Blog Changes

Good Saturday Morning to you!  I am beginning to implement some changes to the blog! 

New Printables Tab:  The first change is a new tab called "Printables" where you will find a list of all the printable coupons I post to the blog.  If time allows, I'll try to go back and add the coupons from the beginning of July, but as of right now the list will begin with coupons posted today.  This should come in handy if you're trying to track back to a coupon you saw previously.  I like to think of this as my personal version of a coupon database without the hassle of figuring out how to create a coupon database!  I'm also including the original post date and the zip code if you need it to find the coupon. 

Click to Print!:  Another thing you might notice is the "Click to Print!" link in the posts.  I always try to post the web address, but this "Click to Print!" should make it easier to, well, click and print the printables!  Please let me know how that is working out from your end. 

FAQ:  I don't plan to have a coupon 101 on my blog because I think most of you have a good idea of how to use a coupon, but I do foresee a place for much needed coupon info and updates.  I'm also trying to get some good information on these "redeem only" and "redeemable only" coupons we keep seeing. 

Coupon Matchups:  another new tab, or a revamp of the Grocery Stores tab, to give you instant access to the Coupon Matchups each week.  This way you can refer back without having to search all over the blog for the Coupon Matchups.

Change for a Change: if you've been with the blog for a little while, you will remember the Change for a Change matchups for donation items.  This feature has been discontinued temporarily.  I hope to bring it back once I have the opportunity to speak with Market Place management, as they have previously told me that I am not allowed to write down their prices.

I think I am limited to 10 tabs and I plan to max that out soon!

Thanks again, and happy couponing!
--The Hopkins County Couponer (7/9/2011)

Printable: AfterBite

Click to Print!
Save $0.55 on AfterBite Original.
Zip: 42408

Just in time for mosquito season!
Thanks again, and happy couponing!
--The Hopkins County Couponer (7/9/2011)

Printable: Minute Maid Enhanced

Click to Print!
Save $0.75 on ONE Minute Maid Enhanced 59oz, any variety
Zip: 42408

Thanks again, and happy couponing!
--The Hopkins County Couponer (7/9/2011)

Printable: Dole Salad

Click to Print!
Zip: 33313

This is a "redeemable only" coupon.  Again, I am unsure if you will be able to use this coupon at our local stores.  I'm trying to get to the bottom of the issue!

Thanks again, and happy couponing!
--The Hopkins County Couponer (7/9/2011)

More Printables

Checkout the list of printables Hip2Save has on her site!  http://hip2save.com/2011/07/printable-coupon-round-up-42.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+hip2save+%28Hip2Save%29

Thanks again, and happy couponing!
--The Hopkins County Couponer (7/9/2011)

Save on July & August issue of Essence

http://www.coupons.com/

Zip: 46060

Google says the cover price for Essence is $3.99.  Use the coupon at Walmart to save an additional % off the cover price!  And you just might luck out and get coupons inside!

Thanks again, and happy couponing!

--The Hopkins County Couponer (7/8/2011)

4 Gerber Printables!

There have been a couple Gerber coupons on http://www.coupons.com/ since the first of July, but I just stumbled upon a zip code with four Gerber coupons!  Zip: 46060  If you have a friend who coupons but does not have a toddler, you might ask them to print these for you!

Thanks again, and happy couponing!

--The Hopkins County Couponer (7/8/2011)

Noobs are Not At Fault!

I'm always disappointed when I see the "noobs" being blamed for the changes in coupon policy.  Just because you started couponing after you watched Extreme Couponing, doesn't single handedly make you responsible for the coupon revolution taking place!  I would say TLC's spot light program IS to blame for coupon policy changes, at a retail level.  But, it's not the "noobs" trying to save a buck who have forced the changes to happen.  Retailers are changing policies to ensure that, at the end of the day, they are going to be reimbursed for the coupons they accept.  Remember, if you redeem your coupons in accordance with your stores coupon acceptance policy, you have committed no wrong!

Mrs. Grissom's Coupon Updated

After printing the Mrs. Grissom's coupon on Wednesday and seeing that there was no expiration date, I decided to email the company and ask for a physical copy.  To my surprise, Mrs. Grissom updated the online coupon so that it now has an expiration date!

Misty,
Thank you for alerting us to the problem.

Please click on the link to go to the website and print your coupon now. www.mrsgrissoms.com

There is an expiration date on it which should satisfy the retailer.
Mike
 It doesn't print much better, and the expiration date is December 31, 2011, but it should improve the odds of a retailer accepting it!

http://www.mrsgrissoms.com/Print_A_Coupon%21/

Thanks again, and happy couponing!
--The Hopkins County Couponer (7/8/2011)

Clorox Sales Company doesn't allow coupon sharing!

I googled the Clorox Sales Company Coupon Redemption Policy and was taken by surprise! 

3. Coupons are non-assignable and are void if transferred from their original recipient to any other person, firm or group. The Clorox Sales Company does not permit the unauthorized distribution, collection, sale, or assignment of its coupons for any reason. For example, coupons are not to be used in swap boxes, taped to product or placed on hooks near manufacturer products, gathered and distributed by any person or group for charitable fund-raising purposes, or otherwise used in any way except as described in Requirement 1 above.

1. Coupons are redeemable only by a consumer purchasing the product(s) indicated, including but not limited to the brand, quantity and size, not later than the expiration date, with the face value of the coupon deducted from your retail price.

First, let me just say, how is any manufacturer going to know how you obtained your coupons and whether the store promoted the use of coupons in some way?  Is there some sort of secret coupon police I'm not aware of?  I'm not going to argue that it's our constitutional right to procure and use any number of coupons we can get our hands on.  But, I would certainly think that, this being America, we should have the freedom to use any number of coupons the manufacturers make available to us.  And how I come by my coupons, whether I purchase a dozen Sunday papers or collect cast offs from friends, is really no one's business.

Thanks again, and happy couponing!
--The Hopkins County Couponer (7/8/2011)