[TeaTimeToday]

Member name: TeaTimeToday

Name: Dee

Location: Maine

Stores I Shop at: JCPenney, Kohl's, Hannaford, Rite Aid, Children's Place, Staples, Market Basket

Weekly grocery budget: too much

Number of people in my family: 3

Number of pets: 2

How long have you been couponing? yrs. on clothes, would like to become a serious couponer at grocery stores and drug stores

Favorite Coupon of all time: probably a Penneys, Staples or Children Place coupon

What I hope to get from AFC: help finding coupons, tips on couponing

I would like to have an experienced AFCer/couponer contact me to show me around the site (Yes/No): yes

Hobbies/Interests: gardening, tea time, being with family, kayaking

[msvidkiller13]

Hello and Welcome to AFC So glad you found us Here are few links to help you along

Where Do You Begin? A Quick Intro To Couponing - Grocery Coupon Blog and AFC 101 - Grocery Coupons & Deal Forums - A Full Cup and New Members - Please Read to Learn Your Way Around AFC! !!!

If you need help with anything here is my link ( just press my name) MSVIDKILLER13

Again Welcome to AFC

[iluvadoption]

Here are some additional links that you might find helpful!

How To Print Coupons From The Coupon Database

AFC Trading Post and Auction Block

How To Create A Wishlist


If you have any questions, or if there is anything that I can do to help you get acclimated to AFC, click on this link and post a message on my visitor board!

iluvadoption

[becky80]

Welcome to AFC!!
I would love to show you around and answer any questions you might have. There are more then plenty who are willing to help! You have come to the right place!!

[Melanievcb]

Hi Dee! You can find and print coupons from our database, click HERE for a tutorial. To read a post on other ways to obtain more coupons click HERE. There is a wealth of info on this site, if you have any questions or can't find something please feel free ask any one of us. If you like any of the posts or have found them helpful always click on the "Thanks" on the lower right corner of that particular post to show your appreciation. Welcome to the AFC family!

[csheldon]

Welcome

[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! BUT, if you'd like to peek at what your stockpile COULD look like one day, check THESE out!

** 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!

[ambernicole4]

Welcome to the boards!! This is a great group of people. Be sure to read read read and take it slow so you don't get burnt out!

[lmarcum]

Welcome to AFC!!

[tippyc30]

You have joined an amazing site. There are so many friendly people who are willing to help if needed. If you have any questions don’t hesitate to ask. Have Fun and welcome to the AFC family!!