MM's

[nagrom13]

This is one thing I have not been able to wrap my mind around....

I cannot figure out how to strike a deal to make it a MM and I'm not even sure which of the stores I frequent would allow MM's.

Any help with this matter would be appreciated!

[gctattoo]

One of the easiest ways to get a moneymaker would be at drugstores like CVS and Walgreens. With them frequently offering items "free" after ECB's or RR's, using a coupon on said item would make it a MM.

There's no question of them allowing this (unless you are stuck with a store that has inane coupon rules contrary to the norm) as it's not apparent it is a MM. You are simply using a coupon and still paying x amount OOP. Then being reimbursed with the ECB or RR afterwards.

HTH!

[nagrom13]

See I do not look at that scenario like a MM....because i do not look at the item being free after ecb I'm still paying out money regardless of what I am getting in return. If I buy a few items with coupons still pay x oop and receive a lesser ecb...same thing to me as what you mentioned....

I'm talking more about when you go grocery shopping and instead of paying them they give you money at the end of check out!

[queenofthehivemomof5]

MM or Money Maker for anyone not familiar with the terms, can be gotten in a few different ways. One of the ways we consider a money maker is how gctattoo said and that is buying something on sale, using a coupon and getting a Catalina, register reward or ECB.

Another way is by doing rebates or try me free's and using a coupon on the item. So if lets say Kraft Cheese has a rebate for $1.00 off one package the item is on sale for $1.00 and you use a $1.00 coupon getting it for free at the store and submit for the rebate, in most instances you would get the before coupon price back in the rebate (unless the rebate form says that the rebate is for after coupon prices, rare but it does happen) thus you made $1.00.

Another scenario is overage. This happens when you find an item on sale or clearance for less than the value of your coupon. So say you have a $2.00 coupon and that item is priced at $1.00 if your store allows overage (some do and some expressly prohibit it) then you get a money maker. Some stores allow overage yet frown on giving you cash back in hand (sometimes this is more an issue with the cashier rather than store policy). In those instances you would apply your overage on other items in your transaction.

Each store is different and it may be something you need to look up in the forums for those stores and or ask in the forums what other members experiences are. Where I shop Albertsons and Walmart are the best places for me to get overage. I have walked out of both stores with them handing me back cash. I think the most cash I have gotten back was about $17. A few weeks ago Walmart paid me $3. Walmart has a reputation for being difficult but I live in a small town and have them trained. LOL