Stacking.

To get a great deal on products, couponers do what is known in the coupon world as "stacking". Stacking refers to the use of TWO coupons on a single product. BEFORE you start celebrating stacking every coupon in your binder, remember the fine print on all those MANUFACTURER coupons of yours read "one coupon per purchase" so you absolutely can not and SHOULD NOT use more than one manufacturer coupon per coupon quantity. For instance, if I have a coupon for $1 off TWO of product x and also have a .50 off ONE of product x I can't buy two of product x and use both coupons. For example, the coupon states $1 off TWO canned corn and I have another coupon for .50 off ONE canned corn. I absolutely CAN NOT and SHOULD not attempt to use those coupons on two cans of corn because I can only LEGALLY use one coupon PER PERCHASE for the quantity stated on the coupon.
SO WHAT ABOUT STACKING? As I said earlier, stacking refers to the use of TWO coupons on a single product, but not two manufacturer coupons, instead one STORE coupon and one manufacturer coupon. Store coupons are issued by the retail location and not by the manufacturer so they can be combined for great savings. Please note that there are manufacturer coupons issued for use ONLY at specific retail locations. These are considered manufacturer coupons and CAN NOT and SHOULD NOT be stacked. In the case of my shopping trip today, I went to Safeway and stacked their in-ad store coupons with my printed manufacturer coupons for a good deal on the new flavors from General Mills.



2 Dulce de Leche Cheerios 3.99 each
- 1.49 CCS (2.50 each)
- .51 SQ (1.99 each)
- (2) .75/1 MQ (1.24 each)**
1 Peanut Butter Cheerios 3.79
- 1.29 CCS (2.50)
- .51 SQ (1.99)
- .75/1 MQ (1.24)**
1 Frosted Toast Crunch 3.99
- 1.49 CCS (2.50)
- .51 SQ (1.99)
- .75/1 MQ (1.24)**
1 Spiderman Fruit Snacks 2.99
- .99 CCS ($2)
- .51 SQ (1.49)
2 8oz. Mushrooms 2.99 each
- 1.49 CCS (1.50 each)
Roma Tomatoes 1.07 (1.99/lb)
Brussel Sproats 1.12 (3.49/lb)
3.35 lbs Safeway Select Carne Asada 7.99/lb
- $3 CCS (4.99/lb)
- 50% SQ (2.49/lb)
= 19.99
Total Saved: 33.72 (63%)
Receive 20 BONUS Box Tops for Education ($2 value)*

Key:
CCS - club card savings
SQ - store coupon
MQ - manufacturer coupon

*remember, the Dulce de Leche flavors are not included in the box tops promo but because my store included them in the display they printed it manually
**to score the .75 manufacturer coupons go to coupons.com and search under zip code 98597.