Over my years of couponing and refunding, I’ve come to find that some companies are very consumer friendly. They offer loads of coupons, are responsive to questions, and support community types of projects.

This list is by no means complete, it’s only the tip of the iceberg. You may decide you have an entirely different selection. But as a start, here are a few of my top. Most of these have web sites that offer special promotions. You can add .com to any of your favorites and navigate their web sites too.

• Kelloggs/Keebler
• Betty Crocker
• Hersheys
• Unilever
• Kraft Foods
• General Foods
• S.C. Johnson Co.
• Green Giant
• Del Monte
• Vlasic
• Dannon
• General Mills
• Energizer

I’d love to hear your suggestions, drop me a line at: susan@refundlebundle.com

Coupons on the internet are all around us. And with so many consumer friendly sites, we can all share in these savings without much trouble.

First, almost every manufacturer has its own site. Many of these offer coupons and promotions. Often requiring a simple sign up, you’ll receive weekly or monthly e-newsletters with coupon offerings and other promotional updates.

This means you can receive goodies from Kraft, Betty Crocker, General Mills but also from retail outlets like Lord & Taylor, Borders books, TrueValue, and slews of others. The savings are plentiful, and all can be combined with specific store sales. Last year Borders had a 40% coupon on any single item. I was able to get my son Adam the 11 season of Southpark at a good buy.

And just a few weeks ago but old vacuum stopped working. To repair the burnt out motor, the cost was $180 plus tax. I priced out a Hoover Canister vacuum. Every local store was selling it at $299. I took my 20% Bed, Bath and Beyond coupon and paid $239. I saved on the tax too.

To access almost any site, put in the company name and add .com. That should bring you into the world of cyberspace savings.

One last tip, to reduce clutter in your inbox, set up a separate email address for all these individual signups. That way you can view all the savings at once and keep the rest of your emails separate.

For years I have used Store Circulars to alert me to sales and specials. Circulars change weekly, and each local area varies the start date of the sale. For as long as I can remember, our sales always started on Sunday. However, for the past few years, that’s changed. Most of our sales now begin on Friday.

I don’t like this new change for the following reason. Coupon inserts are generally found in the weekend papers. The coupons often correspond to store sales. This translates to shopping without the benefit of the new coupons. I’m not sure why this change has taken place, but for the average shopper this is no benefit.

For me, I like it even less. A few of my local stores have a 4-day weekend special from Friday to Monday. So unless I can wait until Sunday, I lose the benefit of these extra coupon savings.

One interesting phenomenon is that with the advent of the internet Store flyers and other promotions are now on the Store’s web site. My local A&P has the following on their site:

• The full sale circular
• Coupons downloaded directly to my loyalty card
• A shopping list I can customize from the sales

So put in your store name, add .com and see what benefits you can glean from your store’s site