We all love getting coupons for free products, who wouldn't? For this week's Thrifty Thursday tip, I want to show you a couple ways you can maximize your savings using coupons for free products. 
{BOGO} We all can agree, although getting one item for free is great, getting two for free is even better! With a BOGO sale, the store is proving the one free item, and the free coupon is essentially you're "payment" for the other item. The store is reimbursed full value of the coupon and you walk out with 2 free product! Only thing is, keep an eye on the value of your free product coupon. Oftentimes stores mark up items with a BOGO sale {like the Smith's John Morrell lunch meat for $5!} In some cases, the price of the item might exceed the value of the coupon, so you may end up paying a small amount. However, it's usually still worth it!
Use your free product coupon during a promotion. Both Smith's and Albertson's often have catalina promotions where you purchase certain items and get a catalina for a certain amount back. It's always good to use coupons during catalina promotions as it lowers your out-of-pocket costs. Using a free item coupon is even better! If you happen to find an instant savings promotion, like the ones Smith's often runs, then again, it's even better as it lowers your out-of-pocket costs even more! Check out the example here at Target this week!
Use your free product coupon for a rebate item. Talk about lowering your out-of-pocket costs! If you happen to have a coupon for a completely free item that also has a full rebate being offered, then you've just hit the jackpot! I recently found a deal like this here. Although this example isn't using a free product coupon, the Fuel for School rebate through Kellogg's is another way to get items for free then submit for a rebate!
So next time you happen to receive a coupon for a free product, don't rush out to use it! Hold on to it and see if you can further maximize your savings!
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