I have not gotten a coupon in a Sunday paper since the New Year. I buy a paper every Sunday just for the coupon and there never is one anymore. The paper that used to have the coupons is the State paper so it is widely distributed and I have asked others who get it and they don't get coupons either. I don't receive any flyers either. I have written to Michael's and asked why there are no coupons anymore and they were so kind that they did not even reply (can you hear my sarcasm? lol).
I have been in the store and knew that there was a coupon because it was posted. I asked for the discount but was told that I could not have any discount without the actual coupon. I even asked for a sales flyer and was denied one. I don't shop there nearly as often since I don't get coupons.
My Sunday paper NEVER has a Micheal's coupon in it yet!!!
My mom gets them all the time & she's only 15 mins away. I'm pretty sure it's the sorry news paper around here not being stuffed with the right stuff. It makes me mad though because I use those 40% off to buy my pans 
- I never miss a Hobby Lobby one though 
I know that you might not be able to buy the same newspaper that your mom gets from your local gas station/store, but have you thought about subscribing to the Sunday newspaper that your mom gets so that it gets mailed to you?
Also, to those of you who do not even have the Michael's coupon in any newspaper, have you thought about buying the coupon off of Ebay? Just do a search for "Michael's coupon." The people actually send you a clipped coupon from their newspaper! In this sale, you get 5 coupons for about $3.50 Example:
http://cgi.ebay.com/5-MICHAELS-Coupon-40-Off-1-REG-ITEM-Exp-4-29_W0QQitemZ230099509742QQcategoryZ31411QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
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