The Ultimate List of the Best Stores To Coupon + Money Saving Apps You NEED!
11 of the Best Stores to Coupon
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1. Walgreens
Walgreens is a drugstore that is popular in the couponing community. They offer a ton of different ways to save money in addition to couponing. To name a few, if you buy their brand items, you can receive cash back. You can also earn money back to spend at Walgreens by signing up for MyWalgreens.
The best places to find Walgreens coupons are:
- Walgreens weekly ad newspaper
- Walgreens app
- Catalina coupons
2. CVS
CVS is another drugstore that is great for couponing! They allow for coupon stacking, as they allow you to stack their coupons and manufacturer coupons. One cool thing about couponing at CVS is that they will enable you to use BOGO coupons on items that are already BOGO so that you can get two items for free! They also allow you to use manufacturer coupons on sale and clearance items.
The best places to find CVS coupons are:
- CVS weekly ad paper
- CVS app
- CarePass
3. Walmart
Walmart is a great store all around when it comes to saving money. Their prices are already lower, especially their personal store brand. They price match and have an excellent return policy! You can return an item without even having a receipt. You need a driver’s license. However, returning items this way is only allowed a couple of times per year.
Another way to save money by shopping with Walmart is to use their grocery pickup or delivery. You can use coupons, and you don’t have to go in the store and end up spending money on things you didn’t plan on buying.
The best places to find Walmart coupons are:
- Walmart.com
- Coupons.com
- Wsj.com
4. Kroger Stores
While Kroger has their store, many other smaller grocery chains carry Kroger products, like King Soopers, Fresh Market, City Market, Smiths, Fred Meyer, and Fry’s. These stores are all over the U.S.
The best places to find Kroger store coupons are:
- The store weekly newspaper ads
- Kroger.com
- Cellfire.com
- Catalina coupons
5. Hobby Lobby
Hobby Lobby is HUGE and has so many different things. Every craft item you can imagine, games, decor, floral, gift wrapping, fabric, holiday item. They offer a great variety. And they always have easy-to-find coupons! You can also find many items in the store that are already on sale. They will have a sticker on the item itself.
The best places to find Hobby Lobby coupons are:
- Hobby Lobby weekly ad
- Hobbylobby.com
- Offers.com
- Couponcabin.com
6. Target
Target is a hugely popular store with really great brands. And for some reason, it’s where the moms love to shop. They have great clothes, great toys, and excellent home appliances. If you go to a Super Target, they also have groceries and a bigger selection of other items.
You can also get a Target RedCard, which allows you to save 5% when you use it. That can be a great way to save money if you shop at Target often.
The best places to find Target coupons are:
- Target App
- Target.com
- Capitaloneshopping.com
7. JoAnn’s
JoAnn’s is a craft store similar to Hobby Lobby, only a little smaller. The best thing about JoAnn’s is that it allows coupon stacking on top of their already good prices. Also, they have killer Black Friday sales.
The best places to find JoAnn’s coupons are:
- JoAnn’s app
- Retailmenot.com
- Couponcabin.com
8. Dollar Tree or Dollar General
The coolest thing about couponing at Dollar Tree is that everything is already a dollar, which means with a coupon, you are getting the item for LESS than a dollar. So awesome! And some of their coupons are over a dollar off, which means you can get the item completely free.
The best places to find Dollar Tree coupons are:
- Dollar Tree newspaper (outside the store)
- Dollar Tree Value Seekers Club
- Pggoodeveryday.com
9. Rite Aid
Rite Aid is a top-rated couponing store. It’s a drugstore similar to Walgreens. Rite Aid is excellent because it allows you to stack coupons on the same item AND use multiple coupons in one transaction for different items. So you can get things for less than a dollar, or possibly even for FREE.
The best places to find Rite Aid coupons are:
- Riteaid.com
- Rebate apps such as iBotta and Checkout51
- Couponcabin.com
- RiteAid’s newspaper
- Groupon.com
10. Costco & Sam’s Club
Costco and Sam’s Club require memberships. Luckily the memberships are relatively affordable. They offer much lower prices on the same products that other stores offer. And they have excellent sales. Add coupons to the mix, and you’re saving some good money!
They also have Costco brands that are of excellent quality and significantly cheaper. Their brands cover clothes, groceries, supplements, toilet paper, paper towels, laundry detergents, diapers, wipes, and formula. These are great stores if you are trying to have a baby on a budget!
These stores also sell most things in bulk. So if you’re the only one using the products, this can work for canned goods or freezable products. But produce or milk might end up going to waste.
The best places to find Costco and Sam’s Club coupons are:
- Their sales packets they send via mail
- Coupons.com
- Couponfollow.com
11. Trader Joe’s
For the people who enjoy more of the healthy alternative stores, Trader Joe’s can be great. If you don’t have a Trader Joe’s, then Good Earth, Whole Foods, and Sprouts all accept manufacturer coupons as well. Some of these stores have their coupons as well, while some of them don’t.
That is great because health food stores can be pricey, so coupons can make it a lot more reasonably priced. If you are a student or a senior, some of these stores also offer discounts for that as well.
The best places to find Trader Joe’s and other health food store coupons are:
- Any site that offers manufacturer coupons
Rebate Apps, Cashback, and Other Couponing Resources
1. Thrive Market
If you want to eat healthily and save hundreds, Thrive Market is the way to go!
This one isn’t a cashback or coupon app, but it is a discounted health food store and you get FREE full-sized items almost every order.
9/10 I go to place an order, I am offered multiple free full-size items, from maple syrups to chocolate, soup, coffee, you name it.
Here is why I recommend Thrive Market to anyone who wants to eat healthier:
- Eating healthy has been a BIG priority when it comes to my family, but it can be really expensive.
- Thrive market is as cheap as $5 per month and you make that back in your first purchase with the number of discounts you get.
- They have different sales every week ON TOP of their already discounted prices. They are cheaper than Amazon quite often (I’ve checked).
- They give free memberships to families in need
- They recycle their packaging so they help save the earth (yay, go green!)
- If you don’t save at least your membership cost over the course of a year, they will refund your membership.
- They offer cashback within their app on many items
- They are a one-stop-shop with toilet paper, diapers, supplements, canned goods, frozen foods, meat, wine, you name it!
So If you want to save hundreds of dollars on your grocery bill with groceries delivered to your door, then I HIGHLY recommend you give Thrive Market a try.
Never leave your home and have your groceries delivered to your door! Here's why I LOVE Thrive Market
- It's a cheap membership
- I get free full-sized products every time I order
- The regular prices are cheaper than other large retailers
- They gift memberships to families in need when you sign up
- They sell TONS of organic, natural, non-gmo, sprouted, fair-trade, eco-friendly products
- You get free shipping on every order over $49
- Great Customer Service
- They offer meat, frozen items, baby products, and more
- You can shop by diet (gluten-free, dairy-free, vegan, keto, etc.)
- The reasons to join thrive are endless!!
2. Groupon
Groupon is an online couponing service offered via web and mobile apps. Groupon has a lot of different coupons for local retailers and eateries. The great part about this is that you can change the location to look at deals in other cities and states. This is a great way to save some money while you’re traveling.
3. Coupons.com
Coupons.com is a website that has a TON of different manufacturer coupons. It has printable coupons, digital coupons, cashback offers, and promo codes. They are all categorized by type of product as well, so you don’t have to filter through coupons that don’t apply to you. You can find anything on there.
4. iBotta
iBotta is a cashback rewards app offered as a mobile app or web extension. It works by scanning your receipt and getting immediate cashback on qualifying purchases.
The great thing about iBotta is that it has a ton of generic coupons such as $1 back on any bag of cat food. This means it doesn’t matter the brand or size! It also has a lot of brand and size-specific cashback rewards as well. Many of the items on the app are very commonly used items, so you can get some cash back.
To maximize your cashback, look at the app first to see if you can plan meals and grocery lists around, or maybe a new brand you wouldn’t mind trying to make sure you will buy things you will use. iBotta also offers cashback through referrals, so if you refer someone to use their cashback tool, you can get a cashback referral bonus!
iBotta works with HUNDREDS of stores, including grocery stores, retail stores, gas stations, and many more. Check out this article for a complete list of all supported stores you can shop with to earn cashback with iBotta.
Ibotta can be combined with in-store coupons, credit card discounts (of course), other cashback apps, and rebates and rewards programs. This really allows you to stack all of the benefits!
The great thing about iBotta is that I can use it when I order curbside groceries and I get individual discounts on the items I buy, like $1.00 off water bottles, $4.00 off a certain protein powder, etc.
You also get bonuses when you add a certain amount of discounts to your cart and purchase those items, you get a bonus for fulfilling say 10 deals, they will give you a few dollars extra.
You can cash out and get actual cash that goes right back into your bank account or you can purchase a gift card!
- This Free App gives you Bonus sign-up rewards, it changes every month but it is typically $10 cash!
- You can save hundreds of dollars on your everyday items
- AND you can get $ discounts per item, instead of just a certain percentage back on your total purchase!
5. Capital One extension
The Capital One extension is a free, easy-to-use browser extension that works in the background. Once it’s installed, it automatically applies coupons to online shopping for a ton of different stores. It also compares prices for products and shipping to other online retailers and informs you if it found a cheaper option elsewhere. You don’t have to have a capital one card to use this extension.
6. SwagBucks
Swagbucks is an online tool that allows you to earn gift cards to stores you love. How it works is; you sign up online and earn points by shopping online, watching videos, and answering survey questions. Your points add up and are redeemable for gift cards to popular stores like Amazon, Walmart, and even PayPal.
7. Rakuten
Rakuten is a cashback tool that offers a browser extension for online shopping, or it allows you to connect your card so that it can track your in-person purchases to apply cashback that way as well.
Rakuten also offers cashback through referrals, so if you refer someone to use their cashback tool, you can get a cashback referral bonus!
Rakuten has saved me hundreds of dollars on things like my tires, groceries, Christmas gifts, and everyday essentials.
I promise you will thank me when you get that FREE $30 for signing up and using Rakuten right now!
- Get a Free $30 for signing up with Rakuten to spend on whatever you want!!
- Save money on almost every single thing you buy including baby essentials, hotels, flights, groceries, tires, you name it!
8. Coupon Sherpa
Coupon Sherpa is a couponing app that focuses more on local deals. One cool feature that this app offers is that it allows you to find and save coupons for easy access later, which is better than sorting through screenshots and searching for coupons you saw a couple of days ago.
The downfall to this app is that it seems to be only for Apple users, not Android.
9. Checkout 51
Checkout51 is very similar to iBotta. It is so similar that you can often find the same sort of deals on both apps. So you can get double the cash back by scanning your receipt through iBotta and Checkout 51! So if you’re going to have one, you might as well have both!
10. Dosh
Dosh is an automatic cashback app. No receipts are required! It works by connecting your debit and credit cards, and it automatically applies cashback based on your purchases. Dosh even offers cash back on hotel stays!
To get the most out of using Dosh, check out their partners, and see which purchases you can earn the most cash back on.
11. Join Your Favorite Store’s Loyalty Programs
Most stores now offer loyalty programs. You typically sign up with your phone number or email and start receiving cashback, points, or coupons. This is especially common with smaller grocery chains, as well as retail stores and restaurants.
12. Krazy Coupon Lady
The Krazy Coupon Lady is a website full of great information for new couponers. It has a ton of coupons and deals for different stores. It also has a ton of tips on couponing, budgeting, and saving money.
They also have a useful app! Krazy Coupon Lady is the ultimate couponing resource.
Summary
Couponing can be a fun and effective way to save a lot of money on products your family uses anyway. Whether you want to start simple with couponing or jump right into extreme couponing, you can’t go wrong!
To make your journey less of a hassle and more of an enjoyable hobby, we hope you can use these tips, tools, and a list of best stores to coupon to get you started.
This post originally appeared on Your Money Geek.
Originally posted 2022-02-05 19:37:51.
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