coupons.com is the best one but you can print at smartsource.com and redplum.com

I also sign up at manufacturer's websites and get emails from them with coupons or on their website

I use Penny Pinchers Gazette or ppgazette.com for online coupons. The site has coupons from a couple different sources such as coupons.com, smartsource, Valpak and redplum. Very convenient that they are all in the same spot.

myzerr.com has all kinds of free discount coupons, promo codes & printable vouchers online. I think you may find what you need there

I would suggest that you go to the website of your favorite organic food suppliers and see if they have coupons. If they don't have any on their site, e-mail them. I get a lot of coupons sent in the mail to me that way. I started by just opening my cupboards and going to the sites of products I had.

Yes! In addition to buying fresh in season produce that is on sale, be sure to check the freezer section for sale-priced vegetables. You can find many coupons for good brand names and if you're lucky, you'll be able to stock your freezer with free veggies!

As far as organic produce, go to the websites of organic companies and send a polite email asking if the company has coupons to mail to you. Of course, include your mailing address. You'll most likely receive some coupons, and perhaps even for absolutely free items. In "The Coupon Mom's Guide to Cutting Your Grocery Bills in Half" we have a long list of organic food companies' websites that we've successfully ordered coupons from. Good luck!

Ok i used to work as a cashier for a grocery store, key thing is you have to be aware about the store policy on coupons. The store I worked for only doubles or triples the 1st coupon of the same kind. For example, you have 3 three of the same item that are 1.00 each and you have a coupon for 50cents off. It will only double the first coupon and get face value for the remaining two. So you wont get the items for free. You would have to pay 1.00 for all three. Also if i remember right, you can only use one coupon per item. so if you have one item and you have two different coupons for them the other coupon might not go through. Best thing to do is to make sure you use the coupon with the most deduction. You have to keep in mind some coupons triple or double. It depends on the store policy. A coupon with a higher face value doesnt mean you'd get the most money off. For Example, you have a $1.00 off coupon on an item and a 75cents off coupon. It is wiser to use the 75 cents coupon if it doubles because you get $1.50 rather than just 1.00 if the dollar ones doesn't double.

Hopefully I didn't confuse anyone, but rather made people aware. Just making sure you don't end up spending more money than you are supposed to by buying multiple things you didn't need just because you thought you'd get them for free. ;) Happy shopping!

I totally agree with you. Most of the coupons I see in the paper or on line are for foods I choose not to feed my family. I am not going to start clipping and purchasing these foods just to get them for free. What are we health conscience people to do???

My suggestion would be to use coupons for diapers, sanitary products, cleaning products, etc. & use the money saved to buy those fresh foods & veggies! :)

My suggestion would be to use coupons for diapers, sanitary products, cleaning products, etc. & use the money saved to buy those fresh foods & veggies! :)

Mel Free - I think that's a great idea. But remember... the best cleaning products are natural ones. White vinegar, hydrogen peroxide and baking soda for example. Get a spray bottle fill half with water, half with white vinegar and you have a wonderful cleaner for pennies!

only an example...for some reason, the coupons seem to always be for these kinds of things...I agree...homemade cleaning supplies can save a LOT of money! :)

I agree that the number one priority is to eat healthy food and feed our families healthy food--and I use coupons as a tool to stretch my family's dollar on all kinds of healthy items like yogurt, whole grain bread, tea, cheese, chicken, frozen vegetables, eggs, and many more common grocery items. There are definitely enough coupons out there to satisfy most shoppers' needs.

However, I wrote The Coupon Mom's Guide because even though I am called The Coupon Mom, there are dozens of grocery savings strategies that do not involve coupons at all--and certainly promote stretching a dollar buying a healthy variety of foods. Chapters are dedicated to individual topics full of practical tips and facts that shoppers can put in place immediately. Chapters include one on how to buy produce, another on how to buy meat/chicken, another on dairy products, and even one on how to stretch your dollar on organic foods. With 22 chapters and only one on coupons, I am eager to hear how the book helps you save on all kinds of foods!

I would first contact the stores management to see if you could get them to take the internet coupons. Go to their website and email administration directly. You might be able to contact more than one decisions maker at a time. Get your friends to do the same and you might get some luck. As far as stocking up, start small and do a little at a time. Before you know it you will be able to do more and have a well stocked pantry and freezer.

Could you get a paper from a larger local metropolitan area that may have coupons? Usually these are for certain brands, not specific stores so it may be worth a subscription or weekly drive to get the big coupons.

Green Giant and Steamfresh almost always have coupons in the weekly newspaper (Red Plum or Smart Source) for frozen fruits & vegetables. If they do not come in your local paper, try emailing them and asking them to send coupons to you.

Remember that frozen and canned vegetables are sometimes more nutritious than fresh, as they are picked fresh and preserved immediately rather than transported for days before they end up at your local store.

well, I don't know about the fresh fruit coupons?...our Sav-A-Lot store always runs a special on bananas..it seems to be ongoing. I always choose store brands for the frozen veggies & just choose the cheapest..I haven't really run into any problem with those & save money with that.

I agree, fresh fruits and vegetables are the hardest things to find coupons for. I know canned and frozen are just as good for you, but I prefer the taste and texture of fresh produce.

Check the stickers on your fresh fruits and vegetables. Dole and Del Monte are the two biggest suppliers of fresh fruit. Write to them or go to their websites; they may have coupons there, or they may send you some. Fresh Express is another brand, and their website sometimes has coupons. Also, check your regular coupons; sometimes you'll find one for some type of free fruit or vegetables if you buy a certain brand of something.

Another way to save on fresh, and I know this sounds overly obvious, but it's true--stick with what's on sale. If apples are sale, buy apples, and save oranges or cherries for another time when they're on sale. Check your flyers before you go shopping, and structure your meals around the produce that's on sale.

Is there a farmers' market near you? You may only have one in the summer time, but if there's one near you, go there. They frequently charge less, at least in South Dakota, and you're supporting local farmers by going there.

That is impressive! Frugality is always in style--and you have proven it's possible to save big even if your store doesn't double coupons--thanks for sharing!

If you live in the NE Giant Food will double coupons up to .99

in my area, the following double and sometimes triple: Kroger, Giant, Harris Teeter. However, Kroger only doubles up to 50cents; Giant only up to 55cents. H.Teeter up to 99cents. Giant & H.Teeter often compete for triples. I get our local Sunday paper and the WA Post--both are loaded with coupons for most everything. Often Target has better sales on same items. I typically compare up to 8 food flyers, make a list, clip and save!! What I do find is that there are more "$1 off 2" coupons, which don't always save.

i am in RI but stop and shop and Shaws both double anything up to .99

and they take competitors coupons and internet ones too

Some grocery stores, like Safeway, will double their own coupons, but that's it.

Funny! We'll see what we can do. Let's focus on the coupons savings!:)

Of course! www.CouponMom.com, www.coupons.com, www.smartsource.com, www.redplum.com , www.shortcuts.com and look for the Grocery eCoupon section on www.Upromise.com Have fun!

I suggest being "store flexible" meaning that you do not necessarily have to go to several stores in one week to save, but that it is a wise strategy to review the sales circulars of at least a couple of stores in your area each week and shop at the one that has the best deals for your household that week. As long as you take advantage of the best bargains and stock up when you are able to (to avoid paying full price in future weeks) you'll save big.

Yes, what I did in that clip was simply make a list of the sale items that had a coupon available, and purchased only the items that were free after the coupon. Because I am a Varsity shopper, I have a few copies of the Sunday paper each week so I can buy a few free bargains with more than one coupon. Although the cart was a varied selection of items, it did include items like tuna, yogurt, canned tomatoes, frozen vegetables and personal care products like toothpaste, shampoo, razors and deodorant. Although I wouldn't expect to feed my family for a week for 25 cents, taking advantage of Strategic Shopping to get some items free will allow more $$ in the grocery budget to buy the items you wouldn't expect to get free with a coupon such as milk, produce and meat.

When you include all the items a family would need, I believe that an overall 50% grocery savings percentage is realistic with Strategic Shopping.

Very good point! Double coupon policies are only one tool in the Strategic Shopper's arsenel! Good job and congratulations on your savings success!

As a fun exercise, when we did research for The Coupon Mom's Guide we emailed 81 food company websites and requested free coupons and of course included our mailing address. Sixty percent of mailed us dozens of great coupons, and some were even for absolutely free items! We included a list of the specific companies with their website address in the book (50 companies). That's a good start.

I agree, Strategic Shopping is a combination of buying healthy foods in their most basic form to stretch your dollar, and taking advantage of coupons that are available for products you need to buy. In The Coupon Mom's Guide I have a list of what I call "Cheap Superfoods" which are foods that are very high in nutrition but low in cost. They include lentils, green cabbage, lowfat milk, lean chicken, tuna and more. I thought it was fun to show a chart of the nutritional content of each of the "cheap superfoods" and then figure out the cost per gram of each food's key nutrient. When you do that, it's amazing to see how much less expensive these basic foods are than even the $1 fast food hamburger on the value menu is relative to their nutrition. The key is to have simple recipes that make those healthy foods appealing to your family members--which we included in the book of course!

I love to save money, but I'm not about to eat junk food in order to do that. I agree with you wholeheartedly and in The Coupon Mom's Guide we provide far more practical strategies that you can feel good about, and that your wallet will appreciate!

Read my comment above about our project in emailing 81 companies to request mailed coupons. We found 50 great companies and have included all of their information in the book. That is a long list but I'm sure there are other companies that would be willing to mail coupons. Since we had a 60% response rate, you could also randomly think of the companies you like and send them an email. The more you send emails to, the more coupons you will get!

Great question, it's really important to make sure you are using a legitimate coupon. The key is to go to legitimate sites like the ones I listed above (and of course CouponMom.com has the legitimate site links at the very top of our homepage). You can also go directly to manufacturer sites to print coupons.

If you ever get an email from someone with a printable coupon attached that you can print freely (as many as you want), particularly if it's a crazy amount (like a free item), you can be sure that is counterfeit. Skip it!

And if your store ever questions your legitimate printable coupon, simply print it and keep the entire page intact to show the store manager that it was printed from a legitimate site. Have funs saving!