Printing Coupons Is It Worth It? Tutorial #4

Alot of people assume that printing coupons is just not worth the cost of a printer or ink to print them. If your stores accept internet printable coupons this tutorial is for you. Is Printing Coupons Worth It? The Answer is Yes, you just need to know what printer to buy, and what coupons are worth printing.

The Printer

I love my HP F4480 Inkjet printer. The coupons scan at the register everytime and the printer only requires two ink cartridges, one black and one tri-color.

Right now, you can get the HP F4480 Printer for $31.99 on Amazon here, normally $99.00

The ink cartridges HP 60 are around $30.00 for a two pack or $15 per cartridge. I luckily have a Staples that gives me $3.00 credit per ink cartridge I recycle with a Staples Rewards Card. You have to wait for the certificate to come in the mail but it then costs me $24.00 for the cartridges. I also watch for sales on cartridges online.

I only use my printer to print coupons. I DO NOT print anything else with my printer.

So what you want to look for in a printer is how many ink cartridges does it require to run and how much does the cartridges cost? You can also catch great deals on cartridges on eBay. Don't buy a no name printer try to catch a sale for a name brand printer.

Coupons Worth Printing

I only print coupons that are B1G1 Free, Coupons that I know when I print them that will get me the item more or less for free, and high value coupons that are $1/1 or higher. I also print coupons from retailers like Rite Aid, Target and Walgreens for you can use their store coupons and stack them with a manufacturer coupon saving you more money on one item.

I watch for the high value coupons and watch websites like A Full Cup and Hot Coupon World for shopping deals they tell you what coupons to print, and how to get the best deals in stores.

Just to show you an example of what coupons I print and why it is worth it.

Coupons I have printed so far this month:
$2/1 Viactiv
B1G1 Free Nestle Nesquick (Printed Twice) Free Item $1.99x2 = $3.98
$3.99 New York Style Snacks which makes them free
$3/1 Schick Quattro for Women Trimstyle
$2/1 Clearasil which I used with in ad $2 Rite Aid Coupon that made my purchase free
$5/1 Zantac Coupon made my purchase $0.99
B1G1 Free Vitaminwater ($1.79 for the free item)
B1G1 Free Pedigree Food For Dogs (Printed Twice) $1.09x2=$2.18
$1/1 A1 Steak Sauce
$3/1 Afrin Nasal Spray free at Rite Aid 1/30
$0.75/1 Shake N Bake (my store doubles so I will get $1.50/1)

So I have printed 13 coupons with $29.44 in savings already, just 13 coupons, I have already paid back the cost of the ink cartridges and made a profit, hardly used any ink and have alot more I can print.

Alot of B1G1 Free Coupons come out periodically on Facebook and the coupon websites. I just watch and wait. Plus the coupons that come out on Facebook you will not find in your coupon inserts on Sunday or anywhere else online. We tell you when there are great deals printing coupons and when high value coupons and B1G1 Free Coupons are available, taking the work out of it for you.

By printing the coupons the way that I do, I save hundreds of dollars a month on items that I buy and need every month. So is it worth it printing coupons. Yes it is.

So in addition to manufacturer coupons you collect from Sunday Newspaper Inserts, printing them also will help you save more money at the grocery store for items that you buy plus it is a fast and easy way to get coupons for the items that you use, and build your coupon stash.