There was recently a coupon insert in Sunday’s paper on October 2, 2011 that had a high value coupon for cosmetics. The coupon could be located in the Proctor & Gamble coupon insert and was for Cover Girl makeup. The coupon was $8.00 off two products. Usually there are Cover Girl coupons in the inserts for $1 off one product, so this coupon was a big surprise and in high demand once the word got out.
Cover Girl coupons are a great way to stock up the makeup that a woman uses more frequently. If you missed the insert with the Cover Girl coupons, there are a few places that you can check to still acquire them. The first place to check is your local newspaper office. They generally have extra papers for a discounted price, and in some cases if you buy a few at a time, the newspapers are even cheaper.
There are also coupon clipping services that are available that clip coupons and sell them individually. Another source that could be used for Cover Girl coupons is Ebay. Ebay is an auction site, and coupons are listed there as well. Per Ebay’s coupon policy, coupons cannot be “sold” on their site, but the payment made is for the seller’s time and effort to locate, sort, clip and ship these coupons.
If Ebay is used, sometimes it is more beneficial to simply order the whole insert that the high dollar coupons are in; this is generally cheaper than buying a lot of just the high value coupons. For example, Cover Girl coupons could be listed in a lot of 10 or 20, and the bid be up to $15.00, which a lot of people would argue that is still a great deal. If the inserts were chosen, one could get the entire insert for around $3.00 with shipping.
This is a tremendous savings, and a great way to get more coupons to build up a novice coupon shopper, or a great way to help out friends and family by sharing the coupons that aren’t going to be used. There are also a number of resources in the local community. Some cities have “coupon swaps” where a group of people get together and bring coupons to trade with others in the group for ones they may be looking for.
A final resource to get coupons is to check the manufacturer’s site directly; each manufacturer also has a social networking account where they sometimes offer exclusive coupons to their fans. It is important to read each coupon, as some come with weight or size restrictions, and are only for specified product. It is also important to know the store’s coupon policy as well as their policy on overages, or cash left over when coupon is applied.
If the “$8.00 off 2 Cover Girl products” is used, the consumer can save a great deal of money while also scoring some great makeup. For example, if a consumer was to go to a store and have the $8/2 coupon in hand, there are a number of combinations the consumer could do. One example is the True Blend liquid foundation and the 2-pack eye pencils.
The average price for the liquid foundation is around $7.50; for the eye pencils, the average price is around $3.25. If the consumer uses the $8/2 coupon, this transaction before tax would cost around $3.00, as opposed to the $11.00 at full price.
If the store offers overage, two packs of the eye pencils would equal FREE makeup and money back in their pocket! These coupons are rare, so they become in high demand, especially if there is an opportunity to get free products, even more so if the store is going to pay them to buy the items.
These resources are a great starting point to finding the Cover Girl coupons that are in circulation. The $8/2 coupons are a great find to those who use makeup. If the $8/2 expire or are difficult to find, there are other coupons for Cover Girl that still save the consumer money.
Whatever the value of the coupon, they save us money, and for those that have families and such, enable them to save money to spend on other things for the family, such as movie nights or dinner out. Coupons are spent just like cash, and when coupled with sales, can equal unbelievable savings that the consumer can literally take to the bank.