Stores and Policies

These are the stores I use:

CVS
Walgreens (Wags)
Rite Aid
Target
Winn Dixie
Rouses
Walmart (a necessary evil)

Each store has its own coupon policy, and unfortunately none of them are alike.
Please note that even though we have the stores policy, some cashiers treat couponers like criminals . . they think we are scum and they will give us a hard time. You just have to be persistent and friendly. If you know the policy and have a copy of their coupon policy it does help. And ask for a Manager if need be.

CVS

CVS accepts MQs, store coupons from their site and ECBs.

CVS has in store rewards dollars called Extra Care Bucks(ECBs). These are just like cash. You can use them toward any future purchase before they expire.

With ECBs, if your total purchase before tax is less than the ECB you will lose the extra ECBs.
    For Example: your item is $1.50 you use a $2 ECB. You will lose the $.50.
At CVS you can use manufacturers coupon or an in-store coupon on the purchase of an item but not both. If you go to cvs.com you can print coupons for their store only.

Wags

There are 3 different coupons to be used in Wags: Register Rewards (RR), Manufacturers Coupons (MQ) and in-store or in-ad coupons.

Wags has in store rewards dollars called Register Rewards (RR). Register Rewards will print after you have finished your transaction. These are also like cash BUT (this is a big and confusing but) you cannot use RR on the same product family and receive more RR in return.

   For example: you buy Colgate Total for $2 and get $2 in RR from that purchase. You cannot turn around and buy another Colgate toothpaste with the RR you just received and get another RR for $2. If you do use the RR to purchase the Colgate you just wont receive the $2 Register Reward.

With RR you cannot have an overage in total before tax. I you have an item that is 1.99 and you have a $2 RR you must purchase something to make your total over $2 or the register will not accept that RR.

The main thing to remember at Wags is you have to have as many items as you have coupons. 1 RR ticket counts as 1 coupon. You will get use to hearing that you need a filler item. That is so you can use a manufacturers coupon and register rewards on 1 item. The filler item should be something cheap, usually around $.10-$.25.

At Wags you can use manufacturers coupons (MQ) and Register Rewards (RR) and in-ad coupons on the purchase of an item. This is called stacking and only a few stores allow this. The in-ad coupons are the walgreens-only coupons in their books and mailers. The in-ad coupons do not need an item to cover it. So say we have Colgate toothpaste (normally $3.99) we could use in-ad coupon(weekly circular) Colgate for $3.50, $1 off MQ, and use $2 in RR. We need to buy the Colgate and 1 filler item to cover the MQ and RR.

Wags has many different publications for their in-ad/in-store coupons. The main booklet is usually by the front door of the store with the weekly circular. Its a monthly book containing LOTS of wags only coupons (in-ad). Another area for coupons is in the Pharmacy area. There are many different types of books, hand outs, informational guides and they usually have coupons in them. A few that come to mind are Diabetes and You, Pediatrics, the Flu and You, Answers.

Rite Aid

Rite Aid accepts MQs, +UP, and they also have Video Rewards. If you go to their web site and watch a short video you can receive a coupon.

Rite Aid has in store dollars call +Up. They are like cash without restrictions, kind of like a gift card.

You can stack coupons at Rite aid. 1 item can have a MQ, a store coupon like the video rewards and you can use +UPs on any 1 item. no need for filler items (yay).

Target

Target accepts MQs and their own coupons you can print from their website. Also they have Catalina coupons.

Catalina coupons are the one that print at the end of a transaction. The cashier will usually hand them over to you with your receipt. you have to look at the coupon because some are manufacturers coupons and some are target coupons.

You can use 1 MQ and 1 Target coupon per item. So don't assume the Catalina coupon is a target coupon.

You can get target coupons HERE

Winn Dixie

Winn Dixie accepts MQ and their store coupons, They mail out coupons every month(baby club).
I don't shop at Winn Dixie a lot, so I'm uncertain of how they handle coupons. They are suppose to stack coupons.

Rouses

Rouses accepts MQ. I have yet to get a store coupon if they even exist. This store usually has great deals on meats.

Walmart

Walmart accepts MQs.

Walmart will also price match any other local store. So instead of getting some items at Walmart then heading to rouses for some produce, you just tell the cashier the dollar amount at other store. Most cashiers take your word for it, some cashiers will hunt down a flyer to check the price. With couponing at walmart you need to try to remember the cashiers that give you the least amount of hassle. Ive had problems with many cashiers at walmart, so keep your guard up and stand up for your coupons!