From CBS Marketwatch:

"In an effort to get our hands on some of this free money, we tested some Web-based services that promise easy access to discount coupons. Some of the sites allow users to print coupons directly, while other services, for a fee, clip the coupons from newspaper inserts and mail them to you. And many manufacturers' own Web sites offer coupons for both new and popular products.

We were initially excited about printable coupons: free discount coupons that can be used instantly -- what's not to love? But the selection of printable coupons on these sites was disappointing -- there are more snacks than healthy food options -- and there were no search tools available to cut down on the mouse work. Clicking through antiperspirant and mouthwash coupons in search of something we could eat for dinner was even less fun than cutting out coupons from the Sunday paper, and without the funnies to read afterward.

Sites that offer to mail coupons to users require a little planning because it usually takes four or five days to receive them. The coupons are clipped from weekend newspaper inserts from around the country. When they run out of a particular coupon it disappears from the site until the next week, so we learned to visit the sites on Sunday and Monday for the best selections. Despite initial reservations about the snail-mail approach, the system worked well for us. The coupons arrived in time for our Saturday shopping trip, and keeping them in the envelope made them harder to lose."

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http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/best-sites-coupon-clipping/story.a...