Best way to get HOT High Dollar coupons!

If I had a dollar for every time someone said that couponing wasn’t worth it, or they just didn’t have the time to write to companies for coupons. I would be a very, very rich woman! My retort to that is you can’t afford not to! I try to write about 15 manufacturer’s a month and tell them how much I love their products. It is one of the essential ways to learn how to coupon! This is the absolute best way to score some amazing high dollar free coupons!! I thought I would take the time to show you where to find free coupons!

Every thing you see above are products and coupons I have received for FREE! About two weeks ago I took 20 minutes to email 15 companies to let them know how much my family loves their products. An easy way to get started is to go through your cabinets. Find products that you actually use, and search the web for their website!

Most company websites have a “Contact Us” section! I use this form to let them know how much my family likes their products. When contacting the companies make sure to take a little extra time and follow some tips.  Their are definitely some  key things you need to include to have the highest chance of getting a free coupon or two!

First and foremost be sincere! Take a second to think of something specifically you like about the  product. You would be amazed how far a sincere, specific comment goes. These companies get hundreds, if not, thousands of emails a day asking for coupons. Make yourself stand out from all those emails! On a side note, don’t specifically ask for coupons, this almost guaranteed to get you nothing from them.

Next, make sure to include your address and name. If the form doesn’t have a space for your address on it, make sure to include at the closing of your email. If they don’t have your address you can’t get coupons!

Here’s a sample email that I use when I write to companies with the goal of getting coupons.

Dear {Insert company’s name here},
I just wanted to let you know how much my family loves your {insert product name here}! We have been loyal users of {product name} for many, many years. As a mom to three busy kids (or other unique detail about your family), {product} makes my life so much easier. We specifically love {insert product specific comment here}.It’s nice to know that companies like you strive to make such a great, quality product that families can count on!

Sincerely,
Suzy Que
123 Main Street Anytown, USA 12345

The most important tip is to never give up! I get about 50% of companies that promise coupons. The other 50% just send “Dear John” thank you for contacting us notes. Of those 50% probably about 25% send coupons too, but just didn’t mention it.

Another thing to keep in mind is that just because someone else had success in writing a company doesn’t mean the will mail you coupons too. Don’t get me wrong, I am not trying to be Debbie Downer. Just want to let you know don’t take it personally. I have had several people ask what they are doing “wrong?!?” You might have just picked a few companies that weren’t giving out any more coupons or you asked directly for coupons which is a sure way NOT to get coupons. You might not get that company, but get lucky with another company that hardly ever sends coupons out. The key is to JUST KEEP TRYING. I can guarantee if you email 50 companies, you will won’t turn up empty handed.

Like I said, I emailed 15 companies about 2 weeks ago. From those 15 companies, about 10 responded to me. About 6 of those promised coupons. I have only gotten some of them, but all of the coupons had at least one FREE item coupon in it! For that 20 minutes I saved over $40 in FREE products. I don’t know about you, but I don’t make $120/hour! That’s how much it was worth for me to email those companies if you broke it down into an hourly wage!

Sometimes I get great results like this, other times I only get a few free coupons and the rest are “Dear John” notes without the coupons.It doesn’t bother me though, because even one free coupon saves my family money. This is a great way to make sure you are saving money even if you don’t see Sunday coupons that are really helpful for your family.

We Use Coupons, has a great list of a manufacturers from A-Z and link to their websites. This is the list I normally use if I can’t find the manufacturer’s website on my own. A good way to start is to start at the top, and email 15 a month! Try it for at least 2-3 months, and I can almost guarantee you will be tickled pink with all the coupons coming in your mail box! Just ask my mailman, I think he thinks he has a stalker as much as I wait for the mail to come everyday.

With writing to manufacturer’s for free coupons, you just need to know what to write about and coupons will come! It’s a little about faith, a lot about luck, and mostly about perserverance! It’s a critical point to learn when you are learning how to coupon!