Stacking Up on Doubling Down

Answer 1

Say you have a coupon for $1 off a Coca-Cola product and you want to use it at your grocery store where you spend $3 on a two-liter normally. If you use it on a regular day, you'd only pay $2 for that liter, but if you go to a double coupon grocery stores you can actually get $2 off that soda product, which means you'd pay only $1 for it. These double coupon days can save you some major money if you can wait to shop them, know where to use them, and know how to use them.

The Double Coupon Deal

The double coupon days at grocery stores means the store will match or double any coupon you present to the cashier. If you have a store coupon for 10 percent off your entire purchase, you can actually get 20 percent off. If you have a buy-one-get-one-free coupon, you can now buy two of the product and two of the same product free. It's like having extra coupons you didn't have to find on your own. Double coupon grocery stores aren't everywhere, though, so you have to find the store that does offer these deals. Additionally, even if a store does offer the deal it may only be a certain day of the week or month.

Stacking Coupons

Another way to save money at the double coupon grocery stores is to stack your coupons. This can help save you extra cash on double coupon days and on regular days. Assume you have that soda coupon for $1 off, and a store coupon for $5 off your entire purchase of $25 or more. If you buy soda in your purchase, you've now only spent $19 for $25 worth of food. If you wait to use these on the double coupon deals day you can essentially save $12, which means you would have bought the $25 worth of food for just $13. Another way to stack the coupons is to get store specific coupons, manufacturer coupons, and product specific coupons to use in your trip. Again, let's assume you have the $25 purchase to make with the soda coupon from Coca-Cola (the manufacturer) and the store coupon for the specific store you're visiting. To accompany this, imagine you have another $1 coupon for a specific Coca-Cola product, like a two-liter bottle of Sprite. If you buy one Sprite, one other soda product, and your food for the $25 total, you'll only spend $18 on regular days, and $11 on double coupon days.

Additional Savings

If you think it can get any more low-cost than that, think again. If you shop sales you can save even more. Most sales happen on Tuesday or Wednesday in grocery stores because they are the slowest days of the week. Also, products that are close to expiring are cheaper than products that aren't. If you know you'll drink that half-gallon of milk before it goes bad, save the money and buy it instead of opting for a longer expiration date. Keep in mind that double coupon grocery stores usually offer these types of food products in the form of a "manager's special." That will be your tip to know if it's close to an expiration date, which is generally still a few days away. By shopping the sales, stacking your coupons, and visiting double coupon days you can really save big on your next grocery store trip.