I have heard of doing this, but never really understood how it worked, nor have I actually tried it. I’m blogging about it, in hopes Amy will see how to put it into practice in our household.
Carrie at WiseBread writes about it here.
You might have noticed these deals in the grocery flyers: “Spend $20 on selected products, get $10 off your next purchase.” Right off the bat, these deals promise better prices than you would normally find, because the products involved are almost always on sale for the duration of the special offer. Normally, you are either offered a sale price or a “buy-one-get-one” offer, which is essentially half price. But with the above Catalina example, you are being offered half off the sale price – assuming you are able to use the coupons you earn for things you would have bought anyway on your next visit.
