Savingstar: Why YOU Need it

SavingStar

Do you get tired of clipping coupons? Wish you could save more but have no time for coupons? Enter today’s technology.

What if you could go to a website, click through the available coupons listed and simply hit a button to upload them to the stores you shop at?

You can! With Savingstar you simply open an account, fill in the rewards cards numbers for the stores you shop at and click “I want” for any coupon they have listed and you MIGHT use.

When you buy that product at the store using your linked rewards card, it will credit the coupon amount in your Savingstar account. Once you hit $5 you can cash it in for gift cards or cash. Personally, I still clip coupons but it is nice to have another avenue to save even more! Click either banner on this post to sign up!

Perks?

No clipping coupons
You can download a free App to your cell phone so you can check for coupons in-store.
You can use the coupon at whatever stores you are registered at without forgetting your coupon.
Easy sign up.

 

Downsides?

They are a newer site so the coupon selection is limited.
You don’t get the money off instantly.
You can only use each coupon once.
The coupons do expire – usually you have 1 month to use them before they re-set.

SavingStar

 

Yay! New e-coupons–check out this program, for ALL stores!

Ok, lots of stores, except Publix and Safeway (Genuardi’s), boo. But you can still use Cellfire for them.

Saving Star is a new e-coupon program. I’ve signed up but haven’t used it yet. It looks kinda like it’s like Ebates, but for coupons.

SavingStar is a new program where you get additional money back by shopping with your store loyalty card. It’s like e-coupons but instead of saving right at the register you get your money back through PayPal, a direct deposit, or even a gift card (Amazon rocks!). The SavingStar Grocery Coupons program works on most grocery store (and drug store) loyalty cards (except Safeway and Publix stores). Simply sign up online, choose your money saving offers “coupons” to add to your store loyalty card, buy your items, then you’ll receive the money back in your account. No extra cards needed, you can do it all online. Stack Your Savings! Best of all, these offers can be used ON TOP OF paper coupons!!! We LOVE extra savings! So if you’ve been looking for a way to stack your in-store savings beyond what you’re already doing this is definitely the way to do so. That’s right, it stacks!

I can’t wait to try this.

What is Cellfire, and are you eligible?

Cellfire is not really popular in this part of the country; not many stores use it. It’s an e-savings program. Genuardi’s and Shop Rite use it, but that’s it for us.

To see if your stores are eligible, click here. Just keep in mind, that usually with Cellfire, you cannot also stack a paper coupon with the e-coupon. For that reason, I hope Acme & Superfresh NEVER sign on with Cellfire!

Periodically, they do run promos where they will tack on extra savings to your card if you check in. I’ll try to remember to post those when I see them.

No coupons? No problem! Acme, Walgreen’s, CVS-March 21

I am an Extreme Couponer. No, I’ve never gone into a store and gotten an entire pallet of cereal for free. But I do get multiple inserts each week, know all the policies and promos of my stores and have a decent enough stockpile in my basement that gives me enough ‘street cred’ with the other extreme couponers.

But it’s not for everyone, heck, some people never, ever want to clip a coupon! That doesn’t mean that there aren’t decent deals to be had. I used to do a regular feature called “No coupons, no problem” but have gotten away from it. Thank you to my new friend Alissa at Fun Finds for Families for reminding me that clipping coupons isn’t for everyone. So here you go, here are a few quick easy deals without clipping any coupons.

Acme-Acme is running a promo this week where you buy 10 items from a select list (on back page of flyer) and they’ll deduct $5 total, or $0.50 from each item. Propel is on the list. Propel is $1, so if you buy ten, only $0.50 per. And, many shoppers have spotted $1 off 2 peelie/sticky coupons stuck to the bottles of Propel. Tip: the Avondale Acme was completely wiped out of Propel yesterday, so methinks that the bottles had the peelies on them. After all, it’s not rocket science. If you’re staring a sign that is advertising the item for $0.50 and you spot those coupons………well, easy math! If you’re going to Acme anyway, can’t hurt to look. Deal runs through Thursday.

Another Acme deal: Log your Acme card into your e-savings. Ok, this might be a little bit of work, sorry. But it’s not clipping coupons! Look at what offers you got loaded on to your card. Did you get the $0.50 or $0.75 off Fresh Express? Guess what? It’s on sale for $1 this week, so you’ll only pay $0.25 or $0.50 per bag. I wish spinach had a longer shelf life! So I got some yesterday, and I’ll go back on Thursday, the last day of the deal and get more. We’ll be out of milk or bananas by then anyway.

Walgreen’s: This week at Walgreen’s, Almay cosmetics are 30% off. In addition, if you buy one, you’ll get $5 back in Register Rewards. So, if you needed to purchase something there anyway this week, look for an Almay item first, one that is on sale for $5 or less. Pay for it, get your $5 RR. Now, go get the item that you came in for, and pay for it with your $5 RR.

CVS: Got allergy problems? CVS has Allegra on sale this week for $6.99. Buy it with your CVS shopper card, get $6.99 back in Extra Care Bucks. Same premise as the Walgreen’s deal–if you need something there anyway this week, get the Allegra first. Then grab your $6.99 and go use that to purchase whatever it is that you needed.