***THIS GIVEAWAY IS NOW CLOSED. CONGRATULATIONS TO Janet F! Enjoy your savings!!***
Everyone's trying to save money these days. Does anyone else diligently clip coupons only to realize in the store that you forgot them at home? Its not just me, right?
I was recently found out that A&P and a new company called Zavers are introducing the Red Tag Online Savings Program, which allows customers to save time, money and paper through coupons that load to their existing store loyalty cards.
Here’s how it works:
1. Register: Customers go online and register their
shopper card at www.apfreshonline.com,
www.waldbaums.com, www.thefoodemporium.com or www.superfreshfood.com.
2. Save: Click on the coupons you want to
‘save’ to your online account
3. Shop: In the store, shoppers buy their favorite
products, swipe their loyalty shopper card, and the savings are automatically
deducted at the cash register.
Signing up was a piece of cake. I went to the store's website, opened an account with my savings card and was ready to go! The site is very user-friendly and easy to understand. Options are sorted by category (dairy, frozen) and by company (Breyers, Quaker). You just click on the coupons you want and they are added to your card. It took me less than 5 minutes from start to finish - including signing up!
There are lots of extra features as well - like shopping lists for the ultra organized and the option to access your coupons on your mobile phone.
There are not a ton of coupons, but as the program grows that will surely change. Most of the brands featured were the brands that I normally use. There were coupons for my favorite baby wipes, shampoo, soap, granola bars, tampons, etc. So - for me - the limited number of coupons was not an issue. And the coupons were great - not just 25 or 35 cents off. Many were $1 off coupons! Those add up really quickly!!
At the store, I did my regular shopping, buying what I needed that week, and handed the cashier my card. And I saved over $3! No clipping, no sorting. No trying to look through coupons at the store while my kids whine, fuss and try to destroy things I mean, wait patiently. Or realizing I forgot the coupons file at home.
My only complaints is that its hard to remember what the coupons are for. (Do I have to buy 2 boxes to get the $1 off?) But that can be solved by either noting that info on your shopping list or using the mobile feature Red Tag offers.
This is a fantastic program. I dearly hope that more grocery stores will be adding this to their websites in the future. It is so much quicker and easier than traditional coupon clipping. And much more environmentally friendly. If you're looking for a way to cut your grocery bill (who isn't?) check and see if your store offers a program like this.
One lucky readers will win a $25 gift cards to A&P, The Food Emporium, Super Fresh and Waldbaum’s stores!! Here's the rules:
1. Contest ends Friday, August 28.
2. Entry #1: Leave a comment just saying you want to win.
3. Entry #2: Leave a SEPARATE comment telling me your best tip for saving money on groceries.
4. Entry #3: Leave another comment telling me in
what way you promoted this contest (i.e.,
posting about it on your blog, Tweeting about it, emailing friends, and/or subscribe to my feed by email or in a reader).
5. Winner will be selected by Random.org, announced back here on this post, and notified via email with further instructions.
GOOD LUCK!!
