Coupon Fraud and Printable Coupons – a Solution Every year, fraudulent coupons cost retailers over $500 million dollars. The situation is serious enough that many of the premiere U.S. law enforcement agencies, such as the FBI, FTC, IRS, and USPIS and even the Secret Service investigate, and prosecute, coupon fraud related crimes. Prison sentences are…
When people dismiss that great savings can be achieved with coupons, one of the reasons is that there is an assumption that the only place to find coupons is in the Sunday paper. While this is one place where you can find coupons, it is by no means the only place. In fact, there are…
Sometimes it is helpful knowing when the different coupon inserts are scheduled to appear in your Sunday newspaper. Below is the 2006 schedule for coupon inserts to appear for the Vlassis, SmartSource and Proctor & Gamble coupon inserts. The 2007 schedule and 2008 schedule V = Vlassis SS = SmartSource 2SS = two unique SmartSource…
Sometimes it is helpful knowing when the different coupon inserts are scheduled to appear in your Sunday newspaper. Below is the 2007 schedule for coupon inserts to appear for the Vlassis, SmartSource and Proctor & Gamble coupon inserts. V = Valassis SS = SmartSource 2SS = two unique SmartSource inserts P&G = Proctor and Gamble…
When you first start to coupon and refund (and even if you’re a seasoned veteran), you may be faced with a large number of abbreviations, acronyms and terms which your can’t make heads or tails of. Whether or not you are new to couponing, sorting through forums, blogs, and articles filled with abbreviations and text…
Information listed on this page has been obtained from Cents-Off.com, the Coupon Information Corporation. This association of product manufacturers is dedicated to fighting counterfeit coupons, misredemption, and fraud. This page last updated June, 2009 Counterfeit versions of coupons are mostly distributed illegally over the Internet. In some cases people create fake coupons and distribute them…
There's a growing trend among many manufacturers to add organic or natural products to their product lines. Some of the bigger names doing so are McCormick, Campbell's, Clorox, Arm & Hammer…but… When searching for coupons from companies that offer only natural and / or organic products, however, it can be quite difficult to find coupons.…
One of the best places to find grocery coupons which people often overlook is going directly to the website of the grocery store. While what each specific website offers varies quite a bit, some grocery store websites offer a number of money saving programs, coupons and exclusives. These websites are certainly a good place to…
If you are lucky and live in certain areas of the country, some grocery stores will double or even triple manufacturers' coupons. This is where the grocery store will match (usually with some limits) the price listed on the coupon offered by manufacturers. Times and days when double coupons are offered vary from store to…
One of the best and easiest places to find discounts and coupons for the grocery store you shop at is to go directly to their website and look at their weekly circular. This allows you to check out all the specials even if you don’t get a weekly paper. Whether you are looking for the…