Most popular coupon category (food, medicine, etc.)?

[RossMAN]

What type of coupons do you use or sell/trade/buy more?

Food, beverages, baby, personal care, medicine, pet food, etc.?

We use mostly food and personal care but notice a big demand for baby and pet coupons.

[motoXmom]

1st. Medicine,2nd. pet items & 3rd. Cleaning items. I guess in about that order. With cold and flu season upon us the Meds are in first place!

[outnumbered]

FOOD by far. We get all medicine for free, diapers are bought at Sam's where they don't take coupons, baby food has been outgrown, no pets. I never see any coupons for beverages and I do use the cleaning product/personal care coupons, but I buy those items less frequently than food.

[RossMAN]

I can understand how medicine is popular with cold, flu, ointments, creams, etc.

[jaycebee]

Food, mainly canned, boxed & snacks

[RossMAN]

Sometimes you hit the jackpot with $1 off 1 item ... other times it's luke warm like $1 off 3

[jaycebee]

heh when I see the $/3 I always think.... what a waste of good paper

[RossMAN]

I'm ok with $/2 but $/3 is like you said a waste of paper.

[Luckycharm]

HBA (health beauty aids), FOOD (3 teens) and cleaning junk if they are GOOD coupons.

I never pay for shampoo/soap/toothpaste etc with the triples around here. 50¢ coupons are even good around here since they are worth $1.50.

[freesia39]

me, mostly food (of the snack variety it seems, pasta, pasta sauces, etc.) i only clip the toothpaste/toothbrush ads regularly since most of my health/beauty i buy from bath and body or find a 50% off sale that shows up occasionally at longs drugs.

i'll glady give up all my pet food/baby item coupons, as i don't have pets nor kids.

[loveadeal]

Food (snakcs, dairy,cereal) children's meds (I buy generic for me) soem cleanign I buy most clenaing thinsg at $1 store

No abbaies youngest is three only pet is fish and hamsiter

[RossMAN]

Originally Posted by loveadeal

Food (snakcs, dairy,cereal) children's meds (I buy generic for me) soem cleanign I buy most clenaing thinsg at $1 store

I'm glad that you mentioned generic medicine.

Lately we've bought nothing but generic OTC (over the counter) medicine after carefully comparing name brand ingredients vs generic. 9 times out of 10 they are 100% exactly the same. Why pay $2 more for Tylenol when store brand medicine has the same ingredients at a cheaper price?

[outnumbered]

The only issue I've ever had with generic medicine has been taste. The hospital gives us "Q-Tussin" which is supposedly Robitussin but it tastes horrid compared to the real thing. But, considering it's free--I'll deal with it. As far as pills, I've found generic works just fine for OTC. I have had allergic reactions to generic prescription meds, but OTC has always been OK. I have to say, though, I'm glad we get them for free. I'm going to have to start stockpiling soon so we have a nice supply when we get out.

[flowergal]

I don't use the Carb Solutions/etc... coupons, so I have those to share. I also don't buy yogurts/ some canned goods......so I always have plenty of extra's.

I do use both dogfood and catfood coupons....although Marbles will only eat Fancy Feast canned. Picky boy! LOL

As far as OTC med's.....if I have a coupon that will get me a better price than generic, then I will buy, if not, generic all the way here.

[loveadeal]

Oh yes I love generic. Rigth nwo teh bosy get namebrand casue my dear friends sister (follow that) works for a ENT in CA and sends her boxs of childrens Tylenol & MOtrin and infants to us here in NY casue they get tones of free samples but not many ped patients.

I never use my pet coupons hardly use cleaning ones

[shopperstef]

Probably pet food. We buy the big tubs so the stuff is pretty priceyl