Tips for Having a Smooth and Successful Shopping Trip

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• Great job on the video! I love your site.

• Another thing the cashiers like is separating BOGO and Free coupons from cents off coupons. I did this recently at my Kroger and he actually asked me for the prices (which I had written in next to the items on my list). It's really great when your stores get to know you and trust you, and this made it easier for him instead of going back and forth. Love the tips, thanks!

• @Ally, Yes, another great tip!

• I'm hard of hearing. My speakers were all the way up, my sound card was all the way up and I still couldn't understand a word you spoke. Annunciating words more disticnctly for us older folks would be great. I listened to you for maybe 15 seconds and decided that there wasn't any way I was going to understand anything you were saying. From the comments left, I see that others hear and understand you much better than I did, but I'll bet there are others, like me, who are hearing impaired and are just as frustrated as me.

• @Steve Spence, I'm sorry you had trouble hearing me. I speak very softly and was afraid this would be a problem. I will definitely try to speak louder in future videos.

• Just yesterday, I paid at CVS, wondered why my total was so high and THEN realized I'd forgotten to use the Extrabucks that I had brought. Thanks for mentioning this; I still got good deals, but I could have done better, and I was frustrated with myself all day for not being more organized. But, that's how you learn.
  Maybe someone else will avoid this mistake thanks to your post.

• @Corinne Johnson, Hate when that happens - I've made mistakes like that TONS of times!

• Hi, I am a beginning couponer and I loved your video, although I need to ask...what are filler items?

• @Abbey, Fillers are just cheap extra items you buy to make your coupon to item ratio even out. Walgreens does not allow you to use more manufacturer coupons than items purchased. Register Rewards are considered manufacturer’s coupons. So if you buy 1 item and want to use a manufacturers $1 off coupon AND a register reward, you’ll have more coupons than items. That’s when you buy a cheap “filler” in order to be able to use both your coupons. Kind of a pain and costs extra, but that’s just how Walgreens works currently. Hopefully they will change their system someday.

• Thank you so much for sharing all your tips and matchups on this wonderful website! I also love the newsletter! We appreciate all your hard work!

  P.S. Love the video! Nice job :)

• @Natalie, Thank you!! :)

• Thanks for the great video and I LOVE your website! I visit it everyday and it has helped me learn a lot about couponing. Thanks so much!

• @Lena, Thank you! :)

• What is a filler item? This is the first time I've heard of this term.

  I've always used coupons when grocery shopping, but it's hard to learn a different way when attempting to start a stockpile on items that do not have many coupons. Any tips?

  Thanks!
  Sara

• @SHolden, It is just a cheap extra item you buy to make you coupon to item ratio even out. Walgreens does not allow you to use more manufacturer coupons than items purchased. Register Rewards are considered manufacturer's coupons. So if you buy 1 item and want to use a manufacturers $1 off coupon AND a register reward, you'll have more coupons than items. That's when you buy a cheap "filler" in order to be able to use both your coupons. Kind of a pain and costs extra, but that's just how Walgreens works currently. Hopefully they will change their system someday.

• @SHolden, Filler items would be for a store like Walgreens. You can't have more coupons than items (see Walgreens 101 under Store Deals). Sometimes you have to buy a cheap 35cent candy or something else so you end up purchasing more items than coupons. Hope that makes sense.

• I'm a beauty advisor at walgreens, and I have to say these are all great tips! The only other thing I would recomend, is at Walgreens stepping over to cosmetics to do your transactions! Most of us keep additional coupons behind the counter for our customers, and it makes the transactions a lot less stressful for everyone when there is no worry about the line being held up.

• @Sarah, Thanks for the tip! I've always had wonderful experiences when checking out at the beauty counter!

• I'm still very new at couponing. I went to walmart and spent $2.84 when I would have regularly would have spent like $10 lol! I was super excited especially since it was my first coupon experience hehe. Ill get better i hope.. Thank you for your website, I visit at least once a day :) it's very helpful for beginners :)

• @Christina, That's great! And yes, you'll only get better with time! :)