Bristol Herald papers... update.

I received an email from Bristol Herald's single copy manager the other day. Looks like the BHC has expanded their coverage to the Kingsport area. Three new Food City's will have the BHC on Sundays. Food City in Colonial Heights, Food City on Eastman Road and Food City in Weber City are the three newest locations. Be sure to stop by and pick up a few copies on Sunday mornings.

I have also talked to Chris Dorton, the circulation manager, about all of our issues with the amount of Bristol Herald papers that we get in our area. He assured me that he is working on all of the issues and they hope to remedy the problems soon. If you are having any issues you can always drop him a KIND email and he does listen to us. He is doing a great job trying to get more coupons to us. cdorton@bristolnews.com

Free or Cheap Dove Men's Deodorant...

All you new couponers need to head on over to CVS. CVS has the Dove men's deodorant for $.99 each until tomorrow night. What a great price!!! Even better if you have the $1/1 coupon from the 3/27 rp. CVS in Big Stone Gap has tons available, so hurry up and get yours!!

Brag Spot time.....

Sooooo, I'm back!!! I've been so busy with life, life and more life that blogging has taken a back seat for a while. I wanted to post this brag blog because I have had some AWESOME experiences with Walmart lately and the word is getting out that they are really coming along with coupons. Angie (a workshop graduate) sent me these pictures today... her Walmart trip was uh-mazing. Here's the breakdown of what she walked out with:

* 21 Nivea bodywashes

* 12 Dove deodorants

* 8 travel size Dove bodywashes

* 1 Glade candle

Her total before coupons was $73.42 and after coupons Walmart paid her $0.41!! The best thing is that Walmart in Norton doesn't give you a hard time AT ALL about using your coupons and getting overage. Thanks so much for sharing the pictures Angie!! You did AWESOME!!!

Personal experience with the new Walmart Policy....

So, I've heard a ton of complaints about how Walmart "treats ya like a criminal" or "gives me such a hard time about my coupons" or even "tells me I have no idea what I'm doing with my coupons". Well, this is my personal experience with Walmart in Norton from Monday 3/21. I went in to pricematch the Kroger ad and bought 65 Powerade, 2 bags of Gordon's Fishsticks, 2 Dannon Yogurt tubs, produce and several other things. While I was checking out, the cashier was chatting with another cashier and I overheard them say, "what do you think about all that stuff we can do with that NEW coupon policy?". Imagine my surprise!!!!! So I asked them if they had actually seen the newest policy that came out on 3/16 and they both looked at me and said, "Uh, yes..... look..." and they pulled out LAMINATED COPIES WITH PICTURE DIAGRAMS of the newest coupon policy!!!!!! OH MY! The policies clearly stated everything that the new policy covers in very simple terms for the cashiers, so there are no questions. Here are a few of my favorite parts that the cashiers discussed with me:

* They will now pricematch BOGO ads as long as the price is stated under the BOGO ad. (Example: Ingles ad will say BOGO SAVE $1.00 on 2. Rite Aid ads say Buy One Get the Second One Free... no price listed)

* They will gladly give you money back on your basket purchases if you have used coupons and have overage... no questions asked.

* They will pricematch any ad even if you have left your ad at home. (This worries me a little that people will abuse this.)

* The CSM's understand that they can override transactions if you have more than 40 coupons and more than $50 in coupons.

Soooooo..... be patient, be kind and be EXCITED!!!! If you have a cashier that is hesitant, be understanding and kindly ask them to get the register coupon policy. Walmart in BSG may or may not be on the same page with all these changes, so be extra patient with them. ;)

Let me know how your recent experience has been with Walmart. Most of you know that I avoid them like the plague, but now I'm excited to go and pricematch them like crazy!!!!!

Kroger has a new coupon policy!

Effective immediately, Kroger has officially changed their coupon policy. Go here to read all about it. The short of it: No more stacking eCoupons with a manufacter coupon. And, they have changed it in their system.

Walmart run!

So I figured I would try out the NEW coupon policy @ Walmart. My trip went really well and I didn't even have to use my policy! I purchased all of this stuff for $3.53 oop after my coupons. Woohoo!! My total before coupons was $27, so a pretty good trip in my opinion.

Exciting stuff from The Bristol Herald Courier...

The newspaper issues in Big Stone Gap seem to be improving! Looks like The Bristol Herald Courier is going to be stocking the newsstand at Food City in Big Stone Gap!! Yeehawwww! This is wonderful news. That means that the Sunday paper that is loaded with all of our favorite inserts will be sold locally for us. I have had several exchanges with the "big dogs" @ the BHC and they are super excited about getting us papers, so you guys make it worth their time. Buy those papers! :)

The BHC really did a great job about listening to the desires of all of us "couponers" and they jumped on board. They are going to be moving to the Clintwood area very soon as well! What great news! You guys may want to drop them a line and thank them for all the help that they have sent us.... I'm just sayin'. ;)