So apparently people think that by couponing, I am stealing?

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Anonymous wrote:I was watching a daytime court show the other day where a woman was suing a shop owner because he harassed her after she took an entire tray of deli meats that were "free samples" and put them in her purse.

I don't think extreme couponers are that bad but it's the same ilk. You're not stealing but not really using the coupons in the spirit of what they are for and you're really annoying to interact with in the store.

But they are stealing by not using the coupons for what they're buying. So for the third time, OP, is this what you do, or do you buy every item listed on the coupons you use? I'm thinking you don't, since you won't answer.

[Anonymous]

OP Are you a SAHM and this gives you a sense that you are contributing to the family wealth.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Seems you may not understand, but if someone says, "Wow, you got that for a steal!" it doesn't mean that they really think you stole it.

[Anonymous]

Wow, so many judgmental comments! Granted, OP disappeared and hasn't really answered some questions, but someone mentions coupons and you assume she's eating boxed food?

I am a SAHM and have recently started looking in to couponing. The whole thing with stacking and double coupon weeks still eludes me, but I'm happy to buy 3 large packages of Bounty paper towels if it means Target is going to give me a $10 gift card back. I'm not contributing to the family wealth, but each little bit means that I can still have the cleaning service come monthly and take care of crap I don't want to do.

For those of you who do coupon, do you have any favorite sites where you get coupons or the best sites to search matchups? Do you use just the newspaper insert or are you printing at home?

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Anonymous wrote:I am a couponer, I generally get about $200 worth of groceries for around $45 with coupons. People apparently think that using coupons to the point that you pay nearly nothing is stealing.....

What do you think?

Yup, you are.

[Anonymous]

I have a friend like OP. She donates a lot of her couponing stuff for charity. I think it is quite amazing. It is very time consuming though and a lot of planning goes into it. So, there is a cost of time.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I am a couponer, I generally get about $200 worth of groceries for around $45 with coupons. People apparently think that using coupons to the point that you pay nearly nothing is stealing.....

What do you think?

Yup, you are.

Who is being stolen from, PP?

[Anonymous]

Companies have to make money, so all of us end up paying for people like OP.

[Anonymous]

Op here.

I do actually have a full time job. When I use coupons, it is only for the items that I know I actually need. Shampoo, conditioner, cheerios, oatmeal, cleaning products etc. I dont haggle with the cashier, I don't split transactions and I don't take an hour in line. The longest time I ever took was about 20 mins because of an unrelated issue. And I never have more than one cart! (well almost never, I stocked up on bottled water to for a family cookout 5 cases needed their own cart).

To the smart ass PP, I also make my own laundry soap. Borax, baking soda, a dash of all natural soap and lavender oil.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Op here.

I do actually have a full time job. When I use coupons, it is only for the items that I know I actually need. Shampoo, conditioner, cheerios, oatmeal, cleaning products etc. I dont haggle with the cashier, I don't split transactions and I don't take an hour in line. The longest time I ever took was about 20 mins because of an unrelated issue. And I never have more than one cart! (well almost never, I stocked up on bottled water to for a family cookout 5 cases needed their own cart).

To the smart ass PP, I also make my own laundry soap. Borax, baking soda, a dash of all natural soap and lavender oil.

...and your point is?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It depends. Are you one of the people who uses coupons for other items because the company codes the coupons the same, or do you buy the product listed on the coupon?

I only use the coupon for the item listed. I wouldn't try to get for example, Dole canned fruit when the coupon is for another Dole item. That's not really the way coupons work.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Op here.

I do actually have a full time job. When I use coupons, it is only for the items that I know I actually need. Shampoo, conditioner, cheerios, oatmeal, cleaning products etc. I dont haggle with the cashier, I don't split transactions and I don't take an hour in line. The longest time I ever took was about 20 mins because of an unrelated issue. And I never have more than one cart! (well almost never, I stocked up on bottled water to for a family cookout 5 cases needed their own cart).

To the smart ass PP, I also make my own laundry soap. Borax, baking soda, a dash of all natural soap and lavender oil.

...and your point is?

The PP was being a smart ass about buying laundry detergent when no where did I state that I hoarded laundry detergent.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What did you buy on your last shopping trip and how much did you spend?

My last shopping trip was for fruit, veggies, pasta, sauce, bread, milk, eggs, beef, and some hygiene products. Total was $120 ish, with coupons it was $70 ish. Each trip is different. I don't regularly go into store and get $1000 of groceries for $2.

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OP - I think there's a fine line between using coupons to save a few $ here and there vs. abusing it. One is fine, the other is not.

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Anonymous wrote: 20 minutes a day is 140 minutes a week. We will round down that to 2 hours. You saved 150 dollars off your grocery bill. I make more than 75 an hour so in my eyes its not worth my 2 hours a week.

20 mins X 5 days a week. I do it after work, not really on weekends.