New to SC and coupons..help?! :)

[nancyrose]

so tomorrow I am off to get an optimum card and a zellers card.. what is SPC? is that the zellers one? do they ALWAYS give you 10% off?

http://www.spccard.ca/default.aspx

The card costs $9 (I bought it at Shoppers Drug Mart), and my Zellers always asks to see my actual student card (and I just happen to BE a student at university, even though I look like I could be someone's grandma!) -- but I also use it at Payless Shoes, Sportmart, and First Choice Haircutters - - and they NEVER ask to see a student card to prove that I'm a student.

I'm not sure what other SC'ers who AREN'T students do at Zellers.

Oh, and I was given a free one last year at H&R Block when I got my taxes done, but since I had one already, I gave it to a classmate. I think you can get a free one if you bank at the Bank of Montreal, but I'm not sure.

[nancyrose]

oh and question about the coupons you find in store?
What about the ones on the boards at like.. superstore? aren't those just for that store in particular - or are you meaning the ones that they put out from the companies? Thanks
Ahh you all have no idea how excited I am to go shopping Tuesday.. haha - well you probably do

The coupons at RCSS are usually just for use at RCSS/Zehrs/Loblaws/etc. - - unless they say "Manufacturer's Coupon" on them - then you can use them elsewhere. They are pretty few and far between in "The Coupon Zone" @ RCSS in my experience.

And while you're out getting your Optimum Card, and your HBC points card. get an AirMiles card too. I recently got one - and I'm racking up the points fast.

[Zonny]

I'm another one that's been bitten by the coupon bug after watching that TLC show and wish I would have seen it in '09 when I was laid off for 5 months! I've always nabbed coupons for products I use when I come across them, but after watching those people save hundreds and hundreds of dollars, it actually made me angry at how much I've been paying for things when I didn't have to. I've spent the last few days reading this forum and realize with just a little effort, even though I don't have the room to be as extreme as the people on the show, I can at least save money on the things I do purchase on a regular basis. I WILL save money d*mmit!

And this forum has been a god send! I was so overwhelmed at first but after take the time to do a lot of reading here, I feel much less so.

Looking forward to $aving in '11,

Lisa

Welcome! I'm in Halifax too!

[barbs]

wow! i am so excited this morning was my first day using a coupon and sale lol!
I bought a box of diapers on sale from 39 to 24 dollars plus my 3.50 off coupon yay I saved 18.50
and tomorrow its 25X pnts or 15% off day at the save on here. So my plan is to buy the majority of my stuff(and use coupons) for the 15%..then go back on a seperate bill and buy some things that are buy and get 1000, and 2000 pts. (cereals) so i should get about 60-75000 points for about 10 dollars ! hooray
thanks for all the advice!! so motivated . I feel so silly for not doing this years ago! what a waste of money.. I think I might try to fill an envelope with Cash equal to the amount I have saved and use that and points I collect to buy gifts etc.
Too bad we dont have alondon drugs here... looks like they are awesome for coupons.. but we do have a shoppers drug mart.. I assume thats what SDM stands for? so tomorrow I am off to get an optimum card and a zellers card.. what is SPC? is that the zellers one? do they ALWAYS give you 10% off?
Thank you all!! My sister and I plan on both going coupon crazy this year and exchanging.. yay so excited!
Hopefully I will start to stock up on coupons for a coupon train ride.. woo woo
THANKS AGAIN!

how far away is the nearest London Drugs located from you?

If it's within an hour or 2 driving time, it'd be worth it to collect coupon stacks & do a monthly roadtrip.

[2010ontest]

how far away is the nearest London Drugs located from you?

If it's within an hour or 2 driving time, it'd be worth it to collect coupon stacks & do a monthly roadtrip.

for free stuff, a roadtrip per month or 2 could be nice!!!

[Brandy Hunter]

oh and question about the coupons you find in store?
What about the ones on the boards at like.. superstore? aren't those just for that store in particular - or are you meaning the ones that they put out from the companies? Thanks
Ahh you all have no idea how excited I am to go shopping Tuesday.. haha - well you probably do

The ones on the boards in the front of the store are for that store only, but check to make sure. If it has that stores logo, then it's only for that store.

The ones in the isles are for anywhere that product is sold.

Take a few of every off the board. I went and did this, and got coupons for things I never even heard about, and when looking at a recipe I needed one of the products, and got it 75$ cheaper just because I took it.

[FallenPixels]

As far as SPC, many of us got a VIP one (no student ID needed) through a subscription to Lou Lou magazine

[dougal]

Nice to see another Haligonian Zonny! If you see someone wandering around looking confused with a wad of coupons in their hand... that's me!

[lizinbc]

how far away is the nearest London Drugs located from you?

If it's within an hour or 2 driving time, it'd be worth it to collect coupon stacks & do a monthly roadtrip.

I think the nearest one is in Alberta - about 3.5 hrs from here in Lethbridge. But I do go there sometimes as that is the largest shopping centre from here so I will take advantage of it when we go. - thanks

[lizinbc]

thanks all! so for the spc -can i get it even if i'm NOT a student?