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.