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nicemarmot617
October 10, 2008 3:47 PM
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I only hate coupon-users who are absurdly slow and clog up the whole line sorting out their coupons. If you're going to use coupons, don't wait till you're at the register to figure out which ones you're using!

Coupons themselves, I am too lazy to use, although if my BF loses his job that might change!

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madanthony
October 10, 2008 4:34 PM
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@nicemarmot617:

I don't use coupons as much as I used to, and I try to have them sorted before I get there. But I sometimes have cashiers who have no idea how to ring up coupons (especially for free items) as well as cashiers who don't know their own stores policies (especially with internet coupons).

There are a ton of times I've had to tell cashiers how to use their own POS systems or the price of an item.

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NotAppealing
October 11, 2008 2:30 AM
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@madanthony:Hehe, POS can mean two things.
And I'm two years old.

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The_IT_Crone
October 10, 2008 4:01 PM
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@nicemarmot617: Yeah as I get each item in the cart, I put it's corresponding coupon in my pocket so when I'm at the checkout all I have to do is whip out the wad of coupons.

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LoveNoelG
October 10, 2008 3:56 PM
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@nicemarmot617: And they will inevitably write a check.

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ludwigk
October 10, 2008 4:56 PM
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@LoveNoelG: My girlfriend and I have cardinal rules of grocery store checkout line selection. Rule #1 is NO OLD PEOPLE. They pull out the coupons, shuffle through them, realize they don't have the correct product, ask the cashier to announce over PA to bring them the right kind of grapes so that they can save $.07/lb, then they pull out the checkbook... meanwhile, the lines on either side of you have cleared 5-6 customers in the same amount of time.

The main reason for these rules is so that whenever we stand there languishing behind some old crazy cat lady doing the coupon/wrong product shuffle, instead of saying \"*GRUMBLE GRUMBLE* old people, coupons etc.\" we say \"I broke THE RULE! And now I'm paying the price!\"

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ninjatoddler
October 11, 2008 2:04 AM
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@ludwigk: The rule for me extends to the cashier as well.

Oh and I love coupons. Saved 30 bucks one time at the grocery and no, I'm not one of those who decide to tear out the coupons in the last second to hold up the line.

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mnstrzr0
October 10, 2008 3:55 PM
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@nicemarmot617:

I like to wait for the cashier to total the transaction before saying, \"Oh, wait, I've got coupons!\"

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dieselman8
October 10, 2008 3:52 PM
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@nicemarmot617:

Those people behind me can kiss my ass. I'm finding that coupon!

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nataku8_e30
October 10, 2008 3:54 PM
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I just hate it when the cashier forgets to run the coupons the customer put in a big stack right in front of him / her and processes the payment, and then the customer gets pissed and I have to move lines.

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youbastid
October 10, 2008 4:04 PM
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@nataku83: How does that even happen? Why would the customer go through paying for it if the coupons are still right in front of them?

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nataku8_e30
October 10, 2008 5:01 PM
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@youbastid: It can also happen fairly easily if you're not paying attention. Most of my local supermarkets have really bad cashiers who really need a lot of customer oversight to get things correct.

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Eyebrows McGee (now with more baby!)
October 10, 2008 4:34 PM
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@youbastid: Typically because you've already swiped your CC while they were scanning everything. Most swipers let you swipe at any point, but you do have the danger the cashier will run the transaction then w/o your coupons. Which, at my grocery store, means I have to go to customer service and have them run them all. It's annoying.

I'm a pretty big couponer and there's one cashier I NEVER run my card in advance with because she NEVER remembers the coupons. Otherwise I rarely have a problem. I just let them know at the beginning of the transaction and give them the stack, and they usually remember.

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ribex
October 10, 2008 10:55 PM
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@Eyebrows McGee:

This is why I use self-checkout whenever possible. Also, within the last few-several years, I made a habit of looking at every item on my receipt before leaving the store when I couldn't use self-checkout because the supermarkets I frequent kept \"forgetting\" to update the sale price in their systems. Well, the largest offender has since closed...

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ratnerstar
October 10, 2008 3:54 PM
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Other things hot people often get a reprieve for: rudeness, stupidity, bad driving, chronic lateness, speeding, child endangerment, high seas piracy, and arson.

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chargernj
October 10, 2008 6:41 PM
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@ratnerstar: Oh yeah, and the pretty girl in the next cubicle gets to come in a half hour later than everyone else, of and her lunches are a half hour longer too...

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humphrmi
October 10, 2008 5:30 PM
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@ratnerstar: I agree with you, but I defy you to name one hot high sea pirate. And Elizabeth Swann doesn't count.

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ratnerstar
October 10, 2008 6:42 PM
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@humphrmi: I can't, proving that all allegations of piracy against hot people are immediately dropped. Q to the E to the D!

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Marshfield
October 10, 2008 8:10 PM
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@ratnerstar: Captain Jack Sparrow was kinda hot...

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ludwigk
October 10, 2008 4:58 PM
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@ratnerstar: If cable television has taught me anything, its that being hot is a free ticket to get anything you want all the time, no questions asked.

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myabloodyvalentine
October 10, 2008 3:56 PM
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i've always been a coupon clipper - and i'm only 25 - i try to be stealthy when i'm in an aisle and going through them (also, to avoid the aforementioned clog at the line, i hate those people too). i store them in a cute little purple accordion file that fits in my purse.

but yeah, my friends make fun of me for cutting them out until i hand them over in line and get like $10+ off my grocery bill. i'm the grandma... *sigh*

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kairi2
October 10, 2008 8:08 PM
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@myabloodyvalentine: this could have been me posting, lol. i'm 25, use a purple accordian file, and organize them as i shop. it wasn't that way until i had to do my own grocery shopping. when i was little i used to joke on my mom and grandma for being coupon freaks. but coupons are easy money, i don't understand why everyone doesn't use them.

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JulesNoctambule
October 10, 2008 6:54 PM
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@myabloodyvalentine: Three cheers for coupons! And cute little coupon files. And My Bloody Valentine!

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pecan 3.14159265
October 10, 2008 5:08 PM
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@myabloodyvalentine: I use coupons too. If I have a lot of coupons, I usually go to the self-checkout line. That would normally mean I have more actual items to check out, and it aggravates me when people with a whole cart full of items go to self-checkout, but what's another pack of cheese going to do? By \"a few more items\" it's usually two bottles of juice instead of one, or two boxes of cereal instead of one.

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Etoiles
October 10, 2008 4:58 PM
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@myabloodyvalentine: Working in retail (CVS) in my teenage years gave me awesome respect for the power of coupons. My 20% employee discount, combined with coupons, meant I routinely got $50 worth of stuff for my household (the bane of working at CVS: your family calls every shift with, \"oh, on your way home, could you pick up...\") for about $15.

The deals aren't that good anymore but I still get the Sunday paper mostly for the coupons. (Which are, mysteriously, delivered on Saturday.)

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alice_bunnie
October 11, 2008 1:54 AM
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@EtoilePB:

I got $25 worth of stuff at CVS on Wedsnesday, after coupons and my Extra Care Bucks I paid $2.20 cash.

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crabbyman6
October 10, 2008 3:59 PM
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I generally like coupon users. Usually they remind me that I just picked up a coupon in aisle 5 for those Trix that I would have forgotten about.

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Tambar
October 10, 2008 4:01 PM
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When the people behind me in the Publix line last night were watching my total quickly drop by $55 their mouths *were* slightly agape - sadly, I don't think it was because I'm also hot. I know my coupons save my family from the soup kitchens and I think that matters more than a stranger's fleeting opinion.


*Note - soup kitchens are awesome but their resources are best used on people who truly need it. That's not us, yet.

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Melanie
October 10, 2008 5:18 PM
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@Tambar: I never worry what people think about me as I hand my coupons over to the cashier. I'm saving money, I'm a happy girl. In fact, at my neighborhood Safeway in DC, the cashier typically reviews the receipt before handing it to me, saying something like, \"you saved 20% today.\" And I say, \"awesome,\" and she congratulates me, and the people behind me do that mouth agape thing.


There's no shame in saving some money for the bar later. None at all.

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EYESONLY
October 10, 2008 6:28 PM
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@Melanie: Don't know if this is still the case, but as of a few years back, the Vons chain (in Southern California, anyway) instructed their cashiers to always read your savings back to you, off the bottom of the receipt... to remind you how much you saved by using a club card, etc.

I was going through one day (had only bought one item) and the cashier automatically glanced down at the receipt before handing it to me: \"And by shopping at Vons today, you've saved... $0.01! Oh, dear. That IS embarrassing.\"

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Eyebrows McGee (now with more baby!)
October 10, 2008 4:38 PM
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@Tambar: I also think it depends on where you live. Frugality's still a virtue where I am (smaller midwestern city), so while people might be a *leetle* embarrassed at their couponing ways, most folks approve. I'll even have people in line say, \"Oh, man, I wish I'd remembered to cut out that Tide coupon!\" when they see me pulling out mine.

Also depends on when you shop. I most often get groceries during the daytime on Tuesday when it's retired people, two stay-at-home-moms, and ME in the store. Going after work on Friday when the store is packed to the gills and lines are six people deep, getting a full cart, and using coupons is going to get you a lot more dirty looks than going when the store's 1/2 empty. 3 a.m. is also a great time for couponing if your store is 24-hours!

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battra92
October 10, 2008 5:28 PM
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@Eyebrows McGee: I think you make a good point on location, Mr. McGee. I live in a more rural area where frugality is a double edged sword. We have people clipping coupons and sharing them at work and people are all trying to save $0.10 on something.

On the other hand people here are just as into status symbols it seems as anywhere. Just looking in my work parking lot at all the fairly new trucks and SUVs shows it.

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legwork
October 10, 2008 4:01 PM
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Did someone turn in their paper late? Methinks the results don't speak to current events.

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Triterion
October 10, 2008 5:21 PM
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@legwork: Yeah, the idea that \"the modern consumer tends to prize status and luxury over thrift\" is what got us all into this mess, and it will take a change in heart in that respect to get us out of it.

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youbastid
October 10, 2008 4:06 PM
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Whoops, outdated research! I think this one is a little more on the money:
[www.cnn.com]

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GMFish
October 10, 2008 4:04 PM
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\"Researchers proposed that the reason for the coupon-hating is \"the modern consumer tends to prize status and luxury over thrift.\"\"

No, I think most coupon hating comes from the delay. It's the same thing with those morons, er, kind hearted souls, who spend several minutes to pay with exact change.

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humphrmi
October 10, 2008 5:33 PM
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@GMFish: I agree (with you). Leave it to the stupid hoity-toity self-important researchers to come up with some left-field explanation that has no connection with real people.

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pecan 3.14159265
October 10, 2008 5:09 PM
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@GMFish: Or the dinosaurs who still pay with a check.

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surfsimply
October 10, 2008 4:06 PM
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Here's another interesting quote from the uManitoba/uAlberta study:

\"Recent work in marketing has focused on consumer stigmatization related to cultural backgrounds (e.g., Mexican immigrants), age, literacy levels, and certain subculture affiliations (e.g., Star Trek fans).\"

That's a double-whammy for coupon users who also happen to be Trekkies.

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oneandone
October 10, 2008 4:18 PM
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@surfsimply: And a triple whammy if you are a Mexican immigrant Star Trek fan using coupons.

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synergy
October 12, 2008 2:17 AM
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@oneandone: Damn! Both of you have gone and outted me!


;)

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davekoob
October 10, 2008 4:16 PM
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@surfsimply:

Or the odd triple threat: Coupon using, Mexican immigrant- Trekkies :)

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majortom1029
October 10, 2008 4:11 PM
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The problem with coupons is that most of the time they are for products that are the most expensive anyway. Meaning that if you picked a less known brand you would get it for cheaper than something even with double the coupon.

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pecan 3.14159265
October 10, 2008 5:10 PM
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@majortom1029: Coupons will sometimes knock down a price enough that the name brand item is comparable to the generic, and if you prefer generic, good for you, but if you happen to like the name brand of that item better, yay for the coupon.

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Princess Leela
October 10, 2008 5:44 PM
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@IHaveAFreezeRay: Also a good strategy: waiting till the name-brand item is on sale and THEN using the coupon to get more savings on top of that.

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wildwhuck
October 12, 2008 5:39 PM
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@Princess Leela: i do this all the time. i look to see if it will be cheaper buying the name bran with the coupon vs the generic. if not then i wait for a better sale on that name brand item.

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Eyebrows McGee (now with more baby!)
October 10, 2008 4:46 PM
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@majortom1029: Yeah, we talk about this one every time coupons come up!

It does demand smart shopping; there are plenty of coupons for nasty overprocessed expensive convenience food. But most of us don't clip coupons for crap we don't need!

First, if you have brand preferences in some product categories, brand coupons are great; you're not buying the generic anyway. (My husband is way particular about his syrup -- Hungry Jack microwaveable. I get coupons for that all the time, it's great.) Or if you buy organic, coupons on organic brands are very useful.

Second, there are plenty of coupons for staples. I bake and cook from scratch a lot; I get coupons for sugar, flour, baking soda, milk, etc. Coupons on spices are especially useful and tend to be generous.

Third, sometimes coupons do drop the price of the name brand below the price of the generic. (I don't buy a whole lot of name brands, but I'll often see this with chicken. Buying a name-brand raw whole chicken will be $1 cheaper with the coupon than buying the store-marked raw whole chicken.)

Fourth, even if coupons are on \"luxury\" products, maybe that's when you buy them as a treat. I like Pepperidge Farm cookies (mint milanos ... mmmm) but I only buy them when I have a coupon. I know they're more expensive than, oh, generic oreos, or than cookies I bake myself, but sometimes I want a mint milano!

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fairywench
October 11, 2008 1:14 PM
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@cmdrsass: No, it's not a myth. It's much cheaper to cook from scratch than to use processed crap that has coupons available. It's also much healthier. The thought of \"saving\" $55 is nuts....I can eat for a week on $30, and I don't buy any carbs, which are cheap. Only chicken, seafood and fruits and veggies. This includes lunches, btw.

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downwithmonstercable
October 10, 2008 4:11 PM
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Coupons aren't bad if they are the kind that come in the mail from manufacturers, those you just scan and they come off. What I can't stand are the people that bring Safeway coupons to Albertson's or something like that, and the cashier has to manually figure out the difference between Safeway's 3 for $5 price and Albertson's 4.89 price for every single item, or something to that effect. That is when it's good that I do not own guns.

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RandomHookup
October 10, 2008 5:22 PM
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@downwithmonstercable: And who should you shoot -- the customer who is trying to save money or the cashier who works for the company that hasn't made it easy to figure out a discount they offer?

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Difdi
October 10, 2008 6:32 PM
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@RandomHookup: The only moral option would be to shoot himself. Of course, cyanide tablets are probably a less painful option, in that event.

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EBounding
October 10, 2008 4:12 PM
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I have more of a problem with people who write checks at the grocery store.

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pb5000
October 10, 2008 5:56 PM
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@EBounding: This is also my biggest pet peeve, why people use checks at a store instead of the debit card is beyond my comprehension.

*off topic* but I was at Great Clips getting ready to pay for my $4.99 haircut ($4.99 vs. $11 because of a coupon) the lady in front of me in line was griping that she had already written out the check before they told her they don't accept checks. Her complaint was that she now HAD to use her debit card and wasted a perfectly good check. I couldn't help smiling at the sweet satisfaction.

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Difdi
October 10, 2008 6:35 PM
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@pb5000: There used to be a small benefit to using a check instead of a debit card. Namely, the so-called \"float\" time. Checks took longer for the store to cash, giving people a small buffer to pay it off, as if the check payment were a very short term credit card transaction. In some places, the float time could be up to a week or so.

Nowadays, most places scan the check electronically, so the float time of a check, unless you're in the back of beyond and they barely have telephones, is around 20 seconds longer than a debit card. But so many people can't change an ingrained habit even if it would save their lives, people continue using checks.

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oldheathen
October 10, 2008 4:18 PM
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@EBounding: Oh, by far...while asking 3 times if they got their senior discount. Note: it's never the hard-up people doing this - it's always the old guy driving off in the late model Lincoln Continental.

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balthisar
October 10, 2008 10:23 PM
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@oldheathen: I drive a late model Lincoln Continental! I just knew there was a stigma there!

It's got 275 ft-lbs of torque on an otherwise light unibody (i.e., it's quick). It looks like a sleeper, but it's a fun ride. It's also, ahem, on Consumer Reports best 10 used cars to own list, and it was made right here in Michigan. The only non-consumable work done has been the front end, and in Michigan, you really should count ball joints, etc., at consumables.

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Laffy Daffy
October 10, 2008 5:00 PM
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@oldheathen: That's how he's able to afford the Lincoln, silly.

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nidolke
October 10, 2008 4:13 PM
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I don't pay attention to their coupon use, I'm too busy judging them on what's in their cart.

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rockergal
October 10, 2008 10:57 PM
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@nidolke: lmao I do the same thing, I dont care about the coupon use, I seem more absorbed by what they got in their cart or on the belt.

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MeanPeopleSuck
October 10, 2008 6:59 PM
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@nidolke: Ha! Ditto. Until that one time I was perplexed by the choice and quantity of items the lady in front of me had. That's when she whipped out a HUGE envelope of coupons and knocked more than 80% off her total.

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Murph1908
October 10, 2008 4:25 PM
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An ex-girlfriend of mine was a coupon queen. When we lived together, she would spend about 30 minutes on Sunday going through the coupons in the paper. She'd cut out ones for items we buy all the time anyway.

Then, she'd check the weekly ad, pull out the coupons that matched, and buy those items with the coupon. It was a-freakin-mazing how much she would bring home for $50.

She too had the tiny accordion file to store them, and organized them by type (breakfast, desert, dinner, household).

I don't have the patience for such activity.

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pecan 3.14159265
October 10, 2008 5:13 PM
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@Murph1908: I find it therapeutic. I do that too. Sunday is nap time, football (when it's in season) and coupons. I have emails that come to me every week or every other week from the grocery stores I go to the most. Surprisingly, the emails are very sparse. When I signed up, I expected to be inundated with mailings every week, but I prefer to get the emails with the deals rather than have to collect a weekly paper version which will end up littering my countertop anyway.

That's probably the best way to hide your coupon clipping, if you're inclined to do so. I look online for coupons as well as clip my own from the Sunday paper, but wholesale clubs have coupons online and so do grocery stores sometimes.

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Traveshamockery
October 10, 2008 4:28 PM
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Coupon Cashers > Check Writers

Use a Debit Card!

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cmdrsass
October 10, 2008 4:28 PM
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I'd rather throw my money around on fun stuff than pay extra for groceries.

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CountryJustice
October 10, 2008 4:29 PM
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I am a staunch and avid coupon clipper/user. I too have a small accordion file that I use to organize them (it's also pink, at the missus' discretion) and there's an empty pocket in the front. Whenever I pick up an item I have a coupon for, it goes into the front pocket. At checkout, BAM! there they all are, like so many tiny frugal Emerils.

I do everything I can to avoid holding people up, because I'm considerate that way and I understand that the earth does not rotate on my axis. If, after all my preparedness, they still want to think I'm cheap, then fuck 'em, what do I care. My attitude is further supported and justified as I drive off in my 10-year-old Hyundai.

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dweebster
October 10, 2008 5:10 PM
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@CountryJustice: Hyundai...? cheapskate!!

:)

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dtmoore
October 10, 2008 4:30 PM
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It's just as annoying as people complaining about prices that are 3 cents off for a can of soup or the coupon saving 5 cents not scanning property or something. I realize that stuff adds up, but wasting 5 minutes of my own time as well as everyone in line behind me is not worth 8 cents. I've paid people in front of me to forget the coupon before. \"here's a dollar, let it go\".

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HooFoot
October 11, 2008 12:02 AM
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@dtmoore: I love people who get huffy and self-righteous over losing an extra 30 seconds to someone sorting coupons or disputing the bill. Anytime a stranger makes a comment like this to me, I suddenly feel compelled to write a check to cover my purchase. I keep checks in my purse strictly for this purpose.

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youbastid
October 11, 2008 12:45 AM
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@dtmoore: You clearly have no idea what you're talking about. I've never seen a coupon for 8 cents off. The lowest value I've seen is 25 cents off, but most are worth 50 cents to 2 dollars. I usually save at LEAST an extra 10% off my ~$120 bill with coupons every time I go shopping.

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reishka
October 10, 2008 8:55 PM
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@dtmoore: I wish I could meet more people that would pay me to ignore 8 cents.

For some of us, that 8 cents IS a big deal. When you have to pinch and save everywhere you can because you're half a step away from the poor house, it matters.

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CreativeLinks
October 10, 2008 4:33 PM
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I, for one, find coupon users extremely hot--regardless of what they look like :)

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forgottenpassword
October 10, 2008 4:33 PM
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I tend to have a problem with cashiers trying to find any reason to deny the coupon. This happens mostly at walmart. Walmart must HATE coupon users & teach their cashers to try & find any way to refuse a coupon.


I hate using coupons when I have people behind me because the cashier is usually the one that holds up the line scrutinizing my coupons like I am trying to pass off poorly counterfieted cash. I have my coupons out before my stuff is even scanned.

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redvwbug
October 10, 2008 8:34 PM
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@forgottenpassword: Walmart is the worst when it comes to coupons. Last week I had 3 great coupons and she scanned them and they wouldn't work even though I pulled out the products from the bags she said since the cash register wouldn't deduct the amount I would have to go to customer service to get my money back from the coupons. WTF, like I am gonna wait another 20 minutes to get a couple of dollars back, geeez. I was pissed, won't be going back there anytime soon.

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Difdi
October 10, 2008 6:42 PM
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@forgottenpassword: I hate that too. It's especially bad with online coupons -- The kind you print out rather than clipping. But even mailer coupons are occasionally hard to redeem; Burger King recently sent me a coupon book that requires a manager's override code for the counter guy to accept.

I've had that exact walmart experience in the past too; Had the clerk simply scanned the coupon, the increase in wait time for the people behind me would have been on the order of an extra 3 seconds. But because he felt the need to argue with me about the coupon's validity, call over his supervisor, supervisor called over manager, all three debated the validity of the coupon with themselves and me, and were ultimately going to reject it (I suggested scanning it and letting the computer verify it...lo and behold, it was valid!) the transaction took 20 freaking minutes longer than it should have.

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The_Red_Monkey
October 10, 2008 4:52 PM
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Someone being frugal is fine by me. But don't you dare write a damn check when I know you have that little plastic card in there that says Debit.

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battra92
October 10, 2008 5:34 PM
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@The_Red_Monkey: Yeah, and then they have to pay $0.25 or whatever in check fees vs. nothing for the Debit Card. What reason are checks still around, around?

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incognit000
October 10, 2008 4:52 PM
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Clearly they're forgetting about how annoying it is to be behind the person who has dozens of coupons, all of which must be scanned in one at a time.


Also, obsessive coupon collectors tend to be particularly rude about it, and demand that coupons be redeemed even if they are expired or pertain to other items. I know this is why my local grocery store has shifted away from coupons and now just pushes the loyalty card real hard and then mails you a flyer every few days detailing all the deals loyalty card users have access to.

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Jesse
October 10, 2008 5:01 PM
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Coupon users aren't bad as long as they get the right item, don't try to pass an expired coupon and have everything ready to go. When I used to work as a cashier at a grocery store back in high school, this didn't happen quite a bit. Double/Triple coupon days were notorious for bringing out all the bad coupon clippers from the woodwork.

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Sevarious
October 10, 2008 5:02 PM
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Another study demonstrating the obvious.

Here's the results of my own personal study:
- Coupon users are irrelevant if in any other line than mine or if located behind me in line as they have no effect on the speed of my exit from the store.
- All coupon users located far in front of me in the line are obnoxious as they are delaying my exit from the store.
- Coupon users directly in front of me in the line are obnoxious as they are delaying my exit from the store.
- Hot female coupon users directly front of me in the line are excluded from the previous statement as the opportunity to ogle eye candy is always welcome.

Now that I have published the preliminary results of my study I request a press release and $100,000 for a follow up study where I will conclusively demonstrate that as hot females waiting in line wear fewer and tighter clothes my overall mood improves.

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ironchef
October 10, 2008 5:04 PM
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so what? Who cares what the money wasters think!

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dweebster
October 10, 2008 5:09 PM
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I'd rather be judged a \"cheapskate\" by trying to live within one's means than one who just helped drive the world into financial turmoil by participating in the ponzi scheme of easy credit.

As little as I want to, I'll probably be judging a few people living in their SUVs (the ones that weren't repossessed) soon.

Bushtown, USA

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Twerpsichore
October 10, 2008 5:11 PM
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Everybody had best get over it because we're in a g/d recession/depression (repression?). Sadly, most of the stuff they offer coupons for is crap, but still, have patience with your fellow consumers, especially if they are elderly (which in coupon country is usually the case).

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Maulleigh
October 10, 2008 5:14 PM
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I agree with coupons in theory. However, if a coupon causes me to buy two products of something I wouldn't buy in the first place, that's just wasted money.

My tip: Always buy generics or what's on sale.

You can go broke saving money.

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pecan 3.14159265
October 10, 2008 5:30 PM
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@Maulleigh: That's how a lot of people get into problems even with coupons...they go \"I can save $1 on two boxes of cereal!\" but they don't eat that cereal anyway, so they use it as an excuse to try the cereal (and end up hating it) or they do it just to save money, but they just don't realize that not buying the item is cheaper overall.

Moral of the story is only clip coupons for what you would buy anyway. It's better for your wallet and your mental state.

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dweebster
October 10, 2008 5:15 PM
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**Researchers proposed that the reason for the coupon-hating is \"the modern consumer tends to prize status and luxury over thrift.\"***

Gee...wonder how our sheep society learned THAT? Doesn't seem innate.

(Awww, shaddap grammaw - the Great Depression is over, we've learned the lessons and there's infinite prosperity!!! Deregulate!! Drill, Baby, Drill!!! \"Trickle Down\"!!!)

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rednrowdy
October 10, 2008 5:17 PM
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after having spent way too much time with a guy who openly said \"i'm bad with money\" and had the horrific credit to prove it, i look at a guy who clips coupons as a dreamboat, regardless of what he looks like.

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Shadowman615
October 10, 2008 5:19 PM
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Who gives a shit? What strangers in a grocery store think about me is of no use to me.

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Changed my name to \"I like potatoes\"
October 10, 2008 5:20 PM
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If you are military then you gotta love the commissaries. People think you're a moron if you DON'T use coupons!

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Tambar
October 10, 2008 8:22 PM
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@algal924: I like that I can send my expired coupons to my friends at Rammstein, Korea, etc and they get a second coupon life!

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drewheyman
October 10, 2008 5:23 PM
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Do i file a complaint with consumerist for the English language abuse witnessed in this post's title?


How does my hotness influence coupon use unless I happen to be the one using the coupons?


Howabout, \"If you use coupons, people think you are a cheapskate unless you are hot\".

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GothamGal
October 10, 2008 5:27 PM
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I don't care how hot you are. If you are wasting my time because you are going through your coupons at the register, you deserve to be slapped.

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Princess Leela
October 10, 2008 5:33 PM
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@GothamGal: This is what I don't get. If I'm gonna buy some particular item with a coupon, I a)already know I have the coupon, b)seek out the item in question, and c)arrive at the register with the coupons I need already in my hand. Who are these idiots who buy random shit, wander up to the register and THEN start looking to see if maybe they have a coupon? Kind of defeats the purpose, no?

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Sevarious
October 10, 2008 6:58 PM
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@Princess Leela:

I don't know who they are, but they are more common than I would like. There is also a 75% chance that after rummaging through their gigantic portable coupon file they will proceed to whip out a checkbook and ask the clerk what the name of the store is so that they can fill out the check.

There is also a 20% chance that at least one of their coupons will produce some kind of a problem resulting in an argument and a store manager being called. Common problems include: The coupon being expired. Not last week expired, more like expired during the Clinton administration. Also utter shock and amazement is observed when they discover that their 10 cents off Tropicana OJ doesn't also apply to Minute Maid OJ.

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RandomHookup
October 10, 2008 5:38 PM
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Hey, who stole Consumerist? This thread would usually be packed full of gripes about couponing and 20 cents off coupons and high processed food. Did the commenters get laid off too?

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reverendskinner
October 10, 2008 5:41 PM
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They can think whatever they want while I'm saving money.

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Lin-Z [linguist on duty]
October 10, 2008 5:41 PM
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I expect the people in this study mostly disagree with being slowed down. I love using cupons. But I have them all ready before I get to the register, and I shop in the middle of the night when there isn't much of a line.

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pecan 3.14159265
October 10, 2008 5:56 PM
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@Lin-Z: Exactly. Have your coupons prepped. On average, I have a ton of coupons paper clipped together, sorted by expiration date with an index card that names each item in the stack. And whenever I go out to get groceries, I'll look at each card to see whether I can use any of the coupons. And I only take the ones that are applicable to the items on my shopping trip.

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RandomHookup
October 10, 2008 5:45 PM
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@Lin-Z: But, inevitably, there's a coupon that doesn't scan right or cashier has to get help because the item will end up being free with coupons or some other problem that still makes it difficult. The ladies behind me the other night were very impressed with my couponing, even though a manager had to come over to fix a problem with a coupon scanning.

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tinybubbles
October 10, 2008 5:41 PM
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I'm cheap and proud of it!

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floraposte
October 10, 2008 5:51 PM
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I don't really think it's my business how the people around me are paying for their stuff, and I'm usually thinking about something else when they're paying anyway. I tend not to coupon clip, as the rate of return isn't good for me with my shopping patterns, but I do use the POS-generated coupons. I'm in much the same area as Eyebrows McGee, and as she says, coupon use is the rule rather than the exception, so I doubt there's much stigma here.

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saradanger
October 10, 2008 5:51 PM
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I used coupons for the first time yesterday, at Whole Foods of all places. You can really save quite a bit when you combine in store sales and manufacturers coupons. I saved nearly $20 off of a $78 bill and I purchased stuff I normally purchase every week plus a couple of things I have been wanting to try. I kept the coupons in an envelope, and as I grabbed items I transferred them to my coat pocket. It probably took the cashier no more than 20 seconds to quickly scan my coupons.

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My keyboard has a typo key
October 10, 2008 5:52 PM
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IF, as in if. There was only a way, I could pick what I wanted to use in terms of the discounts. Have one universal bar code and be done with it.
Finding all the discounts for 10-25 cents here and there. Is more effort that just ignoring it.

I normally charge more per hour for my labor. Than I save (overall) with coupons.

Plus with a voyeuristic reading of Consumerist, knowing of the \"shrink ray.\" How much are you really saving. Do you just break even?

IF.. It was easier to use coupons. I would print out one coupon gives all. And use it. Since it takes more effort and time. To scour paid media and look through JUNK! It is not worth it to me.

I could care less who stands behind me. They are jerks. Unless they prove otherwise. Most people are really nice in line in my about 40 years of shopping. (The older people who somehow get the speed to cut in line do not count.)

Another cool Gawker property? Coupondeals.com???? One stop coupon deals..

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RandomHookup
October 10, 2008 6:02 PM
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@twiddling_my_thumbs: Most of the discounts aren't 10-25 cents anymore. I save about $1k per month (though I would never spend that much on food just for me). I end up donating a lot and selling some really cheaply to a neighbor.


If it's not worth it to you, that's fine. I'm using time I wouldn't be paid for anyway...such as just watching TV.

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bohemian
October 10, 2008 5:57 PM
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I rarely use coupons at the grocery store because they are only for expensive brand name processed foods. Buying raw ingredients is way cheaper.

I do use coupons for non food things that we need, deodorant, scrub sponges, % off for clothing or hardware.

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JulesNoctambule
October 10, 2008 7:00 PM
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@bohemian: 'I rarely use coupons at the grocery store because they are only for expensive brand name processed foods.'

Really? Huh. Guess I hallucinated those coupons for fresh vegetables, cheese, flour, canned beans and a free pound of strawberries I used last week.

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pecan 3.14159265
October 10, 2008 6:17 PM
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@bohemian: So you make your own cheese? You make your own cereal? Do you make your own milk? There are coupons for milk too, you know. And for juice. Do you make your own juice?

Not being snarky, I'm just wondering why you've got all these assumptions that coupons are \"only for expensive brand name processed foods\" because there are plenty of coupons for items that people normally can't buy raw or make themselves (unless you don't eat any of the things I listed above or buy everything generic).

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pecan 3.14159265
October 10, 2008 5:58 PM
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Another really good way to save money is to make everything you make into a recipe with specific amounts of ingredients. That way, you don't make more than you intended, or less, and you can adjust your price if something is cheaper. And if you are making something new or you're using a recipe, I don't find it a bother to only buy one of a particular item, like one potato or one green pepper. It's better than feeling pressured to buy a few of them when you only need one. If the recipe only makes X amount and you need twice that, adjust the numbers in the recipe first and then go shopping so you don't just guess on what you think you need and end up with too much of something.

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bdsakx
October 10, 2008 6:03 PM
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I've been using coupons a lot lately when I go eat lunch. I don't have time to make my own lunch (nor can I make anything I'd enjoy eating). Nowadays, I never throw away coupons I get in the mail for places like Sonic, Arby's, Grandy's, Quizno's, etc. I cut those suckers out and I save 1-3 dollars every time I eat lunch. Weinerschnitzel has the best coupons too. I'm suddenly so religious over these coupons, I bought a little pouch to organize them (and I'm a man too!!!).

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MeanPeopleSuck
October 10, 2008 7:10 PM
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@bdsakx: There's nothing wrong with a man being organized.

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AMetamorphosis
October 10, 2008 6:13 PM
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As a coupon user living within my means I rarely care what the shopper behind me thinks about my frugality.


Luckily I'm hot ... lol just kidding :-)


If anything, I'm still pissed that those crappy loyalty cards NEVER did away with coupons like they promised us in exchange for a detailed record of all our purchases.

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Outrun1986
October 10, 2008 6:27 PM
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I really don't care what anyone thinks of me for using a coupon, if someone is worrying about that then they should probably get their priorities straight.

There are a lot of coupons out there for prepacked and processed foods however you can find coupons for other things too and for basic, healthy items and toiletries that you need. Most coupons that I use are over 1$ each.

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EYESONLY
October 10, 2008 6:39 PM
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Another great place to use \"coupons,\" which I suspect a lot of people overlook, is the Internet. Sites like CouponCabin.com and RetailMeNot.com will post recent discount codes for a ton of online sites. Not such a great source for Amazon obviously, but before nearly any non-Amazon Internet purchase, I always try to remember to Google \"[name of store] codes\" or \"[name of store] coupon,\" and see what turns up. Knocked 10 or 15 percent off a purchase at a store I'd never heard of, just last night, by using CouponCabin. (Some of the posted codes are expired of course, but it only takes a few seconds to check, and quite often you can save as much as 20 percent off, or even more.)

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Outrun1986
October 10, 2008 8:59 PM
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@EYESONLY: I do this too, you can really save a lot this way and it usually only takes 5 min to save on a purchase that you will be making anyways. You can also google the name of the store or website with \"coupon\" or \"code\" in the search to find discounts. I have gotten printable B&M store coupons this way too.

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krom
October 10, 2008 6:49 PM
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yeah, well the average consumer is a flicking retard, which is why they consume so much (and why they take out ARMs on heavily overpriced McMansions.)

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xip
October 10, 2008 7:12 PM
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I hypothesize that many, many things could fit into the blanks in this statement:

\"People think that are , unless you're hot.\"

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xip
October 10, 2008 7:13 PM
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@xip:

I guess it didn't like my brackets...

\"People think that (insert something that describes a group of people) are (insert negative opinion), unless you're hot.\"

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Lulu at How I Save Money
October 10, 2008 7:27 PM
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I use coupons and I love it. I usually use them for toiletries since I don't get good ones for food.

I am currently combining coupons with ECBs and getting stuff for FREE at CVS....so I will continue to use coupons!

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LBM
October 10, 2008 7:29 PM
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I LOVE using coupons...I feel vindicated when I am able to save money when I shop. The stores are out to make a profit off of me...heck, all the odds are stacked against the consumer. Coupons are one of the only perks a shopper has.


And frankly, if people don't like it that I'm saving money, that is their problem. Afterall, they've plenty fo money to burn, what is a few extra minutes? If it's that much of a hasssle for them, they can always give me the difference in my savings from their pocket. (And I have the accordion organizer too...and I have my coups all ready before I check out)

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AnF-DuDe
October 10, 2008 7:40 PM
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I personally think this is true, not to sound cocky or whatever but I'm a nice looking guy, and I do sometimes get treated differently than say the average looking person, hey, thats how I got my job. haha.

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Sevarious
October 10, 2008 7:44 PM
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Many years ago I ran register. Most coupons weren't a problem. Customer hands them to you, you scan them, the whole process takes a few seconds and everyone goes away happy. The problem is that some noticeable percentage of coupon users are in fact abject morons. Examples follow:

- Coupons that expired last year.
- Coupons for a different (sometimes even unrelated) store.
- Coupons for a product entirely different than the one specified by the coupon.
- Spending 10 minutes rummaging around trying to find coupons. Looks through purse, pockets, wallet, bra, crotch, etc.
- Coupons they wrote themselves on a piece of paper.

When the coupons don't do through the person never says \"oh no problem, I didn't realize that coupon expired in 1998.\" No they argue, then the manager is called in and it takes the manager a while to get there because he is usually busy doing something more important (such as almost anything else). Then the ranting continues about how they should be able to use a RadioShack coupon at a Kroger because they are just buying batteries. The people in line behind them are now waving around pitchforks and torches and finally the manager just gives in and gives them the discount because its easier than trying to explain for the 5th time why the person is an idiot.

To wrap up I'll just say kudos to those of you who save money buy using coupons while not being a douche who ruins the shopping experience for everyone else.

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Outrun1986
October 10, 2008 8:57 PM
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@Sevarious: They are probably not idiots but are purposely trying to pass off the coupon to you hoping that you will be a stupid cashier and take it for extra savings. I have been on many deal sites and this is a common practice, they purposely try to pass off expired coupons and coupons that don't match a product just to see if the cashier will take them.

My coupons are organized and I have them ready for the cashier and most people in my area are this way or they don't use coupons.

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kairi2
October 10, 2008 8:01 PM
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At least they are using coupons, and not food stamps.

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m_m
October 10, 2008 8:12 PM
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Consumerist Reader pick-up line #435:

\"Hey baby, you know, if you used a coupon, I wouldn't think you're a cheapskate\"

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Marshfield
October 10, 2008 8:13 PM
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If the coupon-using-shopper is organized, has the right coupons ready to go at the right time, it doesn't take long to scan them in. It shouldn't be much of a problem to the people behind, any more than writing a CHECK or looking for EXACT CHANGE would be. (I find both those things highly annoying if I'm stuck behind them.


Or the dreaded PRICE CHECK....

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james
October 10, 2008 8:37 PM
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It is so cute when hot girls use coupons. Then they can pretend to be spending their own money.

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Xero_Azmea
October 10, 2008 9:49 PM
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Psh, screw that. I use coupons whenever I get the chance... usually save at least $100 or more a year with them. Wouldn't YOU like an extra hundred dollar bill in your pocket?

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nescafe
October 10, 2008 10:02 PM
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Yes, because poor people are just cheap.

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ncgirl
October 10, 2008 10:46 PM
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Just yesterday, I bought 2 weeks worth of groceries for my family of 3, including 12 lbs of fresh boneless skinless chicken breasts for $90. I matched my coupons to the sale circular for the store & they were also doing triple coupons. I saved $88 with my store card & coupons.
With the economy the way it is, those who are coupon-haters would be wise to re-evaluate. Saving 50% is allowing me to build a stockpile of items (PB, beans, lentils, rice, canned goods, etc...) in case things get worse!

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ab3i
October 10, 2008 11:06 PM
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Although i haven't ever used grocery coupons (too lazy), i did love the coupon that 'floyds 99' barbershop sent me. I got a 25$ hair cut + shampoo + shoulder massage for free :). What was funny was when i tried to leave a 10$ tip, the staff was quite amused. I guess they didn't expect a 'free coupon guy' to leave a tip.

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BytheSea
October 11, 2008 2:39 AM
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The hell do I care if the other people in line look down on me? Are they paying my bills? And for all their negative thinking, they've never turned down a coupon when I had an extra one to share.

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LittleEnosBurdette
October 11, 2008 2:49 AM
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Coupons, planning, bulk buying, and then the trifecta - the triple bonus coupon. Before my divorce we routinely saved $30-$40 on weekly groceries, sometimes more, on groceries for 4 people. Too easy! Now I don't care what the biatch buys, let her boyfriend pay for 'em.

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SusmitaNestor
October 11, 2008 3:01 AM
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I'm a cashier at Target and hate when people buy 100 items and then give me all of their coupons at the end and I have to look up each coupon that doesnt scan. I'll usually accept them if its under $1 without even looking them up.

One tip: keep the buy one get one free coupons separate if you buying a lot of stuff and give them to us along with the item because we usually have to look up the price and write it in on the coupon.

Also, read the fine print on the coupons. Half of the coupons that dont scan are because people CANT READ!

I hate coupons :).

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Trojan69
October 11, 2008 3:06 AM
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I most definitely get condescending looks if I am in line with coupons in hand. I am careful to have them at the ready for the cashier to scan.

What is interesting is when I am in a shopping aisle comparing items against coupons I have. The same looks. BUT....when I offer coupons for other products I am not interested in, or just leave a coupon next to a product on a shelf, I get a big smile.

People just suck. Selfish, judgmental, xenophobic. And yes, hotness often overcomes these traits.

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Cliff_Donner
October 11, 2008 3:42 AM
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To be blunt, all of you people in are in my way -- at the check-out line, on the freeway, and at the singles bar. For the love of God, please step aside so I need no longer be bothered by you. If you are pretty, I may enjoy ogling you for a few seconds -- or possibly minutes -- depending upon your relative attractiveness -- please, do not outstay your welcome!! Move on, and let more attractive people take your place. Thank you.

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TheNomad
October 11, 2008 4:26 AM
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You know what, they can all call me cheapskate or whatever their sucky hearts desire. If my announced total is $120+ and right after that I say \"oh but I have some coupons\" and toss a thick wad of them to the huffing and puffing cashier and leaving the store 10 minutes later by paying a mere $28, who is the idiot here ? Sticks and stones can break bones but word don't hurt. Also that almost $100 saved, fixes a lot of broken bones y'know.

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heathenkitties
October 11, 2008 7:04 AM
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There is nothing more SATISFYING than finding out, at the register, how much I've saved. I could give an flying f what anyone else in line thinks--they don't contribute to my checking account! :-P

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foodandshoes
October 11, 2008 9:24 AM
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When I was a child (in the 1800s aparently) my mother would give me the money we saved by my clipping coupons as my allowance. I was a mercenary.

Tomorrow I will purchase food and shoes...both with a discount.
suck it haters.

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synergy
October 12, 2008 2:11 AM
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\"the modern consumer tends to prize status and luxury over thrift.\"

And this is part of why we are where we are today...

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LuvJones
October 12, 2008 3:26 PM
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They wasted money to find out what people thought of coupon users. WOW. I use coupons for my large family. I only use coupons on the items we buy anyway. With this economy every little bit counts. If people don't like it they can kick rocks. Does it really matter what some jackass behind me thinks of ME saving money...me thinks not!

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RandomHookup
October 12, 2008 8:13 PM
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One thing I have found is that the Internet has changed couponing. I can now find information about when/where the deals are, what the fine print means and where to find the coupons (which means I just file the inserts away by date and pull them out when I need them).

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christoj879
October 13, 2008 7:43 AM
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Even when I'm not in the same line, watching people argue over 50 cents after using 3 coupons at McDonalds makes me want to get up and smack them. You got free fries, probably free burgers, now you're going to add up the cost of the combo and how it doesn't add up the same as if they were purchased separately? Go flog yourself.

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