What do extreme couponers do with all the stuff

Sure, once coupons begin to go more digital then it might be worth the time and effort more…but buying 1, newspapers is expensive, and the time to clip out coupons is ridiculous. Couponing is worth it if your are discipline enough only to spend money on the stuff that you really need instead of want. Now that I have a baby girl, it seems that too much time is wasted cutting and cataloging my coupons. It would be hard for me to do E. When manufacturers create coupons, the are not cheating anyone.

Coupons are a form of advertising, just as television or Internet ads are. The additional sales of the items, beyond those bought with coupons, must be generating a rate of return in the same range or better or else the manufacturers would not continue. Because the store has to make up the lost profit, prices need to increase.

Sometimes the prices across the board are slightly higher. More insidious is when the prices for items with coupons are increased before the coupons come out. Anyone without a coupon actually pays more because of the doubling. I think most extreme coupon users see it as a hobby. I used to spend a lot of time clipping coupons, but my tastes have changed. Really G. I do not get to use coupons much and I do not hoard, matter of fact I almost buy things when I am running out of them, but I do not go out and criticise those who do for whatever reason.

This is a free country and people are free to do what they want to do with their time and money. Similarly, the businesses also are free to stop the so called leaching.

Best, fool. Yes, I do think there are ethical issues in completely living off coupons which is different than being a casual user. A blogosphere without opinions would be pretty boring, indeed. Time is money and your time could be spent being productive, earning an income and investing for your future. Expressing your opinion is fine, infact more than fine… It is a good thing. However, to me, you came off as judgemental I know some like to spell that judgmental, i digress ….

I completely agree with one narrow point, since coupon collection is not a creative pursuit i. This one guy bought supplies for a care packages using coupons….

I did despise the hoarding of things at his house, but extreme couponing is a way to give more than his means permitted him. But he used his labour in a creative way to do what he was otherwise incapable of doing. I saw another lady who buys 20 sunday newspapers and steals some off of others yards, that latter practice is a crime. But I cannot see how her cost is only the number ringing at the cash register.

Nuance is very important when dealing with people. Coupons are great to save money here or there but the extreme couponers are ridiculous. They buy all that stuff that they will never use. I find that buying the store brands of things, which are often as good if not better than name brands, saves quite a bit. Anything to the extreme is usually not a good thing. There is such a thing as volunteering if you want to help your community for free. Even most condiments are easy to make when you already have a basement full of the ingredients stockpiled.

Grace, Your first paragraph makes absolute no sense in regards to a stock pile expiring and defeating the purpose of extreme couponing! They create a stockpile and should they have excess than their family needs, they donate it to families who would be able to use it.

So their family is in major debt, they do this to save money and all the extras they have accumulated they give back to a poverty stricken community?! Seems like noble volunteering hours…. Yes there are such things as volunteering if you want to help your community but there is also donating food as well…So What?

I think not. For ME I like to clear out my cabinets monthly and donate to organizations and shelters who need the items, I count myself as a volunteer and contributor. To each is own Grace, I mean really! When birthday parties come around or special get togethers, guess whose bringing the chips and soda? Me… Please think before you judge and try to pass on your thought process as to what others should be thinking too! I enjoyed your article and unlike others, I value counterarguments on a topic I either engage or approve of.

I wish you all the best of luck in becoming finance free!! Awesome assessment…this week I will be able to donate diabetes monitors my first of hopefully many donations…I truly hope to start sending my expired coupons to overseas troops as well. There are so many valuable ways to help by couponing. The look on someones face in line when they are counting pennies for a medication that you have a coupon for to assist them with. I do use coupons occasionally, only for items I normally buy.

The last episode appeared during the Thanksgiving season on TLC's Discovery Family network with a new title, Greatest Givers: Extreme Couponing, which focused on the good deeds done by some of the previously profiled couponers.

Currently, there is not a future schedule for the program that has been released. Actively scan device characteristics for identification. Use precise geolocation data. Select personalised content. Create a personalised content profile. Measure ad performance. Select basic ads. Create a personalised ads profile. Select personalised ads. Apply market research to generate audience insights. Measure content performance.

Develop and improve products. List of Partners vendors. Table of Contents Expand. What can someone possibly do with thousands of tubes of toothpaste? Not to mention that other people mightve wanted to coupon for the same item and couldnt because he cleaned it all out!

I think my personal limit would be a year or two supply. The rest seems excessive. Some people resale it for cheaper than store prices and make money off of it. Some folks donate it- share it with friends. Some say they will but never do and things go to waste. I've only watched the show once- I'm all for couponing and getting a good deal- but do you need to clear the shelves of 36 bottles of maalox? Come on.

I also think the show is ruining it for folks, I've seen on coupon forums that a lot of store managers or limiting where they didn't before- and limiting the doubling too. Me personally, I have a personal stash that is part of my "year's supply" of emergency storage. Don't forget that a year's supply should include toiletries in case of emergencies, etc. Manage Money. Top 20 Most Fuel-Efficient Cars of Jump to.

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