One rule to getting a good deal with coupons is to buy small. I know this goes against everything we have been taught, that the family value pack is suppose to be the best deal right? Once again this brings us back to the point that anyone can match a coupon with an item. The real key to saving the big bucks is, learning a few simple rules. One of those rules is to to match a high value coupon up to the smallest and lowest priced item. Let me explain, if you have a $2.00 off Chinet paper plates coupon, and the coupon says it is for 36-72 count packages. If you look at the price per plate, the larger package will normally give you the best price per plate. So it would seem like that one would give you the better deal.
If you buy the 36 count plates they are $2.50 that makes them about 7 cents a plate. The 72 count plates are $4.50, that makes them about 6 cents a plate. But if you use the $2.00 off coupon on the 36 count package it now makes them only .50 cent, less than a penny each. If you use the coupon on the larger value pack it makes them only $2.50, or 3 cents each. So matching the high value coupon with the smallest package is the best deal. Using a high value coupon will save you money but, learning how to use it to your advantage will save you even more.
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I laugh every time I think of this tip. I could not get my actually-incredibly-brilliant husband to realize this. I had coupons for A-1 sauce that made the smaller size free at Wal-Mart. I sent him to get about 5 of them–free! He bought the bigger size and paid about $1.50 each, explaining to me how that was better because we got more. (sigh) I guess is depends on how you look at it.
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Thank you! I definitely get caught up in the “but I have to buy the bigger one; it’s a better deal”. Now it makes more sense–
also for me- I wonder if when I buy the little one(s) if they will be enough for the family- because it won’t last as long… Obviously the trick is to buy several of an item at once. I live pretty far out in the woods, so there’s fewer deals to find. Got to be thrifty- Thanks for this explanation. It helps me a ton!!
I’ve read this tip on your site before, and so glad that I did, cause it changed the way that I look at the item size and coupon. Thank You so Much!!
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