Saturday, October 11, 2008

Dog Food Coupons: Keep Your Pooch Well Fed at a Reasonable Cost



Keeping a pet dog requires considerable commitment. The owner must not only look after his/her health, but also provide the dog with sufficient exercise and feed him/her properly. It involves an investment of considerable amount of money in dog food bills. Though purists may state that dogs can eat just about anything, having been forager in their ancestry, such an approach in not practical. In the city, it is more convenient and time saving to feed the dog processed dog food, though the owner must, from time to time, ensure that his pet receives meats and fiber. A number of dog foods are available, each having its pros and cons.

Buying a complete dog menu, suited for your pet's health is becoming more and more difficult owing to the current price rises. To help address this problem, dog food coupons provide a viable alternative. There are various schemes on offer in the supermarkets and specialty dog stores which help in making your doggie bills a lot lighter. These schemes offer discount coupons for buying a specified range of products or a specified quantity of products. Some manufacturers give their own coupons which are in addition to the coupons issued by the super market. For example, a dog food manufacturer may sponsor a $1 discount coupon as an advertising strategy. At the same time, a supermarket selling dog food may advertise a discount of $1 on every $15 worth of same dog food. The customer can redeem both the coupons and pay only $13 for the dog food and thus save $ 2 on every visit. This may not sound as much of a savings but it all adds up.

Buying items close to expiry date have a series of attractive discount coupons attached to them including dog food coupons. Such sales are beneficial for the supermarkets as well as the customers. The cautionary of course being the likelihood of the food item possibly not fit for consumption by humans or also the dogs. Other schemes involve buying a set type of groceries in bulk which are discounted with coupons of all sorts including dog food coupons. Buying dog food coupons in adequate quantity over the Internet also provides attractive discounts. Such online sales typically target volumes in terms of quantity or the number of coupons that can be discounted. All such schemes have the inherent advantage of making the cost of food items and dog food items less costly. Using dog food coupons is undeniably a step in the right direction to reducing your pet food bill costs.



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