Extreme couponing - I'm becoming one of "those people"

[peteykirch]

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I got nothing against couponing, especially in this economy, but the people who buy stuff just for the sake it cost them a penny and they don't need it are the ones that drive me insane.

[UNC_Pete]

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I think I am going to try this as well. It seems there are blogs that detail the weeks store specials with current coupons. So if you get the paper and have the coupons, you can end up with a nice deal for certain products.

I am not going to horde or anything, but if I can get 4 packs of razors for a buck I ain't going to turn it down.

[~LiverpoolRed~]

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I wish the grocery stores around here offered discount loyalty cards like they all seem to have on the tv show. Not to mention when they have the double your coupon specials. They have nothing like that in any store around here.

[slickdtc]

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I wouldn't be able to stand myself if I went into a store with a binder and a bunch of cut-out coupons. It's just weird...

I got my grocery club card, get a lot of good deals at this one place, so that's enough for me.

[GAMEC0CK2002]

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Comes down to a costs vs. benefits analysis really. Is the time spent worth the potential savings?

Somebody once told me a good piece of advice, that was about spending but can also relate to couponing.

When is a "good deal" not a good deal for you?

A-- You can't afford it and/or B-- You don't need it

[Sublime12089]

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The extent I use coupons is if I randomly come across one for something that I was already going to buy within the next few days.... Well, that, and for pizza lol

[ODogg]

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The extent I use coupons is if I randomly come across one for something that I was already going to buy within the next few days.... Well, that, and for pizza lol

I really don't understand that view point too much anymore (i used to be like this though) because I guess I'm see in the savings now, to me it's just free money...

[ExtremeGamer]

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Comes down to a costs vs. benefits analysis really. Is the time spent worth the potential savings?

Somebody once told me a good piece of advice, that was about spending but can also relate to couponing.

When is a "good deal" not a good deal for you?

A-- You can't afford it and/or B-- You don't need it

My thing has always been this. I don't get it, people buy 45 boxes of cereal because it's cheap but at the same time they spent 10 hours collecting coupons to get it that way. Saw this show once, the whole family spent about 40 hours a week doing this. They saved about 600-700 a month on groceries. Just seemed to me if you took that 40 hours into an actual job, made the 600, and didn't have to buy 17 bottles of shampoo or 29 loaves of bread, you'd be in a better place.

Just me though.

[TheMatrix31]

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My thing has always been this. I don't get it, people buy 45 boxes of cereal because it's cheap but at the same time they spent 10 hours collecting coupons to get it that way. Saw this show once, the whole family spent about 40 hours a week doing this. They saved about 600-700 a month on groceries. Just seemed to me if you took that 40 hours into an actual job, made the 600, and didn't have to buy 17 bottles of shampoo or 29 loaves of bread, you'd be in a better place.

Just me though.

It's apparent that I should have gone into psychology, because anyone who spends 40 hours a week doing this is straight up psychotic and needs help.

[GAMEC0CK2002]

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It's apparent that I should have gone into psychology, because anyone who spends 40 hours a week doing this is straight up psychotic and needs help.

I could easily see somebody developing an OCD over this.

[UNC_Pete]

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40 hours is nuts. I believe most people who do this end up anywhere from 1.5-3 hours a week with research and getting their coupon book up to date.

[fsquid]

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I see nothing wrong with this. Also, it doesn't cost the store anything (unless they double coupons) as the brand companies reimburse the stores.

I do agree that it might lead to hoarding. I believe if I did this, I would donate much of the "free" items to the local food pantry.

[Trevytrev11]

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I really don't understand that view point too much anymore (i used to be like this though) because I guess I'm see in the savings now, to me it's just free money...

I think what he is saying is this:

let's say that you never buy frozen pizza's for whatever reason. Then comes the Sunday paper and a coupon for $3.00 off of a frozen pizza. You clip the coupon, put in your stack and go to the store and get the pizza, which is marked at $5.99. You ring it up and end up paying $2.99 for it.

You saved $3.00, but in reality, you just spend $2.99 on something you never would have purchaed without the coupon.

If that coupon was for $6.00 off, then it is free money. But unless it is a partial discount and you never intended to purchase that item without the coupon, then you are now spending money that you otherwise would not have.

Now if you were going to eat a Stauffers lasagna tthat was $5.99that day and are now substituting the frozen pizza, which costs $2.99, then I see your point again.

BUt if you are spending money on things you otherwise wouldn't buy, sure you are saving money, but in the end you are probably actually spending more.

[KG]

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My girlfriend is starting to get into this, but with her will and determination she'll likely give up soon.

I have yet to see the fruits of her labor, I see piles of coupons scattered around her personal room.

*Yep we both have our own rooms for personal time!*

I love every bit of this post Stew.

[mgoblue]

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My thing has always been this. I don't get it, people buy 45 boxes of cereal because it's cheap but at the same time they spent 10 hours collecting coupons to get it that way. Saw this show once, the whole family spent about 40 hours a week doing this. They saved about 600-700 a month on groceries. Just seemed to me if you took that 40 hours into an actual job, made the 600, and didn't have to buy 17 bottles of shampoo or 29 loaves of bread, you'd be in a better place.

Just me though.

Exactly...Though some people on the show save a lot more than that, it's still such a huge time sink that with a good job you can make a lot more than you save (10-20k a year)...

Plus some of these people steal newspapers, go through trash bins to find coupons, etc. My time is personally worth a lot more than that.