Couponing 101 - All About Kmart

Kmart is becoming more and more popular for couponing since they have started doing Double Coupon week once a month.  Here is their Coupon Policy, but remember, management has the right to accept, refuse, or limit the use of any coupon at its discretion.

Things to Remember:
1. Buy One Get One Free Coupons ("BOGO") cannot be combined (i.e., you cannot use two BOGO coupons on two items and get both for free).
2. You can stack a MF coupon and a Kmart store coupon.
3. They do not accept print-at-home coupons (non-newspaper or periodical clipped coupons) for razors, alkaline batteries, alcohol or tobacco.

Ibotta
Kmart works with Ibotta, so make sure to check your offers before your trip and see if you can match up any offers and coupons.

Double Coupon Week

Double Coupon week is an awesome time to coupon at Kmart, in fact it's the only time I coupon at Kmart.  This year they have been having it once a month, the same week that P&G inserts come out.  The basic rules are:
1. Kmart will double up to 5 Manufacturer coupons.  Make sure to give them the 5 you want doubled first.
2. Kmart will only double coupons that have a value of $2 or less.  You cannot double a couple that is over $2 in value.
3. Your total purchase price must be $25 before coupons.
4. You can only double 5 coupons per day.
5. You can still use as many other coupons as you want, but only 5 can be doubled.

If you plan your trip right, you can walk out with lots of stuff for cheap/free.


Shop Your Way Rewards/Coupons

Sign up HERE to become a Shop Your Way Rewards member.  You will need to do this in order to take advantage of Double Coupon week.  You want to do this anyway because you earn points with Shop Your Way rewards and these deals often help you get free items too.

Points are earned on every purchase you make, as well as special sales (Spend $20, get $20 in points back, etc).  Kmart will also send you surprise points, which usually have a very short time frame to use them in.  A few weeks ago they gave me $10 in surprise points I could use on any $10 purchase.  I was able to get $10 worth of free stuff!  Sometimes there will be restrictions like, $10 in Surprise Points when you spend $40 in a certain department.  This means, if you spend $40, you'll instantly have $10 taken off your total.

When you earn points from a purchase, it usually takes 24 hours to post to your account, so points are not immediately available to use.

You can also load coupons to your Shop Your Way account.  They have MF coupons and Kmart coupons that can be added.  It's a great way to add extra savings!  But remember, if you have coupons loaded to your card, the digital coupon will come off first so if you have a paper coupon you would rather use, you wont be able to.  If you have multiple coupons that are similar ($5 off $40 purchase and a $10 off $40 purchase) or for the same item ($2/1 and $1/1), the highest value coupon will be used.