Coupon Queen

Coupon Queen: Stores’ policies rule on combining coupons Tue, Feb 23, 2010 | Leave a comment Q: I enjoy your column and have found some helpful tips by reading it. I have a quick question: If I have a buy-one-get-one-free (BOGO) coupon and an additional $1 coupon for the same product, can...

Coupons for healthy foods are available Tue, Feb 16, 2010 | Leave a comment Q: I’ve been following your column, and I see that it can save me some money. But I find that the products I want to eat — healthy, organic, fruits, vegetables — rarely have...

Do store logos on coupons dictate use? Tue, Feb 2, 2010 | Leave a comment Q: "Often, the manufacturer coupons in the Sunday paper and some that I get online have individual store logos printed on them so that the coupon can only be used at that store. Why do...

Issue of not doubling coupons is troubling Tue, Jan 26, 2010 | Leave a comment The issue of coupon doubling — especially why some manufacturers prohibit the practice — is a hot topic with my readers and Web site visitors. Listen in: Q: I have noticed that some...

Some stores allow shoppers to stack coupons Tue, Jan 19, 2010 | Leave a comment Q: I went to the store this week with a coupon for fabric softener. I was excited to see a coupon attached to the neck of the fabric softener bottle for immediate savings. When I went to the...

When coupon shoppers behave badly Tue, Jan 5, 2010 | Leave a comment Q: When I was at the store today, boxes of breakfast bars were on sale for $1.50. Many of the boxes had peel-off $1 coupons. I was excited about picking these up for just 50 cents a box. As I was...

Don’t let cashier steal joy of using coupons Tue, Dec 29, 2009 | Leave a comment Q: Are you ever treated like a scam artist or like you are trying to pull a fast one when you use coupons? I am treated that way often at the stores I frequent, which is surprising after learning...

Recycled coupons help military families Tue, Dec 22, 2009 | Leave a comment Q: What can we do with coupons that we do not use? I have heard of organizations that coordinate coupons for use by military families. Do you have any information on this? A: It’s easy to...

Coupon’s fine print may be your friend Wed, Dec 16, 2009 | Leave a comment Last week I told how to handle confused cashiers who may try to incorrectly limit coupon usage in one way or another. The key to eliminating most cashier confusion is to familiarize yourself with...

Coupon issues can confuse cashier Tue, Dec 8, 2009 | Leave a comment Has this ever happened to you? You finish filling your cart with the week’s groceries, head to the checkout lane and place your items on the conveyor belt. The cashier announces the total,...