Deciphering Store Coupon Match Ups

If you are just joining us, you may want to read the first three posts in this series: Couponing 101, Coupon Lingo – It’s a Different Language, Accumulating a Good Stash of Coupons, and How I Organize My Coupons.

After you have learned the coupon lingo, started a good stash of coupons, and organized them to best fit your needs, comes the part where you can match up your coupons with your store’s sale items.    This is where it gets really fun!
If you are not one of those people who want to take the time to match up coupons with every sale item at your store, you can look at our store coupon match ups to help you along the way.  I still use coupons match ups from other people because…well, I can’t do it all myself!   Everyone needs help so don’t be afraid to seek out coupons match ups for the store where you shop.

Here is an example on how to decipher Store Coupon Match Ups.   Let’s say that Healthy Choice Steamers are on sale at Kroger for $1.88 and that I have a $0.50 coupon.  The match up would look something like this:

Healthy Choice Steamer Entrees – 1.88 ea
$0.50/1 Healthy Choice Steamer Entrée, exp. 11-7-10 (SS 9/12/10)
{remember that Kroger doubles coupons!}
= 0.88 each!

We know from our coupon lingo that SS 9/12/10 means the Smart Source coupon insert from the September 12, 2010 newspaper.     Exp. is the Expiration Date of the coupon.

Why do we list the expiration date?  Because sometimes a sale starts close to coupon expiration, so that is our way of letting our readers know that they need to shop sooner rather than later if they plan on using that particular coupon.

It may be somewhat confusing at first, but before you know it, you’ll be deciphering coupons match ups with the best of them!