Coupons and Newspapers

05/16

Have you ever wondered why we don’t get all of the coupons in our Sunday paper that are listed in the online coupon preview?  (Do you look at the online preview?)  Sunday Coupon Preview

Advertising agencies target customers based on region, and their coupon offerings reflect that.  So the coupons we receive in Nevada are not going to be the exact selection that prints in Georgia or Maine.  In addition, sometimes the ‘cents off’ will be higher in some areas, or lower in others.  Online previews give us a general representation of what’s coming in the Sunday paper, with the disclaimer that actual inserts will be slightly different based on region.  People who use these preview services regularly are aware of this. 

Just to give you some sense of the variations between the preview, and what is in the actual inserts in Reno and San Francisco, I am providing an unverified listing of the differences, below.  Your results may vary. 

Bottom line:  each paper has a few coupons that are not in the other.  There are also a few coupons that were in a preview but did not end up in either paper, and a few coupons that were not in the preview but were included in both papers (I did not list these).

If you are looking for coupon variety, perhaps one way to find them is to get a different Sunday paper. 

RGJ:  05/15/11 Reno Gazette Journal (Home delivery)

SFC:  05/15/11 San Francisco Chronicle ($3.00 @7-11)

SmartSource Coupon Insert

RGJ:  $16.75 coupons not in SFC

Bissell deep cleaning formula $1/1 (6/30)

Joint Juice product $1/1 (7/15)

Kerasal $2/1 (9/30)

People magazine $1/1 (7/5)

Raid Max $1/1 (7/9)

Raid Max - $5 Target GC (5/28)

Windex All in One starter kit purchase - $5 Target GC (5/28)

Woolite Oxy Deep, Pet + Oxygen and Pet Urine Eliminator $.75/1 (5/31)

SFC  $17.00 coupons not in RGJ

Arm & Hammer Spinbrush $1/1 (7/31)

Arm & Hammer Spinbrush refill $1/1 (7/31)

Classico Pasta Sauce $1/2 (9/10)

Food & Wine Magazine $1/1 (8/12)

Franks Redhot Sauce $1/1 (7/31)

Franks Redhot Sweet Chili, Thick or Wings Sauce $1/1 (7/31)

GM Cereal Basic 4, Chex, Fiber One, Honey Nut Clusters, Oatmeal Crisp, Raisin Nut Bran, Total, Wheaties $1/2 (6/25)

Hidden Valley Farmhouse dressing $1/1 (6/30)

LA Looks $1/1 20 oz $8/15)

Method Laundry Detergent 25 or 50 load $1/1 (6/30)

Nylabone edible chew or treat $1.50/1 (6/21)

Nylabone non edible chew $1.50/1 (6/21)

OSCAR MEYER Sub or Flatbread Sandwiches, Cracker Combos or New Sandwich Combos $1/1 (7/10)

Ronzoni garden delight pasta $1/1 (9/10)

STRIDE gum $1/3 single packs (7/9)

SunnyD $.25/1 (8/31)

Sunsweet Prunes $.75/1 (7/31  DND)

Listed in Preview but not included in actual inserts

9 Lives Dry Catfood

9 Lives Wet Catfood

Baileys Coffee Creamer

CHI-Chi’s Salsa jars

CHI-CHI’s Tortillas

HeluvaGood Sour Cream Dips

Juicefulls Juice filled snacks

Land O Lakes 1 lb Deli Cheese

Land O Lakes Fresh Buttery Taste Spread Products

Land O Lakes packages of Deli Cheese Products

Lysol Clean-Flip Starter Kit or Floor Cloths $1/1 (8/31)

Oakhurst $1 off any 2 gallons, or 4 half gallons milk or flavored mil (NH only) (6/30)

OFF! Area product: powerpad lamp, outdoor fogger, citronella candle or mosquito coil $2/2 (6/25)

OFF! Area product: powerpad lamp, outdoor fogger, citronella candle or mosquito coil $1/1 (6/25)

Pepperidge Farm Cookies $1/2 (7/10)

Pepperirdge Farm Bread or rolls $1/2 (7/31)

TEEKANNE Herbal Wellness tea $1.50/1 (6/30)

RedPlum Coupon Insert

RGJ  $20.80 coupons not in SFC

Aquafresh iso-active Foaming gel $1.00/1 (6/26/11)

I-Hop

L'Oreal Studio Line Styling Product or L'Oreal Vive Pro Glossy Style product $1.00/1 (7/10/11)

L'Oreal Sublime Bronze product $1.00/1 (7/10/11)

L'Oreal Vive Pro Shampoo $1.00/1 (7/10/11)

Nivea Body Wash for Women 8.4 - 16.9 fl oz $1.00/1 (6/26/11)

Nivea Happy Sensation Daily Lotion $3,00/1 (6/26/11)

Ocean Spray $.55/1 blueberry juice (8/31/11)

Osteo Bi-Flex caplets, softgels or powder no liquids $5.00/1 (6/26/11)

Polident products $1.00/1 (6/26/11)

Scotties facial tissues 3 boxes or 1 multipacks $.50 (6/18/`11)

Sensodyne ProNamel toothpaste $1.00/1 (8/14/11)

Sensodyne Toothpaste or iso-active foaming gel .75/1 (8/14/11)

Super Poligrip Products $1.00/1 (6/26/11)

Surf any $1.00/1 (6/25/11)

Surf 120 loads+ $2.00/1 (6/25/11)

SFC $14.25 coupons not in RGJ

Angel Soft 6 Double Roll+ $.50/1 (6/15)

Brawny Paper Towels 6- roll or larger $1.00/2 ((8/11/11)

DelMonte Pickle $.75/1

FiberChoice product $3.00/1 (7/9/11)

Gallo Salame 15.2oz $1.50/1 (7/15)

Gallo Salame Pepperoni $.50/1 (7/15)

Pup-Peroni dog snacks 4/8oz or larger $1.50/2 (7/15/11)

Sally Hansen Nail Color $.50/1 (7/31)

Sally Hansen Lip or Nail Treatment $1/1 (7/31)

Sally Hansen Beauty Tool $1.00/1 for $2.00+ (7/31)

Uncle Ben's original converted brand rice products $1.00/2 (7/10/11)

Wisk Laundry detergent 50 oz or larger $2.00/1 (6/26/11)

Listed in Preview but not included in actual inserts

Benadryl topical product $1.00/1 (7/31/11)

Black Box rebate offer $5.00 (7/31/11)

Carbona color & dirt grabber $1.00/1 (8/13/11)

Carbona stain devils $1.00/1 (8/13/11)

Cortaid product $3.00/1 (7/31/11)

Goya Adobo 16.5 oz or larger .55/1 DND #5 (8/15/11)

Goya Olive oil 17oz or larger .75/1 DND#5 (8/15/11)

Grain Berry Antioxidant Cereals $1.00/1 (7/31/11)

Grain Berry mail in form no date

Grain Berry pancake or muffin mix $1.00/1 (7/31/11)

Johnson & Johnson Red Cross Brand product $1.00/2 (7/31/11)

Neosporin and Band-Aid brand adhesive bandages product $1.50 on BOTH (7/31/11)

Neosporin Lip Health product #1.00/1 (7/31/11)

Scotties facial tissues 5 boxes or 2 multipacks $1.00 (6/18/`11)

Silver Palate thick & Rough oatmeal $1.00/1 (7/31/11)

Snausages or Snow Somes! dog snacks 9.75 oz or larger $1.50/2 (7/15/11)