I just received an email from reader, Melanie, who let me know that the Indianapolis Star, like many others,  will no longer be carrying the Red Plum coupon inserts. This is a major blow as the Indianapolis Star Red Plum inserts had the best selection of coupons in our area. You use the Red Plum Insert locator to find a paper you may want to be instead of the Indianapolis Star to get your inserts.

Here’s the papers in the local Central Indiana Area that will still be carrying the Red Plum Inserts:

• Anderson Herald
• Franklin Daily Journal
• Greenfield’s Daily Reporter (Thanks, Mitzi!)
• Kokomo Tribune
• Shelbyville News

If Red Plum is no longer in your location, you can still order coupons through clipping services like Coupons by Dede or Coupon Clippers as well as printing them online from places like RedPlum.com, SmartSource.com, or Coupons.com. Be sure to search the coupon database for other printables as well!

Do you know of any others in the Central Indiana area that will be carrying the Red Plum coupon inserts so I can add it to my list?

Readers and bloggers alike have shared some fabulous coupon booklets they’ve scored at their local stores. Keep your eye out for these booklets when you are shopping and you could save big!

There is over $62 in savings in this Kmart Savings Booklet.

You may find these Fuel for School Rebate/Coupon Booklets at your local grocery. I found mine at Marsh Supermarkets!

Shellie found Back to School coupons at Walgreens.

One of my readers, Debbie, found these Try Me Free offers at Walgreens:

• Organix beauty pure and simple valid from 11/1/2008 to 12/31/2010 (up to $6.99 value)
• Esencia by Samy shampoo or conditioner (up to $7.99 value)

Get $50 for transferring your prescriptions to Rite Aid.

Have you found any good coupon booklet lately? Share it with so we can search too!

A reader recently email me the question below and thought I would share in case anyone else had a similar question:

I have a question on printable coupons.  I think I read somewhere that they are only good for 30 days from the day they are printed, even though the expiration date may be months away.  Is this true?  I have several that I printed over a month ago, but are within their expiration date and I’d like to use them.

Sounds like from your email, your coupons are still valid. Always reference the expiration date on the coupon. Generally, internet printables expire 30 days from printing. However, some manufacturer’s or printable coupon sources extend their expiration date even further. As with all types of coupons, the only expiration date which matters is the expiration date printed on the actual coupon.

The first comment on the recent Indy Star article is what I consider a coupon myth. Hopefully, I can clarify some common coupon myths with this new series: Couponing Myths Debunked.

The biggest problem I find with coupons is that most of them are for products I will never use or even with the discount the item is still more expensive than the generic or store brand.

This is a common misconception about couponing. There are coupons out there for a variety of products. Maybe not everything you use if you are brand specific or have special dietary needs. Eventually, though, if you are patient, a coupon will come around.

For example, many people think coupons are only for junk food items and convenience items. Yes, there are many coupons out there for those items but there are organic coupons and coupons even for produce. Examples: .50/1 Dole Golden Pineapple printable coupon, a recent $1 off Target Strawberries coupon, Stonyfield Farms printable organic coupons, and Whole Food deals.

I always buy name brand products for much less than generic products. I don’t just use a coupon because I have it. I combine a store store with a coupon and this allows me to maximize my coupon.

For example, this week at Meijer, Kellogg’s cereal is on sale for $1.79. I will combine a $1 off 1 Kellogg’s coupon from a previous week’s insert (Red Plum from 6-7-2009) and will only pay 79 cents for a box of cereal after my coupon! In contrast, if I just used that coupon recklessly without a sale at regular price around $3, I would still pay $2 for that same box of cereal.

When there aren’t any coupons for your favorite products, what do you do? I suggest visiting the manufacturer’s website and browsing around. Sometimes you will find coupons directly on their website. If you don’t, email them and ask if they have any available or if they can direct you to coupons. Sometimes just by asking, they will send you some coupons in the mail.

For those of you who think there are never coupons for the products you need, what kind of products are you look for? Let me know as I LOVE a challenge!

Have a coupon myth you would like debunked? Email me at bargainbriana@gmail.com.

Update 4/26/2010: Search My Coupon Database for the lastest coupons!

Kraft Foods is giving us some coupon love this month!
Request your coupon for FREE Kraft Oscar Mayer Beef Franks today Wednesday May, 20, 2009 and ends at midnight (EST). Your coupon will arrive by mail in 4- 6 weeks.

Thanks Freebies 4 Mom for the tweet!

Be sure to see what other coupons you can find or print!

New coupons today from Cellfire. Go ahead and load these eCoupons to your loyalty card! Looks like some good opportunities for some deals!

• Save $.50 when you buy any ONE Pillsbury Sweet Rolls OR Grands! Sweet Rolls.
• Save $.50 when you buy any Frozen Pillsbury Grands! Biscuits, Cinnamon Rolls, Mini Cinnamon Rolls, OR Pillsbury Dinner Rolls.
• Save $.50 when you buy any Old El Paso product (Excludes Old El Paso Refrigerated, Frozen OR Soup products)
• Save $.50 when you buy ONE BOX any flavor Fiber One Chewy Bars.
• Save $.60 when you buy 40 OZ. OR LARGER Original Bisquick OR Bisquick Heart Smart Baking Mix.
• Save $.50 when you buy Cinnamon Toast Crunch cereal.
• Save $.60 when you buy any flavor 4.5 OZ. OR LARGER Chex Mix OR Chex 100 Calorie Snack.
• Save $.50 when you buy ONE any flavor Betty Crocker Warm Delights Bowls OR Betty Crocker Warm Delights Minis Bowls.
• Save $.50 when you buy any flavor Yo-Plus Yogurt 4-pack.
• Save $.50 when you buy any flavor Yoplait Fiber One Yogurt Multipacks.
• Save $.25 on any ONE (1) 4-pack or Larger COTTONELLE Toilet Paper.
• Save $1.00 on any package of Huggies® Diapers
• Save $1.50 when you purchase any (1) One Axe Hair product
• Save $.75 when you purchase any (1) One Ben & Jerry’s product
• Save $.75 when you purchase any (2) Two Knorr Sides products

Not sure how eCoupons work? Check out my post eCoupons the Alternate to Paper Coupons.