I see Savings Angel plastered everywhere these days and I love the concept. Except for the fact that you have to pay $20 a month for their services. I'm sure that makes me an extreme tightwad but I just like thinking of it as smart. Why pay for this service when you can get it for free.
To my understanding you have to pay $20 a month for Savings Angel to locate the ads in your area and match them up with coupons to give you an idea of where you can save. The idea of someone else doing all the work for you is fantastic. And if nobody was offering it for free I'd probably join. But there are plenty of people that ARE doing it for free.
Just before I started to write this post I checked my e-mail and had 3 posting newsletters that broke down this weeks sales at places like Meijer, Walgreens, CVS and more. They list what's on sale and they match up coupons from several different sources, including ones you can print from the internet. Sometimes they tell me what the final price is. They include things like Register Rewards and rebates from Walgreens, Extra Care Bucks from CVS and Single Check Rebates from Rite Aid. They factor in every way imaginable to save money and get things for free.
With so many websites out there doing the work for me without charging me I can pass on savings angel. So I'm here to spread the wealth. Get ready because I'm going to list several of my sources. Here goes:
Stretching a Buck
Deal Seeking Mom
The "Cent"sible Sawyer
Money Saving Mom
Sarah's Deals - I believe she's also in GR
Most of these will have the option of signing up for e-mails similar to what I do. You might have to dig around on their site but they're there. The only one I couldn't find that for was on Sarah's Deals.
You can also go to the store websites and sign up to receive their weekly ads by e-mail which will also help you to make sure the ads they're promoting are available in your area. I haven't really had any problems except with WalMart and every now and then Target. If I have a shopping list of 10 things at WalMart based on their e-mails I might only get four things at the quoted price. Our store is usually more expensive.
So as you look at tomorrows coupons I would encourage you to check out these sites. You'd be amazed how much stuff you can get for free or hardly anything.
4 comments:
Walmart should honor their posted price in their ads (print & ONLINE) shouldn't they? Aren't they the ones who have the lowest guaranteed price, and will price match competitors? If that's the case, and the Walmart across town or in the next city over are cheaper on something, they should price match their own stores!
Walmart isn't exactly my favorite place to shop though, pretty much evil right there. Would rather spend a bit more at Meijers or Family Fare - at least they're headquartered locally! I'm just patient and shop for stuff when it's on sale...
Thanks so much for the mention! :-)
Thanks for the mention for Sarah's Deals. I am Grand Rapids based. I do not have an email subscription set up, but people can subscribe through feed readers and to the blog with blogger/gmail accounts.
:)
Couponmom.com is another good one.
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