Walmart not only takes coupons, but if you take in another stores ad, they will sometimes match the price. AND, then you can combine the matched sale price with coupons. That can bring your name brand item below generic price.
Some stores double coupons. That can bring it below generic price.
I do a combination of ALDI and couponing.
To coupon effectivly, I keep them till an item comes on sale, then I bulk buy it (if it is nonperishable) and stock up.
For example, we recently had cake mixes on sale for 69 cents. I had some 50 cent off coupons, so I bought a bunch. I can't make a cake from scratch for that and its also cheaper than a generic at ALDI.
I also did the same with salad dressing last week. I got 10 of them for 25 cent each.
Dollar General also takes coupons (most-that is-the one in my hometown was a private owned one that did not). I get most my shampoo free there. The regular price is 75 cents for sauve or white rain. when I get 75 cent of coupons, I stock up. I only have to pay the tax.
However, be sure to bear in mind that with todays gas prices, it can cost you more than you save if you are running all over town.
I live in the middle of nowhere. On Sundays (which I hate, as its our church day) we go to the nearest town with stores for church. After church, or of an evening before youth group I go (to save on fuel) and get my shopping done at ALDI, Walgreen and Dollar General. They are all along my route to get to church. If I get the paper on the way home from church, I can study the ads in the early afternoon and plan my shopping trip back. No extra gas.
I also buy items by the case at ALDI. But, with coupons I can sometimes beat that price with name brand.
Lastly, it is sometimes cheaper to buy items in the large sizes--like veg, peaches, applesauce, soup, peanut butter, pickles....It is cheaper to buy 1 gallon of relish than it is to buy 2 small jars. Same with peanut butter. So, for scout and 4H events, I always take a large container, then can take home the leftovers back home. You can use coupons on the larger sizes as well (I am talking the instutional sizes)
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