While it’s usually easy to find coupons for potato chips or cookies, finding produce coupons can prove trickier. Fresh produce, like onions or a head of cabbage really has no “brand” per se, so you’re unlikely to find coupons for that sort of item. Coupons might be easier to find for produce that is bagged, like Fresh Express salad.
While manufacturers coupons are often included with newspapers and magazine inserts, it’s rare to find coupons for produce in there. You might try checking out the weekly ads from your local grocery store. These will often be published as coupon booklets and sometimes contain coupons for produce.
Check around the produce section when you’re in the store. Sometimes you’ll find coupons placed near the salad and/or fresh fruit aisles. (You might spot the coupons in a small plastic automated dispenser.) Albertson’s has been known to run this sort of promotion on occasion, but this will depend on your individual store.
If you regularly buy produce at the supermarket, make sure to use your membership card (some places might call them ‘reward cards’). Practically every major grocery chain offers these by now. The cards essentially track your purchases and will often print out coupons relevant to your purchase along with your receipt. You could find coupons that way. Another way is to sign up for your grocery’s newsletter at their website and you’ll often receive coupons via email.
The best way overall to seek out produce coupons are online. As mentioned above, you can find coupons online at grocery store websites, and that’s a good place to start. But there are many online sources that offer all sorts of coupons, such as produce manufacturers websites. They’ll usually send you a coupon when you sign up for their newsletter or club. They’ll also alert you when coupons and promotions become available.
As an example, if you’re looking for coupons for Dole products, you could head to the Dole website (www.dole.com) where they often run promotions and offer tips on healthy eating. At www.chiquitabananas.com you can receive recipes and special offers when you submit your email address.
Go to the website for Driscoll’s Berries (www.driscolls.com) and they’ll email you a coupon just for subscribing to their newsletter. Fresh Express (www.freshexpress.com) also offers recipes, tips and coupons when you sign up for their “Fresh Updates” service.
Practically all the major brands (of produce and everything else) now have a social media presence, so you can easily find their Facebook or Twitter pages. And almost all of these locations feature various discounts, promotions and coupons (providing you friend and follow them respectively). So long as you don’t mind a cluttered email inbox this is a great way to receive savings.
Other sources of online produce coupons include sites like www.grocerytips.com. Sign up with them and you can download all types of grocery coupons. At www.thefrugalfreeloader.com you can find coupons for potatoes and tomatoes depending on the promotion. It’s worth your time to visit www.groceryshopforfree.com as they’ll route you to produce savings as well.
You can get coupons sent directly to your mobile phone through www.cellfire.com. They offer grocery coupons that can be downloaded directly to your cell phone among other options. See their website for more information. Check these sites often and make sure to sign up for email alerts because produce coupons go fast!