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 Updated: August 10, 2022

The 7 Most Common Couponing Mistakes BJ’s Members Make

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As a couponer, I look back to those beginning times and laugh. I had no idea I was making such horrible couponing mistakes. I got a little stacking crazy and trying to use store coupons at other stores, and it was a hot mess. I don’t want that for you.

So let’s start from the beginning, shall we?

Let’s find out if you are guilty of at least one of these couponing mistakes at BJ’s.

BJ’s Wholesale Club is the only club that allows the use of manufacturer coupons. That means that the BJ’s coupons you get sent to your home monthly and the ones you pick up every two weeks in-store are in addition to any coupons from your local Sunday newspaper and online. 

Grab a $25 BJ’s membership for the entire year here.

This is one of the reasons I love shopping at BJ’s. It leads to significant savings when you combine coupons. Sure it can take a bit of time, but I have plenty of tips and tricks to maximize your membership without spending hours.

If you are new to couponing at the club, be sure you are not making these common couponing mistakes at BJ’s. 

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Only Using BJ’s Coupons

As I said above, many people have no idea they can use manufacturer coupons with a BJ’s coupon. In our coupon stacking section, you will see items paired with coupons for a great price.

Here is a scenario example.

Breakdown below.

Dove Men+Care Body Wash Only .50 Each

Here’s the breakdown:

Buy 1 Dove Men+Care Extra Fresh Body Wash, three pk./18 oz. $13.99

AND Use the $2/1 Dove Men+Care Body Wash Product, exp. 2/7/21 (RMN 01/24/21 #2) [Excludes trial/travel size]

Final Price: $8.99 or $2.99 each! 

BJ’s coupon policy states that you can use one manufacturer coupon with a BJs coupon on an item. They no longer use multiple manufacturer coupons per barcode.

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 Buying More Than You Need 

When you get started couponing and learning how to stack coupons, you may be tempted to buy more than you need.

For example, the mustard has a great coupon stack, and you are saving 50% off but do you need 4 HUGE bottles of mustard from BJ’s?

Remember that many items at BJ’s come in sizes more extensive than those found at your local grocery store.

You don’t want to buy extra to use the coupon and get a better deal. Of course, you can always donate items, but be sure you aren’t breaking your budget to get the savings.

Here are seven items you should AVOID buying to help you out on your next shopping trip.

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Not Having Your BJs Membership Shared

BJ’s has come a long way with promoting its online coupons. In the past few weeks, they have made an option for BJ members to share benefits.

You can now share the gas savings and coupons between membership cards, but you have to turn the option on in your online BJ’s Wholesale club account. If you aren’t familiar with this, I have a post here explaining how to do this.

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You Aren’t Stacking Online Coupons.

Every time we get a new BJs coupon book, it overlaps with other BJ’s coupons. Now with how digital coupons are at BJs, there is plenty of coupon stacking.

If you skipped the details of the first explanation above, you can tap here and see all the incredible coupon stacks at BJs.

Check out how to use BJ’s digital coupons and stack them here.

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Not Using Your Stockpile

Many couponers think in the beginning they have to grab every deal that comes around. However, as a blogger, I see many deals come around every 4-8 weeks.

Sure, that sounds like a long time, but when you grab a few items while they are at a stock-up Price, they should last you until the next rock bottom price.

We follow the pantry cooking lifestyle by using what we have and stocking up. I share more about this on my Tiktok page below and my frugal living/homesteading blog HERE.

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During our spending freeze, this gives you time to let some of the other deals you don’t need go. Our pantry saved us.

We can get pasta for less than $0.80 a box frequently at BJ’s and many other retailers when it is on sale and paired with coupons.

So it’s tempting to grab some even though I just looked in my pantry, and I have ten boxes of pasta.

Don’t waste your time and funds to keep stocking up when you are already stocked. You can easily get caught into the trap of “HOT DEALS NOW.” But you can also go broke, grabbing every deal.

Remember that we have sale cycles meaning every 4-8 weeks, the identical items will be on sale again.

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Not Bringing The BJ’s Coupon Policy With You to Shop

We have all been there. Ready to use our coupons, and the coupons beep. The cashier says, we can’t do that, and we have to fight for a policy we didn’t come up with.

BJ’s Wholesale club did. So we get discouraged and then come and vent to our fellow savers on our excellent FB page for BJ’s Couponers.

Please print out the BJ’s coupon policy or show it on your phone. So many cashiers do not know the procedure, and many of the supervisors do as well.

It’s not fair that BJ’s Wholesale club prides itself against other warehouse stores by accepting multiple coupons. They need to follow their policy, and we do too.

Be firm in your knowledge of the policy and know if each item has an individual barcode. In my price book, the number of barcodes is listed next to the item for your convenience.

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You’re Not Following a Deal Blog

“Not now, Hunny. I’m still searching through this ad for the best deals.” Whoa, whoa, whoa. That, my dear, is a thing of the past. There is no more searching through the ad yourself than searching through your coupons to match the items up.

This is done for you, by me, and many other beautiful bloggers.

You can get all the BJ’s Coupon stacks here.  

And there you have the most common couponing mistakes at BJ’s Wholesale Club!

What struggles do you have when it comes to couponing at BJs?


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Welcome! I have been deal hunting for years. I’m passionate about helping others save money and live debt free. I love shopping Costco too! I’m a huge animal lover, and a little obsessed with mini pigs. Wholesale shopping is my favorite.

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  1. Vin lofranco

    June 27, 2021 at 9:04 pm

    Why is it when BJ’s runs the coupon deal for Pellegrino (regular size) bottles of water they are ALWAYS conveniently out of stock at any store in my county? I don’t think it’s possible there is an immediate rush of customers buying out the stock in each store, and BJ’s does not offer rain checks. What’s up with that?

    Reply
    • Tasia

      June 28, 2021 at 9:21 am

      Hey! No idea.

      Reply
  2. Harry

    May 20, 2020 at 7:17 pm

    I purchased an item at BJs, and a couple days later I got the coupon book, and found a clipless coupon for the item which was $15 less than what I paid. Is there any way I can get that money refunded?

    Reply
    • Tasia

      May 20, 2020 at 7:38 pm

      Yes they should give you the difference if you go to your local member service area. If you have receipt that will be faster. Otherwise they can look up by membership number.

      Reply
  3. Jeff Johnson

    April 11, 2020 at 2:48 pm

    I try and scan coupons that come in the mail but the BJS app on my phone says they cannot find product, what am I doing wrong

    Reply
    • Tasia

      April 11, 2020 at 7:15 pm

      Hi Jeff, Those coupons are now instant savings in club. No need to bring in or clip coupons.

      Reply
  4. Nikki

    December 1, 2019 at 8:14 pm

    I have one manufacturer Dove coupon that would save me $4 if I purchase any 2. Can I use that one coupon to purchase a 2 pk or 3 pk of dove from BJ’s?

    Reply
    • Tasia

      December 2, 2019 at 9:39 pm

      Yes that will still work.

      Reply
  5. Janelle JB

    April 6, 2019 at 8:47 pm

    I definitely make some of these mistakes but not ad often as I used to.

    Reply
  6. Luisa Schulz

    March 29, 2019 at 11:16 am

    I really like that you can clip coupons online as I’m unable to print.
    But how do I unclip a coupon that I want to remove?

    Reply
    • Tasia

      March 29, 2019 at 11:19 am

      Hi Luisa! They do not have that option yet.. 🙁

      Reply
  7. Debbie Fox

    February 5, 2019 at 10:38 am

    Wow, that was great roundup of mistakes. A simple stupid mistake I make when using the BJ’s coupon booklets is I forget through out the booklet are different expiration dates. I always pickup a product that the coupon has expired and my club never accepted an expired coupon.

    Reply
  8. Michelle Manolakis

    January 27, 2019 at 10:59 pm

    Your tips are so helpful!! Thank u!

    Reply
    • Tasia

      January 28, 2019 at 8:33 am

      Glad you enjoyed it Michelle 🙂

      Reply
  9. Andrew L

    January 25, 2019 at 6:07 pm

    Great post!

    Reply
  10. Miranda whyte

    November 13, 2017 at 11:12 am

    I too always end up missing my time frame to use good coupons for items because they expire.

    Reply
  11. Dorothy Boucher

    November 9, 2017 at 2:14 pm

    This is the thing I don’t understand about coupon is, when they come in or when I see them here or advertised I want to grab them but the problem is they have dates most of the coupons give you a month or two to use them, Often I don’t buy like that so I end up missing out on so much.
    @tisonlyme143

    Reply
  12. Diana

    July 11, 2017 at 12:41 pm

    Regarding the printing of coupons…not only should you ALWAYS print in black and white, you should also print in DRAFT MODE to save even more ink. Nearly everything I print – not just coupons – is done in Draft Mode, and I’ve been doing my printing this way for years! The output quality is practically identical to Normal Mode!

    Reply
  13. Lori

    February 1, 2017 at 12:56 pm

    Your site makes it easy to be aware of coupons available, but when I click the link to the coupon sites, they don’t seem to have a search feature, so I’m forced to look through a million coupons to find the few that I want. What am I missing?

    Reply
    • Tasia

      February 1, 2017 at 1:09 pm

      Are you using the coupon database? There was a technical issue on the site where coupons were not pulling the direct one from the matchup lists. It should be fixed now. I highly recommend using the coupon database or the matchup lists. All the coupons will be directly pulled for you in the coupon sites than. 🙂 Heres the link–>https://www.mybjswholesale.com/coupon-database

      Reply

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