In order to avoid embarrassment at the check-out and paying more than you planned, it is very important to do some research, ahead of time, to learn the coupon policies of the store in which you plan to shop.
One policy that may add confusion to your shopping is one that tends to differ from store to store. Some stores allow you to use a coupon on each of the two buy one get one free items but most, however do not. Most stores allow you to use a coupon on the buy one item but not the free item.
Some stores will allow credits for overages that is, if you have more in coupons than the item cost, some stores will allow you to use the credit toward other purchases. Typically, stores will only give up to the cost of the item making it free but not giving any credit above the cost of the item.
There are stores that allow more than one coupon on one item as long as one is a store coupon and one is a manufacture coupon.
Investigating the store coupon policies can get you the best deals possible since some stores double coupons up to a certain amount, some offer extra incentives like points to be used toward gasoline purchases or percent off perks.
No matter what the policy, it is best to know them before you peruse the ads to choose the best ads for the coupons you have, to come up with the best possible price for which you can get it.
Keep in mind, two ads may have the same item on sale and just because one may be advertised at a lower price, consider the coupons you have in conjunction with the stores policies to determine whether it is actually the better buy in the end. It may be that the lower priced item could potentially cost more after coupons than the higher priced.
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