Newspapers and magazines are great sources of coupons. So much so that a number of people I know order multiple copies of the Sunday paper so they are awash in coupons. Others depend on web sites, such as
www.smartsource.com and www.coolsavings.com, where you can print grocery coupons for free. Kroger, the parent company of Smith's Food & Drug, also has a coupon-printing service in partnership with Procter & Gamble. But what about a new type of coupon site, such as www.thecouponclippers.com, that offer coupons for a cost? These types of services pay for hundreds — even thousands — of newspapers each week just to get the coupons. They then sell the coupons for 8 cents to 20 cents per coupon. Why would anyone buy coupons? Isn't that missing the point of couponing? Not so, say some die hard coupon clippers. The advantage of using coupon-clipping services is that you get only the coupons you want, you can get 10 or even 20 of the same coupon with little effort and even after paying for the coupons, you still save money. Has anyone given this a try?