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    Tear Pad Coupons in Canada

    Have you ever tried to find tear pad coupons at your local grocery or drug store and walked out empty handed?

    If so, you’re not alone.

    Unfortunately, coupon tear pads are hard to find these days (I’m totally blaming Extreme Couponing for that!). When you do find some, they’re likely for products you really have no interest in purchasing. All of the “good” coupons are often completely gone within the first week that they are put out (sometimes they are gone faster than that).

    There are a few reasons why you may not able to find tear pad coupons:

    1. You are looking at the wrong stores (check out the list below for the best stores to find coupon tear pads).
    2. You are not looking for coupons often enough.
    3. Other people are rudely taking way more coupons than they need (either for themselves, to trade or to sell on eBay).

    If you want to find more tear pad coupons, you have to be diligent about how often and where you are looking for them. Since couponing has become so popular lately, everyone and their mother is out looking for coupons. And since tear pads are (or, were) some of the easiest to find, that’s what they look for first.

    It’s very rare that I can walk into a grocery store and find a bunch of tear pad coupons. If I’m lucky, I might find 2 or 3 new ones, but that’s about it. Rewind about a year ago and tear pad coupons were everywhere. It was not uncommon for me to find 10-12 new tear pad coupons at one store.

    How to find tear pad coupons:

    There are two ways that you can find tear pad coupons. You can search for them yourself or you can trade coupons with others who may have been able to find them before you could.

    If you want to try to find coupon tear pads yourself, I recommend searching for them at the following types of stores:

    • Health food stores
    • Stores with higher prices.
    • Specialty stores (Asian and Indian markets, for example)

    Avoid stores that don’t fit with the list above, as they get more foot traffic (which means you won’t have as much luck finding coupons there).

    Following is a list of stores that I would suggest checking for coupon tear pads.

    Grocery Stores:

    • Sobeys
    • Metro
    • Highland Farms
    • Foodland

    Health Food Stores:

    • Whole Foods

    Specialty Stores:

    • Rabba

    Drug Stores:

    • Shoppers Drug Mart
    • Rexall/PharmaPlus

    I recommend looking for tear pad coupons at least once per week, if you can manage that, because you never know when there will be new ones in store (personally I have had the best luck at the beginning of the month).

    Don’t forget about couponing etiquette when you do manage to find tear pad coupons. Only take what you will use, and leave some behind for other shoppers. Please do not take entire tear pads full of coupons!

    Which stores do you often find tear pad coupons?

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    Where to Find Tear Pad Coupons in Canada

    1. Shelby says:

      I find them at No Frills and FreshCo. on a regular basis. Usually in the isles of Sauces and Cleaning products. Best of luck ladies!

    2. Cassie says:

      Theresa: It depends. I don’t recommend purchasing tear pad or insert only coupons, simply because most of the people that sell them have stolen them (not everyone, of course!), and I don’t think it’s right to support that kind of behaviour by purchasing the coupons.

      However, purchasing a big LOT of coupons (from various sources – save.ca, inserts, tear pads, etc.) is fine and I think it’s a great way to collect many coupons for a small price.

    3. Theresa says:

      I have bought and sold coupons on Ebay, and I think it’s great!! Purchase the ones you need only if you know that it will work out to be a great deal for you. Sell coupons you cannot use, and I would never take excessive amounts from tearpads for this. I do have a very good supply of inserts from a favorite recycle bin, and the extras I like to give away or sell. I like to purchase tearpad coupons from others that I am not able to find in my area.

      Mrs. January, I remeber reading one of your posts quite a while back recommending to look for coupons on Ebay, do you still agree with that?

      • Charmaine says:

        Hi This question goes out to anyone. Does anyone know where to find recycle bins for inserts? I keep looking around my town and don’t see any.

    4. Theresa says:

      I have bought and sold coupons on Ebay, and I think it’s great!! Purchase the ones you need only if you know that it will work out to be a great deal for you. Sell coupons you cannot use, and I would never take excessive amounts from tearpads for this. I do have a very good supply of inserts from a favorite recycle bin, and the extras I like to give away or sell. I like to purchase tearpad coupons from others that I am not able to find in my area.

      Mrs. January, I remeber reading one of your posts quite a while back recommending to look for coupons on Ebay, do you still agree with that?

    5. My local Atlantic Superstore has their coupons all conveniently located in one place — right up a the front, on a board. The only problem with this is that they only feature the coupons they provide and they don’t post any manufacturer’s coupon tear pads. That bugs me, but at least I’m not frantically searching for them.

    6. I find tear pads all over the store I use most. t is a Foodland. I occasionally hit the Independant out the east end of town, but that means driving out instead of just walking across the street. They have a board right inside the door and I will check it on the way in. I check the sheets that have recipes too as they often have coupons inside.

    7. mary says:

      I know certain ones who take the whole pad only to throw out the left overs when they expire…what a shame! Thats money down the drain. Someone else could have benefited from that savings! Lots of greedy people out there!!!

    8. I have seen tear pads in my local Fortino’s Grocery store, but as you mentioned, I have rarely have seen any for the kind of items I’m interested in. I’ll have to keep my eyes open & try some of the other stores you recommended. Thanks for posting!

    9. SeriousSally says:

      Look for tear pads where stores have new “cardboard” displays for new products. These are usually placed on end caps or on stand-up floor displays in the aisles. Sometimes there may be an informational pamphlet with the product display and the pamphlet will contain a coupon. It’s not obvious that there’s a coupon in there so they’re worth checking. These are commonly found in pharmacies (recently found a display for Abreva and pamphlet had a $3.00 coupon inside) and beauty products, ie hair colour. Also check recipe pamphlets with products, you’ll often find coupons in there as well, Campbell’s and Knorr sometimes offer these.

    10. Theresa says:

      Usually if something is illegal on ebay, ebay will take down the listing. My husband listed a really old bootlegged copy of a Thin Lizzy concert, and it was taken down fairly quickly. That was when we learned that selling bootlegged copies (even if you were not the one who made the copy) is illegal. OOPS!!! So, not sure that selling coupons is actually illegal if ebay is allowing it.

    11. Theresa says:

      I would probably find more tearpads if I was actually looking for them. I will try to remember when I am out next.

    12. Dawn says:

      Nacho, the people who sell coupons on ebay make alot of money doing it. When you buy from ebay the buyer pays the shipping! I refuse to pay for coupons, that defeats the purpose of trying to save! =S

    13. Jan says:

      I take only as many I will likely use. However, I do not blame people; the coupons are there for the consumer. My feeling is that the consumer has certainly become more savy because of such shows as extreme couponing, while sites such as these (Mrs.January) continue to provide information and awareness; something that we all should have these days. Prices are continually going higher on food staples, while the amount of money going into marketing more new products for the consumer to purchase is outrageous. I buy what I need now, look for good prices, and yes use a coupon if I have it, but staying away from packaged goods just because they are a good price. As far as coupons are concerned, I will continue to use the ones that meet my family health/food needs and not be driven by consumerism. Once you become aware of couponing, they are everywhere….keep your eyes open, and check back from time to time if all the coupons are gone (stores do replenish a few times).

    14. Linda S says:

      I so agree that it’s harder to find coupons then it was last year. Extreme couponing has affected this, but also site that let people know where they have found coupons. I have stop doing that, because as soon as I shared, within the next few days there was NONE left!

    15. Donna says:

      It’s actually illegal to sell a coupon so they found a way around it and they sell their “time” to collect coupons. It’s still crazy and completely the reason why all the tear pads disappear so quick.

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