Store Coupons Vs. Manufacturers Coupons: Combine and Save Money

A manufacturer coupon is a coupon, which is issued from the manufacturer. Most of these come from the coupon inserts in the Sunday paper. You can also find manufacturer coupons in home mailings, internet printed coupons, blinkies, tear pads and peelies. You can easily identify a manufacturer coupon because the words 'manufacturer coupon' will be printed on the coupon, usually next to the expiration date. Manufacturer coupons also have a double, divided bar code.

A store coupon is a coupon issued by a particular store for use only at that specific store. Most store coupons can be found in the stores weekly ads, but occasionally you can find them in other places. Some stores, such as Food Lion will have store coupons you can print out online by going to their store website. The way you can identify these coupons is because they will say 'store coupon' on them and will have the store name on them. In addition, these coupons will have a shorter, single set bar code.

Now that we have clarified the difference between store coupons and manufacturer coupons, did you know most stores would let you use both store coupons and manufacturer coupons, together, on one product. Store coupons are kind of like a sale, except you need the coupon to get the sale price. An example would be that if your store has a coupon in their weekly flyer for Macaroni and Cheese for .69 cents and you have a manufacture coupon for .50 cents off macaroni and cheese - you could use these both together to get the box of Kraft Macaroni and Cheese for .19 cents.