Where to get Coupons

Coupons come out every Sunday (Sunday only) in what is called the "Smartsoure"  and "redplum" inserts.  And on the 1st of every month Proctor and Gamble puts out what they call the "P&G Brand saver"  This contains coupons for toiletry and household brands such as herbal essences, old spice, tide, cascade- etc.  The Smartsource and Red Plum inserts carry all brands of manufacturer coupons (coupon language would refer to these as "mf" coupons).  These coupons can be used anywhere they are accepted.  Most common places are Dillons, Hy-vee, CVS, Walgreens, K-mart, Walmart, Falley's, Target and I am sure some others I forgot about.  Pretty much where the product is sold, the coupon can be used.  As a note:  Some stores put out "store specific" coupons that can only be used in their stores.  You will generally find these in the store ad, or in the store not usually in the coupon inserts in the Sunday paper.  Regardless the coupon will say if it is a mf coupon or not.

In the Wednesday Paper you will find coupons to restaurants and flyers for various stores, especially the grocery stores.  In my opinion if you are going to get the paper the Sunday paper is the best to get.  If you want the ads from the Wednesday paper you could get that too, however most of those adds can be located on-line. You have 2 options around here for coupons in the Sunday paper, the Topeka Capitol Journal or the KC star. In my 1 + year of couponing  I will tell you that the KC star consistently has better and more coupons.  So I only get the star. You can get this at the local convenience store for 1.50 on Sundays or order it on-line.  Go here to get the star for 26 weeks for only 25.74, that is only .99/week!  This allows you to get it F, S and Sunday and get the coupons on Sunday!  This is actually much cheaper than the Journal.  I have been told that you can request certain adds to be in your KC star that you may not get otherwise... such as Target, Walgreens and CVS.  These ads typically are not in the star since the KC stores will run different ads than Topeka.

One thing to know is that on holiday weekends there are usually no coupon inserts in the paper.  So if you buy one at the convenience store I would check to make sure there are inserts this weekend (being Memorial Day) before purchasing it.

Also, don't forget about the Parade magazine that is in Sunday's paper.  Once in a blue moon you will find some coupons in there also.

Coupons can also be printed on-line.  Some sites I reference here and check regularly are coupons.com, smartsource.com, redplum.com, bettycrocker.com, pillsbury.com, boodle.com, and couponbug.com  You do have to sign up and enter an email address in order to print coupons.  I have always felt very safe doing this and have never had a problem with spam in regard to these sites.  If you are worried about spam my suggestion is to get a different email address that is used for couponing purposes only.

One other way to get coupons is to sign up for free samples on-line.  You will often not only get a free product, but a really nice mf coupon that comes with it.  Usually the coupon that comes with the sample is worth more than the one you may get out of the coupon inserts.  For those of you who don't know Crystal, she is currently the best resource for knowing where to find "freebies".  You can also check here on Fridays for what Amy calls "freebie Friday"  for some other freebies.  

The last thing to mention is "All You" magazine.  This can be purchased at Walmart or ordered through those kids who come to your door selling subscriptions to magazines:)  This has had some very good coupons in it!

I hope this is helpful!  If you have questions please feel free to comment!