Where to Find Vegan Coupons
Coupons are everywhere. You can find printable vegan coupons online, organic coupons in foodie magazines, vegetarian coupons in store coupon booklets and coupons for eco-friendly items hanging right on the products.
I have found that most of the best vegan coupons I come across are online, but I regularly find coupons for vegan and organic foods in the Sunday paper, magazines and right in the store.
One easy way to find out about new printable vegan coupons is to like CVC on Facebook, follow me on Twitter and check out the blog. Those two spots are where I most often post links to printable online coupons whenever I find something good to share.
Here's a long list of just some of the places you can find vegan, vegetarian and organic coupons, as well as how you can obtain multiple coupons so you can stock up when your favorite products are on sale:
Purchasing coupons from coupon clipping services or on auction sites, like eBay, is a popular way to obtain multiples of coupons. This is often how the folks you've seen on television acquire the mass quantities of coupons necessary to buy enough deodorant to fill five shopping carts. Lots of people do this, and law enforcement agencies have not shut this down, but it's important to note that this is an unethical practice and is technically unlawful as well (even if it is still allowed to go on for now). To learn more about this, check out the FAQ page of the Coupon Information Corporation.
Here are the three main sites for printable coupons online:
I have found that most of the best vegan coupons I come across are online, but I regularly find coupons for vegan and organic foods in the Sunday paper, magazines and right in the store.
One easy way to find out about new printable vegan coupons is to like CVC on Facebook, follow me on Twitter and check out the blog. Those two spots are where I most often post links to printable online coupons whenever I find something good to share.
Here's a long list of just some of the places you can find vegan, vegetarian and organic coupons, as well as how you can obtain multiple coupons so you can stock up when your favorite products are on sale:
- Find printable vegan coupons online at coupon sites. Sites like CommonKindness.com, Coupons.com, SmartSource.com and RedPlum.com are great places to find free printable coupons. You generally have to sift through a lot of non-vegan coupons to find the ones you want, but I am often pleasantly surprised at how many vegan coupons I find at Coupons.com.
- Subscribe to your local Sunday newspaper. Many newspapers offer special discounts for couponers that allow you to get just the Sunday paper at a lower price or to have more than one paper delivered at a discounted rate. If you sign up for just the Sunday paper, remember that SmartSource inserts also often come in Wednesday papers, so you might want to pick one up if Sunday's SmartSource insert had some good vegan coupons. Keep in mind that inserts are not the only sections of the paper that have coupons; local stores, in particular, often have coupons in sales circulars or printed as ads throughout the paper.
- Ask friends, family members or co-workers to save their Sunday coupon inserts for you. If you know people who subscribe to the Sunday paper and don't use the included coupons, this is a great way to obtain coupons while saving paper (by not subscribing yourself). This is also a good way to obtain multiples of coupons for products you would like to stock up on in larger amounts.
- Visit company websites. I find that this is one of the most effective ways to find the best vegan coupons. There are plenty of companies that post vegan printable coupons on their websites, including Food Should Taste Good, Silk, Sabra, Garden of Eatin', So Delicious and loads more. Whenever I find new printable coupons on company websites, I post them either on the blog or on Twitter, so stay tuned. And if you come across a coupon that you would like to share with others, contact me with the link, and I will be sure to add it!
- Sign up for company email newsletters. Some companies that offer vegan, vegetarian or organic products also offer an email newsletter. This is a great way to be the first to hear about their latest promotions and any printable vegan coupons they might have up on their site.
- Sign up for Facebook. Facebook is a great place to find printable vegan coupons, vegetarian coupons, organic coupons and more. Many companies use Facebook as a way to stay in touch with their customers, which often includes contests, sweepstakes, free product samples and coupons. You can like Cheap Vegan Chick on Facebook to get deals and links to coupons right in your timeline!
- Email companies to ask if coupons are available. Vegan coupons can sometimes be a little hard to come by, so don't be afraid to email the companies that make your favorite products and ask if they have coupons available. Sometimes they will send you a link to printable coupons; other times, they will send coupons in the mail.
- Look for peelies and hangtags right on the products. Peelies are coupons that you peel off of the front of the product that can usually be used for purchasing the product that day. Hangtags are coupons that are hanging on the products or could be hanging on the shelf in front of the product.
- Look for blinkies. You know those little coupon machines that spit out coupons for you to take while you are shopping? Those are called blinkies. Some of them have a blinking red light and some don't, but they all have coupons inside that you can use during that shopping trip or on future purchases. Even if you are not buying the product that day, if you see blinkies with vegan coupons, grab a few (only what you will actually use) and add them to your coupon stash.
- Check your magazines. Vegetarian Times sometimes has one or two coupons per issue. I wouldn't say that this particular magazine has enough coupons to make it worth subscribing solely to get the occasional vegan coupon, but if you already subscribe, be sure to flip through each issue to see if there are any organic coupons or veg coupons inside. That is just one example, of course -- lots of magazines have coupons, so keep an eye out for them whenever you are flipping through the latest issue. (Click on the Vegetarian Times ad image at the bottom of this page to save big on a discounted subscription!)
- Look for store coupon books. Many stores distribute booklets filled with coupons. Sometimes these coupons can only be used in that store, but sometimes they are manufacturer coupons that can be used anywhere. These coupon booklets might be distributed through the mail, in the local newspaper, near the entrance of the store or at the customer service desk. If your store has a natural foods section, be sure to look there as well. Fred Meyer has a natural foods booklet with articles and recipes, which often also has coupons, and it is on a rack in the natural foods section.
- Subscribe to store email newsletters. Most major grocery stores have some sort of email newsletter that comes out either weekly, bi-weekly or monthly. These newsletters often include information about items that are on sale, as well as valuable store coupons.
- Visit store websites. Stores like Whole Foods, Target and Safeway have printable coupons that are only available online. Make it a habit to check your store's website to see if new online coupons have been posted each time you are planning a shopping trip. Rite Aid has a Video Values program where you can print coupons after viewing videos on their site. I don't think I have ever seen a vegan coupon available on the Rite Aid site, but this is an example of another way to get printable coupons from store websites.
- Look for coupon exchange baskets at your local store. Some stores have a basket or box near the entrance of the store where folks can drop off unused coupons or pick up coupons they need.
- Sign up to receive mobile coupons. Some stores, such as Target, send coupons right to your mobile phone, which can then be scanned at the register.
- Check out local coupon blogs. I know, I know -- I can't believe that I'm recommending you leave me either, but there are tons of great coupon blogs out there, and I couldn't possibly try to keep you all to myself. Most of them aren't specific to green, organic, vegetarian and vegan goodness, but they are still worth following. Your local couponers will have the best knowledge about sales in your area and coupons available for local stores, so even if you have to sift through them a bit to find the vegan stuff, it will be worth it.
- Load eCoupons right on your store loyalty cards. Not every grocery store offers this option, but many do. Some sites where you can get eCoupons include SmartSource.com, Kroger and ShortCuts.com.
- Participate in coupon forums that organize coupon trading. Coupon trading is a bit of a gray area, but it is not currently a major concern for the powers that be, so it's still a go -- if you don't mind the whole ethical-gray-area thing. Some of these forums provide a platform for setting up individual trades, while others organize these mail train things where you receive an envelope with a bunch of coupons, take the ones you want, add some more to the envelope, and then mail it to the next person on the list. I have never participated in something like this, but there are plenty of places online to read more about it.
- Participate in local coupon trading events. Check local coupon blogs and classifieds to see if there are regular coupon trading meetups in your area. These often take place at a coffee shop, restaurant or library. Unless you live somewhere like Portland, Seattle or Vancouver where we have vegans coming out of the woodwork, you might even be the only vegan there, which could lead to a big coupon score!
Purchasing coupons from coupon clipping services or on auction sites, like eBay, is a popular way to obtain multiples of coupons. This is often how the folks you've seen on television acquire the mass quantities of coupons necessary to buy enough deodorant to fill five shopping carts. Lots of people do this, and law enforcement agencies have not shut this down, but it's important to note that this is an unethical practice and is technically unlawful as well (even if it is still allowed to go on for now). To learn more about this, check out the FAQ page of the Coupon Information Corporation.
Here are the three main sites for printable coupons online: