Save Money with Rainchecks
August 13, 2009 by Karen Weideman
Filed under frugal friday, groceries, saving money
It’s time for another friendly reminder to get a raincheck! If your grocery store is having a spectacular sale and they’re out of the item, be sure to ask for a raincheck.
For the past few weeks, I have been looking for a great sale on hamburger meat. I wasn’t able to find one but while I was cleaning out my van, I found my old coupon pouch. I am so glad that I found it because inside it I found some rainchecks and one of them was for ground beef. Hooray!
Yesterday I went to the grocery store. I got 18+ …read more
Frugal Friday: Get Those Rainchecks!
March 13, 2008 by Karen Weideman
Filed under frugal friday, money saving idea
Whenever I go into a store and they don’t have the items that are on sale, I get a raincheck. Many stores don’t have an expiration date on their rainchecks, so I use them for my advantage. Here are some ways that I have used rainchecks to save money.
1) I get the raincheck and I don’t use it until I absolutely need that item. This saves room in my cabinets and allows me to stockpile other sale items.
2) If the item is at a really good price, I’ll use the raincheck once I have some room and buy several while …read more
