[patiencefaye]

Member name: patiencefaye

Name: Patience

Location: Albany

Stores I Shop at: Price Chopper Save a Lot Target Walmart Aldis

Weekly grocery budget: $85.00

Number of people in my family: 3

Number of pets: 3

How long have you been couponing? 2-3 years

Favorite Coupon of all time: buy one get one's

What I hope to get from AFC: more help with my budget

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

Hobbies/Interests: reading, working out, writing, photography, forums, meeting new people, traveling, hiking, day trips, napping.

[iluvadoption]

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iluvadoption

[flower_mom]

Great to have you, Patience!

[patiencefaye]

THANKS!

have a great day.

peace

[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!

[DebB831]

to AFC, I hope you find a lot of great deals here.
Don't forget to stop by the NY state page to find other others in your area who might have posted local hints and deals as well - New York Deals - Grocery Coupons & Deal Forums - A Full Cup

[siriradha]

Welcome to AFC!

Be sure to check out all the great rebates people share here also. Sometimes you can find offers for things you already buy, then all you have to do is follow the directions on the forms, invest a stamp in mailing them off, and wait for your money to come rolling back to you.

You can find descriptions of current offers here Mail In Offers-Forms - Grocery Coupons & Deal Forums - A Full Cup

Then, check http://www.afullcup.com/forums/forms-rebates/ for people who have the forms you want.

Happy Couponing & Rebating!

[Jadasmom]

You can see the current coupons here, it includes the Sunday inserts preview.

You can search the database for coupons here.

[couponlaydee]

Please make sure to read through this: AFC 101 to help you navigate. You'll love it here!!

[mkrmylove]

Patience,

Our Welcome Wagon has provided you with an array of wonderful informational links and advice.

Be sure to check out some other "FUN" threads.

Such as, Live Auctions, Freebies, and Chit Chat.

If you get lost or have questions you can always contact me MKRMYLOVE.