Comments for Arizona Grocery Guru - Blog About Coupons and Coupon Sense http://www.azgroceryguru.com/blog Blog About Coupons and Coupon Sense Thu, 11 Mar 2010 03:47:58 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 hourly 1 Comment on Arizona - Bashas is depending on us by Jess http://www.azgroceryguru.com/blog/blog/the-future-of-bashas-depends-on-us/comment-page-1#comment-124 Jess Sat, 25 Jul 2009 15:47:16 +0000 http://www.azgroceryguru.com/blog/?p=288#comment-124 I really love shopping at Bashas.... however... since we have moved... its too far away for me to go there anymore.. so I end up shopping at either of the two stores in my area.... I wish it was closer though as we would for sure shop there and show our support!! GOod luck in spreading the word...thank you for all you share with the rest of us! I really love shopping at Bashas…. however… since we have moved… its too far away for me to go there anymore.. so I end up shopping at either of the two stores in my area…. I wish it was closer though as we would for sure shop there and show our support!! GOod luck in spreading the word…thank you for all you share with the rest of us!

]]> Comment on How Hard is Coupon Sense? by AZ Grocery Guru http://www.azgroceryguru.com/blog/couponsense/how-hard-is-coupon-sense/comment-page-1#comment-123 AZ Grocery Guru Thu, 02 Jul 2009 06:47:15 +0000 http://www.azgroceryguru.com/blog/?p=262#comment-123 Hi Janet! Lots of great questions. Will Coupon Sense work in Kingman? Yes. It will have the stores there in the system and you can see what is on sale and any coupons that match up from the Arizona Republic. Now, if you are getting coupons from a different newspaper, they match up about 80% of the time to what we get in AZ Republic, so it is still beneficial. I would suggest just getting the Sunday paper (especially since you are 10 miles out of town) and getting 2 or 3 each Sunday. The coupons that are published are not just for junk food....there are many deals on toiletries, pet foods, and healthier foods too! Bagged salads, lean lunchmeats, pasta sauces, whole grain items, some organic foods, and more. One tip I will mention: most coupons are for any variety within the brand. Example= Ragu pasta sauce. Save .50 on any Ragu pasta sauce 18oz or larger. Well, Ragu has heart healthy versions and low sodium versions. So, choose one of those instead of the regular! Even things like DiGiorno Pizza has a whole wheat crust version to choose from. If you are very selective about what brands and products you consume, you will save less. That's just a fact. Because I don't care if it's Simply Orange or Minute Maid, or Bumble Bee or Starkist, or Coke or Pepsi, I save more. Whatever the better deal is, is what I buy. It sounds like you are on a very restrictive diet, so you won't have quite as many options to choose from. The nice thing is, you can always try it. Try Coupon Sense for 2 months (that's what I recommend so that you have enough coupons to make a difference), which will cost you $4 the first month and then $14 the second month. See how well it works for you in your situation. You should definitely be able to save enough just in toiletries alone to cover the cost of the papers & Coupon Sense, and you'll be able to see how well the food works in to the program for you. As always, call if you have further questions! Good luck! Hi Janet! Lots of great questions.

Will Coupon Sense work in Kingman? Yes. It will have the stores there in the system and you can see what is on sale and any coupons that match up from the Arizona Republic.

Now, if you are getting coupons from a different newspaper, they match up about 80% of the time to what we get in AZ Republic, so it is still beneficial. I would suggest just getting the Sunday paper (especially since you are 10 miles out of town) and getting 2 or 3 each Sunday.

The coupons that are published are not just for junk food….there are many deals on toiletries, pet foods, and healthier foods too! Bagged salads, lean lunchmeats, pasta sauces, whole grain items, some organic foods, and more. One tip I will mention: most coupons are for any variety within the brand. Example= Ragu pasta sauce. Save .50 on any Ragu pasta sauce 18oz or larger. Well, Ragu has heart healthy versions and low sodium versions. So, choose one of those instead of the regular! Even things like DiGiorno Pizza has a whole wheat crust version to choose from.

If you are very selective about what brands and products you consume, you will save less. That’s just a fact. Because I don’t care if it’s Simply Orange or Minute Maid, or Bumble Bee or Starkist, or Coke or Pepsi, I save more. Whatever the better deal is, is what I buy. It sounds like you are on a very restrictive diet, so you won’t have quite as many options to choose from.

The nice thing is, you can always try it. Try Coupon Sense for 2 months (that’s what I recommend so that you have enough coupons to make a difference), which will cost you $4 the first month and then $14 the second month. See how well it works for you in your situation. You should definitely be able to save enough just in toiletries alone to cover the cost of the papers & Coupon Sense, and you’ll be able to see how well the food works in to the program for you.

As always, call if you have further questions! Good luck!

]]> Comment on How Hard is Coupon Sense? by Anna http://www.azgroceryguru.com/blog/couponsense/how-hard-is-coupon-sense/comment-page-1#comment-117 Anna Tue, 30 Jun 2009 21:27:56 +0000 http://www.azgroceryguru.com/blog/?p=262#comment-117 Thanks for all of your help! Thanks for all of your help!

]]> Comment on How Hard is Coupon Sense? by Janet Baca http://www.azgroceryguru.com/blog/couponsense/how-hard-is-coupon-sense/comment-page-1#comment-111 Janet Baca Sat, 27 Jun 2009 23:51:57 +0000 http://www.azgroceryguru.com/blog/?p=262#comment-111 I just saw you on Twitter and am following now (I'm new at this) but I would like to know how to save money with coupons up here in Kingman. I don't get a newspaper delivered. We live out of town about 10 miles and would have to drive into town to get the Daily Miner or the Las Vegas paper. (They stopped delivering the Phoenix paper last year anywhere in this whole county) My question is can I still save money by doing coupons online? Can you get good deals on things that aren't junk food? I'm on WW and I don't eat junk food. Most of the coupons that I ever see are stuff that I normally don't buy. I have certain brands that I buy because of the 0 trans fats and no sugar, etc. Healthy food. Thanks and looking forward to hearing from you. JB I just saw you on Twitter and am following now (I’m new at this) but I would like to know how to save money with coupons up here in Kingman. I don’t get a newspaper delivered. We live out of town about 10 miles and would have to drive into town to get the Daily Miner or the Las Vegas paper. (They stopped delivering the Phoenix paper last year anywhere in this whole county) My question is can I still save money by doing coupons online? Can you get good deals on things that aren’t junk food? I’m on WW and I don’t eat junk food. Most of the coupons that I ever see are stuff that I normally don’t buy. I have certain brands that I buy because of the 0 trans fats and no sugar, etc. Healthy food. Thanks and looking forward to hearing from you. JB

]]> Comment on How Hard is Coupon Sense? by annie http://www.azgroceryguru.com/blog/couponsense/how-hard-is-coupon-sense/comment-page-1#comment-85 annie Tue, 26 May 2009 23:34:13 +0000 http://www.azgroceryguru.com/blog/?p=262#comment-85 my first month was crazy.. visited 3-4 stores, to get those great deals especially the freebies .. i took it as a field trip as well since I haven't visited the other grocery stores since we moved here.. now..everything changed! like you, i only visit 2 stores per week :) my first month was crazy.. visited 3-4 stores, to get those great deals especially the freebies ..
i took it as a field trip as well since I haven’t visited the other grocery stores since we moved here..

now..everything changed! like you, i only visit 2 stores per week :)

]]> Comment on Meals Under $5 for 5 People by AZ Grocery Guru http://www.azgroceryguru.com/blog/blog/meals-under-5-for-5-people/comment-page-1#comment-27 AZ Grocery Guru Thu, 14 May 2009 23:26:30 +0000 http://www.azgroceryguru.com/?p=88#comment-27 Carol, Even just for the toiletries and medicines, Coupon Sense works wonders! Also, many main brands are coming out with organic options and coupons generally work on all varieties within a brand. For $4 for a month it couldn't hurt to try! Carol,

Even just for the toiletries and medicines, Coupon Sense works wonders! Also, many main brands are coming out with organic options and coupons generally work on all varieties within a brand. For $4 for a month it couldn’t hurt to try!

]]> Comment on Meals Under $5 for 5 People by Carol Brandt http://www.azgroceryguru.com/blog/blog/meals-under-5-for-5-people/comment-page-1#comment-25 Carol Brandt Sat, 25 Apr 2009 21:18:50 +0000 http://www.azgroceryguru.com/?p=88#comment-25 I am a vegetarian and cancer survivor and use organic fruits and vegetables, juice once a day with fresh carrots, celery, beets, ginger, apples,greens(whatever looks good ie;spinkach,kale,etc)etc. We do not eat any meats (ie;chicken,pork,dairy)have been looking to do a local farm delivery of organic items or go to farmers markets, only moved here 2 years ago, from Vegas. Love it here. This interests me, but I only shop at Sprouts or Trader Joes to find what we eat. Would truely love some help. Thanks, Carol I am a vegetarian and cancer survivor and use organic fruits and vegetables, juice once a day with fresh carrots, celery, beets, ginger, apples,greens(whatever looks good ie;spinkach,kale,etc)etc. We do not eat any meats (ie;chicken,pork,dairy)have been looking to do a local farm delivery of organic items or go to farmers markets, only moved here 2 years ago, from Vegas. Love it here. This interests me, but I only shop at Sprouts or Trader Joes to find what we eat. Would truely love some help. Thanks, Carol

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