‘Extreme Couponing’ gives bad name to couponers
If you didn’t get a chance to catch TLC’s “Extreme Couponing” on Wednesday, below is a brief glimpse of what the show is about. It sort of gives you that can’t-stop-watching-a-train-wreck feeling.
The show is entertaining for just that reason — the rest of us can’t believe there are people who live this way. Hours to prepare to go grocery shopping? More than a hundred boxes of pasta? Not only will you neglect to consume all the groceries you buy in the course of your lifetime, you’re making the shopping experience for everyone else miserable by buying out the store and hogging a checkout line for half of the day.
And unfortunately, it gives a bad name to those of us who do use coupons responsibly by only taking the two allotted, only buying the things we need and leaving products on the shelf for other consumers.
Jenny from Southern Savers makes some points on her blog that I would like to paraphrase for anyone who is a beginning couponer but is hesitant about becoming like those on the show:
1. You only need to buy enough of any given product to last you for 6-10 weeks — the length of sale cycles.
2. Have some common courtesy by leaving food for the rest of us.
3. Remember your purpose in saving. Six hours of prep time may not be worth saving $20.
I encourage you to read the rest of her blog post about the show, including facts about what most grocery stores will and will not do.
What were your thoughts about “Extreme Couponing?” Have you ever been stuck behind someone who held up the line with multiple carts?
– By Lauren Davidson, Atlanta Bargain Hunter
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Meg
April 8th, 2011
6:30 am
Yea these might be saving money, but they are also eating highly processed “food”. I tried the coupon thing but it’s mostly junk food.
casey
April 8th, 2011
7:18 am
dang… these folks need to get a J.O.B
tim
April 8th, 2011
7:29 am
They aren’t “shopping”….they are doing it for “the thrill” and beating “the retailer”. It wasn’t about WHAT they bought, but how much it didn’t COST them, and that is a big difference.
I’ve never seen a extreme couponer in a store but if people do it alot, the retailers will eventually limit purchases. How many bottles of mustard can a family use?
I’m calling it ECD. EXTREME COUPONING DISORDER. Doctors will someday be perscribing a pill for it and people will claim they suffer from it. Coming to a store near you……..
WACKY!
Pickles
April 8th, 2011
8:28 am
I use about 10 coupons a week. I saved $2 yesterday on four items that I ran out of and use all the time (butter, yogurt, pasta). That little piece of paper I cut out is worth the same $2 as two one dollar bills. Basically, I got a free beer at happy hour this week.
leelee
April 8th, 2011
8:46 am
A bit extreme, but come on now…I can’t believe people don’t want something for free…No matter how hard I try and how many coupons I get, I can’t walk out of the store spending less than $50 a shot…how many candy bars for free? why wouldn’t you get them? give them to your child’s school to sell to help pay for books and things….
Stacey
April 8th, 2011
9:21 am
My husband made the comment that he would respect the extreme couponers if they were donating the food and tolietries to a shelter or pantry but it is wasteful to get it “just because it’s free”. Who needs 150 year supply of deodorant?
I also enjoy getting things for free and I stock up on non perishables if I can get them really cheap but I consider stocking up as having a 6 month supply, not lifetime. I often get things that I know my family won’t use but I can get free with a coupon and put them in a box in the floor of the panty. When my son’s school or scout troop has a food drive we just donate that box and start a new one.
Just this week I noticed that my local Kroger and Wal Mart stores now have their coupon policies in writing at each register. One of the things I noticed was no freebie internet coupons and limit of one internet coupon per product (for example, if you chose to buy 10 toothbrushes, they will take a coupon that was printed from the internet for one). As soon I saw this I figured it was the result of this show.
Sunshine
April 8th, 2011
9:32 am
I know an extreme couponer (but not to that extent)and she does good things with all the extras. She helps out families in need and she donates to homeless shelters. She even helps stock the in-home daycare her kids attend. I think it is admirable that she pays it forward. It’s not a bad thing in some cases.
A reader
April 8th, 2011
9:37 am
What really struck me about the video is that they were buying HUNDREDS of candy bars and cookies. These folks need to look in the mirror because they should not be eating that much candy or cookies!! And they left the store with 9 carts of JUNK — candy, cookies, raman noodles, sports drinks,… Where is the produce? Hell, where is anything that is not carb-loaded??
Kar
April 8th, 2011
9:39 am
They give the impression of being borderline hoarders. Who needs thirty bottles of windex cleaner? How do you balance the so-called savings with the cost of a bigger house to hold your “purchases?”
It only makes sense to me if you can sell this to someone else or split the purchases with a buddy/family member.
Plus, if you don’t eat packaged food, there’s not a lot of savings.
sjbytes
April 8th, 2011
9:46 am
These people aren’t saving anything, that includes candy bars. Almost seems like an episode for “Hoarding”. Hours to prepare a grocery list? Judging by the video they might want to take a couple minutes from that grocery list preparation and do a little invention called a sit-up.
Ghostrider
April 8th, 2011
9:54 am
They remind me of Hoarders. They need to get a life. Didn’t see the show but what I’ve heard IS they buy alot of junk food.
Winnie
April 8th, 2011
9:57 am
These people are nuts. Her home shelves appear to be better stocked than the local convenience store. What a waste.
CC
April 8th, 2011
10:02 am
It is a bit strange. I could understand if they gave part of their deals away to a food bank but to store it all that is a little overboard.
Melissa
April 8th, 2011
10:06 am
125 boxes of pasta…usually 4 servings (at least) per box= 500. 500 servings of overly processed and carb-laden pasta…..
there was nothing green or fresh in any of these 9 carts.
This show is an awful picture of gluttony and greed in our country.
Kat
April 8th, 2011
10:13 am
Less of an addiction to food and “saving” on junk and more of an addiction to exercise and good food may be in order here.
km
April 8th, 2011
10:14 am
I thought it was cool to learn how to use coupons to stay within a tight budget. But I agree it is just like hoarding to stock more than your family can ever use. I think these people have become addicted to hunt not the savings money during difficult financial times. Having your home stocked with food until it is disrupting the functionality of your space is crazy.
scooby-doo
April 8th, 2011
10:21 am
I agree with Tim. This could be a new illness or addiction like OCD- Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. Or like Kar says; “They’re borderline hoarders”, which is also a form of mental illness. These people can’t stay out of the grocery store because the coupons are like a drug calling them to buy, buy, BUY!!!. Pickles makes a valid point, too: the little coupon is sort of worth it’s weight in cash, but nonetheless (like the article says) have some common courtesy! Don’t let greed get the best of you! Donating food is a very generous thing to do, but it’s also a lame excuse to give someone a reason to clear the store shelves every time they go shopping and later say, “Oh, I donate most of it to a good cause” just so you can feel good about not leaving anything for the rest of us.
Thank God for “rain checks”, otherwise these EC’s would ruin it for us normal consumers to take advantage of their local grocery store sales.
Kristin
April 8th, 2011
10:33 am
They seem to me to be nothing more than organized hoarders
Crazy
April 8th, 2011
10:38 am
Totatlly hoarders. I did appreciate the guy that donated the 1,000 boxes of cereal he got for free to his church. But it was definitely contrived for the show (the Kroger manager had his cereal still in the packing boxes & had it all shrink-wrapped for him & helping him out to his car with it).
It is gluttony & greed. The woman taking 62 bottles of mustard, and her husband trying to stop her at 10, 15, 25, 35 etc. bottles. Then he says “I don’t even like mustard”. What a waste. Same with all that salad dressing – 50 bottles of dressing? It goes rancid too quickly. 75 boxes of cereal doesn’t stay fresh long enough to make sense. That other lady bought 30 tubs of sour cream – it stays fresh for a month! It’s just hoarding, a disease. Maybe with canned goods, paper products, etc. one could justify but they are all “constantly re-stocking their supplies” and have 50 jars of pasta on hand.
It’s strange none of these people have any shame. Their declarations like “the store is out to get me” makes absolutely no sense. Grocery stores operate on razor-thin margins (usually 5-7%). Someone saving 99% on their grocery bills just to “battle the store” is stupid. They are robbing them. I use coupons & love savings but this show is crazy
Eric
April 8th, 2011
11:07 am
I am a health food fanatic and I can tell you there are zero coupons for anything fresh. I am single and spend nearly $125 each week on food for one person. I do understand there are numerous families out there that can’t afford to spend that kind of money on four people, so it’s easy for them to gravitate toward cheaper foods, but what are they doing to themselves from a health perspective in the long run? They are asking to be obese, have heart disease and diabetes. And they are setting the stage for their kids to have life long health problems.
I truly understand that a lot of families can’t spend a ton of money on green food, but there has to be some balance. There is always produce on sale and you don’t need a coupon to get it. You can mix some of the cheaper foods with some produce to at least try and come up with a balanced diet. I get that we are in a rough economy and people are struggling to get by in the short term…but they are killing themselves over the long term.
I have been in line behind a coupon queen who has two or three carts filled with garbage. The thing that get’s me is that she is seriously proud of what she has done and has no concept of how she is slowly killing her family. Keep in mind I use she for simplicity…I’ve seen guys with a handful of coupons too.
The bottom line is this…the money you save using your coupons needs to be put into an investment account…so when you’re children need extensive medical care you’ll have the money to pay for it. Diabetes can be expensive. Or do the smarter thing…pay a little more for some decent food and give your children a fighting chance.
Tracy
April 8th, 2011
11:11 am
I think it is hoarding and they seem addicted!! As everyone else has said.. where the heck is the greens and fresh meat? (not hot dogs or lunch meat) and the gal with all the mustard?? She spends all that time getting “ready” doing her make up.. she needs to spend some time on a treadmill in my opinion. All that processed food will kill you in the long run.. so not worth it.. it is way too extreme.. its nice to get a good deal but don’t let yourself get crazy over it!
Don'tno
April 8th, 2011
11:13 am
First of all, I try very hard not be insensitive but I must comment on this article Many of you said that it was selfish for them to purchase so many items many of which they probably don’t need. I have one question. Have you looked at the photograph? They probably use anything and everything they purchase. Selfish you say? That’s an earmark of an obsession-selfishness. They might be obsessed with the food, the process of getting the food or a combination thereof. Whatever the case, I hope they read some of the posts and get a feel for how others view their behavior.
Evangeline
April 8th, 2011
11:19 am
I watched the first two episodes to see if I could learn anything to improve my own coupon use. Aside from being well organized, shopping with a list and donating what you can to help others, the show was kind of creepy. Should an emergency occur, I can feed my family and clean my home with what I have stored until things improve. I can gladly donate to a good cause if I choose. But to store paper goods in the shower is over the top and storing cardboard boxes of cereal under your bed is just asking for an infestation of pests. We all need to be mindful of our money (What I save on paper goods with coupons I can now utilize on fresh seasonal fruits and vegetables) but these people are extreme in the worst possible way.
Free or not, it is still gluttonous consumerism.
Rik Roberts
April 8th, 2011
11:20 am
While I think this is way overboard, I have to say that the comments about their weight are unfair. There is no doubt that they, like many of us, could stand to lose weight. However, she had her goal for the day and it included the items she bought. This doesn’t mean that she didn’t go back another day and get produce, meats and such. While this is more extreme, how many people go buy super packs of things at Costco and put them in their pantry or a closet in the garage? Would you like to be judged only for the non-perishable items you bought at a Costco? When I was married, we would buy non-perishables at Wal-Mart or Sam’s every month or so and go to the Kroger for weekly things like bread, milk, meats and produce.
scooby-doo
April 8th, 2011
11:56 am
@Rik Roberts – a valid point! I also shop at a warehouse and stock up on bulk items such as paper goods and canned foods as well as meats and dairy products. You are also right about the weight issues. To be fair a lot of us do buy junk food (I’ve seen you at the register) and some of us hoard a certain amount especially when candy goes on sale right after Halloween or Easter mainly because 75% off is a great deal on candy! But OTOH (on the other hand) it’s also partly the retailers blame for shoving this junk in our face in massive candy isles and at the front door in huge bins to tempt us weaker folks who are trying to avoid that kind of pitfall. It ain’t easy! I love Milky Way and Butterfinger and the little elve’s chocolate chip cookies!
Gluttony on Parade.
April 8th, 2011
12:02 pm
Sorry, but the video brought out my inner child.
“Fatty, fatty two by four can’t push her nine shopping carts out the front door!”
Put down those coupons, get some exercise, and get some help for your obvious addiction. Sheesh.
the Grinch
April 8th, 2011
12:03 pm
Rik, most people buy ONE super pack of items, not 62.
the Grinch
April 8th, 2011
12:07 pm
Scooby:
Really? It’s the retailers fault? It’s called self control. You are EXACTLY what is going wrong with this country. Don’t look in the mirror, blame someone else!!!!!!!!! Pathetic!
It’s McDonalds fault you eat there too, right?
Eric
April 8th, 2011
12:12 pm
Rik…while we do live in a judgemental environment, I think you are wrong in saying the comments about their weight are unfair. The bottom line is that these people are obese, and then they show up on your tv screen buying 10 years worth of carbs, I think the correlation is obvious. You may be right, they go back to the store to buy produce and meat…but the simple truth is you have to take in more than you put out to get to that size. Their size is just another illustration of their compulsive shopping behavior, and while I do not advocate people making fun of others based on any reason, I think most of the people on this board are making a point about eating crap and getting fat. My conclusion is pretty simple, if the producers of this disaster were trying to portray these folks as thrify savers, they failed miserably. All they did was show that these people are out of control and need some serious intervention. And when I say that I’m referring to the obsessive compulsive disorder they so obviously suffer from, stacked on top of extreme food hoarding and poor eating habits. It’s amazing that the producers put this on TV because it certainly does nothing to promote being thrifty…it only provides shock entertainment value with the masses of Americans watching in horror. Anybody who watches this show and can relate to these people are in need of some therapy themselves. I have nothing against saving money, but that is NOT what this show portrays. It’s simply a dismal attempt at getting ratings based on extreme behavior…just more reality crap that is getting pumped out of the entertainment industry. But then again, America is watching this crap over more educational options, which may explain the sad state of our nation. So again…fat jokes are typically inappropriate in nature…but the reality is that this is just a sophomoric response to an altogether inappropriate show. Tit for tat…is how I view it. And that is exactly what the producers wanted…the masses talking about the show, positively or negatively.
AtlantaFan
April 8th, 2011
12:38 pm
Glad others agree that Extreme Couponing is extremely obsessive. I posted this same opinion a few months ago when Lauren brought it up. I agree with Eric that eating healthy is quite expensive, but worth it in the long run — based on health care costs associated with an unhealthy diet.
scooby-doo
April 8th, 2011
12:40 pm
@the Grinch-if you would go back and read my blog you would see that I said the retailer is PARTLY to blame. And if my little blog is your definition of what is EXACTLY wrong with this country then you are certainly out of touch. You’re probably sitting there reading this right now with a scooby snack stuck in your fat jaw dropping crumbs all over your keyboard infesting it with thousands of germs while you grunt and think of a ingenious come-back to this accurate description of your pathetic little grinchy life!
Kate
April 8th, 2011
12:42 pm
If TLC has to show extreme behavior to get ratings, at least this show models minimally harmful actions. There’s worse things people can do than use too many coupons or save too much money.
But I agree that all the junk food being purchased is horrible. And these people do seem to have varying degrees of mental illness, which is sad. On one show, a woman made some comment about how terribly upset she would have become if the store didn’t have enough stock for her to purchase an entire 100 bottles of antacid. That’s a pretty clear sign of OCD.
Now I’d like to know what’s going to happen when these people realize they will never be able to use the quantities they’ve purchased. Will they ever notice? Ever stop? This goes way beyond normal stocking up at Costco for a few months. Nobody can use entire bins of chips in a few months before they expire, and it would take several decades or a lifetime to use 100’s of glass cleaners, toothpastes, or deodorants.
Eric
April 8th, 2011
12:53 pm
Kate…REALLY? Minimally harmful? You think teaching your kids to be food hoarders, contributing to a life long obesity problem and a myriad of health problems is minimally harmful? Wow…I’m at a loss for words.
Willyb
April 8th, 2011
12:55 pm
A slight correction: many people continually say there are no coupons for healthy foods. This is simply flat-out untrue. There are no coupons that come IN YOUR NEWSPSPER or in the mail for them. But they are there. Most fresh and organic food coupons are found online. Also, the stores themselves (whole foods, co-ops) will have coupon books at the front of the store. There are blogs dedicated to couponing these types of products.
Couponing is a definite skill that can be used for good or for evil, so to speak. The same technique used to find and buy cheetos for 20 cents can be used to get organic soy milk for the same price. Just remember: this is a sensationalist show and that, while it looks bad to see someone have a basement full of crap, most Americans do eat that stuff. If they didn’t, it wouldn’t be sold successfully. “organic deals” is one good blog to check out- I am totally unaffiliated
Renee
April 8th, 2011
12:59 pm
I am a couponer and I save anywhere from 40 to 50% on my shopping order. You can get healthy foods if you look and use the right coupons. However I follow the southernsavers.com web site. I only stock up for 6 months at a time. Some of these people should donate some of the groceries they stock up on. There are times I get things for free plus profit on my shopping order that I don’t use and I donate it. Also, keep in mind that not every store doubles or tripples there coupons in fact most don’t. Also, other than hot dogs and packaged meets I’d like to know where they buy that stuff.
Stacy
April 8th, 2011
1:06 pm
This show is absolutely FAKE! Another one of those “REALITY TV” shows that are not reality. Just about every store in the United States has a coupon policy … some are posted online and some are just posted in store. There is no store that would allow this type of “shopping” excursion because the store would lose too much money. This was strictly allowed for the purpose of this TV show. I supervise at a grocery store and know for a fact … as should EVERYONE … that the stores market to MAKE MONEY for themselves. I sat and watched Wednesdays episodes just to see what all the hype was about and OMG! if I never see it even advertised again I would be exstatic! I clip coupons regularly and do quite a stroke of business with my regular grocery orders but as I said … I get my savings and the store still earns money. Oh yeah … and to BUY coupons? WTF is that all about? Are you that stupid to pay $0.10 for a freaking $0.50 coupon? Stop and think about it … none of the people in that Extreme Couponing program ever calculated in the cost of the 10-12 Sunday papers they bought (usually between $2 & $5 each)for the coupons into the savings nor the cost of the coupon clippers coupons. Someone else hit it on the head already … these people really need to get off their A$$ and get a real job and stop BS-ing everyone else just to be on TV. I know they will never get another rating from me. These are extremely mentally challenged OCD folks in need of some therapy … as is anyone who believes this crap. Go ahead teach this OCD behavior to your kids and plan on visiting them in a psych ward!!! Have fun ya’ll!
Renee
April 8th, 2011
1:13 pm
If all your finding is junk food then your not getting coupons in the right places. These people may be extreme but why is it that we need to lable everyone with an addiction and give them a pill to take. When you have 7 kids to feed like that one lady I can see stocking up whenever you can but with in reason. Like 6 months at a time. I think these stores that allowed the mutliple transactions only did that for the show.
Kate
April 8th, 2011
1:26 pm
@ Eric, my point is that they could be meth addicts, or drinking themselves into oblivion, or gambling away their entire salaries. Or for that matter, eating chalk, popping out 19 kids or having them live in rat-infested houses with junk piled to the ceiling (all have been on TLC). Let’s keep some perspective here. On the list of dangerous life choices people can make, and certainly compared to other reality TV shows, overbuying with coupons for which some of the items in some cases are junk food is not catastrophic. Some of these people don’t even have kids. For the average viewer, maybe the show incents them to remember to clip a few coupons each week. Fine. It’s far from an ideal TV program, but it’s an improvement over many.
I’d much rather TLC portray people doing healthy, functional things. Bettering their lives, their families and their communities in some way. Sadly, I don’t expect to see that anytime soon.
Shanon
April 8th, 2011
1:27 pm
Its called coupon fraud, plain and simple.I work in retail and hate to see these crazy women and a few men come in to shop. They purchase items from the same manufacturer but not what the coupon calls for purchase. They get mean when they are told that they have to purchase the specific item on coupon and realize that they won’t be getting away with fraud at that time.They will just go and hit up another store. And the media is making these people look like savvy shoppers. No they are called criminals!
Living Smart
April 8th, 2011
2:50 pm
Please understand that TLC is going to great lengths to show you ONLY the most extreme, and at times, unethical couponers. Why? Because that’s what is good for RATINGS. Why would they show you the AVERAGE couponer, who carefully goes through each coupon to make sure they are using them properly, who spends DESIGNATED time each week on the process, and who cultivates a positive relationship with their store and cashers? Be honest, you don’t want to see that. It’s BORING. You WANT to see the extremes, the shock value. Don’t take this out on ethical couponers. Take it out on TLC who also makes a killing off highlighting a family that has enough kids to populate a small village, in an age where over-population is considered by many to be reckless and irresponsible. ALSO, what you’re seeing is NOT true in many cases. Where they go in and buy 3 or 4 boxes of an item that has to be brought from the back? NOT TRUE. No store stockpiles like that…those are special pre-orders, but TLC didn’t bother to give you that little detail.
Kris
April 8th, 2011
3:13 pm
My husband and I thought it was quite eye opening that the first lady in extreme couponing could qualify as a “contestant” on Hoarders only her hoard is organized. I felt so sorry for her husband that he should have to help her with this; THAT reminded me of Jon Gosselin in his early years with Kate…just shut up and do what you’re told.
Stacey
April 8th, 2011
3:24 pm
@Living Smart…If I’m not mistaken, the shopper did say that he called ahead and had the cereal preordered but I wondered why the store would be willing to order an extra 1100 boxes of cereal so someone could get it free.
The other thing that bothered me with the same shopper is how there “just happened” to be baskets and bins with just the right amount and brands of the toothbrushes, razors and deodorants to fit his coupons. At least with the other shoppers you saw them digging through the shelves to get their items and counting them out to make sure they had a coupon for each item.
I also had an issue with the one where the people were allowed to hold up a line so that they could call around and get friends who could drive to the store and go through the line with them in order to take advantage of a $10 off store promotion. There is no way in the world they would have actually allowed that to happen.
Bre
April 8th, 2011
3:33 pm
This is one of the more extreme episodes. I will save that this series of shows have motivated me to start using coupons but I am not so sure about the hoarding. The savings they are receiving is very motivating.
scooby-doo
April 8th, 2011
3:35 pm
Shows like these are curiously disgusting, like watching Man vs Food. We’re all addicted to reality shows and the networks have gone crazy with them, but OTOH (on the other hand) maybe it helps those that have addictions or odd habits who watch it to take a good look at themselves like looking at yourself in a mirror and saying, “Jeez, am I like that?” Kind of like that show Biggest Loser where it’s disgusting in a way, but also has that heartfelt part of it where they get some help. TLC could have a therapist meet the extreme couponers face to face in the parking lot when they come out of the grocery store with their load of goods and have a scene where they break down and get some help. That might be worth watching. They help the people in Hoarders.
Living Smart
April 8th, 2011
3:36 pm
@Stacey, all the things you’ve pointed out are exactly what I’m talking about. These are pre-staged for the SOUL purpose of TLC’s show. NO store allows one person to hold up a cashier for 5 hours, no store lets a single person come in with 9 shopping carts ENTIRELY of couponed items. These were prearranged and TLC does not really want viewers to pay attention to those details.
Living Smart
April 8th, 2011
3:38 pm
I would also like to point out that we regularly converse with Amanda, who is shown in this video, and the TLC trip is NOT her regular shopping method. She does coupon avidly (which should be applauded for savings), but she is also involved in an ETHICAL couponing network. She is a strong advocate for using coupons EXACTLY according to store coupon policies. I wish TLC would have noted that, but again…that doesn’t really make for shocking TV.
scooby-doo
April 8th, 2011
3:52 pm
@Living Smart – If what you’re saying is true that would make a lot of sense as to why a store would not allow this. Thanks for the scoop, but now you’ve ruined it for everyone who watches this show for the pure entertainment of it. It’s like the people who rip apart a good action flick simply because they know in real life “it couldn’t happen that way”. FGS (for God’s sake) it’s just a movie! Just like, it’s only a TV show! If you believe everything you watch on TV then you are very naive. Do you trust everything you watch on the news to be true? No! It’s entertainment!
ESTHER BROWN
April 8th, 2011
3:55 pm
WHAT THEY DON’T SAY; Is that no one can eat entirely that cheap. If you notice no one was buying fresh produce, meats or other needed things that are not on a coupon. They may buy cheap w/ coupons but i’m sure the next time they go it costs 30 60 bucks for fresh lettuce, milk and meats,
Living Smart
April 8th, 2011
3:59 pm
LOL @ scooby-doo! You’re so right. I am being a wet blanket in a way, and for that I apologize. But this is a topic so dear to my own heart that it infuriates me when it is so deliberately and grossly misrepresented. Amanda (in the video clip) donates unbelievable amounts of food to people who truly need her generosity but for some reason, they chose to edit that out of her particular clip.
scooby-doo
April 8th, 2011
4:07 pm
@Living Smart – Well in that case shame on TLC for not showing the heartfelt part of the story! They could have turned it into a nice family show with the grocery store also taking some credit and had a scene where Amanda was donating the bulk of food to charity. That would have had the people commenting in this article talking a different tune today! BTW (by the way) I know people that do smart legitimate couponing also who belong to these “coupon clubs” where they meet and trade coupons and come home with half a dozen coupons for the same product. They don’t need to spend extra money buying 10 Sunday newspapers or whatever just to gather more coupons. There are also people in our office who pass around stacks of coupon inserts after they’re done clipping what they want to allow other folks to clip coupons. It’s like paying it forward.