Did you ever take the Cosmo quizzes to find out what kind of date you rank to be? Here are my Cosmo results according to me on common stores couponers shop at. No doubt you have your favorite places to shop. And than there are the ones you do your best to avoid or just groan your way through. I've found that the personality of each store pretty much matches up their coupon policies. Of course, it's just my opinion but here are my thoughts.
Target is just about as snotty with their coupons as the french pronunciation of their name suggests. Wanting to be better than they are but still just another low value mega-store Target gets nasty about coupons. Lots of people go there and use coupons all the time without a problem. I've had a couple run-ins with poor cashiers who get snotty about coupons (a typical Target attitude I find) and decided that I can do better at Walgreens and Dillons anyways. I don't shop there regularly enough to really make it worth my time mostly.
Walgreens always manages to screw things up somehow (a typical Walgreens problem), but their deals are so great it's worth putting up with the fuss of it. Be on your toes and double check before you pay. You'll find your basic math getting put to good use as you mentally check their math. And have you ever noticed how the cashier's line is completely empty until you walk up there with three transactions? All a sudden there are five people behind you and they need to call a manager to check your coupon. Really, only Walgreens!
Dillons is great with coupons and rarely causes any problems (a typical Dillons experience overall). Hold onto those Catalinas (that "receipt thing" that prints out). You'd be amazed when you get some good ones. They also send great coupons (including free product coupons) in the mail quite often (you may get these already). Doubling all coupons up to a $1 makes all those low value coupons usable. You have to be patient though, their great sales only come every few weeks. I use to shop exclusively Walmart till I realized the money I could save at Dillons. The high-end store you never thought you'd have the luxury to afford.
Aldi is a little small town market in everyway. Even though they don't except coupons they are a regular stop for me. I get that giddy feeling pulling into the lot (seriously love grocery shopping too much). Rich, poor, old, young, glitz, goth...they're all there and they all unite as one community in Aldi. Some how paying for your cart and bags makes you a kinder, gentler human being. People leave quarters in carts for the next person to enjoy freely. They move their groceries and cart forward to let you get yours on the check out belt. Even with five people standing in line you don't hear griping and usually people strike up pleasant conversations with each other. Ahhh...Aldi! You never know what the little market will carry that week other than the usual staples, but you know you'll always get it cheap.
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