Target

I love shopping at Target.  I grew up in the backyard of the world's largest discount retailer (Wal-Mart) and am not the only one in my family to have once earned a paycheck there.  However, I will shop Target over Wal-Mart often.

Target has one huge advantage over Wal-Mart in the arena of coupons.  Why?  They have store specific coupons AND you can combine those coupons with manufacturer coupons!  You may be really lucky and get on Target's coupon mailer list.  Consider yourself envied if you are on this list.  Nobody, even people at Target HQ, can figure out how people get on this mailing list.  Its one of the few mysteries that remain in the couponing world.  However, you can also sometimes find Target coupons in your Sunday insert or on products in the Target store.  There is also a section on their internet page that allows you to print coupons.

The use of a store specific coupon and a manufacturer's coupon is called "stacking".

Here is how Target + Manufacturer coupons work:

Huggies diapers are $8.99 for a small bag
I have a Target coupon for $2 off any Huggies diapers
I also have a manufacturer's coupon for $2 off any Huggies diapers.


$8.99
-$2.00 (Target)
-$2.00 (manufacturer)
________
$4.99 for my bag of diapers.

I just saved almost 50% off my diapers!

Sometimes, you will find that your manufacturer's coupon plus your Target coupon is actually more than the price of an item.  Normally, the Target registers will automatically adjust the Target coupon down to not give you "overage".