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[quote=Anonymous][quote]I would actually like to know how to do this on a smaller scale. I have a friend who gets free toothpaste, shampoo, body wash, etc. and donates it to a women's shelter. Alternately, she organizes care packages to be sent to soliders overseas (her husband is in the Navy so this cause is close to her heart). She does not have the means to make these purchases without coupons and it is not hurting anyone to take a few extra tubes of toothpaste. To say that ANYONE who coupons is greedy is simply ridiculous.[/quote] It is easy to do this on a small scale. I do it with toothpaste, deodorant, pain relievers, toothbrushes, shampoo, conditioner, body wash, razors, various detergents, etc. I never pay more than $1 and frequently the items are free. I always follow the store's coupon policy and never try to use coupons I'm not entitled to use. And before people jump all over me, the most of any item I have ever taken is 4. And if there are only 4 left on the shelf, I wouldn't take them all. Extreme couponers have a large number of coupons for the same item, so that's how they are able to get 20+ of the same item. They get multiple copies of the Sunday paper & scavenge/dumpster dive for more Sunday inserts. It's nuts. I get one Sunday paper and if the coupons are really great that Sunday, I might buy an extra paper if I'm out. I have a 10-yr old who loves to clip & organize the coupons and I pay her 10% of whatever I save each week by using coupons, so it takes me very little time to do this. If there's a week she doesn't feel like doing it, I may do it myself or just skip the coupons that week. I am not obsessed with it but I do enjoy getting this stuff for free or almost free. Who wouldn't? And I'm not hoarding. Right now I have 4 extra tubes of toothpaste in my bathroom - that is about the deepest I go with my "stockpile.". The sale/coupon cycle is such that you don't need more than that - toothpaste will be free again before I use all 4 tubes. [/quote]
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