I struggle with this every time I shop or plan my shopping trips.
There's no denying it, there are just more and better coupons for the packaged, over-processed , ready to eat foods. That;s not to say that there are NO coupons for natural, organic food, they are just fewer and further between. Every Sunday the paper is filled with coupons for Hamburger Helper, frozen TGIFridays appetizers, and Campbells Cream of whatever soup. But I've begun to see some positive changes lately. In the past few months, I have seen all of these in the Sunday paper: $1.00 of any Cascadian Farms, $1.00 of any Muir Glen, Annies coupons, and lots of Fresh Express coupons.
I have had great success emailing companies, complimenting them on their products, and asking for coupons. Kashi, Horizon, Organic Valley, Boca, Vans, and Eggslands Best have all responded to my emails with great coupons. Kashi even sent me a few free coupons for any size product!!
The other thing that I do is walk through the organic section of Dillons each and every time I go in the store. If Horizon cottage cheese is marked down, then we will eat lasagne in the next day or so. I got a few Boca frozen meals that we marked down to .49 because they were about a week away from their "best by date". They were delicious!!
I have come to decide that it is all about balance. No, I will never EVER buy hamburger helper (though I make my own from scratch!), but a box of Pillsbury brownie mix for .49 or less will definitely find it's way into my cart!
What about you?
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Traci, I'm so glad you're doing this! I've learned so great stuff just in my ten minutes of reading! I am determined to make progress in this area in the coming months. I love that everything you tell me will apply to here - our area! And I'm so glad you have such fun doing it! Thank you!
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