[Afamily of 5]

Member name: Afamily of 5

Name: alis

Location: reno

Stores I Shop at: walmart safway smiths scolaris winco

Weekly grocery budget: $ 200

Number of people in my family:5 with more on the way

Number of pets: 0

How long have you been couponing? still learning

Favorite Coupon of all time:

What I hope to get from AFC: stores to pay me/ stock piles for charity

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

Hobbies/Interests: teaching children, hard work

[siriradha]

WELCOME!
We're so glad you joined us!

To familiarize yourself with AFC, you'll want to take a look at this meaty little chunk of information right here New Members - Please Read to Learn Your Way Around AFC! It answers sooo many questions! I wish I had noticed it when I first joined!!

Best wishes on your couponing adventure!
Carolyn in CO

[Z and G's Mom]

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!

** Wondering what prices you should aim for when stockpiling? Check out this thread! Stock Up Price List

** 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!

[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

[Jadasmom]

Click here for Hot Deals.

Click here for Current Coupons.

[Clipafalo]

Welcome to AFC!

[robincabrini]

Welcome to AFC! You are going to love it! It's my go to site every day when I turn on my computer. So glad you found it. If you want to ask me any questions, just click on my name and click on send a private message and it will get to me! Have fun!

Here are some other helpful links!

How to make a wishlist http://www.afullcup.com/forums/wishl...your-name.html


Freebies - Grocery Coupons & Deal Forums - A Full Cup To find out about great freebies!

Acronyms & Abbreviations- A Full Cup - Coupons To find out what all of the acronyms you see on the threads mean


My personal favorite is the coupon data base, it is my go to link when I'm trying to find out where I can get coupons for a particular product. Grocery Coupons- A Full Cup - Coupons

Also- just to let you know, in order to send someone a private message (PM) you must have posted 5 posts. So adding your own thoughts or asking a question here or there on topics of interest to you help in that area.

You will also definitely want to read the following information in this link, it will help you out so much when trying to figure out everything that AFC has to offer. New Members - Please Read to Learn Your Way Around AFC!

Here is a link to the Rite Aid forums- Rite Aid - Grocery Coupons & Deal Forums - A Full Cup

If you also shop at Walgreens- here's a link to the Walgreens forum-- Walgreens - Grocery Coupons & Deal Forums - A Full Cup

Walmart forum--
Walmart- Walmart - Grocery Coupons & Deal Forums - A Full Cup

Kmart- K-mart - Grocery Coupons & Deal Forums - A Full Cup

Target- Target - Grocery Coupons & Deal Forums - A Full Cup

[CMmem]

Welcome:
My advice if you are a new couponer.
Don't get overwhelmed. Start slowly.
Expect to spend some time getting up to speed, as you would with any new hobby.

Some AFC state forums have active discussions of deals.
Find your state forum here ==> Deals by State - Grocery Coupons & Deal Forums - A Full Cup

You can find deals your stores in the stores forums Grocery Coupons & Deal Forums - A Full Cup
You can find currently valid coupons listed in the AFC coupon data base: Grocery Coupons- A Full Cup - Coupons
==> Walmart - Grocery Coupons & Deal Forums - A Full Cup


The best way to get good deals is to start with the store flyers (& forums) looking at what is on sale. Make a list of what you'll use; then find coupons to pair with the sale items. The very best deals come when there is a sale, a store coupon and also a manufacturers coupon. Ask your store if they will allow both a store coupon & a manufacturers coupon on a single purchase; many do.

You'll have questions, always ask. We are always happy to answer.
to AFC!

[c0ri]

welcome!

[Heather33094]