As you guys start to become more efficient with using coupons, you will start finding your own deals while you are at the store.� But I have had some of you ask, “How do I know when the deal is good enough?”.
It will take some time, but you will get the hang of it!� It all comes down to what your price point is.� A price point is the amount of money that you are willing to pay for an item.� For example, one of my favorite treats to buy at the store is cookie dough.� Normally it costs around $2- $2.50.� From the prices I have seen through the last 6 months, I personally will not pay more than $.75 for cookie dough.� That is my own price point that I feel comfortable with.� So I will not buy it unless I can get it for that price or lower with a coupon.
Every single person’s price point will vary.� You may think that paying $1.50 for cookie dough is an awesome price.� And that’s great!� We are all different.� The more you shop, the more you will start to realize when a price is ok, good or amazing.
The most important thing to remember is to stay patient!� Couponing is an evolving knowledge.� We all have to continually adapt to store policies, price points, coupon policies, difficult stores and so on.� Just keep learning and doing your best and you will be fine.� If you are completely new to couponing, it will take a month or two to start feeling completely comfortable with how to use coupons. But you will get there, I promise!
Every single one of you will have eventually have problems with the store being out-of-stock of the item you wanted, having an item marked as a different price than I posted from the weekly ad, managers not accepting coupons, cashiers being difficult.� It can make using coupons annoying at times.� But stick with it.� Take all of the difficulties you have with a grain of salt and think of all the money you have and will save in the future.� Besides, the more we educate the stores about their own policies, the easier it will be for all of us using coupons in the future!
Anonymous
i have to say i completely agree with this Melea! I started couponing mid-november and it has been a process. What I thought was a good deal when I first started, I now realize wasn't that great. So like you said, it takes a little time to figure out your own price points, but it is really worth it. Now I feel very comfortable with it and am saving a ton of money. Not only do I save money, but also I get more stuff than i did before. THANKS!-Darci