It is always a nice surprise to pull out a twenty-dollar bill from that winter coat you wore last season. Wouldn’t it be nice to have an extra twenty dollars around each week? Well, even an extra five or ten would be nice too. It all adds up. So how does someone save a little extra for the upcoming holiday season? Well, if you can figure out how to use various coupons in Las Vegas, you will be well on your way.

For over a year now our family has been clipping coupons, figuring out how they work and who has the best deals from week to week. This little bit of extra research has resulted in savings of 50%-60% off our total bill as well as an array of toiletry items and basic food staples for free! There are so many online resources these days. Many of the major Las Vegas Grocery Stores provide their patrons with the ability to load coupons on a saver’s card instead of having to clip them out of the weekly Sunday paper. If you can do both, you again will be well on your way.

Here’s how we got started:

1. Have you ever seen people with an envelope full of coupons that they dig through in every aisle? Save yourself time in the long run and get a one inch thick 3-ring binder. Buy 30+ plastic baseball card protector pages, the ones that have nine inserts per page. Keep your coupons filed in one place. This way you can actually see what you have on each page and grab them quickly.
2. Organize them by category. For instance, have pages for canned goods, dairy, meat, beverages, baking, snacks, toiletries, cleaning supplies, etc….
3. ONLY CLIP COUPONS FOR ITEMS YOU WILL USE! There is no sense in clipping extra coupons and filing them away only to throw them out after they expire. Don’t buy it just because it’s on sale. Don’t buy it just because you have a coupon for it. Learn the art of saying, ”No.”
4. Know each grocery store policy on couponing. Many times the information will be available at the customer service counter and if not, ask a manager for details.
5. Do not be embarrassed to use 20 or 30 coupons at a time. Do not worry about what others waiting in line will think. On the other hand be prepared. Come with a list and stick to it so not to waste your time or anyone else’s for that matter. Every bit counts, so grin and bear it and then really grin when you get the final bill with that 50% savings!

While the stores below are by no means comprehensive, these are stores that we shop weekly:

• Smiths (Kroger Corporation)- manufacturer coupons, in-store coupons, preferred card, double coupons up to $1.00. You can stack a manufacturer coupon and in-store coupon for extra savings on an item!
• Walmart – Wal-Mart does not double coupons, but they do price match. Take the competitor ad(s) with you for proof and they will make the price adjustments, then use the manufacturer coupon.
• Target- manufacturer coupons, in-store coupons, no doubling but many gift card promotions with purchase of specific items. You can stack a manufacturer coupon and in-store coupon for extra savings on an item!
• Walgreens – manufacturer coupons, in-store coupons, rapid rewards, no doubling. You can stack a manufacturer coupon and in-store coupon for extra savings on an item!

For even more savings, checkout our previous blog about restaurant.com and for further encouragement and resource on couponing, head to nickels-n-dimes.com.

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