extreme couponing?

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• **O-Face** member

  

  March 2011 edited December 2011

  I only use coupons for stuff I actually use at home, not just..."oh I have a coupon for Kix cereal!!".  No.

  

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• mrsconn23 member

  

  March 2011 edited December 2011

  In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/special-topic-wedding-boards_wedding-woes_extreme-couponing?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Special%20Topic%20Wedding%20BoardsForum:47Discussion:6bc634e9-325d-44c9-9895-42eaa6ef741aPost:40fd5c86-e412-4bc7-828e-e658b137637f">Re: extreme couponing?</a>:
  [QUOTE]I only use coupons for stuff I actually use at home, not just..."oh I have a coupon for Kix cereal!!".  No.
  Posted by **O-Face**[/QUOTE]
  
  This.  I'm very picky with the coupons I do cut and even then I end up having to weed out expired ones about once every 2 months or so.
  
  I do have a weakness for cutting out snack or candy coupons.

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• tawillers member

  

  March 2011 edited December 2011

  I usually only use coupons for BR items.
  
  The couponing is nice in theory and it IS amazing how little they pay, but I don't want to eat noodles 3X a day for the next 72 years.

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• *Barbie* member

  

  March 2011 edited December 2011

  In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/special-topic-wedding-boards_wedding-woes_extreme-couponing?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Special Topic Wedding BoardsForum:47Discussion:6bc634e9-325d-44c9-9895-42eaa6ef741aPost:7cd98a12-5f0e-45ec-b68b-ac6d3e4cc0e2">Re: extreme couponing?</a>:
  [QUOTE]I usually only use coupons for BR items. The couponing is nice in theory and it IS amazing how little they pay, but<strong> I don't want to eat noodles 3X a day for the next 72 years.
  </strong>Posted by tawillers[/QUOTE]
  
  That was my thought - who is going to use 180 tubes of toothpase before they go bad?

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• tawillers member

  

  March 2011 edited December 2011

  I did see the episode a few months ago where the guy donated all the cereal, deodorant, toothpaste, soap, etc. to a local shelter.

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• [Deleted User] member

  

  March 2011 edited December 2011

  In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/special-topic-wedding-boards_wedding-woes_extreme-couponing?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Special%20Topic%20Wedding%20BoardsForum:47Discussion:6bc634e9-325d-44c9-9895-42eaa6ef741aPost:58b5bc80-d3bc-4c46-aac4-72466fd3ed98">Re: extreme couponing?</a>:
  [QUOTE]I did see the episode a few months ago where the guy donated all the cereal, deodorant, toothpaste, soap, etc. to a local shelter.
  Posted by tawillers[/QUOTE]
  That's a nice idea.
  
  I'm all about saving money, but I think that sometimes you pay for convenience.

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• NOLABridesmaid member

  

  March 2011 edited December 2011

  Yes.
  
  The time and lost of space makes it insane for me, but they did save a ton of money.
  
  I did side eye having enough deodorant for the rest of your life. That's a lot of tubes.

  

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• hmonkey member

  

  March 2011 edited December 2011

  well, some of these people donate the stuff they got for free, so good for them.  it's like the dude who has free airfare 4 lyfe for buying a frillion pudding cups and donating them.
  
  if i have a coupon for something, i am more likely to buy it but only if it's something i was considering anyway.  i don't care if it's $1.50 off, i'm not buying cooking "creme."

  

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• baconsmom member

  

  March 2011 edited December 2011

  Toothpaste goes bad? 

  
  

  I just saw the commercial where the woman was all, "I spend 6 hours getting ready for a shopping trip," and I was just no. I'm not spending 6 hours doing anything.

  
  

  I like to use coupons when we eat out and I clip the Costco ones before we do our monthly shop. And I will go to one store over another if I have a coupon - for example, Bacon's going to get a DQ birthday cake because that's what I have a discount on this week. 

  

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• **O-Face** member

  

  March 2011 edited December 2011

  Same here hmo...I will NEVER buy chef boyardee.  I don't care if there is a coupon.

  

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• DG1 member

  

  March 2011 edited December 2011

  
  It really is amazing what you can save.  I saved $88 at Target once (out of about $200). That's nothing compared to those people, I know, but 50% is pretty damned good.  And now, with so many couponing blogs that outline the deals for you, you don't have to think about it that much. ("Go to X store, buy A, B, and C, use coupons D, E, and F, pay $0.72 out of pocket and get $3 in register rewards for your next visit!")
  
  I did this a little when Dex was an infant and I was unemployed. It's pretty gratifying to bring home a ton of stuff for almost nothing.
  
  And yes, the really serious people are either hoarders or give their stuff away. It's almost a hobby, and a much more productive one than birdwatching or Mario Kart. I know a lot of people will get their neighbors' coupons (or extras from the paper delivery people) in exchange for some of the free stuff they get. 
  
  I guess I wish I could do this a little more, but I totally don't anymore. It makes me kindof stabby when I end up paying full price for stuff just so I can get in and out of the store faster.

  
  

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• TheDuckis member

  

  March 2011 edited December 2011

  I have a cousin who can buy a month worth of groceries (for a family of 11) for something like 15 bucks. My mom is always exploiting the "Get $15 for switching your perscription" deals, and if CVS has something she actually uses that ends up free with coupons, she will buy out every one in a 15 mile radius. I value my time a little too much to bother.

  
  Crap...I Mean Crafts

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• [Deleted User] member

  

  March 2011 edited December 2011

  I don't buy anything online without first looking for a coupon code though. 

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