by Lisa Web

Created on: October 07, 2008

Where can you get coupons other than from the Sunday paper? There are a lot of places and ways to get coupons. If you are looking for places beyond your Sunday paper, check the list below for a good idea of where to start!

1. Online. You can find online coupon sites that let you print coupons for free. You can also visit manufacturer sites and they will often have an offers section that will offer you printable coupons as well.

2. Contact us. Use the contact us link on web sites of your favorite products to request samples and coupons. Often manufacturers will often let you request samples and coupons every 3 or 4 months, so be sure to check back often.

3. Clubs. Sign up for clubs at your local stores or even online. Often restaurants and stores will have a place to sign up for email alerts, which sometimes include advanced sale notices and coupons. They offer discounts or free products on your birthday, and for those in your family.

4. Mail. Don't forget the mail. Many manufacturers also accept mail requests for coupons. Some products, like Gerber for example, have a form that you can print from their website, and send them in some product UPC's and they send you a coupon booklet in return. You can do this time after time, getting more coupons the more you use.

5. Stores. Your local store circulars from grocery and drug stores often have store coupons for products in them. You can get these in the paper, but if you choose not to, simply pick up the ad at your store and check the coupons there.

6. Library. Many libraries get multiple copies of the local and other Sunday papers. They often have the coupons out for your use. Go early on Monday and clip what you need, sometimes they will even have a "give box" of coupons that others have left in exchange, that you can browse through to see what you can use.

7. Trades. Look on freecylce.com or craigslist.com. Often other couponers will post coupons that they do not want and are unable to use. You can usually pick these up or have them mailed to you if you are interested. Make a post of your own, stating that you are looking for coupons. You may be surprised at the list that you will get.

8. On the product or shelf. Don't forget to look inside product packaging, on the label, under the lid, and even on the shelf for coupons. You can find valuable coupons, usually with extended expiration dates, right on the product or right on the shelf. Check in your stores, often they have coupons and rebates in a certain section if they do not have them right with the product itself.

I hope these tips help you find more valuable coupons, in addition or instead of finding them right in the Sunday paper.

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