Welcome to Sunday Classics, a series that re-runs classic savings posts from cincysavers.com. Today's Classic Post is from August 2008. ------------------------------------- I thought I'd start a new midweek series called Mythbusting. Here I'll tackle the most common myths aboutil coupons!
First up: Coupons are never for items I actually use. 
While I have thought this myself at one time, I've since found it not to be true. Most people who feel this way have only looked at a few weeks worth of coupons-and usually try to match them up to regular price when they do find one they can use. Truth is coupons run in cycles-certain ones come out every so often. P&G are kind enough to offer new coupons every month for their products (though I secretly wish some of the better ones would last longer!) Cottonelle, Betty Crocker, General Mills-their coupons appear every 3-5 weeks. I know that 2-3 times a year Kellogg's will have inserts for Pop Tarts and Eggos. But eventually most products appear in a coupon circular, or on a web coupon, at some point in the 3-6 month sales cycle. 
Do you use toilet paper? Paper towels? Laundry detergent? How about olive oil, bread, cereal or mustard? Shampoo, deodorant, toothpaste, or razors? (I seriously hope the answer is yes to all of those!) Well then, there are coupons available for you! 
The point is that every week, new coupons appear. One week may not be great for you. Heck, two weeks worth of papers may not be great. But by the time week 5 and week 6 roll around, you'll have begun a great coupon collection of coupons you can use. Now the key is to learn how to hold them like a great poker player, and only ‘play' them when they make the best deal!