How to Begin Couponing - Tip #1

Hey, everyone!

In honour of my presentation last evening during Boston Pizza's Ladies' Night, I thought my next few posts should be concerning what we talked about last night...how to get involved with couponing. :-)

Tip #1 - Create a separate email address for couponing & sign up for as many newsletters as possible.

If your email account is anything like mine, you can receive hundreds of emails a day from various sources, so it can become very hard to sort out your "money-saving" emails from all the others. I recommend creating a separate email account and using that one specifically for signing up for newsletters...that way, you'll know that all the emails you get in that account are there to save you money...barring any spammers getting a hold of your email address, of course. ;-P

The next step is to sign up for as many newsletters as you can, and "like" as many Facebook pages as possible. The best way to figure out where to begin is to look through your house...make a list of all the products you have currently in stock & the stores from where you bought them. Then, using that list, sign up on the company websites and/or Facebook pages...they are often a great source of Free Product Coupons (FPC) and high-value coupons.

As you make your list, don't forget about the restaurants you eat at, salons/barbers you frequent, and any other service companies you use...a lot of times they will have special offers you can only receive by being a member on their website/FB page.

Sometimes, in order to get the best deals possible, it will mean that you might have to give up your brand loyalty to previous products you've "always used"...so, consider seeking out competitor product websites/FB pages as well.

I hope all of this helps you get started with couponing. If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to comment below. :-)

Happy Couponing,

Andrea (Rothesay Coupon Mom)