How many coupons can you legally use on a single item? Most people think one; this is a common misconception. I have used 4 at one time. This can only be done by "stacking". "What is stacking?" you ask. In couponing, stacking is the use of a store coupon (from a specific store that can only be used at that store on the item specified) along with a manufacturer's coupon (put out by the manufacturer of the product to be used on their specified product).
An example of this is a store coupon put out by store H stating that you can take $2 off of item P. But you have a manufacturer's coupon for $2 off of item P. Now you can buy item P at store H at a discount of $4!
Now let's just petend that item P is put on sale at store H for $5 this week. With either of the coupons by itself, item P would cost you $3. But by stacking both of the coupons on item P's sale price, you can get it for only $1! Wow!
Now let's look at how we can use up to 4 coupons on a single item:
First of all, the law of coupons states that you can only use one manufacturer's coupon on any single item at a time. This means that if you buy one, you can use one manufacturer's coupon; if you buy 2, you can use 2 manufacturer's coupons; and so on.
At some stores, you are able to use a store coupon on an item that also is on sale, but requires an "in-ad" coupon (printed in the weekly ad of the store) to get the sale price. Now you have 2 store coupons to use on one product and you can also stack a manufacturer's coupon with that because you have not used one yet.
There are also stores that put out savings books with coupons toward specific items in their stores. If the store recognizes these as different coupons, they can be used along with the above scenario. Now you have 4 coupons that can be used on one single item.
Although this concept seems confusing, through trial and error you will be able to master it. Just be patient and be ready for mistakes during the process because learning what doesn't work sometimes makes it easier to understand what does work.
just be sure to check the coupon code at Wags. If they are the same, then computer recognizes them as the same Q. Otherwise you can use them both. The Wags policy says you can use one manu coupon and Walgreens coupon(s) for each eligible item. That s in parenthesis is the thing to politely point out to the cashier who politely says you can't use 2 or 3 store Qs. :-)
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