Travel Size and Clearance-"Money Makers"

Now, for the most part, unless you live near a store that pays you back overage, you can't actually make money with coupons. (Sans rebates, etc.) However, something you can do to be creative at Target is use travel sizes and clearance items to your advantage to get you a bigger discount off other items.
Note: You DO have to pick the right cashier for this one. Today my cashier was a very nice young man who pushed all my coupons through.
ALWAYS look at clearance end panels. Today there were a ton of diapers, laundry detergent, cat food, and feminine hygiene products on clearance. I got a laundry booster that was normally 6.99 for 1.88 with a coupon I had saved from awhile ago. There was also a dog food package for 1.27 but I had a three dollar off coupon, making me 1.73 to spend on other items. Then I had a coupon that did not exclude travel sizes and got some toothpaste, which make me .50 to use on other items. So my total came to .62 because I had to buy a filler item to absorb the extra. :)

This is a great way to get "extra discounts" on things, however, it does take the right cashier, and I can't stress that enough. :p

Okay, so look at clearance. :)
Also, always check to see if coupons for health and beauty items exclude travel sizes. If they don't, this is a great way to get items for free! Most deodorants, shampoos and conditioners can be found in travel sizes. Toothpaste and Johnson and Johnson stuff is also easy to find in travel sizes. Coupons for these items are usually for a dollar off, and most of the stuff is priced at a dollar, so it makes it free. Sometimes you'll even get a few extra cents off your other items because the travel size item is .97 or so. It's a fun way to fill up baby shower baskets, decorate diaper cakes, or fill up stockings or easter baskets. :) Most coupons say (excludes trial sizes) like that or have a size restriction, but a lot of them don't, even ones that come in the paper! A TON of printables lately haven't had size restrictions, and those are the most common coupons to not have size restrictions, but occasionally you will get that lucky smartsource coupon.

Just remember, Target is really the only place you can do this because while they are supposed to adjust the coupons down, they don't, so if you pick the right cashier, you can get an extra discount on your other items there. :) Other places will just adjust the price down for you. So if you have coupons that make items free, it's still a good deal, just fun if you can get an extra discount at Target. :)