Inspired by this post on Make Love Not Debt, I decided to try purchasing coupons for dog food on eBay. We have two dogs who both eat Purina’s Pro Plan dog food and at $8-$10/bag it’s not inexpensive. I was able to bid on and win 5 manufaturer’s coupons from Pro Plan worth $5 each. I paid $5.26 including shipping for all of them and received them in just a few days.
The expiration is 6/30/07 so we will have plenty of time to use them; in fact I plan to bid on more. If I use one of my new coupon strategies and combine them with a sale I will have cut my dog food expense considerably.
Despite the fact that I have bought and sold extensively on eBay, I never knew about the ability to buy coupons. This opens up a whole new world of savings ideas. Gift cards from stores (including Petsmart) are also sold at a discount, which is another savings possibility.
Thanks to Make Love Not Debt for the idea, and to calgirlfinance for passing it along and putting her own spin on it!
{ 2 comments… read them below or add one }
I’ve bought coupons on eBay. It’s a lot of fun! Sometimes I even get the packets of multiple coupons if they are cheap enough. It’s fun to hunt through them for ones I like, and I always come out way ahead of the game.
Be careful with purchasing gift cards on ebay. Many of those listings are scams. Basically I record the gift card numbers and sell them to you on ebay. Then I wait until you leave a positive feedback for me and use the recorded numbers online for products. I would then get your money and get to use the gift card for products in the store. Nice blog and good luck!
{ 2 trackbacks }