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Thursday, September 25, 2008

Powerade Zero at Krogers
If you like Powerade, you'll like Powerade Zero.  It's on sale for .79 at Krogers this until Sept 27th.  You have to buy 6 in one order to do this deal.  6 x .79 = $4.74, but if you buy 6 you'll get $4 off your next shopping order.  You can start what we call a "chain";  that is, use the $4 off your next shopping order to buy 6 more and pay .74 cents.  If your lucky, a coupon will spit out that will be $1 off any 3 Powerades.  If you get that coupon, you will end up with what we call an overage of about 26 cents.  After tax, you will pay 7 cents.  Not bad for 6 bottles of Powerade Zero.
4:05 pm est

Tuesday, September 23, 2008

My Next Coupon Class
My next class will be on Tuesday, October 7th at St. Marys Catholic Church in Bristol, Indiana.  It will start at 7 p.m. and last about 1 hour.  The last class I conducted went on for 1 1/2 hours because of all the questions.  I gave away a prize box worth about $400.  You know that I didn't pay anything for any of the stuff that was in the prize box, that kind of goes without saying.  I had a blast that night.  I hope to see a lot of people there on the 7th.
Jim
5:16 pm est

Kroger deal this week
I went to Kroger today and this is what I bought, or what they paid me to take:
 
20 4pks of Cottonelle toilet paper
6 boxes of Chex Mix Snack Bars
2 bags of Chex Mix
2 bags of Betty Crocker Cookie Mix
6 32oz bottles of Powerade Zero
 
I paid $1.74 and received $4 off my next shopping order.  I'm going to go again tomorrow after work and I will post what I got.
Jim
5:09 pm est

Friday, September 19, 2008

Money making deal at Krogers
They have Glade Plugins Scented Gel classic warmer regularly priced at $1.77.  In the Sept 14th SmartSource coupons there was a buy on get one free coupon for the warmer.  The deal is for every one of the warmers that you buy, you get a "$2 off your next shopping order" coupon.  So, if you buy two (which will come out to $2.04 after tax), you will get $4 off your next shopping order.
2:41 pm est


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Hello everyone.  My name is Jim.  They call me "Big Country" because not only am I a country music fan, but because I am 6' 6" tall.  I graduated Elkhart Memorial High School in 1986.  I went to college, but I was too immature and irresponsible so I had to drop out.  I went into the U.S. Air Force instead.  I was stationed at Lackland AFB, San Antonio, TX (boot camp) for 6 weeks, Chanute AFB, Rantoul, IL for about 1 year (tech school-electronics), and then Castle AFB, Atwater, CA for 2 1/2 yrs. 
I got out of the Air Force in 1991, met my future wife Feb 8th, 1992 through a old friend.  Come to find out later that my old friend was planning and scheming on how to set Joann and myself up on a date.  Well, obviously it worked.  We got married on Jan 16th, 1993.  We have 3 kids; James, Jenna, and Jacob.  Yes, some of you may have noticed that all 5 names in our household start with J's.  That way it's easier to remember the names as I get older and start forgetting stuff (not really, just ended up that way).

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Listen for me on the local radio stations as "Big Country the coupon guy".

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Jim The Coupon Guy's Tips
 
1. Get several (5 or 6) copies of the coupon sheets each week. (You can get extra copies from friends/family that don't use coupons)
 
2. Know the rules and policies of the stores you shop at. (You can find these at their web site).  If you have a favorite store that you shop most often, have their 1-800 # handy.  You'll need it when, not if, you run into the "Coupon Nazi" cashiers.
 
3. DON'T use a coupon just because you have it - wait for the product to go on sale.
 
4. DON'T shop when you're hungry.
 
5. DON'T buy products that aren't part of your game plan.
 
6. File your coupons (as you cut them out) according to your preference (I do it alphabetically).  File the coupons to the back of your file and use the coupons in the front of each file - the ones that are oldest or closest to expiring).
 
7. My Triple Play: 1)coupon 2)on sale 3)refunds (this is the hardest but most fun part - you can find out about this on the RefundCents web site through my favorite links)
 
8. Having an ORGANIZATION system is KEY.
 
9. Do NOT take advantage of the system, because it will ruin it for the rest of the couponers.

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