How do I do it?

People ask me all the time how do I get all the coupons.... So I decide to try and explain this a bit more, and hopefully it will help you understand.

1. There are 4 online sites that are good in Canada to order coupons from:

Save.ca

Brandsaver.ca

Websaver.ca

GoCoupons.ca

Each of these sites serve different consumer products companies...

Save.ca has been around for about 8 years, companies use them to print and distribute their coupons for them.  Many of the coupons can be ordered more then one time, but they all have some sort of waiting period.  Save.ca has several subsites that you should also be checking on a regular basis:

www.save.ca/english/
http://save.ca/armhammersave/coupons

www.save.ca/danactive_en/
http://save.ca/dovehaircoupon/
www.save.ca/enfamil/coupons
www.save.ca/garnier_en/

http://www.save.ca/jandjbaby/

http://save.ca/lifemadedelicious/coupons
www.save.ca/livewellsavewell/
www.save.ca/mccormick
www.save.ca/meowmix_en/
http://save.ca/naturalselections
www.save.ca/proplanselects_en/
www.save.ca/purina_en/
www.save.ca/ristorante_en/
www.save.ca/sogood/coupons
www.save.ca/sunlight_en/
www.save.ca/sunlight2

http://www.save.ca/catellismart/coupons

I am sure there are several I missed

Brandsaver.ca is Proctor and Gambles Coupon printing company... They offer some truly amazing coupons, but also issue these same coupon in print form via your local papers... so watch out for it also.  The Next set off coupons is due to be release Nov 3rd. so keep your eye peeled for them.  They also have subsites, but the only one I can think of ATM is http://brandsaver.ca/en_ca/portal/gain/

Websaver is very similar to Save.ca... you can reorder most of these coupons, but each coupon has its own reorder period...  Subsite for Websaver would be: http://websaver.ca/en_ca/portal/lorealparis/

GoCoupons is a little different.  They do still mail out your coupons, but they look more like "regular" coupons, and you can order them every week!  they have a very limited number of coupons available, but I am sure as they grow, so will there selection.

2. Next are Internet printable coupons...

Many companies have printable coupons available to you... the scary thing is not everyone takes these, and most of the time they are a hassle!  If you wish to see a list of them please refer to this thread in Smartcanucks forumhttp://forum.smartcanucks.ca/134340-official-canadian-printable-coupons-canada/

3. Several times each month on Friday, Saturday or Sunday there will be inserts in your local papers that are full of coupons these inserts are SmartSource, Redplum and P&G....So keep your eyes peeled!  If you see coupons that are of great value to you... it just might be worth investing a few dollars into a copy or to of that paper!  I subscribe to the National Post and The Globe and Mail (they are both free subscription) just to receive these inserts.  I have attempted to find out how to get a hold of them directly from my local newspaper publishers, but all my inquiries to date have been ignored.  So I will stick with the free subscriptions, and continue to do my part of kill our forests!  (I do recycle all the paper, I promise!)

The one other way people obtain these inserts is Recycle bin hunting... but are you willing and able to do this... I haven't as of yet, but did see one sticking out of an overflowing bin, and you bet I grabbed it!

4. On the shelves!  Check the shelves while you shop... there are coupons all over the place... End Caps, Cash Ends and stack outs are probably the best place to look.  But they are often right in the aisles with the product. 95% of my coupons are located in store.

5.  Magazines are also great sources of coupons... but remember the coupons have to be Canadian... so stick to Canadian publications like, Canadian Living, Homemaker, LouLou, Chatelaine to name just a few.

6. Inside Specially Market Packages.. Several coupons use these as promotional gimmicks... but honestly the coupons can be extremely valuable... Kelloggs is does some great promos.... like, $5 off Hasbro Games, right in time for Christmas... or the one that just pasted... Free Breakfast items, including juice, yogurt, banana's... General Mills current promo, is for a Free Canada long Sleeved T-shirt.  And then there is McCains... in there Pizza's (specially marked of course) there are booklet containing great coupons for other McCain products.

7.  But my favorite over is from trades!!!  or trains!   Trading with people from across Canada enables you to see several different coupons you would never see... or for those of us in the West and lucky enough to have London Drugs, different UPC's which are great for stacking.  Networking is key to being successful at couponing.. join groups, post on blogs, post in forums, talk to people on FB... share and help each other out.  Remember, one persons junk is another persons treasure.

I hope this helps, I have tried to touch on each area... so get out there and search for those coupons.... and start saving big!  Remember if you can't use the coupon, maybe someone else can...