Thank you again to those Beth Torah members who have dropped off or sent in their coupons. We especially appreciate your “rule following” for the coupons. It has streamlined the project considerably. As a reminder, please keep the circulars from the papers intact, together as one circular. Just cut out any coupons you use, need or want to keep and place the remaining UNCUT coupons in the collection boxes at CBT for this purpose. The boxes have been moved closer to the coatroom near the Community Project Board. The sooner we receive the circulars, the better. That maximizes our purchasing power. If the coupons within the circulars have expired, we can still send them for use on international military bases. Our primary use, however, is to give health/beauty/food items to people in need right now. If you have any questions or want to participate in ANY way, shape or form, contact Lisa Payne at kansaspaynes@kc.rr.com.
Know your stores’ policy on coupons to maximize your savings. A store may allow you to use or redeem a coupon up to the price of the item or they may give you “money back” in a credit toward other items purchased at the same time. For example, Allegra may be on sale at CVS for $6.99 with a $7 coupon. That same item may be available at Wal-Mart for $5.94. Where you buy it (and why) may just depend on the store’s coupon procedures and if any extras are available to you. Less may or may not be more.
A round of applause rings out for Beth Torah members who have dropped off or sent in their coupons. Your efforts are truly appreciated. To accomplish our goal most efficiently and effectively, please keep the circulars from the papers intact, together as one circular. Just cut out any coupons you want to keep and drop off the remaining UNCUT coupons to Beth Torah. The sooner we receive the circulars, the better. That maximizes our purchasing power. If the coupons within the circulars have expired, we can still send them for use on international military bases. Our primary use, however, is to give health/beauty/food items to people in need right now. If you have any questions or want to participate in ANY way, shape, or form, contact Lisa Payne at:
kansaspaynes@kc.rr.com.
April's Savings Tip
Did you ever notice how some items seem to be on sale every month and some are “never” discounted? There IS a cycle to the pricing of items. It is from 4 to 8 weeks generally. (There are exceptions to every rule). It is important to keep some track of the cycle (on paper or in your brain) so that you can “stock up” on that product when it is offered at a reduced price. Pay special attention to the cycles of items you and your family regularly use. For example, check out soda/pop/tonic prices. You will notice how every month or so there is a “special” on these items. My hopefully not too obvious tip: Do not buy them if they are not on sale. Hold out for the best price you have noticed in the cycle and do not be afraid to ask your store to price match. And you can spend some of the money you saved on items for your favorite tzedakkah cause!
March Savings Tip
It seems simple and intuitive
enough. You should get more for your money when you buy an item in the
largest or biggest quantity. But what if you do not? Before going to
the cash register with that 128 ounce bottle of laundry detergent, you
may opt instead to buy two 64 ounce bottles, or four 32 ounce bottles or
even eight 16 ounce containers of the stuff. How will you know? Do the
math. Figure out how much the item (in this example, detergent) costs
per ounce for each of the containers. Then recalculate given the
manufacturer’s coupons you are using. Often, a coupon can be used on any
size bottle, even a trial size. Sometimes, that works out
mathematically to free, or close to it. Here is an example: 128 oz
bottle costs $11.99, an 8 ounce one costs $.99. With a 50 cent off
coupon, the 128 oz bottle would cost you $11.49, while the coupon makes
the 8 oz bottle cost $.49. Even if you need to buy 16 bottles of the
smaller size (to get 128 oz of the detergent) with 16 coupons (assuming
you could and would do that) it would only cost you $8.00 for the same
128 ounces of product. And you can donate some of the smaller bottles
to your favorite tzedakkah cause!