Need more coupons? I’m sure everyone does! I know newspapers have been a popular source of coupons, but since newspapers cost money, it can be discouraging for beginners who may not have room in their budget for a newspaper subscription.
If you are looking to get started couponing without making a big investment, here are 11 free ways to get more coupons:
Digital coupons are everywhere these days and have made couponing so much easier! These coupons cost you nothing – you don’t even have to print or clip. Just load them right to your phone and scan at checkout. Some stores even load the savings automatically if tied to your rewards card. Some of our favorite digital coupon sources are Flipp, Coupons.com and Honey.
Send a quick note to your favorite brands and they will likely send you coupons. Best of all, they will be for products you know you like!
You likely know a few people who get a newspaper but don’t use the coupons. Ask if you can have their inserts and they will likely give them to you.
There are many free places to print coupons online. Some of my favorites include Coupons.com, Smartsource, and Redplum.
If you have any magazine subscriptions, be sure to look through each issue carefully. Many magazines have coupons in them!
Many people like to sit in coffee shops, drink their morning coffee, and read the newspaper. Ask the establishment if you can take the Sunday newspapers that people leave behind.
Ask your local library, dentist, or doctor if you can have the coupons from their old magazine and newspaper subscriptions.
Many companies offer free coupons online that you can request. Sometimes they are even for free products! Be sure to sign up for free samples too because they sometimes come with coupons.
Look for peelies (just don’t take them without buying the product), tearpads, blinkies, and coupon books throughout the store. These are free for the taking! Just take one or two though, not the whole stack. Be sure to think beyond supermarkets – I often find coupons at gas stations!
If you have coupons you don’t use, you could try trading with a friend. Maybe they have a dog, but no kids while you have kids, but no dog. You could give your friend your dog food coupons and she could give you her baby product coupons. It’s a win-win!
There are some brands that will offer high value coupons (often coupons for free products) in exchange for you taking a quiz or giving your opinion of a new product. Go to your favorite brands’ websites and search their FAQs for ways to get coupons by participating! Sometimes signing up for their promotional newsletter will get you early access to these types of promotions as well.
Do you know of any other ways to get free coupons?
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alot of md offices especially peds have free coupons by check out for stuff like tylenol,butt paste,etc
Thank you am a beginner and you where very helpful
Thanks, great tips!
Great tips. Thanks!
Thank you! I'm always looking for ways to save!
Great ways to get coupons for free - thanks for this list!
What can you buy with these coupons
Its been 2 years and a half that we dont recieve any newspaper
Jennifer, you must subscribe to your local newspaper or buy it on Sundays at a retailer who sells it.
Oh, there's also a Yahoo group called Freecycle. Look it up and find the one in your area. Freecycle is an awesome way of sharing those unwanted items with people in exchange for their unwanted items. Just like on Craigslist, you can put a wanted listing, asking for newspaper inserts, coupons of any kind that anyone may have. You'll get results, guaranteed. I've gotten plenty of really nice things for free on Freecycle so finding coupons is an easy one, just don't forget to give back every now and then (even if it's a pair of dirty old shoes, the moderator just likes to see reciprocation).
LOVE FreeCycle, Kim! Great suggestion! :)
My suggestions to getting coupons though are to put a listing on craigslist under the free section asking for anyone's old newspaper inserts and any unwanted coupons, tell why you need them and be honest. You'd be amazed at how many ppl actually would help and even save those inserts for you to come collect later.
Ppl are generally nice, especially if you are, and aren't afraid of simply asking kindly.