Frequently Asked Questions
Here are some of the more frequently asked questions. If you don’t find your answer here, please feel free to shoot me an email at Cindy @ livingrichwithcoupons.com (remove spaces) or through the contact link above.
1. How do I get started on this site?
2. Where do I get multiple copies of inserts?
3. Which papers carry inserts for my area?
4. How do I organize my coupons?
5. My store will not accept my coupons. What do I do?
6. My catalina did not print. What do I do?
7. What do all the abbreviations mean?
8. How do I submit a deal I found?
9. Can I copy posts on your site and share them on my site?
10. I can’t find something you posted. How do I locate it?
11. Can I use a BOGO coupon with a BOGO sale?
11. Can I use another coupon with a BOGO coupon?
12. Can I use two Dollar Off Coupons with a BOGO Sale?
How do I get started on this site?
Getting started is easy. You can head over the beginners section to read all about finding coupons, how to get the best match ups, stockpiling and more. You can also check out the coupon database for all the latest coupons and how to organize your coupons by going to the Coupons 101 section. (Back to top)
Where do I get multiple copies of inserts?
There are several ways to get extra copies of the inserts. One is to purchase multiple newspapers each week. Another is from friends and family members. (Back to top)
Which papers carry inserts for my area?
Receiving your Sunday paper only to find the coupons are not enclosed is frustrating! Here’s an article that will shed some light on the subject. (Back to top)
How do I organize my coupons?
Organization is key if you really want to take full advantage of all the coupons available. Take a look at these videos and they will help put you in the right direction. (Back to top)
My store will not accept my coupons. What do I do?
Unfortunately there is nothing you can do right there at the store. However, if you feel that your store should be accepting the coupons, then speak to the store manager or call or email the corporate office. Explain why these are legitimate coupons and where you got them from. Stores get illegitimate coupons and lose money on these coupons thus they become leary of anything that looks suspicious even when it is a perfectly legitimate coupon.
You do need to know your stores coupon policy so ask customer service or the manager what they accept or do not accept so you are fully aware of what you can use. Some stores do not allow PDF coupons, some do not allow internet coupons over $5 and so on. So, make sure to learn your individual store acceptance policy.(Back to top)
My catalina did not print. What do I do?
If you catalina did not print there are 2 ways to handle it.
1. If the deal is listed in your circular or on a shelf tag, in most cases you can go directly to customer service.
2. If this is not a catalina deal that is in the circular then you will need to call or email Catalina Marketing company. There contact info is: 1-888-826-8766 or via email ncsc@catalinamarketing.com.
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What do all the abbreviations mean?
You can check out all the meanings of the abbreviations you will find on this site here. (Back to top)
How do I submit a deal I found?
I would love to hear the deals that you found. So many of the great deals are from you guys, the readers. You can send them to me here. (Back to top)
Can I copy posts on your site and share them on my site?
All content on LivingRichwith Coupons is copyrighted. Please do not copy and paste entire posts without written permission. If you would like to a deal that you would like to use on your site, please use a portion of the post such as a few match ups or a paragraph and provide a link back to livingrichwithcoupons.com (Back to top)
I can’t find something you posted. How do I locate it?
There is a search bar located on the right side of the site, directly under the navigation bar. Just type in what you are looking for to locate it on the site. (Back to top)
Can I use a BOGO coupon with a BOGO sale?
You’ll find this answer and more info on BOGO sales and coupons here – “BOGO Sales and Coupons Questions Answered“. (Back to top)
Can I use another coupon with a BOGO coupon?
Take a look at the article “BOGO Sales and Coupons Questions Answered” on this site. (Back to top)
Can I use two Dollar Off Coupons with a BOGO Sale?
Check out the article on this site for an answer to this question and more info on BOGO’s “BOGO Sales and Coupons Questions Answered“. (Back to top)
If I have 10 coupons and 1 ECB from CVS do I need to have 11 items or can I have less items. Does an ECB act like a coupon, which means I have to use a filler item like I need with Walgreens.
I am confused about that.
Can someone please inform me about the difference between RR from Walgreens and ECB from CVS.
thanks
At walgreens you can’t have more coupons than items and yes rr’s act as coupons. Ecb’s do not so you can use as many of those as you want per item up to the amount of your purchase before tax. At least that’s my experience.
Thank you Shannon for answering me. I used my ECB today and I think I like CVS a little better than Walgreens because no filler items are needed, therefore I can use my coupons more a little better.
Perhaps I am just to good enough yet. The managers at walgreen don’t seem to like me that much, they are complaining because my Internet coupons are not in color and roll their eyes when I enter the store.
You mus go to the same Walgreen’s as me! Last night I only bought 3 items and I had two printed internet coupons for two liquid creamers… the cashier said they don’t accept them. I said I never had a problem using them there before but he wouldn’t give in and called the manager. the manager looked at the bottom left numbers on both coupons and said they don’t accept them, they are copies. I pointed out to her… no, look at the numbers on the right side… they are both different, they are not photocopies and they are from the largest, most popular internet coupon site, Coupons.com. She took a second look and then told the cashier to go ahead and use them! He questioned her and she had to repeat herself to him, lol. Boy it pays to be persistent at these places!
- ZOMBIE
Tried twice to subscribe and get the message to check email but there is nothing there. HELP
please help how do i get the match up coupons to print out ? this is great to me but i need help soon thanks sally.
If I have an overage in Shoprite can I use it towards paying another item?
CVS has a spend 15$ get 5 ECB. I thought the 15 was based on regular price not sale price but they added up the sale prices. Is this the way it is for CVS and Rite Aid?
Yes at CVS the amount you must spend is always for sale price…..If you go to Pathmark or ShopRite sometimes(usually) theirs is based on shelf/regular price….I don’t know about Rite Aid because the only one near me is on the other side of the Island…..HTH
Can you use more than one copuon on a product? for instance if I have a manufactuers coupon and store coupon for the same product, can I use both? I thought you could but my ShopRite would not allow me to do so. Thanks!
It seems that magazines are on special all of the time, but I wondered if you recommended 3 magazines to get for coupons which would they be?
All You magazine hands down. Only available at Walmart stores. So I order the annual subscription. Full of coupons. I also receive Better Homes and Gardens and Family Circle, which I receive Free from the coupon blog, these magazines sometimes have nice coupons inserted for cleaning supplies. Martha Stewart and Food magazines I receive Free from Recycling.com used my rewards to get those. Hope this helps.
what is NLA coupons
What does the fine print on a coupon mean when it says, “CONSUMER: Only one coupon redeemable with each purchase.”? Does the word “purchase” mean transaction in this case or not?
Generally, that statement means “with each item purchased”. For example, you can buy three of those items in one transaction, but, cannot use more than one of those coupons for each one of the three (so, three coupons, total).
However, with that said, many stores will also place limitations on both the number of same sale items you can buy in one transaction, and, the number of “like” (the same) coupons per transaction, so, that particular statement on a coupon doesn’t necessarily mean there is no limit to how many can be used in a transaction
For # of sale items you can buy in one transaction, a store might have, in their advertisement, “Limit 4″ (or, Limit 2, or, 4 per variety, etc.). at that sale price. On top of that, many/most stores will also have an internal policy that limits the number of “like” coupons that can be used in one transaction, and, this limit is generally 4.
On occassion, a coupon will actually state something like “no more than two coupons per transaction” (a recent Hellmann’s Mayo has that stipulation, I believe). Additional coupons will beep, and might not be accepted, though a store manager might choose to override that and put it through, anyway. HTH!
Wow, thanks for your reply, Rocky! That certainly has helped me.
Ah, good, Kris, I’m glad! Happy couponing!
ok this may sound stupid so be nice in responding, :0)
I tried to locate certain coupons from out of the database and wanted to print the ones i found but i can not seem to print from the database, Lol!!!
No question is stupid, we all have questions, and, we were all new to this at one time, or, another! This is a great site with lots of helpful readers, so, don’t hesitate to ask! The coupon database is a general repository, but, not all of the coupons in it are actually printable ones.
The ones that are printable have an underline under them and if you click (sometimes might need to double click, depending on how your mouse/computer is set up) on those, they will generally bring you to the page from which you can print (sometimes, you might need to choose or highlight the item again, and, then, click on a print button). Although some might go directly to a print button, you most probably will have to download the coupon printer software from whichever place you are trying to print from, the very first time. If that is the case, it will literally tell you that before it will print the coupon for you. They all give you easy steps to follow.
Other coupons in the database are not printable, however, they are there so that we know which Sunday coupon insert they came from, or, which store tearpad they were on, or which store coupon booklet they were in, etc. For example, something listed as 05/06 SS would be the Smart Source insert that was in the May 6 newspaper. If you have your inserts saved, you can go right to that one, look through it and find your coupon to cut out.
With these, just keep in mind that not all coupons inserts around the country are the same. Inserts from your area might not have had that coupon in it. Or, it might have the coupon, but, in a different value (instead of $0.75 off 1, yours might be $1.00 off 2). But, usually, those variations are in the database.
If you really only want to look up coupons that you can print, you can always type in the search box on the database page, “printable”. That will bring up many, many pages of just coupons that you can print! Have fun!
hello i have a question about free product coupons. if they say up to 12.00. does that mean the vaule is 12.00 or if the item is 7.00 then the vaule is 7.00 also. ex. coupon up to 12.00 product 7.00. so do i have an overage of 5 or not.
I have a Bunch of slik Half gallon coupons. That says one coupon per purchase. I have 1.25 off 2 and 60c off one along with 1.00 off one and 55c off one. But they all have limit one coupon per purchase does this mean I can’t combine the different coupons. Please help.
I just received an email from savingstar with new coupons. I tried clicking on the reeses puffs, yoplait greek yogurt, nature valley granola bars and total cereal coupons, but it’s telling me that we could not activate that eCoupon because it is already being used in another service. What does that mean? Anyone else having that problem?
Thanks
I’ve had this problem a few times (and you may have figured it out by now since you asked so long ago!) and it seems that Savingstar checks other ecoupon services (Cellfire, Shoprite, etc.) to make sure you’re NOT activating the coupon twice. I typically activate my Savingstar coupons before I attempt any other service because it doesn’t limit me on location (where as Shoprite is valid, obviously, only at Shoprite!) and sometimes I find that it’ll let me also activate the Shoprite coupon after the Savingstar one.
I hope that helps!!
Anyone else having any difficulties with coupons.com printed coupons having to be manually overriden at ShopRite? Mine are legit, good printers, clear, good ink, carefully cut,etc. and I can see that although the manager is very gracious about the overrides, he’s getting “tired” of it. I shop in upstate NY, the cashiers say the codes don’t scan well, it’s the only printed ones I have difficulties with…again, they are supernice to me, I am grateful for that, and don’t want to ruin the great rapport I feel that I have with the staff. Anyone?
Thanks! Eager for some input.
Janet
How do I sign up for shoprite e coupons.
Thank You
Gail
Cindy, I need your help! I’m so confused. I used to clip all the coupons from my iserts and sort them into a baseball card binder. This meant that if I was busy I couldn’t do all the cutting and sorting I got backed up really quickly. I decided to keep the inserts intact and just pull them as I need them. I’m noticing that I can’t find alot of the coupons (i.e. $3 off tresemme in SS 8/12) in my inserts. I live in Middletown, Nj and but the post, daily news and asbury park press on Sundays. Am I doing something wrong? Please help – I only find roughly 1 in every 5 coupons in my inserts.
Thanks!
Whwn a coupon says reedamable at ….. Does that mean only that particular store or can I take the coupon to any store?
I thought a while back Cindy had a spreadsheet made up so that we could track our own savings individually. At the time I did not have time to download it and now that I have time I can’t find it. Is it still available for download? Thanks in advance!
I searched “tracker” and it was in the “While You Were Out” section.
http://www.livingrichwithcoupons.com/2012/01/free-grocery-savings-tracker-from-lrwc.html
Laura D.
Thank you so much!!!
I have a question. If you have coupon that has 1.00 off when you buy 2. Can you use 2 coupons one for each item? I tried to at Walmart and they gave one coupon back.
Do you have an android app for this website?
what does the R mean behind some of the abbreviations mean? For example
$0.75/1 Colgate Toothpaste, exp. 9/15/12 (SS 08/26/12 R. i am new to couponing so bear with me. thank you
can i use both mf coupon & shop rite catlina coupon in one transaction in shoprite.thanks.
What happened to the store guide? I can bring it up, but I can’t scroll down to get to Weis markets now that the format is changed…
Nevermind. It’s fixed now…. I don’t know why my laptop was displaying your stores list s strangely, but it’s fine now….
I am wondering which paper you use when you state in the matchups or on the database that a coupon is from Smart Source (SS) or Red Plum (RP)? I get the Courier Post in south jersey and I”m finding that none of the coupons in the match ups are actually in the insert that is posted. I get it every sunday and mark the dates at the top to keep track, but I can’t find any of those coupons in my inserts. I’m I getting the wrong paper?
Thanks!
Since you changed to the new format on the website….iam not getting the sections, they are just a blank box….has anyone had this problem? Is there something I need to activate on my computer? I can’t live without my Living rich daily email?
Please unsubscribe me. Thank You. Joan L Gillen
What is it that you want to be unsubscribed from?
I know at Walgreens, if you use a RR from say, a specific type of razor, and you go to buy another and use that RR you had from the last one, you won’t get another. Is CVS the same way?
Thanks
Walgreens RR do not roll unlike CVS however operates completely different. Yes you should get a second one if there is no limit… If limit is one you will not get a second etc . but sometimes if you read the threads it is working on two or threes and not 1 as stated in the ad ok
hth (hope to help)
hi cindy,
i saw on your vid the little seperate store binders that u keep for your trips to those stores, where did you get them i would love to have those. i am new to couponing and trying to stay oganized please let me know where to purchase them thanks
Beverly
I found them at the Dollar Store.
How do you explain to a store manager (Shoprite)the difference between “redeemable at” and “redeemable only at” wording on coupons. This woman refused to honor my coupons because they said “redeemable at Walmart.” Is there any way to prove that they are redeemable everywhere”?
Coupons clearly state what is NOT accepted…So anything else not being noted is accepted.And i believe if it was made for Walmart only it would have Walmart logo on it and it would say redeemable at walmart only..as long this is missing this coupon should be accepted by other retailers..Hope this helps and if not give them a ring on customer service,find out..
Hi Cindy,
how can i get ecoupons working with my paper manufacturer coupons?I tried to get last week enfamil enfagrow in SR with the $5 coupon and $3 in ecoupon from SR and my ecoupon didn’t come out..When i asked the customer service they told me i can not stack them because they are both manufacturers coupons..Is there anything i am doing wrong?Thank you!
do u have a address where i can send coupons that expired or i dont need to military families or anyone that can use them.
ust mail them the cheapest way you can to:
Send active coupons to:
(at least 3 months remaining)
Attn: ACTIVE Troopons
Support Our Troops®
P.O. Box 70
Daytona Beach, FL 32115-0070
Send expired coupons to:
(no more than 60 days expired)
(if less than 3 months remaining, send here)
Attn: EXPIRED Troopons
Support Our Troops®
P.O. Box 70
Daytona Beach, FL 32115-0070
Where can I find the excel sheet you posted to keep track of my receipts?
I hope you get this Jane –
http://www.livingrichwithcoupons.com/2012/01/free-grocery-savings-tracker-from-lrwc.html
I get the emails everyday, however, I can’t print any of the coupons. Can you tell me what I’m doing wrong.
Thanks,
Carol
I would like to know what stores carry the following item.
Gold Red Hot diced tomotoes
Not the originial diced tomotoes.
I hope some one can tell me where to find them. thank you
Hi Cindy,
If it’s not too much to ask, can we ask LRWC readers where they get their Sunday papers? I know it’s been asked before but every now and then, prices of Sunday papers change. Like in my case, I’m from East Brunswick, NJ… I used to get the local Sunday paper at Dollar Tree for $1, but since last year, Dollar Tree does not sell it anymore because the paper increased the price to $2. I haven’t been buying Sunday papers since then. Please help! Thanks.
Hi Cindy is there a publix in new jersey?
No Publix is located in the Southeast.
“Limit one use per digital coupon per transaction” Help, please!
Does this mean I can only use one digital coupon on my whole purchase? Or does that mean one coupon on one item?
It means one coupon on one item. Also, and eCoupon can only be used once. You may buy as many different items you have eCoupons for, they should all come off. Note: eCoupons come off directly underneath the product with a code of TC, ECPN or CFIRE, they will not be with your paper coupons listed on your receipt. Hope this makes sense!
I am hoping someone with an ipad can help me. I am trying to figure out how to print coupons from my ipad. I bought a wireless printer and am able to print but not coupons. It says Safari can’t download the coupon installer. Has anyone been able to do this?? Thanks so much.
When you have a BOGO coupon with a specific store logo on it and pair it with a BOGO Manufacturers coupon, can someone please tell me how it comes out to being 2 free? So confused on this. Any help would be much appreciated. Thank you
Sorry, just read the answer to my question. Love this site!
Do you use a spreadsheet to keep track of your shopping list, sale price, coupons, etc? If so where did you find it, did you make it? I would like to have a spreadsheet to keep myself on track
I live in Illinois.The closest double coupon store to me is Kroger.And they will only double coupons for 50 cents off and under.I get good coupons.Unfortunately not for things that are on sale or that would be good buy even with the coupon being doubled.And knowing the prices of things at Kroger.Even if i did have a coupon for something on sale.Doubling a 50 cent coupon isn’t really big savings at Kroger.Because there prices are high.I e would love to be an extreme couponer.But how can i if the store doesn’t really have any deals for the things you have coupons for? Can some please tell me what i need to do.I get coupons off the internet, I buy several papers.And watch the sales every week.What am I doing wrong.