Stop and smell the roses. How does that apply to the supermarket.

About 10% of all products in the supermarket are specially marked packages. I’ll bet that the marjority of these great deals are passed up.

A specially marked package bears some type of an extra bonus as part of its makeup. These could include:
• A peel off coupon
• Extra product at no extra charge
• A buy one get one free (BOGOF) as a bundle pack
• A free toothbrush on the container of toothpaste.
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Here’s what I just found:
$15 in savings on a Tropicana 64oz. container
Free toothbrush on Crest
Free travel bottle on the Listerine
$1 Peel off coupon on the 2 liter coke
$.55 coupon on Hefty Bags
Extra bags inside Ziploc
2 free Quaker Oatmeal inside the instant box
Full purchase price refund on Clorox 2

I could name many more. How many have you spotted lately? If you become aware of that these bonuses exist, you’re more likely to be alert when shopping. If you find some, post them on the discussion board: www.selectcouponprogram.com to share with others.

A great bonus to alert shoppers are Unadvertised Specials and Specially Marked Packages.

Let’s talk about unadvertised specials. Most sale items are outlined in the weekly store flyers. But sometimes, a supermarket may have an abundance of a product or received too much product and employs the ‘unadvertised special’ to promote the item. These are usually shown at the end of the aisle or in a prominently visible display. For me, and for the savvy shopper these are a great bonus. Since I always take all of my coupons along, I can easily sort through my organizer and match up a coupon to this super-special.

Next are the Specially Marked Packages. They vary and offer great savings at no additional cost.

• Products packaged with 25% more volume
• Items offering coupons on current or future purchases
• Full purchase price refunds on the purchase
• In-product promotions most common in the cereal and pet food aisles
• BOGOF: Buy One Get One Free pre-packaged items

So join the refunder’s bandwagon of savings, fun and alert shopping.