Wednesday, February 15, 2012

How to double and triple coupons / promotions

If you are lucky to have several coupons for 1 product and the store lets you use all of them on 1 item -great!  But not all stores let you use multiple coupons on the same item.  But there is a way around it:

1. Buy during promotion period when the price is lower
2. use a coupon during that promotion time
3. pay with a gift card you purchased online earlier (you can get gift cards anywhere from 5% to 30% off the face value depending on the card)

Example:

I buy Janie and Jack clothes for my kids sometimes that can be pricey if you don't do it smart.  So I always triple the promotion.  Here is what I did this year:

1. Came to Janie and Jack store on Black Friday as soon as they opened their doors (everything was additional 30% off including clearance items).
2. Used a coupon I purchased on E-Bay for additional 20% off
3. Used a gift card I purchased online for additional 20% off
4. Shopped only the clearance racks and found many fantastic items at Walmart prices.

So not only was I picking clothes that were already 60-80% off MSRP, but also tripled my savings by combining promotion with the coupon with my discounted gift card.  One of the outfits I got with MSRP of $159 (a $99 coat was $26.99 before savings and a $59 dress was $18.99 before savings) ended up being only $20.60 before taxes (formula: (26.99+18.99)*.7*.8*.8=20.60) Se the picture attached :-)

SO THE FORMULA FOR THE BEST DEALS AT ANY STORE IS : COUPON+PROMOTION+GIFT CARD PAYMENT

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