How to Navigate Store Spending Traps During Back to School

Marketing is all around us – especially during back to school shopping time... While some campaigns are shamelessly direct, others are much more subtle, barely noticeable to the naked eye. At the supermarket, these obvious tactics and secret tricks perfectly synchronize to make most shoppers defenseless against excess spending. Here we reveal the popular traps most grocery stores set to catch the green in your wallet.

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Then watch my blog each week for the best new online coupon codes and printable coupons from CouponCabin.com! I’m one of the Coupon Cabin bloggers, so I get the inside scoop every single morning on the very best new savings – so that I can pass them on to your before they expire! {Did you see me at the Coupon Cabin booth with Kate Gosselin last week? Awesomesauce.} If you’ve missed the recent codes I’ve posted, here are a few good ones I’m lovin’ right now for back to school shopping:

• Levi’s – 30% off & free shipping on $100  (see all Levi’s coupons)
• Homesav – 70% off  (see all Homesav coupons)
• Cafepress – 20% off using the code CART0811  (see all Cafepress coupons)
• Victoria’s Secret – $30 off $150 using the code FALL12  (see all Victoria’s Secret coupons)
• Kohl’s – 15% off using the code HEATWAVE  (see all Kohl’s coupons)
• Sony – Save up to $70 on select accessories with your online order of the Sony Tablet S  (see all Sony coupons)
• Dr. Scholl’s Shoes – 15% off using the code DRS15  (see all Dr. Scholl’s Shoes coupons)
• Fergie Shoes – 15% off using the code FERGIE15  (see all Fergie Shoes coupons)
• Loehmann’s – 25% off $100 – Accessories using the code 25OFFAFFA  (see all Loehmann’s coupons)

So – enjoy some sweet savings on your back to school shopping today – and earn sweet rewards from Coupon Cabin too! And, if you’re savings lover, check out my other absolute fave finds for BIG back to school savings too:

Scott’s Shared Values: Super simple sign up, right on my blog – no hoops, no spam, no hassle. As soon as you sign up, you can login to get a free family fun pass for your own city. Usually things like this are only available in the big cities here, like Seattle or Portland. But I was able to print off passes to our local Skating Rink – the kids are super excited. Tons of other benefits too once you do the free sign up. Love it.

Amazon Clickable Coupons: I haven’t seen a this HUGE of an amount of coupons on Amazon in a long time. You can save hundreds of dollars right now with these!! There are direct links to over 60 new coupons, for everything from diapers to school supplies to kitchen gadgets and snacks. You just click the coupon to click it, and all of those discounts will come off your total at check out. Easy peasy.

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