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

[katrina23]

Look on the cover. Turn it sideways and look at the fine print on the fold. It should tell you which insert you have.

[Shannon T]

Originally Posted by katrina23 Look on the cover. Turn it sideways and look at the fine print on the fold. It should tell you which insert you have.

Thank You!!! So tiny I missed it

[jwahlton]

Not sure which forum to put this in, but when can I discard my inserts from say June-December? I really don't want to go thru these page by page and they probably are all expired by now and I can use the space! So is there any reason to keep those? TIA!

[queenofthehivemomof5]

You can check to see if there are any non-expired coupons in those inserts by doing a search in the coupon database.

Choose "Insert" from the source drop down and then type in the insert date for example: 06-07-09 shows that there is still one non expired coupon in it...a coupon for Dramamine

The question is did you get that coupon and if so do you care if you toss it out. Up to you.

But you can do that for all your old inserts to see if there are any good coupons in them still. The insert date format is MM-DD-YY Insert (example would be 06-07-09 RP) you can leave off the RP, SS, PG ect if you want but it helps narrow down your results.

If you don't have your inserts filed by date you can find the date on the spine of the insert in very tiny print it will say what date it came out.

HTH

[bentleysmom]

No Redplum/Valassis in Indy Star this week. Wonder what is going on? I have signed up before to have it mailed and never have gotten it. Evansville paper has a scaled down version, doesn't have all the coupons. Don't know what to do? Any suggestions?

[queenofthehivemomof5]

I would suggest calling the paper to see if they have stopped carrying the RedPlum inserts.

[CQintraining]

Is there any list, or way to search the database, for coupons that are going to expire soon? Today is 7/28 I would like to see the coupons expiring 7/31 so I dont accidently let a good one expire.

[queenofthehivemomof5]

There is not. If you have a have list or keep list you can sort your own lists by expiration date.

[JBD0407]

I am new here and new to couponing. I wanted to make sure I understand something. The most important factor in order to get multiple items real cheap or free in order to stock pile is to have many coupons for the same item, right?? So I can buy 10 of the item and use 10 coupons on it, when it's on sale, of course, correct? So if I can find a reliable way to get maybe 10 copies of inserts, and I watch the sales and compare them to my coupons, I'll be on my way, right? Any advice is much appreciated.

[queenofthehivemomof5]

Originally Posted by JBD0407 I am new here and new to couponing. I wanted to make sure I understand something. The most important factor in order to get multiple items real cheap or free in order to stock pile is to have many coupons for the same item, right?? So I can buy 10 of the item and use 10 coupons on it, when it's on sale, of course, correct? So if I can find a reliable way to get maybe 10 copies of inserts, and I watch the sales and compare them to my coupons, I'll be on my way, right? Any advice is much appreciated.

That is 100% correct the best way to build a stockpile is to get multiple coupons so that you can purchase multiples of the same item with coupons when the price is lowest so that you don't have to buy that item later at full price. When it comes to Sunday inserts I recommend 2-4 inserts per person in your household. So if you are a family of two you should aim for 4 to 8 inserts a week. If you are a family of four then aim for 8-16 a week. If your goal is to stockpile for 3-6 months then aim on the lower side of that range and if your goal is to stockpile a year or more then aim for the higher end of the range