Coupon Kid Jordon Cox reveals how he got £68 worth of shopping for £5
The 21-year-old has returned to the supermarket aisles after spending time in hospital battling Crohn's Disease
HE'S been away from the shopping aisles due to illness but supermarket cashiers better watch out - the Coupon Kid is back.
Yes Jordon Cox has marked his return to the high street - by grabbing £68 worth of shopping for just a fiver.
The 21-year-old serial money saver has been battling Crohn's Disease - and was laid up in for the illness.
But that didn't stop Jordon from making nearly £1,000 from his hospital bed and even finished his book - the Ultimate UK Couponing Guide.
And now he's out and on the mend, he's revealed how he managed to pick up his mum's shop for just £5 by using a variety of coupons and offers.
Writing on his blog he said: "Thanks to a wodge of coupons I’ve collected, I’ve just bagged £68-worth of shopping for just over £5.
"Anyone can do this. You may not get the exact same result, as it depends what groceries you buy and what coupons you can lay your hands on, but this will hopefully show just how easily you can slash the cost of your weekly grocery shop with coupon."
Here's how Jordon made such a big saving:
Supermarket offers - saved £16.85
Jordon used price comparison site to find out what would be the best place to use some of his coupons - and found that Sainsbury's would be the best place to go.
He also used a savvy shopper technique called "stacking."
This is where you combine a range of offers and coupons on one item to get an even better saving - or if you're really lucky for free.
For example, if something worth £1 is reduced by 50p, you can use a coupon to get another 50p off - and pick up the item for nothing at all.
Jordon said: "Sainbury's was the best place to go with the coupons I had.
"The total savings from in-store offers on the items I planned to buy with coupons came to £16.85 – which is already a decent amount off, but I was just getting started…"
Printable coupons - saved £10.89
There are loads of coupon websites you can use to get money off your shop - all you have to do is print them off and show them at the check out.
MSE has it's own which is regularly updated with offers on typical shopping items - all you have to do is download the coupon and away you go.
Jordon used printed coupons to get a free 1litre pint of milk and heavily discounted cleaning products like Bold and Febreze.
Here's the discounts he got to get him a saving of more than a tenner.
- Free Just Milk Lactose Free (1L) – a coupon for a free product (normally £1.40)
- 40p Flora Pro Activ semi-skimmed milk (1L) – a coupon for £1 off (normally £1.40)
- 50p Aussie Hair Dry shampoo (90ml) – a coupon for £1.50 off (normally £2)
- £1 Bold 2in1 gel (16 washes) – a coupon for £2 off (normally £3)
- £1 Febreze spray (300ml) – a coupon for £1 off, and the product was on offer at £2 (normally £3)
- £1.01 Lenor Secrets (1L) – a coupon for £2.99 off, and the product was on offer at £4 (normally £6)
- £1.50 Jude’s dairy ice cream (500ml) – a coupon for £1 off, and the product was on offer at £2.50 (normally £4)
Coupons from contacting companies - saved £36.70
While in hospital, Jordon managed to bag more than £75 worth of freebies and coupon from various manufacturers - and used almost £40 of this on his shopping trip.
But how did he do it?
Well one of Jordon's biggest tips in getting your hands on discount vouchers is to contact a company directly.
It doesn't matter if it's to complain or praise - the company could send you vouchers to thank you for your appreciation to apologise for the service you've received.
Jordon put his tip to the test he emailed loads of different brands an affectionate poem about their product to see if they'd be tempted to send him coupons by way of thanks.
How do I sign up and get cashback?
IT’S easy to start earning cashback on your bills and purchases. Just follow these simple steps:
- Sign up to a cashback website. Topcashback.co.uk and Quidco are two of the best. Click the ‘Join now’ option and enter your email address and password
- Make sure you click the free / basic membership option, otherwise you’ll be charged. If you want premium membership, both websites charge £5 a month for this. The premium membership will reward customers with bonus cashback, ad-free shopping and quicker payouts
- Find a deal that you want to purchase, whether that’s a home insurance policy, a new laptop from Currys, or a Tesco grocery shop. Instead of going directly to the retailer, you can access the shop through a link in the cashback website, and any purchase made will be registered with the cashback site.
- You still receive your item directly from the retailer, and the cashback earned will be added to your online account. Once it’s there, you can withdraw it and transfer it to your bank account, or you can turn your cashback into a gift voucher or code to spend at a retailer.
- Bear in mind that it can take a few days or even weeks for the cashback to appear in your account on the website.
It takes a bit of time but Jordon said anyone can take advantage.
He said: "The coupons you earn from sweet talking brands are usually high-value, either resulting in a total freebie or a hefty discount, and although these ones are specific to me, and it took a bit of time and effort to collect them, anyone could do the same."
Here's what he got:
- Free McVitie’s Milk Chocolate Digestives (262g) – £1 off coupon, and the product was on offer at £1 (normally £1.60)
- Free Jordan’s Fruisli bars (6x30g) – £1 off coupon, and the product was on offer at £1 (normally £2)
- Free Dr Oetker Ristorante Pizza Mozzarella (335g) – Coupon for a free product
- 2x Free Young’s Fisherman’s Pie (340g) – £2.50 Young’s coupon, and the product was on offer at £1 each (normally £1.50 each)
- 2x Free Shaken Udder Chocolush Milkshake (330ml) – 2x £1.35 off coupons
- 2x Free Kabuto Noodles Beef Pho (85g) – 2x £2 off coupons, and the product was on offer at £1.50 each (normally £2 each)
- 2x Free Innocent Kids Smoothie Drinks (4x180ml) – 2x £2 off coupons, and the product was on offer at £1.65 each (normally £3.30 each)
- 4x Free Patak’s Tikka Masala Curry Paste (2x70g) – 4 x £1 off coupons, and the product was on offer at £1 each (normally £1.50 each)
- 8x Free Hipp Organic baby food (160g) – 5x £1 off coupons, and the product was on offer at 56-77p each (normally 75-85p each)
- 9x Free Go Cat Complete (365g) – 2x £5 off coupon, and the product was on offer at £1.10 each (normally £1.50 each)
- 85p Cawston Press Apple Juice (1L) – £1 off coupon, and the product was on offer at £1.85 (normally £2.30)
Total saving - £63.44
Jordon's total shop should have come to £68.66 - but thanks to all the offers and coupons, he only spent a tiny £5.22.
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That's a whopping saving of £63.44 or 92 per cent.
Bu remarkably that's not even his best haul - Jordon once managed to get £600 worth of shopping for just 4p.
He added: "The printable coupons can be printed by anyone to get the exact same deals, and with a little effort contacting manufacturers, you too could be couponing your way to a shopping trip like this."
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