Coupon Prep

OK... this Sunday is the greatest day for coupons. This Sunday the P&G coupons are coming out. I have learned the UPC trick of matching the first group of five digits of the coupon to the product. Meaning you can use coupons on the "wrong" item. The first group of five digits on the coupon is the manufacturer code, so the same people that manufacture one thing most likely they make another. Check out the P&G coupon insert that is coming out Sunday here.

I am SUPER excited about these coupons coming out and will probably buy at least ten papers!! Maybe 20!!! All of the coupons expire on 7/31 so I have a while to use them and can break my trips up. I cannot wait to get the $10 off Crest White Strip coupon so I can use that on Tide and get some super cheap good laundry detergent because I'm on my last bottle.

Keep in mind as you look at the list that most of those coupons are interchangable as they have the same UPC code. Take a look at the coupons when you get them and see if the first five digits match... if they do then you can use them on the "wrong" thing. Just be careful... you can't use a lot of the "wrong" coupons in the same transaction as you will confuse the register and it won't know what you're using it on and will beep at you and cause the cashier to check your purchase!

I did try this on multiple occasions and used the $3 Tide Release coupon on Charmin, $2 Downy coupon on Bounty paper towels. I have used the various Kraft cheese coupons on the single slices and the "wrong" shredded cheeses. The Lays coupon for $1 that you had to buy the big packs of the single serving of doritos and such (like 20 ct) I used on the 100 calorie packs of Sun Chips, Doritos, etc. that were on sale for $2 and the $1 coupon doubled, so free. Also, check the cracker coupons because they make snacks too and most of those are interchangable if you check the codes!

There is so much for free that you might want to start clipping all your coupons, not just the ones you think you'll use!