[Yokuutsu]

There's this show on TLC about obsessed people who will dig through the trash and the like to get coupons.

Coupons are good, but that's a little crazy...especially if you'll only buy an item if you have a coupon for it -.-

One thing really annoys me about this show-this one woman says buying the smallest is the cheapest/greatest value. Not necessarily. Bigger boxes are cheaper per ounce usually unless the smaller is on sale. Check that shit before you buy it. A 6 pound bag may be a lot cheaper per ounce than a three pound bag (or two three pound bags). This only counts if you can't get the three pound bag free.

[Feythfull]

wow they have a show about that i should see if i can find it lol

[Yokuutsu]

It's on TLC. I'm watching it right now. This woman refuses to buy something if she does not have a coupon for it.

If you find anyone like this who can use them to get shit for free....tell them I need some detergent.

[Feythfull]

omg I just watched 3 episodes it's crazy how much those people save!

I did that once on a very small scale. I got 5 deodorants for free actually I got a few dollars off my purchase but I think the only store around where I live does that and that's walmart. Canada isn't like the states

[Yokuutsu]

There's no places that double coupons around here. I wish they were. But a lot of coupons? Wal-Mart is the only one who carries a lot of the items D:

I wish I could get stuff like that for free...then I wouldn't have to worry about whether mother will buy groceries or not anymore.

[Echo-chan713]

I saw bits and pieces of it and it's crazy, that shows changed the way some department stores can apply coupons (like Target stopped using the buy 1 get one free)

[littl3chocobo]

a lady got arrested a few weeks ago for coupon stealing, stores have begun refusing /all/ doubled coupons and the couponers have been getting worse since that show started

[Feythfull]

The thing that this show doesn't show it how much people spend on electricity while they have 5-6 computers on (which a few of the people on the show do) and also the price of all the ink and paper from printing off the ones they get off the internet. Though they do mention the price they spend on news papers.

The other thing is the stores around where I live don't have stare discount cards. That is a lot of the the savings on the show.

[Yokuutsu]

@Echo
That's wrong....especially for those who aren't coupon crazy and just need two of the item and have a coupon

@littl3chocobo
I was talking about where certain stores double the coupon value up to a dollar. And how do you steal coupons? If they threw it away....it's free game by law.

@Feythful
Because seeing how much they save....that is a hell of alot more than the price of paper, ink, or that electricity. -just saying-

None of the stores around here have those loyalty cards or anything.

[Feythfull]

I know it is a lot more but still. Plus I bet those people don't even eat all that stuff. I like the ones where they donate to charity.
Plus most of the food they get is so unhealthy!
the one lady mentioned something about buying her kid's healthy cereal right after a shot of boxes and boxes of captain crunch and cocoa puffs. I was thought in what universe do they consider those healthy cereals.

but yeah I am still amazed at the savings. the last episode I watched the guy payed nothing for what was hundreds of dollars of food. not even a penny actually though owed him 3 cents Dx. Though they don't give out money. And the stores don't care cuz the manufactures give them the amount for the coupons.

[Yokuutsu]

Well, nowadays cereal manufacturers are making their cereals healthier-fortified with vitamins and minerals. And if you can find a kid that'll eat mini-wheats...congratulations. Those things taste like card board.

Some places do give cash back/gift cards for their store for the amount. I'd love to be able to do that. That gift card money? That's meat money right there.

I wish stores around here did the overages thing...I don't think Wal-Mart does .-.

[Daring Scylla]

I rarely use coupons like that, as a lot of them tend to be for processed foods and my body can't handle that very well.
Food is a lot less expensive in Europe, so there's a lot less coupons. I think it's extremely weird to me that there's even a show about that.

[Yokuutsu]

I wish I could use coupons like that. Then I would be able to have some food that isn't canned or frozen like a tv dinner or corndogs.

It's not weird. People will watch anything, but if they'd focus more on how to find the coupons and what stores double coupons values...the show would be a lot more useful to people.

[Daring Scylla]

I know people will watch anything. It's just weird to me.
Actually, the majority of things that there are shows about are weird to me. So it's probably just me.
What actually goes on in the show, do they find people that just do extreme coupon purchases and film them shopping?

[Yokuutsu]

I love Kitchen Nightmares >> <<

Pretty much that is what they do. With some background on why they do it (like one-the husband just got accepted into an awesome engineer program but there is no money for daycare so the mother can't work cause she needs to stay home to watch them-they live off of student loans)

[Daring Scylla]

Do you know how they find these people?
(Maybe I should get a TV so I can start watching this stuff.)