Ask away! I will answer ASAP, and fellow couponers feel free to answer as well!

1. You’ll need multiple copies of the Sunday paper for coupon inserts!
2. Coupon Lingo 101
3. Each store’s detailed coupon stacking/acceptance policies here.
4. View my Coupon Training Videos (including my most-viewed Coupon Binder Organization fast and the furious style) and view my categories in my coupon binder here.
5. Sales are seasonal; click here to view the month-by-month breakdowns of when to stock up! I listed everything from cars to peaches!

You can get coupons 4 ways:

1.  Printed Online:

How do I find printable coupons?
Next to each match-up on our site we list what coupon to use, and have  a link of where to print it from, normally one of the following 3 reputable sites:
Coupons.com
SmartSource.com
RedPlum.com
Target.com

How many times may I print each coupon?

You can print nearly all coupons two times per computer by using the back browser (the little < sign in your toolbar).  Hit the back button and then click “resend” to print the coupon a second time!  Some printable coupon sites, you have to manually go back and reselect the coupon a second time.

What does IE or FF mean?  These are the 2 most recommended Web Browsers for printing coupons since you CAN’T print coupons using Google Chrome (please email me if you find a way to print from Google Chrome)

IE= Internet Explorer
FF=Firefox
When printing coupons from (bricks.coupons.com) the url is different for those browsing in firefox than it is for internet explorer.  Click the link next to IE if you’re in explorer or FF if you’re in firefox.  You can’t print twice from both.

When printing from IE, the letters circled will read “vi” or “wi”
A Firefox (FF) link will read “vg” or “wg”
If you are using Safari on a Mac, change any of these codes to “xs”, then hit enter and you’ll be printing.

When I try to print bricks coupons I get the error message “please wait”.  Why?

This happens when you print from the wrong browser.  If you click and IE link from firefox, you’ll get the “please wait” message.  Change the circled portion of the url to the code for your browser (see above).

How can I search the printable coupon database?

Hold down Ctrl + S.  This will bring up a search box, then you can search the database for a particular brand or product.

What does it mean when a coupon says “Do not Double”?
This is meant to communicate to the retailer, they will not be reimbursed for any greater than the value of the coupon. A store may or may not double your coupon that reads “do not double” as part of a store doubling promotion. The wording is there to protect the manufacturer.

2. eCoupons:

What is an eCoupon, Loadable or Clipless coupon?
An eCoupon is an electronic coupon get online in a similar manner to a printable coupon.  Instead of printing the coupon, you load it onto your store loyalty card.  When you scan your loyalty card at the cash register, or give your phone number, you will automatically receive the savings if you’ve made a qualifying purchase.  These work at Albertson’s, Smith’s, Kroger’s, etc…

Where do I find eCoupons?
ECoupons may be loaded to your store loyalty card from the following sources:
Cellfire.com
Shortcuts.com
PGeSAVER.com
UPromise

3.  Mailed to your house:

• • Homemade Simple coupon booklet by Procter & Gamble HERE
  • Pillsbury coupon booklet when you sign up HERE (only available certain times of the year)
  • Bisquick coupon booklet when you sign up HERE (only available certain times of the year)
  • Right At Home by SC Johnson. Sign up HERE for the e-newsletters and you’ll be the first to know about freebie and coupon offers that come by mail.
  • Kraft Foods. Sign up HERE and get access to freebies and coupon booklets when available.
  • Sign up with Mambo Sprouts HERE to get healthy and organic coupons by mail.
  • Target coupons by mail. No one really knows the rhyme or reason Target uses to decide who gets these. But it doesn’t hurt to stop over HERE and create a faves list.
  • Want a lot of one particular coupon? Order them at My Coupon Hunter;  a coupon clipping service.  She usually charges $.05 per coupon, but if it is a high-value coupon and you know a hot sale is coming, its worth the $.05.  Also, note that if  you know a sell is going on right now, since it can take a few days for the coupon to get to you, you might be too late. Smith’s Mega Events are usually 2 weeks long so there is plenty of time to order the coupons.

4. Coupons in the Sunday Newspaper (Coupon Inserts)

What’s a coupon insert?
Coupon inserts come in your Sunday newspaper. Find them amongst the retail ads.  They are nearly always put out by one of three companies:
SS: Smart Source
RP: Red Plum
PG: Proctor & Gamble (once per month)

How do I get the coupons?

• Subscribe to the newspaper! In fact, we suggest you subscribe to 4-6 copies of the Sunday paper. I get 5 copies of The Daily Herold in Utah.
• Talk to your local convenience store to see if they’ll give their old papers to you.
• Check coffee shops and fast food restaurants where you’re a patron.
• Ask your friends, family, co-workers, church members if they’ll save their inserts for you.
• Buy coupons (pay a handling fee) by purchasing coupons

SS 8/30?  What does that mean?

SS 8/30 means a coupon came from the Smart Source insert in the Sunday paper on 8/30.

You  need to start saving all your coupon inserts and either clipping and organizing by category or organizing un-clipped coupons by date.  If you have not been saving your inserts or if you’re new and we post about a coupon from a past week, you’ll be a bit out of luck.  Always consider buying clipped coupons online if you want an item badly enough.

I personally clip all my coupons when I get them, and stack them together and cut them at once, so that when a hot deal come I can jump in my car and go, instead of finding the coupon in stacks of inserts and then clipping each one out individually. Also, if you are at a store and see an unadvertised deal, if you coupons are correctly organized in a coupon binder with each coupon showing, you can match the coupon to the sale and get it right then.

Where are my inserts on holiday weekends?
Holiday weekends carry no inserts. If you didn’t receive your inserts on any other week, contact your newspaper provider and request they be delivered to you.

How do I get a preview of the upcoming coupons?

Check out TaylorTownPreview.com or SundayCouponPreview.com and watch for the Sunday insert preview on Cuckoo for Coupon Deals each Saturday.

Why didn’t I get the coupons I saw in the preview?

Coupons and values vary by region.  If you live in an area that doubles all coupons $0.50 and under, you will see more $1.00/2 coupons to prevent you from doubling.   Just like store prices and promotions, coupon values also vary based on grocery competition in your area.  The more stores you have aggressively competing for your business, the better for you!

What can I do with my expired coupons?

Donate them to a military family stationed overseas!  Coupons may be used up to six months past their expiration date at overseas military commissaries.   Join KCL in donating to US Air Force Okinawa, Japan.  At the end of each month, send your coupons to our expired coupon rep who’ll mail them to Japan once per month.

KCL Overseas Coupon Program
c/o Andrea Ponder
30865 Shelton Rd.
Parma, ID 83660

I have heard that you make money legitimately online? Where? How? I always feel like making money online is a scam!

I agree! Most ways of “making money online” require you to “sign up for a monthly fee”. I NEVER use or recommend those. Here are legit ways to make or save money online that I use and recommend:

Cash4Books.net is super easy! I had one reader email me to say she made $90 selling old books!

1. Enter books you have lying around and want to sell with their ISBN’s.
2. They pay for your shipping label — which you print right from your computer.
3. They pay you via paypal or check, whichever you prefer.

Mr. Rebates: everytime you shop online you are eligible to receive rebates redeemable for cash!  They are partnered with most large internet stores, for a list of all their available stores & to sign up click here.

SwagBucks: use their search engine on regular daily searches, and you earn SwagBucks. SwagBucks are redeemable for toys, clothes, airline miles, books, well just about anything. But most importantly, Amazon.com gift cards, which can be used to get whatever you want.   Sign up for SwagBucks here.

Survey4Profit.com: Just answer simple free online surveys, easy as tada! For every survey you complete, you will earn cash, coupons and chances to win cool prizes. Cash payouts can range from $10 to $250 per survey completed. Prizes include Plasma screen televisions, iPods, computers and cars. Every survey is free and most take only a few minutes. Sign up for Survey4Profit.com here.

QualityHealth.com: I love Quality Health because they automatically mail you the best free samples, coupons and special offers for brand name products and you don’t even have to take surveys to get them! Sign up for QualityHealth.com here.

Ipsos: This one is easy because you just take online surveys about products and services yet to hit the store shelves, and then you get rewards such as giveaways, cash prizes, and gift cards. I love taking quick surveys and getting free gift cards in the mail! Sign up for Ipsos here.

Other Questions:

How do you calculate your final prices on Cuckoo Coupon Deals?
Final Prices can get confusing when the items listed are part of a store promotion.  Here’s an example of a typical store promo:  Buy 4 participating items and save $4.00 instantly at the cash register.

Here is another common store promotion.  Spend minimum of $30.00 on participating products and receive a catalina coupon worth $15 on your next order.  We report final prices based on the assumption that you will do more than one transaction while ‘rolling’ your $15 off catalina from one transaction to the next!  On the below scenario, your first transaction you will actually pay more ($1.25 out of pocket) for the Nature Valley Granola Bars.  But you will complete your first transaction by receiving a $15 coupon good toward any next purchase (excludes alcohol and lottery tickets).  The savings we report on Cuckoo for Coupon Deals factors in the $15 catalina coupon.  On your second, third, etc transactions, your actual out of pocket will match our reported final price because you’ll be redeeming your $15 catalina in addition to manufacturer coupons.

What does it mean to “roll” a catalina?

This refers to the practice of separating your purchase into multiple transactions in order to use register catalina coupons from your first transaction to pay for your second transaction.  Another catalina prints from the 2nd transaction that pays for the 3rd transaction and so on.

When a store promotion specifies Spend $25, save $10, does the $25 have to be my total after I present my coupons?

No!  You only must reach a minimum of $25 before tax.  You may pay with as many coupons as you have.  Even if your total after coupons is only $11.00, you will still save that advertised $10.00.

How do I know which coupons I can use together to “stack”?

You may only use one manufacturer coupon per item.  A manufacturer coupon and a store coupon may be used together to purchase one item as long as neither coupon prohibits it.Manufacturer coupons will state “Manufacturer coupon” across the top of the coupons.

• Newspaper insert coupons: 99% of the time these are manufacturer coupons.  Occasionally Target will have store coupons in the Sunday paper as well.

• Printable coupons:  Again, most printable coupons are manufacturer.  All coupons on the Cuckoo for Coupon  database are manufacturer coupons unless otherwise stated in ALL CAPS.

• Blinkies:  Blinkies are manufacturer coupons

• Tearpads:  Tearpads are manufacturer coupons

• Peelies:  Peelies are manufacturer coupons

• eCoupons: eCoupons are manufacturer coupons

Store coupons

• Coupons in store weekly ad
• Coupons printed from store website, example Target.com

Still have questions?  Please leave a comment  and we’ll be happy  to answer it for you & add it to the Questions page!

Thanks Krazy Coupon Lady for many of these questions!