Last month I made a post suggesting that new (and seasoned!) couponers might like to consider contacting companies whose products they enjoy, as many companies will reward your brand loyalty with further coupons. This is a great way to score coupons for a free item, coupons with very long expiration dates, coupons for items that don't get coupons often, or higher-value coupons than one sees in a Sunday paper.
A recent example for me is for Angel Soft toilet paper. I don't much care what brand we use as long as it's not scratchy or rough, but Andy only wants Angel Soft. He's very brand-loyal when it comes to his butt. They don't put out many coupons in the paper for this brand, so I dropped Angel Soft a line letting them know that it's the only brand we use. They responded by sending me a nice thank-you letter in the mail and attaching some $.55/1 coupons. These coupons are good for any size pack as opposed to the coupons they make available on their website for $.50/1 for six roll or larger packs.
Why is this important? Well, Angel Soft goes on sale somewhat regularly at $1 for a 4-roll pack (and, actually, is on sale for that price next week). With the $.55/1 coupons for ANY pack doubling, that means free toilet paper! The savings on a 6-roll pack is great, but you just can't beat free.
And you just can't beat free surprises, either.
I was sitting at the computer this afternoon when I was startled by a loud "thunk" and a knock on the front door. I got up and went to see what was going on, and as I passed by the living room window I saw the UPS truck parked out front. I wasn't expecting anything, but when I opened the door there was a box on the doorstep addressed to me. A present?? I like presents! And this was fairly heavy present at that!
I tore open the box and tried to make sense of what was inside.
And then I remembered I had emailed Red Vines a few weeks ago hoping to land a coupon or two. They did a little better than that, though! They UPS'd me three one pound bags of delicious red licorice and a thank-you note for my compliment to them - WHOA!! Talk about landing a customer for life!
I'm really wishing I wasn't still full from lunch.
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