Walmart corporate has their coupon polidy on it. I printed it and carry it with me when the cashier says they cannot take my printed coupons, or my "get one free" (Which they do try as well)  I also put the phone # to corporate into my cellphone, if they wont do the coupons per the policy on the website, i call corporate right there from the register. walmartstores.com/7655.aspx this is Walmart policy, stating they DO take internet coupons. they just have to be scanable and have date and address to mail in.

Martins/Giant Food stores offer the coupons on their website.  I have printed them off and used them and save a great deal.  I don't see Martins as being higher priced by offering this convenience and savings to their customers.  I applaud them for doing so and will shop here rather than at stores who do not honor coupons.

I will lie for a free product. I have began to use store brand products and in most cases do do see a difference. So I am finding out which products are of lessor quality. I also read the labels

i just want some coupons to print out so i could go to the store and get something

One time when I was in college, I decided to do this as an experiment, I took the address off of every product I could find and sent either a compliment about the product or something wrong with the product.  With Heinz catsup, I wrote, what happened, this is supposed to be the slow catsup, mine was so watery, it came flying out of the bottle.  Crisco, I said the can was only half full,  Jiffy mix I said I found bugs in the mix,  I also sent almost every cereal  a complaint.  My problem was I did't make a list to see who responded and who didn't or who I had written to and who I hadn't.  I got lots of free products, Jiffy sent me a whole box of their assorted cake mixes and corn bread,  the cereals sent me free coupons, then one day I got a letter from General Mills, one I had sent several complaints for different cereals but didn't realize I had already written them.  It said something to the effect:  Dear Ms. _______, we have received several letters from you complaining about several of our products, although we have sent you several free coupons, we will not be sending any more.  You can stop with the correspondence.  I was pretty embarrassed about that letter.  What I do know from this little experiment that I received a coupon for every product that I complained about (until GEN Mills cut me off, but I did not recieve one coupon for any of the compliments and the compliments were true.  Although this was a winning experience, it was also an embarrassing one. AND I WILL NEVER DO THIS AGAIN. I DO HOWEVER STILL COMPLIMENT ON GOOD THINGS ABOUT PRODUCTS IF IT IS TRUE.

These coupon-ing ideas are great if you don't live in a small rural community where stores do not double, stack or otherwise give out "free" merchandise.  We are lucky to HAVE a grocery store, let alone one that will double coupons!  Yes, I coupon when I can, but it is not the great money saver that it is for someone in a larger, more metropolitan area where stores compete against each other.

One thing I do is to e-mail the company and or call and or write whether or not if I like the product or not and if there is a product I haven't tried,sometimes they will send samples and or coupons. Most of the time the company is very generous it's not all the time I recieve coupons and or samples. Not only do I use them, but I buy the product when I don't have the coupons, The companies want your business. P&G has the WORST coupons and I have stock in this company. McCormick season I'm on their mailing list and they send coupons and sample ever so often,and I am a faithful buyer of their product because I like it, As well as Phillips seafood expensive but I buy it also on the mailing list and they send coupons and what better way to try a product then to ask, and the list goes on, Meijer and Kroger give out rain checks so when some items are on sale use the coupons if available. When I compliment the company on their product because I do like it and share recipes then yes they do send coupons/samples/recipes. I'm still keeping the company gainfully employeed. So what is the big fuss. I just don't buy P&G products because it's over price and their coupons isn't worth the paper it's printed on nothing over 0.75cent not worth it and I do like their product.  

Also when you go out to eat write the company on your experience whether good or bad you will be surprise sometimes the company will send you a gift card on both sides but just be truthful because when you go back you spend more and they know it. With Victoria Secret and this won't be a secret for long they send out incentive for free panties and or perfume but by the time I recieved the card the store no longer have the item, by being a great customer I call let them know that the 3-4 stores in my area no longer have the item I was please in one situation because they really came through they sent me a really good awesome gift that I am still please with but I buy from them on a regular bases I do understand that this will not happen all the time, but as a consumer you must be willing to voice your like and dislike because it is your money and we are what makes up the company Our money.My money. Many places I have eaten for free with a free wonderful gift. Even Sak 5th Ave because they treated my daughter and myself so rude I recieved my favorite perfume for free even though I had a charge card. Costco same thing I bought my daughter an Ipod they treated her so rude but he gave her the most expensive one when we realize it we return it because I bought the less expensive one and in return I recieved a gift card plus a free pizza plus my memebership extended then turn around and still spent over $500.00 again they want my money and yes I gave it to them. But I respect to be treated fairly.

The best method of using coupons for me is from the coupon site swoopup.com, whenever i go shopping i log in to my account click the activation code and lol the coupon is ready for use, don't need to collect the printable coupons from paper which is very annoying at times.