styling product (expires 4/30/10) – pair this with the free styling product WYB shampoo, conditioner or styling aid and get two products for cheap (these coupons expire on 3/31 and you can find them on My Coupon Hunter, too!)!

$.75/1 McCormick Spice, Herb, Extract, or Food Color (expires 4/11/10) – there are many McCormick spices that are in the $1 range at Walmart, so you can get these for close to free with this coupon!

$1/1 Tropicana Trop50 orange juice (expires 5/31/10) – $1/1 orange juice coupons are hard to come by!  This goes on sale for $2 fairly often, so you should be able to get it for $1 after coupon!

SMARTSOURCE:

$.35/1 Eggland’s Best eggs (expires 6/30/10) – if your grocery stores triple coupons, I can usually get these eggs for less than the store brand using the coupon

$.50/1 KC Masterpiece BBQ sauce or marinade (expires 5/15/10) – if your grocery stores double coupons, watch for 10/$10 sales and get this for free!

$2/1 Hidden Valley Farmhouse Originals dressing (expires 5/15/10) – Hidden Valley Ranch is our favorite dressing and coupons don’t come out very often, so I’m excited about this one!

$1/1 Lay’s New Potato Chips (expires 4/25/10) – I just tried these for the first time yesterday and they are good!


$.75/1 Lysol toilet bowl cleaner (expires 4/13/10) – these go on sale BOGO free at Walgreens about once a month so I pair that sale with two of these coupons to stock up!

I get this question, a lot:

Is it worth it to “buy” coupons when your goal is saving money? It seems kind of counterproductive.


If you are looking to stockpile items on a budget, the best way to do this is to pair coupons with sale prices and in order to really stockpile items, you are going to need multiple coupons. I know that some people buy multiple newspapers, but that doesn’t really “work” for me because then I have the extra work of coupon up with all of that paper. Using a coupon clipping service or eBay to get coupons is more time and cost effective for me because then I’m only getting coupons for the things that I want and need and they’re already clipped!


The savings far outweigh what I spend.

My Coupon Hunter has posted the coupons that will be in the 3/7 inserts, so you can get them now!

There will be three inserts this weekend:  one Procter & Gamble, one Red Plum and one Smart Source.  Here are the “hot” coupons I see this week:


PROCTER & GAMBLE: (all of these expire 4/30/10)

Buy one Gillette Antiperspirant/deodorant, get one body wash free – pair it with the $4/2 body wash/deodorant coupon from the 2-21 PG insert and you’ll have a great deal!

$2/1 Gillette body wash

$1/1 Luvs diapers – these coupons don’t come out often – you can probably get diapers for about $5.99/jumbo pack with this coupon at stores like Walmart and Target

$3/2 Pantene products – it will be $1.97 for two at CVS this week (after coupons and ECBs!)

$1/1 Tide – use it at CVS this week and get Tide for $3.97 after coupons and ECBs!  (I’m sure there will be other deals, too!)

$2/1 Venus Embrace or Spa Breeze razor system

RED PLUM

$.75/1 Dole frozen fruit (expires 5/7/10) – it’s frozen foods month – watch for deals to pair this with (frozen fruit coupons are hard to come by)

$1/1 El Monterey taquitos (expires 5/31/10) – pair these with frozen food deals this month

$1/1 Garnier Fructis shampoo, conditioner, or treatment (expires 4/15/10) – watch for deals at CVS and Walgreens

$1/1 Johnson’s baby product (expires 5/15/10)

$.55/1 Keebler cookies (expires 5/2/10)- there always seem to be “deals” on these

$1/2 Kellogg’s All Bran, Frosted Mini Wheats and Raisin Bran cereal (expires 4/18/10) – use this with the CVS cereal deal this week

$1/2 Kellogg’s Apple Jacks, Froot Loops, Corn Pops, and /or Apple Jacks cereal (expires 4/18/10) – use this with the CVS cereal deal this week

$1/3 M&Ms brand chocolate, Snickers Minis and Twix Minis (expires 4/4/10) – use these with the Easter candy deal at CVS

$1/1 Reach dental floss (expires 12/31/10) – there are deals at Walgreens where you can get this for free pretty often and this has a long expiration date!

$1/1 Reach toothbrush (expires 12/31/10) – there are Walgreens deals where you can get these for free pretty often and the coupon has a long expiration date!

$1/2 Starburst Jellybeans (expires 6/6/10) – use these with the Easter candy deal at CVS

SMARTSOURCE

$.50/2 Betty Crocker Fruit Shapes, Fruit By the Foot, Fruit Gushers, Fruit Roll-Ups or Fruit Stickers (expires 5/1/10) – get these at Kroger this week and check out the catalina deal, too!

$.50/1 Chocolate Chex Mix (expires 5/1/10) – get these free at Kroger this week

$1/1 Colgate Total Enamel Strength, Colgate Total Advanced Whitening, Colgate Total Advanced Clean or Colgate Total Advanced Fresh toothpaste (expires 3/27/10) – there are always deals at CVS/Walgreens on toothpaste

$1.25/1 Freschetta pizza – these are part of the frozen foods catalina deal at Randalls and they are on sale this week for $4.99!