The History of Cheerios
Cheerios: The King of Cereals!
Americans demonstrate their love for cereal by eating tons of it. More people buy Cheerios than any other cereal in America. It could be called the Flagship Cereal of General Mills and an American icon. Cheerios was first produced in 1941 and was the first cold cereal sold in grocery stores. General Mills has been innovative in the production and marketing of Cheerios. There are now eleven different kinds of Cheerios. Your choices of this popular product include: Cheerios in the familiar yellow box, Honey Nut, MultiGrain, Banana Nut, Chocolate, Crunch, Berry Burst, Frosted, Apple Cinnamon, Fruity, and Yogurt Burst. It will be interesting to see what the next new flavor is. In 2008, the sale of Cheerios accounted for 12.6% of all cereals sold. The second best seller, Kellogg’s Special K, sold less than half as many boxes and accounted for only 5.4% of the market.
Cheerios are popular with all age groups, but they seem to be the special favorite of toddlers. Often, when you see a mother pushing a stroller, there will be a little tyke in it with a little plastic bag of Cheerios.
Everyone loves a bargain. With the recession and high unemployment, it is more important than ever for people to be frugal. Both the number of people using coupons and the number of coupons available for use are increasing. Fortunately, it is not difficult to find coupons available to purchase Cheerios at a discounted price.
Find Cheerios Deals, Promotional Discounts & Coupon Codes
Coupons are for sale on eBay. Today, typing “Cheerios coupons” into the eBay search engine brought up 234 responses. Fifteen $.50 off coupons can be purchased under “Buy It Now” for $1.53, and fifteen $1.00 off MultiGrain Cheerios coupons go for $.99. They are certainly cheap enough.
Most coupons are available without cost. The best online offer is on cheerios.com. There you can sign up to receive $4.00 in coupons and the chance to win a free box. What a deal! To secure Cheerios coupons directly from General Mills, go to generalmills.com and click on “Recipes and Coupons.” On the next screen click on “Print coupons for your favorite products” on the left side of the screen. On the next page, scroll down until you come to Cheerios. There are currently three coupons available for three different kinds of Cheerios. If you have children, you probably need more than one box.
There are many coupon websites that sometimes, but not always, have Cheerios available for printing. It is best to check them out whenever you begin to run low on this product. Simply type “Cheerios coupons” into your favorite search engine, and it will bring up a wide variety of sites for you to search for special offers.
My current favorite among coupon websites is couponmom.com. Other websites for manufacturers’ coupons include: couponcabin.com, shopathome.com, boodle.com, coolsavings.com, and coupons.com. Everyone can succeed at finding Cheerios coupons from online websites. It is a matter of getting started finding and using them and continuing to perform this money-saving task. On these websites you frequently must sign up and give your e-mail address, etc., so be prepared to do that.
Another source for Cheerios coupons is weekly grocery store ads. You can sign up for mygrocerystoredeals.com for free. Members can use this site to search for Cheerios ads in specific supermarkets in the state in which they reside. Be sure to check out this website.
The old tried-and-true method for collecting manufacturers’ coupons is to check the coupon sections in your Sunday newspaper. This still works well, and many faithfully harvest them weekly. In my local paper there was a coupon this week for chocolate-flavored Cheerios. General Mills often specifies their newest flavor of Cheerios to encourage people to try it. At many grocery store chains, the coupon for chocolate flavored can be used as a discount on any type you choose. Competition is fierce, and grocery stores want to make friends who will return, not enemies they will never see again.
Regardless of where you find your Cheerios coupons, you need a holder to keep them in. Coupons can be misplaced, lost, ignored, or go out of date if you do not store them properly. You want to take full advantage of all Cheerios and other coupons.
Here are some interesting facts to consider while you cut out Cheerios coupons. All of the different kinds of Cheerios are made from whole grain and offer between 8 and 16 grams of whole grains per serving. Cheerios contain only 1 gram of sugar per serving, which is less that the sugar content in most children’s cereals. Cheerios sponsors a Dodge on the Nascar circuit. At cheerios.com, recipes are available that use this healthful product as an ingredient.
Cheerios are great! Cheerios bought with a coupon are even better!