Items to watch out for

Welcome back. Today I will be explaining which unintended items to keep an eye out for while shopping. There are so many items that go unnoticed while out shopping. Or bags just tossed out without second guessing.

With couponing becoming more popular with each passing day, manufacturers are starting to create new coupons to bring in more business. More then never, if you look inside a box/bag of a purchased item, there will be a coupon inside. Remember how exciting it was when you found a cool prize in your cereal or crack jacks? Now that we are older, the prize is money savings!

Do not forget to check your packaging before recycling! Pup-Peroni dog treats is a good one. 50% of the time there is a $1 off coupon inside and Walgreens always has it on sale for $2.99 making it only $2! Compared to $5 elsewhere. That already is $3 savings just for buying their product.

Jennie-O Turkey is another good one. Safeway every other week has it on sale for B1G1 which is already an amazing deal. Once again, inside there is usually a coupon. But this one has even more savings. Under the meat will be a little packaged pack of coupons with over $25 savings. If you spend $6, you get $50 in savings! That is a $44 money maker!

Unfortunately there is a lot of people out there who do not respect others and will open boxes in the store to take out the coupons. That is a no no people. You might as well steal the whole product. *I do not condone theft in any way, shape, or form* Once a package is opened in a store, they cannot resell it, so PLEASE PEOPLE, stop these shenanigans!!

Another thing to look for while shopping is combo packs that will have a promo on the packaging telling you there are coupons inside. A little extra fun for you when you get home. Also on a lot of items in store there will be coupons attached to items that will say, "Save $X on this item." Instant Savings! But do not forget to check the expiration date. Nothing worse then intending to purchase an off list item just to find out that the coupon is invalid and is then left for the cashier to put back on the shelves at the end of their shift.

Other items to look for are clearance items!!! These are my all time favorite! Every store has a clearance section and clearance tags which are usually orange. Do not forget to check these sections. Its always a great idea to get to a store before Noon to to get first dibs and give the stores employees to get the newly marked down items out on the shelves.

You can still use coupons on clearance items. If a pair of Dr.Scholls foot pads gets marked down to $8, use one of their manufacture coupons to bring that baby down even more! PLUS they can still accept their in store coupons even if the item is marked down so keep an eye out. It is always a great idea to take a monthly coupon book for that store with you. I always tend to find discontinued or clearance items with in-store coupons in the book. Stores will not advertise this so keep an eye out.

Nobody likes the mad rush during an after holiday clearance sale. My lord those are the worst! If its a holiday that involves candy, bring your Wonka, Nestle, M&M, etc coupons with you and use those bad boys!! Some stores do have restrictions so make sure you read their ads and your coupons!!

So remember to always keep an eye out!!! You will never believe what kind of savings you can find. Next time, I will link you to the most helpful couponing websites that put me on the right path to 80% savings. Stay Nifty my friends.