How to Understand Coupon Clipping Services

Some of you may be wondering what a coupon clipper service is, It's a service that basically takes the time to scout out coupons, clip them, and mail them to you. There is a small fee for this service but you are not actually buying coupons. You are paying for the time involved for the company to locate coupons, clip them and then mail them to you. Coupons have no value other then there use for discounting the item the coupon is for. They can not be sold.

Rebecca's Coupons & Forms

Pros: Fast Friendly Service, Offers Sneak Previews of coupons that will be coming available, has nice selection of coupons.

Cons: Minimum order of 5 coupons. (Example, must order 5 of the same coupon), they also have a minimum order of $5.00, which this sometimes can be hard to reach when the cost of these services are so cheap. Site is kind of haphazard.

Location: Powell, TN

Notes: Find a coupon buddy to go in with you when using this service

The Coupon Clippers

Pros: Site is professional looking, Has a FAQ section, Listed updated 4 to 5 times per day, Forum, Very informative about there business and site. Has extremely large amount of coupons

Cons: Limits orders of 10 on some coupons, Minimum order of 5 coupons, and minimum order of 3.00. Do not ship on Thursdays.

Location: Tampa, FL

Note: Time your orders so they are shipped before Thursdays.

Coupons & Things by Dede

Pros: Flat Rate Shipping, Offers Complete Coupon Inserts, 2.50 minimum order, FAQ Section, Easy to navigate website. Lists ship date on site.

Cons: Must Register (Free) for all access to items, administrative fee of 0.50 or 1.00 depending on shipping method, carries a maximum order amount.

Location: New Braunfels, TX

Note: Just hired new help so customer service should improve even more.

Coupon Clippers of America

Pros: Fast Friendly Service, Nice Selection of Coupons, No minimum orders on amount spent or coupons order. LOW COST!

Cons: None

Location: Las Vegas, NV

Note: If you need coupons quickly this is your place for very low priced coupon clipping. They will also take your unexpired coupons that you do not need and will credit your account what the shipping cost x2.

A lot of people do not fully understand the reason behind a coupon clipping service. They do not grasp the concept of having to spend a little money to save a lot more. A good example of this would be Buy one get one free shampoo coupons (head and shoulder), Item on sale at store for 2 products for 6 dollars. Coupon cost .65 shipped, the normal price of these items were 5.59, so simple math 2 @ 6 dollars (normal price would be 2 @ 11.18) so with the BOGO coupon you have 4 bottles of shampoo at the price of 6 dollars. What will make this even a slicker deal is if you find them in a store as a BOGO they come out to being free when used with a BOGO coupon.