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Register to get special coupon deals by e-mail

By Paula Schleis
Beacon Journal staff writer

POSTED: 05:48 p.m. EST, Mar 06, 2009

I know better than most how registering an e-mail address at a Web site can lead to lots of unwelcome correspondence.

Years ago, I wrote a column about free Internet downloads, and I'm convinced much of the spam I get at work can be attributed to the way I had to throw my e-mail address all over cyberspace.

Still, I knew if I wanted to make the most of couponing, I was going to have to give it up again. Lots of manufacturers and retailers distribute coupons or announce special deals by e-mails, but they need to know how to find you.

I recommend signing up for a free Internet-based service like Hotmail, Yahoo or Gmail and using that address for all of your coupon activity.

This week, I thought I'd let you peek at the kind of e-mail I've been getting:

• If you love Dove, join Dove Dimensions (http://www.dove.us.) Membership promises samples, free gifts, insider tips, etc. This week, they e-mailed me some coupons and a link to even more coupons on their Web site.

• I get my Acme Fresh Markets circular in Saturday's Akron Beacon Journal, but one recent week they sent me an e-mail about a one-day-only sale with a couple of products that I was happy to take advantage of. Sign up at http://www.acmestores.com.

• Every once in a while, I see a sale that I really want to get greedy on. That's when I turn to Coupons and Forms (http://www.couponsandforms.com), just one of many coupon clipping services. This week, I got an e-mail inviting me to a Frugal Friday discount of 20 percent.

• I've scored some great deals on SC Johnson products (Ziploc, Oust, Scrubbing Bubbles) after I signed up for Right@Home (http://www.rightathome.com.) This week they sent me an e-mail linked to $20 worth of Glade products.

• L'Oreal sent me a $3 coupon for hair coloring this week. They've e-mailed me coupons for skin care in the past. I registered for their mailing list at http://www.lorealparisusa.com.

• I frequently print coupons from Coupons.com (http://www.coupons.com), which features lots of manufacturers, but a weekly e-mail from the site reminds me when new offers are added. I also get alerted to new coupons from Shortcuts.com (http://www.shortcuts.com.)

• Scott products (paper towels, toilet paper) e-mails me coupons at least once a month since I joined their community (http://www.scottcommonsense.com.)

• There is a $2 coupon for Advil Cold and Sinus in my in-box. Wyeth frequently sends me links to coupons for Robitussin, Dimetapp and Centrum, too — and I've managed to score some free cold and pain medication in the past.

• I can always count on Betty Crocker to keep me rolling in coupons for everything from cereal to boxed potatoes to yogurt. Join the mailing list at http://www.bettycrocker.com.

• I got some free canned veggies after Giant Eagle doubled coupons e-mailed to me in the Del Monte Dish e-Newsletter. Sign up at http://www.delmonte.com/solutions.

• CVS and Walgreens have both sent me e-mails with coupons for discounts on purchases (i.e., $5 off $25.) I can often put together some kind of deal to make these coupons very appealing. Sign up at http://www.walgreens.com and http://www.cvs.com — and make sure you attach your CVS Extra Care Bucks card to your online account.

Buehler's correction

Last week, I said you could earn points toward free groceries at Buehler's through purchases at Marathon and BellStores.

Not true. A store representative called to say the purchases must be made at Buehler's, but shoppers could opt to spend their reward at Marathon and BellStores.

I pointed out some confusing copy on their Web site, but stand corrected.

See http://www.buehlers.com/cnt/rewards.html for more on this program.

Paula Schleis can be reached at 330-996-3741 or pschleis@thebeaconjournal.com.

I know better than most how registering an e-mail address at a Web site can lead to lots of unwelcome correspondence.

Years ago, I wrote a column about free Internet downloads, and I'm convinced much of the spam I get at work can be attributed to the way I had to throw my e-mail address all over cyberspace.

Still, I knew if I wanted to make the most of couponing, I was going to have to give it up again. Lots of manufacturers and retailers distribute coupons or announce special deals by e-mails, but they need to know how to find you.

I recommend signing up for a free Internet-based service like Hotmail, Yahoo or Gmail and using that address for all of your coupon activity.

This week, I thought I'd let you peek at the kind of e-mail I've been getting:

• If you love Dove, join Dove Dimensions (http://www.dove.us.) Membership promises samples, free gifts, insider tips, etc. This week, they e-mailed me some coupons and a link to even more coupons on their Web site.

• I get my Acme Fresh Markets circular in Saturday's Akron Beacon Journal, but one recent week they sent me an e-mail about a one-day-only sale with a couple of products that I was happy to take advantage of. Sign up at http://www.acmestores.com.

• Every once in a while, I see a sale that I really want to get greedy on. That's when I turn to Coupons and Forms (http://www.couponsandforms.com), just one of many coupon clipping services. This week, I got an e-mail inviting me to a Frugal Friday discount of 20 percent.

• I've scored some great deals on SC Johnson products (Ziploc, Oust, Scrubbing Bubbles) after I signed up for Right@Home (http://www.rightathome.com.) This week they sent me an e-mail linked to $20 worth of Glade products.

• L'Oreal sent me a $3 coupon for hair coloring this week. They've e-mailed me coupons for skin care in the past. I registered for their mailing list at http://www.lorealparisusa.com.

• I frequently print coupons from Coupons.com (http://www.coupons.com), which features lots of manufacturers, but a weekly e-mail from the site reminds me when new offers are added. I also get alerted to new coupons from Shortcuts.com (http://www.shortcuts.com.)

• Scott products (paper towels, toilet paper) e-mails me coupons at least once a month since I joined their community (http://www.scottcommonsense.com.)

• There is a $2 coupon for Advil Cold and Sinus in my in-box. Wyeth frequently sends me links to coupons for Robitussin, Dimetapp and Centrum, too — and I've managed to score some free cold and pain medication in the past.

• I can always count on Betty Crocker to keep me rolling in coupons for everything from cereal to boxed potatoes to yogurt. Join the mailing list at http://www.bettycrocker.com.

• I got some free canned veggies after Giant Eagle doubled coupons e-mailed to me in the Del Monte Dish e-Newsletter. Sign up at http://www.delmonte.com/solutions.

• CVS and Walgreens have both sent me e-mails with coupons for discounts on purchases (i.e., $5 off $25.) I can often put together some kind of deal to make these coupons very appealing. Sign up at http://www.walgreens.com and http://www.cvs.com — and make sure you attach your CVS Extra Care Bucks card to your online account.

Buehler's correction

Last week, I said you could earn points toward free groceries at Buehler's through purchases at Marathon and BellStores.

Not true. A store representative called to say the purchases must be made at Buehler's, but shoppers could opt to spend their reward at Marathon and BellStores.

I pointed out some confusing copy on their Web site, but stand corrected.

See http://www.buehlers.com/cnt/rewards.html for more on this program.

Paula Schleis can be reached at 330-996-3741 or pschleis@thebeaconjournal.com.



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marvinlzinn
St. Joseph, MI

Posted 08:46 AM, 03/07/2009

Paula,

I wish all coupons and sales were eliminated!

Do we not understand that there is a lot more mark-up to match the advertisements? Where I work some mark-up on some things is 90%, which would only be half of that if we did not have to pay the labor and advertising cost to go through it. Yes, it make customers buy a lot of junk they have no need for. It is totally stupid!

Any advertisement I see will cause me to buy from a local place that I never see any advertisements from. I am glad to pay twice the price just to stay away from them. Buying things cheap, especially made by slaves in China,
will always cost more. (The explanation is too long to add here.)

Marvin


LPS
Akron, OH

Posted 10:02 PM, 03/07/2009

How can there be markup if you are getting something for free, or at a fraction of the cost Marvin? It's all about being a smart shopper.


OhioCritic

Posted 05:32 PM, 03/18/2009

Any deals in the ABJ paper? You seem to be sending them elsewhere. Any offers on Beacon Deals?














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