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Default Cost cutting the grocery bill tactics

On 23 Jun 2011 11:18:22 GMT, sandi > wrote:

> sf > wrote in
> :
>
> > On 23 Jun 2011 01:22:35 GMT, sandi >
> > wrote:
> >
> >> (Lots of double coupon stores in my area.)

> >
> > Lucky you! I can't remember the last time I saw a double
> > coupon... maybe it was back in the days when we got green
> > stamps with gas.

>
> I have 3 major stores very near, Safeway, King Soopers (same as
> Kroger/Frys/City Market) and Albertson. Safeway and King Soopers
> have had double coupons years here! Albertsons does it about once
> every few months for a week. Yes, I am lucky. I look at my
> receipt and between the on sale items plus my double coupons... I
> pay very little. Thank the gods because it is horribly hard to
> stretch a five dollar bill very far these days.


It's interesting that you can find any coupons of use. Mine are for
major brands that despite money off (which is ridiculously little,
considering how much it costs) I would still be saving money if I
bought the store brand version instead. The rest are for products
that aren't even on the store shelf yet.

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