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Re: Extreme couponing?
I started doing couponing and other frugal stuff as a way to help me stay home with my kids when my husband was making $7.00 an hour back in the '80's.
I am sad that some of you seem to think that extreme couponing is dishonest/bad. I think some people can be unethical about it but I also think there is a right way to do it that is not unethical. For example, Walgreens has register rewards where you can get free stuff. Some people go in repeatedly and clear the shelves so no one else can get any free stuff. That ticks me off. Get your free items and move on.
Those of you that are worried about the stores......they set the rules in place. They are responsible for the rules. The CEO probably lives in an awfully nice place.
As with anything, you can go too far. However, I live very frugally and use coupons and have bins organized with the overflow. You can get too much stuff sometimes but a reasonable amount of back-stock is not only a good deal but it is SMART! You don't have to run to the store for every little thing and if you ever have an emergency like a loss of a job you have a little to get you by.
Those of you who are extremely annoyed need to consider there is some good to it. I also cringe when I see frothing at the mouth freebie collectors. But not everyone who does a lot of couponing/money saving is this way. Just use common sense and respect.
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Last edited by ILG; 08-19-2011 at 06:58 AM.
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