Extreme Couponing - TV show on TLC

[carnation]

Some of these couponers are scary. I've seen normal people totally change their personalities in the hunt to get, and maybe double, the best coupons; I went to one meeting many years ago and left because some of the people who were swapping coupons were about to come to blows. Really.

One woman we know got in some kind of trouble with the government for doing something shady with her coupons and refunds and had to pay back thousands.

[33girl]

If you have many children (I think that one of the episodes I saw, the woman had 5-6 children) you go through things more quickly than you'd think...I mean I can't believe how much toilet paper I go through and I live alone.

But when it gets to the point where you have to buy shelving and renovate your house to hold all the stuff you've bought, you're really not saving.

[Still BLUTANG]

i hope my dad NEVER EVER EVER finds out about this show. he stockpiles non-perishable items. sometimes i actually go to his house instead of the grocery store b/c i know i can get soup, canned veggies, and some juice from his pantry.

[tinydancer]

I can't imagine having enough storage space for all that stuff. I live in a 1954 house, and there's just not a lot of pantry/closet space.

One organization I am in collects the coupons and gives them to veterans and military families who are in need. I'd rather do that than stockpile a bunch of things just because they are cheap.

[UofISigKap]

Originally Posted by Still BLUTANG

i hope my dad NEVER EVER EVER finds out about this show. he stockpiles non-perishable items. sometimes i actually go to his house instead of the grocery store b/c i know i can get soup, canned veggies, and some juice from his pantry.

My dad, too. I used to go "shopping" when I would come home from college and stock up from the enormous pile of canned and jarred items downstairs. The only problem is my parents never use the pieces fast enough and I'll always find something that is way beyond expiration. My younger brother once ended up with some seriously fermented salsa from the stash of food.

I like to save money as much as the next person, but I am not going to fight someone over coupons, nor do I need 100 Butterfinger bars like that one lady.