15 Ways to Get Grocery Coupons

In today's economy, saving money where ever you can, has become the first thought in many minds. Shopping for necessities such as food and cleaning supplies can be very costly with the rise in food prices that we have seen in recent times. Coupons are a great way to save money on your bottom line at the checkout. The key to becoming the coupon queen/king is knowing where to find the coupons you need.

1. Sunday newspapers are the first place to start. Buy more than one so that you can stockpile your coupons. Another great idea is put out the word to your family and neighbors that if they are not using their coupons that you will take them off their hands.

2. EBay has sellers who offer coupon clipping services. You can get 100 coupons sometimes for around $1 or a little more. This is a great way for beginners to build up their coupon supply. Check out the resources for a link to current listings on EBay.

3. If you shop places that offer loyalty cards, check out Shortcuts.com. They work for cards from Kroger, Owens, Payless Super Markets, Ralph's, QFC, Baker's, Dillons, and more. At Shortcuts.com you will find coupons that you can load unto your loyalty card and when you go to the checkout with that item and swipe your loyalty card you will see the coupon come off of the item. They usually have great coupons on the site.

4. Go to your favorite manufacturer's website and check out their promotions page and see if they have a coupon booklet mail out. If they don't email them and tell them how much you like a certain product and at the end insert a "P.S" that if there are any savings deals that they could pass along it would be greatly appreciated. Most of them will email you printable coupons or they will mail some to you. Remember to put your mailing address on the email somewhere.

5. Sometimes you can find coupons directly on packaging of products. Watch for it and immediately take it off the product you are purchasing and use it. Don't rely on the cashiers to see it and remove it for you to use.

6. Some manufacturers insert coupons inside of packaging. Watch for that when you are opening new packages at home so that you don't throw away a possible savings.

7. While in the store look for the red coupon dispensers. These are usually located on the shelf right around the product they are advertising.

8. Magazines are another great place to look for coupons. Good Housekeeping, Woman's Day, All You, etc. have coupons for food, cleaning, health & beauty, and more.

9. Look for coupon giveaways on blogs and websites. Some moms hold these to give coupons that they have no use for. A great place to get started finding these are to go to a site like Sisterly Savings and check out the giveaways page. You can also go to Google and search "coupon giveaways" and find them that way.

10. Some stores take coupons printed from online. Just make sure that you check your stores coupon policy and if they have a website with that info on it, print it out and take it to the store so that you will have their policy to back yourself up. A few sites you can find coupons to print are Coupon Mom, Smart Source, and Coupon Cabin .

11. Coupon Trains are also a great way to get coupons. A coupon train is when a group of people share coupons that they can't use with others by creating a mailing list and each time a person receives the pack of coupons they take out what they need and replace them with the exact number they took out of the pack by inserting coupons they do not need. You can find coupon trains by going to yahoo groups or Google and doing a search. They are usually free to join. You will however have to pay the mailing fee for the pack of coupons when it is your time to send them out.

12. If you work outside your home, start a box by the water cooler in your office and all of you can drop off coupons that you don't need and at lunch time you can each pull out what you need. This is a great way to get coupons and if you have enough people doing it, you can end up with a big box full.

13. Every Tuesday is sales ad day in my mailbox and with those ads I get a coupon insert of coupons (looks just like the ones you get in the Sunday paper) from Red Plum, ask family and neighbors if they are using them and if not can you have them.

14. Join point sites like My Coke Rewards and earn coupons for products by using codes or UPC's off of products that you already use.

15. My Points have printable coupons on their site and they give you points for the coupons that you print out. They have a great selection to choose from.

As you can see, there are a number of ways to build your coupon stockpile. The more coupons you have, the better opportunity for you to get great savings at the register. Take this tips and help your money stay in your wallet.