You might be surprised to learn that you can make money on many of your favorite products, or find products that will provide overage. I'm sure your next question is What is a Money Maker or Overage?
Here are my definitions of Money Makers (MM) and Overage Items:
Money Maker (MM): Items that will give you more money back then what you paid Out Of Pocket (OOP).
Overage Items: Items that after sales & coupons are not only FREE (you pay nothing OOP) but they end up having a negative balance after sales & coupons. These items you don't receive money back, but the negative balance that they will provide spill over into the rest of your grocery bill, helping to pay for other items.
Now the next question is how can I find items that are MM or provide Overage? It really just depends on stores' sales and the coupons that are available.
MM usually take place at the Drugstores (CVS, Walgreens, or Rite Aid). Each drugstore has their own reward system when shopping with them that will give you 'money' back in the form of a RR or ECB or +Up Reward, that can only be used in that drugstore at a later purchase.
For Example: last week Walgreens had their NyQuil Sinex product on sale for 2/$10, after purchasing the items you would receive a Regiseter Reward (RR) for $5 back. On top of the store's sale there was a high value coupon for -$4/1 NyQuil Sinex. This is where we would be able to Make Money (get paid to shop).
You would use (2) -$4/1 Qs to pay for (2) NyQuil Sinexes on sale for 2/$10. After the Qs you would pay OOP only $2 - And a RR for $5 would print out. That's a $3 MM! You just got paid to shop. You can then use the $5 RR for most anything (restrictions do apply) in Walgreens for further purchases.
You won't get rich on MM - but they are great to come across and to stretch your dollars further than you ever thought possible.
Overage items are fairly similar in concept, only you won't receive money back. Overage items end up being FREE and then any extra from coupons and sales would be applied to the rest of your transaction.
For Example: Publix had a coupon for -$6/2 Sundown Vitamins, there was/is a coupon for -$3/1 Sundown MFQ available. Some Sundown vitamins are priced around $2.99ea. If I were to buy (2) Sundown vitamins priced at $2.99ea, use (1) -$6/2 Publix Q & (2) -$3/2 MFQs I would not only receive the (2) vitamins for FREE but I would then have an Overage of -$6.02. I would not receive the -$6.02 back but that negative balance would be applied to the rest of my transaction, essentially paying for other items in my grocery cart.
These are two very important reasons why I tell people NOT to toss out coupons they believe they would never use. I did this in the beginning of couponing and ended up regretting it later. Even if they are not items I would ever use, I will still 'purchase' them to pay for other items or to make money - and stretch my dollars further. If I do not have any use for the product I just give it to someone that might. I'm not buying the product because i need or want it I am purchasing it so that it will help me purchase items that I do Need or Want.
Hold on to your coupons, you will be surprised where you will find use for coupons you never thought you would.
