Q&A: Insert Coupons FAQ's and User Guide for this forum

[indesign88]

I always check the paper before I buy the first one. Every store in my neighborhood is used to me rifling through the paper before I buy it. I always buy one for reading so that is the one I go through, then I decide how many I add. I have found that the amount of Qs is often different from what I see here or on preview sites.

Sorry you had so few - if you need some different ones it might be a great time to set up some trades.

[Tisha]

I bought 10 papers,(still in a bundle),at the dollar store and the P & G ads were not in any of them. I don't have a clue as to what to do. If i call the store or the Post-Dispatch, i can't see them doing much about it. And there's the issue of exactly how many papers I actually bought. they would think i was fibbing about buying that many papers.
What could i do to get some adds that wouldn't require me spending alot of money?

[trishgil]

Hi, I am sorta new, and I was wondering if anyone knows how to get an early Sunday paper?! Where would I even look to find one? Any thoughts, or ideas?

[queenofthehivemomof5]

Originally Posted by trishgil Hi, I am sorta new, and I was wondering if anyone knows how to get an early Sunday paper?! Where would I even look to find one? Any thoughts, or ideas?

Most places do not issue an early edition of the Sunday paper. Your best bet would be to just check around and see if that is even an option where you live. You might want to call the local newspaper(s) and ask if they put out an early edition.

[trishgil]

Thank You Heidi! I will call them today!

[Tracy_in_Missouri]

Is there a place on the forum to find out what areas in general get better insert coupons ? I often wind up having to purchase whole inserts and the person that Ive gotten them from in the past definately gets the same lame-o coupons that we get here We get doubles but only up to $1 (total) so its really beneficial to get the smaller denomination Qs. Thanks for your advice !

[OsweetchildrenO]

I bought a few papers over the weekend and there were no inserts - I was BUMMED! So I contacted the Orange County Register(local paper) ...I actually found an email on the website and sent them an email. A gentleman got back to me the same day asking for my address to send them, and where I bought them.

I was worried about contacting them, but glad I did.

[OsweetchildrenO]

Originally Posted by Tracy_in_Missouri Is there a place on the forum to find out what areas in general get better insert coupons ? I often wind up having to purchase whole inserts and the person that Ive gotten them from in the past definately gets the same lame-o coupons that we get here We get doubles but only up to $1 (total) so its really beneficial to get the smaller denomination Qs. Thanks for your advice !

Ya know...I'm not sure how much better my inserts are...and I don't often utilize double coupons(only one store here does that and they are rather expensive anyway). I would be willing to work something out with ya if you would like my lower denomination Qs. Just PM me if you would like to.

[queenofthehivemomof5]

Originally Posted by Tracy_in_Missouri Is there a place on the forum to find out what areas in general get better insert coupons ? I often wind up having to purchase whole inserts and the person that Ive gotten them from in the past definately gets the same lame-o coupons that we get here We get doubles but only up to $1 (total) so its really beneficial to get the smaller denomination Qs. Thanks for your advice !

There is not a place here on HCW that lists which areas get the better coupons because "better" is subjective.

I do know that larger city newspaper usually carry more coupons in their inserts versus smaller city newspapers. In fact some small city papers can get no inserts or very very little. So if you live in a small city you may want to purchase the larger city newspapers or trade with someone from a larger city for whole inserts.

Areas that double, the coupons in those inserts are usually not compatable with the areas doubles. So if you have a store that doubles up to $0.50 you will see a lot of $0.75 and $1.00 coupons while someone that can double $1.00 might see more $0.50 and $0.75 coupons.

From my own experience folks in the southern states seem to get more of the coupons I like (higher values like $0.75 and $1.00) while midwest tend to get mid value like the $0.50 coupons. West coast can be mixed bag. That is just from my own expeiance trading though. Its not an exact science.

Free item coupons in the inserts are very regional and you cannot really pin point what areas will get those. I used to trade with someone in GA and she tended to get them 90% of the time. Florida tends to get them a bit less.:shrug7:But they still tend to get them more than where I live. LOL

If you are going to try trading for whole inserts you might want to have the person list out all that they get in their inserts for a few weeks so you can determine if those values meet your needs before getting into a long term arraingment with them for inserts every week. This helps you know if you are getting "big city" inserts too and not small rinky dinky inserts and getting all the inserts because some areas have stopped issuing RP and P&G inserts in some markets.

[Shannon T]

Hello! I have a dumb ?... I have been couponing for 3 months and have no organization system. I have 5-6 copies of each weekends inserts. I need to get organized. I made the mistake of not dating my inserts. Is there any website you know of that has pics of the front page of each weeks ss & rp inserts so I can date them and start to organize? Thanks in advance.