[twilitght girl sos]

Member name: twilitght girl sos

Name:

Location: scottsboro

Stores I Shop at: publix , walmart , family dollar and cvs

Weekly grocery budget: 100.00

Number of people in my family: 4

Number of pets: 2

Years Couponing/Refunding: 6 , monthes, 840.00 savings

Favorite Coupon of all time: I love bucks from cvs

What I hope to get from AFC: how to save more ,and were to get more coupons

Hobbies/Interests: reading , shopping and walking

[nomadicpixie]

We are glad to have you here. AFC is a wonderful place and offers immense resources, but it can be overwhelming. That is especially true if you are new to couponing as well. I thought these links might help you get settled in a little easier:

If the strange abbreviations make your head spin I recommend you check out the acronyms. To find your stores feel free to look here. Also, this is a great section called Couponing 101 to better understand coupons, and for help in understanding how AFC works check out AFC 101. If you are still stuck on exactly how to start this process of successful couponing check out my beginners blog post here, and it can also be found in the Couponing 101 section. If you are specifically on the hunt for printable coupons check out this printables area. We aren't only about coupons here - come and play around in daily stop for chit chat and such.

Please don't hesitate to jump on in and explore AFC. We are glad to have you.

[almatt01]

Welcome!


You're Going to Love it Here!

I have found this is the best online community of like-minded people sharing deals and information.

Take your time, and enjoy the deals!

Just be sure to read the basics and get off on a good start!

AFC 101- How to Get Around on A Full Cup!~!

[lisbell]

You’ve found the best place around for anything coupon related! Here are some great places to start learning about our site:
A Full Cup 101
You can start learning all about couponing right here:
Couponing 101
And next you’ll need to know about:
Stockpiling 101
Here is where you can ask all your burning questions:
Cry For Help
Here is where you can learn the lingo:
Acronyms
Many of you are interested in trading; this is where to start:
Trading 101
There are also those of you who are interested in riding trains - look here:
Coupon Trains

Please remember that couponing is a privilege and a blessing. Please be ethical and polite and do your part to give couponers a good name!

This is a very friendly place with plenty of people who want to help you learn!
Have fun!

Here is a link to the forum for a store you already shop at: Publix

[Z and G's Mom]

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Hi and welcome to AFC! THE best, and most informative, forum on the internet!
Here’s some advice for your couponing journey…

** READ READ READ READ READ READ READ!! And then READ some more! Learn your local store’s coupon policies - GROCERY STORE FORUMS. Print those policies out and keep them with you at all time! You’ll be surprised at how often cashiers and even store managers are unfamiliar with all the intricacies of their own policies!

** Don’t be afraid to ask questions - COUPONING 101!

** START SLOWLY! If you jump in too fast, you’ll get frustrated. PLEASE don’t think that if you don’t build a massive stockpile overnight, that you are a rotten couponer! It takes time and effort!

** Not sure how to begin? Do a David Letterman… Make two TOP TEN LISTS! One for food and one for non-food items that you and your family use on a daily or weekly basis. If your family is a HUGE pasta eater, then noodles and sauce should be on your list. If you have 4 teenage boys, then body wash/soap is a MUST! Walk through your house as you are making your lists. Then, go to the grocery/drug stores WITHOUT BUYING ANYTHING! Take along a pad of paper (or 6) and make notes on current prices for those items on your Top Ten lists. Do this once a week for a few months. Start learning the sales cycles. Start learning the fluctuations in prices and soon you will be able to figure out what your stock-up prices should be. Start your stockpile with items your family will use regularly. Nothing worse than staring at a stockpile with a whole bunch of stuff (gotten for free or really cheap) that no one will EVER use!

** Start clipping your coupons! Sign up for a newspaper delivery – this is THE only way to guarantee that you will receive coupons in the papers you buy. Not all newsstand or drug store papers receive inserts as the inserts will always be placed in subscriber papers first. CALL the newspaper first and make sure of which coupon inserts they carry! Ask about special subscriptions – Sunday or weekend only, discounts for multiple Sunday papers, etc. Start asking your friends and family members for their coupons. You’ll be surprised at how many people just toss them in the garbage – YIKES! **Need complete sets of inserts? No problem! Click COMPLETE INSERTS for LOTS of choices!

MOST OF ALL – HAVE FUN! If you ever have any questions you’d rather not ask in the open forums, click JESSIE to ask me directly! Glad you’re here in the AFC family!