I was at a supermarket today and in the store they were advertising these coupons where if you spent over $250 you could save $30. Those little things sure do have an influence on people as it seemed like so many people were trying to stuff their carts to reach the appropriate amount.

I’m always a little more cautious about these types of promotions as it is easy to just buy anything without thinking if what you are purchasing is truly a great deal. Since I was with some family members we actually did end up using it as we simply combined our purchases. For myself, I have a general knowledge on what is a very low margin item in these types of businesses and so I knew that using the savings on these items would definitely make it a good deal.

For example, in supermarkets milk is usually a low margin item or if they have an electronics department then video games don’t often make a company a lot of money as well. With that, you know using coupon savings on those types of items would be a good deal. Although, I wouldn’t recommend buying like say $100 worth of milk just to reach the qualification mark unless anyone truly drinks that much.

So if you really need to spend more, I’d say try to educate yourself a little more about the products you buy. While some people may be too old for it now if they already have their careers set, even getting a simple job at various stores can really enlighten you to be more aware of the things that you purchase. There’s always good old fashion networking with people in the know too.

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Today I received a $20 off coupon in the mail from Staples for purchases of $200 or more. The coupon expires on December 11 of this year and I personally don’t have any need to spend $200 in order to save $20.

It usually does feel like a wasteful thing though to not use it. What I usually try to do as well is give it away to people and vice versa they would do the same for any discount offers that they won’t be using. May as well help someone else to save money. If anyone has a need for this coupon, simply contact me and I’ll give you the code for it. There is only one coupon code just for the record.

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