Hints from Heloise

Dear Heloise: At the grocery store, I love to use coupons. I genuinely get excited to see how much I saved, but sometimes, at the end of scanning everything, my coupon, for whatever reason, will not scan, and we have to search every bag for that item(s) to make sure of the correct item, size, weight, brand name, etc.

If you use more than one coupon, the search for these items in already-packed bags stuffed in the cart is very aggravating.

My solution: I leave all the items I have coupons for until the very end, and I make a point of showing the cashier my coupon with the corresponding product. – Paloma Vasquez, San Antonio

Using coupons can help you save grocery dollars and yours is a great idea for saving time, too. – Heloise