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Not So Loyal to Your Loyalty Card?

May 15, 2012

Last week’s column about loading e-coupons to loyalty cards led to – what else? – lots of reader comments about store loyalty cards! Whether they love them or loathe them, my readers... (more)

Eek! E-Coupons!

May 8, 2012

Most shoppers use traditional paper coupons found in the newspaper when they shop for groceries and other consumer packaged goods. Almost 90 percent of all coupons redeemed in 2011 were distributed in... (more)

Free Products, Not Free Money

May 1, 2012

If you've ever used a free or Buy one, get one free coupon, you've probably noticed a box at the top of the coupon. That box is where the cashier enters the selling price of your free item. Here's why... (more)

Readers Weigh In

April 24, 2012

Every week, I receive tons of reader feedback, from questions about coupons to suggestions for other readers. This week’s column is a grab bag of that feedback, from a question about expired cou... (more)

Friends Don’t Let Friends Photocopy Coupons

April 17, 2012

This letter comes from a reader dealing with a tricky situation. Since my last few columns have dealt with counterfeit coupons, I thought this was an important story to share. Dear Jill, I’m i... (more)

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