It’s that time of year again to start thinking about purchasing The Entertainment Book. This book has been around for years and pays for itself after only a few uses. The Entertainment Book does come at a high price, ranging from $35 to $50 for each book. I usually purchase mine through MyPoints every year at a lower cost than what is listed on their site.
I actually went one year without purchasing the book, thinking that I could do without, and found myself begging for coupons that my family had no use for. I now purchase one every year because my savings in dry cleaning alone pays for the book. I do use Dryel for some of my dry cleaning, but since it won’t work for everything the dry cleaning coupons work out well.
Savings in Dry Cleaning – If I use a coupon every month for my dry cleaning, and I do, I save around $120 a year on a service that I use anyway.
Grocery Savings – Our local grocery store Homeland had a coupon for $5 off a $50 purchase (four coupons), for a total savings of $20 and this is a store that I shop every week.
Clothing – There are several coupons for national stores that can save you hundreds. Most of the stores are places that I already shop, like New York & Company where I can save $25 off of a $75 purchase which doubles to $50 off of a $150 purchase. This is a huge savings on top of their great buy one get one half off sales.
The key to maximizing your savings with this book is to obviously use it, but use it so that you are truly saving. Don’t make a purchase simply because of a coupon. Carry the book in your car. There are so many coupons in the book that it is difficult to remember what stores have a coupon available. Leave the book in your car and check before you go inside the store to make a purchase.