Catalinas

Catalinas are manufacturer coupons that print out after you purchased a specific quantity of a particular brand during a promotion. They can be used the same way that any other coupon can be used. If you are apart of any other blogs or couponing groups, you may see a post about "rolling catalinas". This method is used to reduce the amount of real money that is spent. Because that is the goal right?! Not to spend our money.


Example 1:

Let's say Swiffer Starter Kits are on sale for $5.99 and you buy one.

Then you use a $5/1 (this means $5 off of 1 kit) coupon.

You then pay the .99 cents plus the sales tax. After the transaction is complete, you receive a catalina (manufacturer coupon) for $1 off your next purchase.

You can now use the same $1 coupon along with another $5/1 coupon and only pay sales tax this time. And then you will receive another catalina for $1. And you can continue this process per store coupon policies or per specific policies written on the coupon. This is rolling catalinas. So in this example you will only pay the sales tax for the Swiffer Starter kits.



Example 2:

Let's say Scrubbing Bubbles are on sale for 2/$3 and the current catalina deal is buy 2 and get $2 off your next purchase. Again, you buy one.

Next you use (2) $1/1 coupon.

Then you pay $1 plus sales tax. After the transaction is complete, you receive a catalina for $2. So in this example, you made money just by purchasing the scrubbing bubbles.  



The picture below shows an advertisement for a current catalina deal that will continue through the 22nd of March. Plus this promotion is not exclusive to this specific store. This deal can done at any store that carries Glade.

 

Happy Couponing Bloggers!