Extreme Couponing

magnolia_femme · January 2011

Has anyone seen this show??! I thought I was bad about coupon clipping with my mini folder. OMG.

99luftballoons · January 2011

No, but I keep hearing about it and wanted to check it out. What channel is it on?

magnolia_femme · January 2011

It's on TLC! The gal on right now seems to have her $hit somewha together, but the lady on before was scary obsessed.

magnolia_femme · January 2011

**Papps**:
I haven't seen it but have heard about it! I want to check that one out and the show that has the chick eating the Comet.

TLC is turning into such a guilty pleasure channel

99luftballoons · January 2011

Holy sh*t... that lady just bought $250 worth of groceries for $6.32???? That's insane.

danalawrence · January 2011

I was cracking up at the woman who profiles the cashiers and intentionally picks the teenage guy, because she figures he'll be nicer about her massive stack of coupons than a white-haired lady will be. I thought that was totally non-PC and totally hysterical.

missjul61 · January 2011

I've never heard of this show but will be checking it out. It sounds totally up my alley

Thanks for the rec.

mrs.monica · January 2011

haven't but wanted to say hi and that I miss you!! I feel so out of touch with you. Check your email in the next couple days for a long email from me! I've been following your journey though and thinking of you often. ::hugs love::

adaisybug · January 2011

missjul61:
I've never heard of this show but will be checking it out. It sounds totally up my alley Thanks for the rec.

Me too! Need to set the DVR for a new show!

peppersnic · January 2011

I did, I feel like a moron. I get all excited about saving $11-$20 bucks every time I shop and these people get there food for free. A little much, but they eat for free almost!! Crazy!

mishele · January 2011

peppersnic:
I did, I feel like a moron. I get all excited about saving $11-$20 bucks every time I shop and these people get there food for free. A little much, but they eat for free almost!! Crazy!

Ha! I do the same thing!

That show was crazy! I don't remember if they ever said how much time these people spend on their extreme couponing. Do you think it's just an hour or two a day or all consuming, 8-10 hours a day?

Jewlz018 · January 2011

Thanks for the reminder ladies. Gonna set the DVR right now to record that show.

I have a binder with tabs by categories and I put the coupons inside of business card holders inside the binder. You can see everything and works pretty good. :-)

Papps- That show with the weird obsessions sounds crazy. Wouldn't the comet make them sick?? Gonna record that show too...although I'm sure I'll get the eye roll from DH by doing so. LOL

XXXXX222 · January 2011

That show was insane! I can appreciate being frugal, but they kept so much crap in their houses! The one couple said they donate to their church's food bank, but come on, their house was still full of so much crap. And I agree, I bet they spend a lot of time on the effort to gather coupons and match sales.

abvernon · January 2011

I saw some of the highlights and I know most of them spend 60 hrs a week on couponing. Some even go dumpster diving for coupons. That is alot of time couponing.

They seem to stockpile but the amount of toilet tissue, comet, toothbrushes, etc would drive me insane. I love a good deal but come on. At that point, you might as well pay $$ for a Costco or Sams Club membership!!

I noticed that alot of these coupons are for processed foods (which we do not buy) so I try my best on using coupons on toiletries.

SeptemberBride'08 · January 2011

Ok I stole this reply from a girl on my local board but found it so insightful and too complicated to try and rephrase.

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Like every other "reality" show, it was a huge set up. I coupon, so I know the rules. First of all, almost every store has a 4 coupon limit, meaning you can only use four similar item coupons per transaction. So no, you couldn't buy 1100 boxes of cereal and use 1100 coupons, you could use FOUR. This includes the stores shopped at for this episode, these transactions were worked out with the stores in advance for the sake of the show. Also, if something is a good sale with a good coupon = free or close to free, it is always sold out. Stores never have so many in stock that you could fill carts and carts, I know Nathan Eagle pre-ordered the Total cereal but it was for the sake of the show. In fact all the transactions were preordered.

I actually follow Joanie's blog The Krazy Coupon Lady. She doesn't really get into dumpsters! It was all for the sake of the show. And they weren't garbage dumpsters, they were the newpaper only bins at a local recycling center and she had permission to be there. They don't say or show it on the episode, but all the purchases made for the show were donated to food pantries. You can see Joanie's trip to the food pantry on her FB page. You can also check out the third couponer's FB page, Coupon Diva. I don't know a thing about the first lady, didn't even see that whole segmant. Nathan Eagle is a frequent poster on weusecoupons.com, I don't know if he has a site or blog. But rumor has it, he hold garage sales out of his garage to make $$ off his stock, I dunno if that is true or now. I am sure TLC made them all sign contracts about what they can and cannot say about the details of the taping.

BROCKSTAR · January 2011

DH and I watched this for the first time last night and my jaw hit the floor. Going from $600 dollars in groceries to $20 and lower is absolutely ridculous.

I also price match and use coupons when I go shopping but I am not dumpster diving for coupons...absolutely insane.

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