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I am wondering from the saving money thread people mention coupons. I hear people say they have so much money on products by coupons which I don't doubt. My question is do you have as much or more on the amount of time and money it takes to accumulate, sort, etc. instead of using that time to work? And also do you find yourself buying stuff only because you have a coupon for it?

Im curious where people even find these coupons?!? Ive only ever seen lots at superstore

I have ben working at B&BW since it opened in the mall and there are always coupons out for customers. Obviously, the whole point of coupons is to make people come in to the store, especially when they typically don't need to.  
 
I see at least 3 people every day say that they have come into the store because they want to use their coupon before it expires.  
I also see a ton of people come to the cash register with 10$ worth of stuff then see a coupon for 10$ off 30$ and end up spending 10$ more than they originally were going to, just to use a 10$ off coupon..  

www.websaver.ca, www.save.ca, www.pgeveryday.ca  
These are the sites I use frequently. You can print off the coupons or some can be mailed to you.

in packages, on packages, online and in the newspapers. there are coupon services you can join too. calling or emailing your favourite food companies and joining their clubs will get you coupons, recipes and samples

I don't coupon, but I looked into it and I couldn't find coupons for the groceries I buy. They don't seem to have them for things like fruits, veggies, meat, or dairy, which is the majority of stuff I buy.

I am a "couponer". It's my hobby so I don't keep track of the time spent, but it's not that much. I never buy something I don't need just to use a coupon and I wait til something is a great deal and stock up.  
 
Like a pp said, coupons are everywhere. There's also apps like checkout 51 and coupgon that make it even easier to save. Coupgon can be used at coop and giant tiger and often has savings on fruit and meat. There's always coupons for cheese and yogurt and recently a coupon for milk. I get the most bang for my buck by combining coupons with pc points, air miles or shoppers optimum offers. Shoppers drug mart is one of my favourite places to shop for pantry/snack food and cleaning products because the optimum points add up so quickly and can be fredeemed like cash for free stuff. Free milk, free diapers, can't complain!