I have learned my lesson. I never, never, never buy anything online without checking for coupon codes, promo codes, and discount codes first. I never used to do it (laziness) but then I realized that my laziness was keeping me from saving our hard-earned cash! So I have a folder of bookmarks of websites that have coupons and promo codes. And here’s another to add: Coupon Ninja. This has stuff from “name brand” stores like Papa Joe’s, Target, Old Navy, HP, OfficeMax, WalMart, and HobbyTron! Because we homeschool, we absolutely love HobbyTron. (HobbyTron has a neat gel ant farm on sale for $20, and Coupon Ninja has a 15% off coupon code!). Coupon Ninja has 872 coupons for educational-based shops! This is a good site to bookmark, frugal moms!
13. June 2008 at 8:55 am
I try to do the same thing. I also have a separate email addy for “junk mail” so that I can sign up at product websites (like Proctor & Gamble, Arm & Hammer, Betty Crocker, etc. etc.) and yes they send newsletter and other crap, but sometimes they send coupons and codes as well. I even won an ice cream party for my neighborhood from Edy’s last year ’cause I signed up at their website and I found about about their contest via and email they sent. Sometimes it takes a lot of effort to try to do all this saving though, doesn’t it? :-)
13. June 2008 at 9:01 am
I do the same thing, Carole! And, yep, I agree– it IS a lot of work. That’s why being a wife and mom is “full time,” lol!