Super Doubles is now but just a memory at Harris Teeter and Lowes Foods, but two readers will now be able to work some savings magic with the help of a $10 gift card.
I picked two readers at random in the Centsible Saver giveaway timed to the Super Double coupon promotions.
And the winners are:
Q&A with the Centsible Saver is an occasional feature on the blog. If you have a question for a future Q&A, leave it at the bottom of this post or email it to adunn@newsobserver.com. Ask me anything about coupons, rebates, saving money and living the frugal life.
This time around I've got questions about online coupon-printing sites, the liklihood of Super Double or Triple coupon promotions at Kroger and the best way to get multiple copies of coupons for items you regularly purchase.
Read on for the answers.....
It's time for Round 2:
With Super Double coupon promotions on-going at Harris Teeter and Lowes Foods, there are a several new deals to be snagged, thanks to Sunday's coupons.
Here are the highlights:
Dueling Super Double coupon events dominate the grocery deals this week. Both Harris Teeter and Lowes Foods are offering special one-week promotions that double the value of coupons up to $1.98 in face value.
Beyond Super Doubles, it's a light week for deals, though there are a few bargains worth an extra trip to the store.
Among the deals that caught my eye:
Read on for all the highlights. For easy comparison, I've also included Sunday's Kroger deals at the bottom of the post.
As always, feel free to add any great deals you spot while you're out and about shopping. That way, we can all save more.
Here's a good deals list for the Super Double coupon event at Lowes Foods, which begins Wednesday and runs through April 24 -- the exact same time that rival Harris Teeter is offering Super Doubles.
After doing a little price checking online and walking the aisles of my local Lowes Foods in Apex to verify sale dates, I've added some unadvertised deals and sales that continue from last week.
There are lots of freebies and under-$1 bargains to snag.
Harris Teeter's Super Doubles coupon promotion starts Wednesday and runs through April 24 with lots of impressive deals. In many cases, we're talking freebies and items for under $1.
After doing a little price checking online and walking the aisles of my local Harris Teeter in Apex to verify sale dates, I discovered lots of unadvertised deals and sales that continue from last week, making this a pretty generous promotion.
Read on for all the deals, plus some handy tips to make your Super Doubles shopping a breeze.
If you want to maximize your savings with coupons, it's important to know the rules of the road at the supermarkets and drugstores you frequent.
Unfortunately, the rules are different everywhere you shop, which can make bargain hunting a challenge.
At some stores, a 75-cent coupon is routinely worth $1.50 and can be valued as high as $2.25 during a special coupon event. At other stores, that same 75-cent coupon is worth just 75 cents.
Some supermarket chains will accept coupons issued by competitors. Don't like Store X? No problem. Store Y and Z will happily redeem a Store X coupon for you.
And at one major national retailer, the store will pay you if your coupon value exceeds the price of the item you're buying. You read that correctly. If the item you're buying is $1.50 and your coupon is for $2, the cashier will hand you the difference in cash. There's nothing shady or extreme about it. I promise. It's all spelled out in the retailer's official coupon policy.
Why all the coupon fine print? A lot of retailers have tightened up their policies in recent years to keep in check those couponers who have adopted the extreme methods depicted on the controversial TLC show "Extreme Couponing."
At the same time, other retailers have actually loosened their coupon policies, hoping to lure customers looking for ways to trim their budgets during tough economic times.
In the Triangle, coupon shoppers enjoy coupon policies among the most generous in the country, thanks to lots of supermarket competition. Those little slips of paper can save you hundreds, if not thousands, of dollars over the course of a year so it's well worth the effort to study up a bit.
For coupon newbies -- and those who need a refresher course - here's a roundup of the basic coupon guidelines at the major retailers in the Triangle, including all the information on the store that will pay you to shop with coupons.
UPDATE: Lowes Foods has issued a Super Doubles coupon policy. Check the bottom of this post to read the complete policy.
It is official!
For the first time ever, Lowes Foods will host a Super Doubles coupon promotion this week, starting Wednesday.
Lowes Foods spokeswoman Lisa Selip cited the competitive nature of the grocery business as one of the main reasons for offering the promo, which will run a full week at all Lowes Foods stores.
Coupons up to $1.98 in face value will be doubled. No more than 20 coupons may be doubled each day of the promo, which will last through Tuesday, Feb. 14.
"The market's very competitive; it's something we've not done before and it's certainly good for our customers," Selip said.
If you've exhausted your supply of coupons during Super Doubles this week, the new batch in today's N&O provides several more opportunities to snare some bargains, including three freebies and 13 items under $1!
The best freebie: a reissue of the Smart Balance milk coupon that expired on Wednesday, which means another opportunity to score more FREE milk today through Tuesday.
Here are all the deals I found with today's new coupons:
SavingStar, the digital coupons savings site, has some new coupons up today, including one that makes it possible to score a "Super Triples" deal at Harris Teeter.
Here's how:
This week, during Harris Teeter's Super Doubles promotion, Special K cereal is on sale for $2.50 per box.
There is a paper coupon from last week's newspaper for $1/3, which will double, giving you $2 off three boxes of Special K.
To get an additional $1 off, go to SavingStar and select the $1/3 coupon on Kellogg's cereals and it will be loaded onto your grocery loyalty cards, including your Harris Teeter VIC card.
When you go to Harris Teeter, be sure to swipe your VIC card and use your paper coupon, scoring yourself a "Super Triples" deal. (The Super Doubles promo runs through Tuesday, Jan. 10.)
While the $1 SavingStar coupon won't come off at the register, it will be saved in a virtual piggy bank on the SavingStar site. Each time you save $5, SavingStar will deposit money into your bank account or send you a $5 Amazon gift card.
If you're not familiar with SavingStar, click here to read the post I wrote about it when the program began last summer.
