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Understanding Overages When Using Coupons

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Understanding Overages When Using Coupons Get Paid to Shop Sometimes, if you are very lucky, a number of your redeemed coupons will equal more than the items you are purchasing and the result is what is known as a coupon overage. But this does not happen often and usually involves a certain amount of strategy and coupon matching . One example of coming up with a coupon overage strategy is to shop at stores that allow you to use a manufacturer's coupon with a store coupon and use both on items that have been reduced.  You can also achieve overages when you use a high-valued coupon on a product that is on final reduction. For example, let's say that your store has priced a brand of mouthwash that is normally $3.25 onto the 75% off table, making the mouthwash now just $0.81 and you have a coupon for the mouthwash for $1 off. By using the coupon on the deeply discounted item, you will end up with an overage of $0.19 which can be applied towards purchasing additiona...