How many Qs do you usually average at the checkout?

[Lmnde]

I really couldn't say! If I'm guestimating I use a coupon on about 90-95% of the items I'm buying, and many time it's a full 100%. I average between 75-90% off my groceries the majority of the time, rarely less than that.

The items I usually don't have coupons for and need to get creative with are fresh fruit + veggies, bread + bakery, fresh meat, milk and eggs. I usually stock up heavily on these when there is a good overage or catalina deal somewhere, so I may only buy fresh meat once every couple of weeks but then get a lot while the getting is good [f.e. when the Glade catalina deals were hot, I turned around and bought app. 20 entire chickens, another 15-20 trays of chicken breast [@ .88/lbs I couldn't pass that up], 15+ packages of beef and pork cuts] - so I'm not buying meat again any time soon, unless I get a few turkeys and more pork/beef when there is a good buy, regardless if I have coupons or not.

If I can't get a good deal on milk + eggs due to overage or coupons, I go get it at CVS and use ECBs. We are planning on having a garden again this coming year [didn't have the time last spring/summer], so that will take care of the veggie issues for 2009 - I'll only have to buy fruit then and I plan to go heavy on melons etc in our garden as well, so if it's not in my budget to buy a lot of apples, plums, peaches + berries - at least I can make melon slushies to take a bit of the fruity need edge off. I also plan to grow a bumper crop of carrots, tomatoes, celerie etc for juicing - I feel physically and emotionally way better when I get a cup of fresh squeezed juice every day...

[cherielyne]

At Wags and RA I average about 8-10.

The most I've used was at Winn-Dixie.
It was the second time I ever used coupons.
It was about 20.
Boy was I Proud!!

I am soooo inspired to learn more about trading now after seeing the high number of coupons ya'll have been using!!

[neglectarino]

I'm only allowed four identical coupons, so that automatically limits how many items I buy & coupons I use. I picked the 15-30 option, but now that I think about it, it might be a little higher than that.

[thickbluebug]

I do lots of mini orders for rebates. So 1-15 coupons is my norm and then 3 to 10 transactions.

[doulas3babes]

We are a family of 5, and I use WELL over 51 cpns at the store when I shop. I buy in bulk, shop the sales and buy, buy, buy... err, rather, take for free, free, free w/cpns & sales. LOL

[anaj06]

I don't know the number because I fluctuate on the size trips so much....but 90-95% of what is in my buggy has a coupon and usually what doesn't is a part of some kind of rebate.