SavingsAngel.com Review - you could WIN a FREE membership!

Have you heard of SavingsAngel?  SavingsAngel helps you cut your grocery bill in half in less time.  They have an enormous coupon database and they match up all available coupons to the items in the stores (not just sale items, but regular price items too!)  You compile your list, SavingsAngel tells you what coupons you need and where to get them.  Print your list and go to the store, easy as that!  It's extreme coupon savings without the extreme lifestyle!


Here's how easy it is to use:

1.  Pick your store.  They have hundreds to choose from.

2.  Select the items you want by checking them off on the list.  It lists the item in the first column, the coupon in the second column then the last two columns show you how much you pay and at what savings!!   LOOK at those percentages!!

3.  Then you go to this page where it shows you the coupons you need.  Any printable coupons you need can be printed right from this page.  And then you can print the list of the insert coupons you need so you can clip them later.


4.  Then it takes you to the page where you can print your list.  At the bottom of the list it even shows you the total cost of your shopping trip!

So WHY use SavingsAngel? Because it saves you time.  It literally does ALL the work for you!  And you reap the rewards of hundreds of dollars saved.

I was given a membership to SavingsAngel to test it out for you and let you know what I think.  So I'm going to do this in a pro/con list format.

CON: It costs money.  You can get a a trial membership for 2 weeks for $5 with a money-back guarantee.  After that it's $20/month for the service.  You have access to their entire database and can print as many lists as you want.
PRO:  They have a referral program that can eventually earn you a FREE membership.  Which offsets the cost.  At the bottom of your shopping list, a little "referral card" prints off.  So if you impress someone at checkout with your savings, you can tear off that portion of your list and give it to them.  When they try SavingsAngel using your referral number, you earn $$!

CON:  They may not have a complete listing for your store.  They have a comprehensive listing of deals at the drug stores, but my favorite grocery store, Winn Dixie, is not well represented by SavingsAngel.
PRO:  They are working on expanding some of their lesser covered stores.

CON:  The deals aren't up early.  For example, most blogs already have the drug store deals posted on Friday or Saturday for deals beginning Sunday.  This gives you the opportunity to get your list ready for shopping first thing Sunday morning.  SavingsAngel doesn't have finalized lists until as much as 2 days after the beginning of the sale.
PRO:  If you don't shop early in the week, this wouldn't matter to you.

CON:  If you're already saving 50-60% at the grocery store and 80-90% at the drug stores using the information available for FREE on the internet, why would you pay for the same information?
PRO:  Sometimes, paying for convenience is worth it.  If $20/month is worth it for saving you a few hours, then sign up for SavingsAngel because it will save you time.

CON: There are blogs that cover major retailers (CVS, Walmart, Target, Publix, Walgreens, etc.) just as thoroughly as SavingsAngel for FREE.
PRO: If you shop at a less popular local grocery (Family Fare, Dominick's, Diebergs, Market Basket, Lucky, Pamida and others are all stores covered by SavingsAngel that I have never seen in the coupon blog arena) then this would be worth your time to use.

But don't just take my word for it, find out for yourself!
SavingsAngel is giving TWO lucky readers a TWO MONTH membership (a $40 value) to try SavingsAngel's services out for themselves!

Here's how to enter:
Mandatory Entry: What is your favorite grocery store to shop at? 
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Leave a separate comment for each entry because your comment is your entry.  Giveaway ends 8/20/11 at 10:00 pm cst.

I was provided with a membership to SavingsAngel for the purpose of this review.  All opinions are strictly my own.