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By: Dan

Dan — Thu, 30 Jun 2011 22:50:33 +0000

Yesterday I dove into the trash can next to the mailbox area in our complex and extracted three pages of Carl’s Jr. coupons that I knew other people had thrown it. It’s the first time I’ve done this and I feel pretty good about it. 2 for 1 turkey burgers for a month! I actually walked away from the bin, feeling slightly embarrassed at the possibility of someone spotting me, only to shuffle back to the can a couple times. Did I get that right, “Carl’s Jr.?” What does that mean…like, Carl is in possession of a Jr.? Shouldn’t it be like Carl Jr.’s or…I don’t know.

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By: Nancy

Nancy — Sat, 09 Apr 2011 12:57:19 +0000

I once remembered a coupon for something I don’t usually buy. But, I figured, why not try it out since I have a coupon for it? While I was picking up the item that the coupon was for, I put the coupon down to rearrange the other items in the basket so I would have room for the coupon item. I went to the checkout line. Paid for groceries, left the store, and then remembered I had never picked up the coupon from the aisle where I picked up the item and did not save any money on an item that I normally don’t use. Good times.

By: Skippy

Skippy — Fri, 08 Apr 2011 06:32:31 +0000

Could you imagine getting in line behind a lady with $600 worth of coupons? There should be a lane specifically for people like that. And check-writers.

By: Jacquilynne

Jacquilynne — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 22:31:37 +0000

My version of couponing consists of sometimes noticing that my grocery store has a coupon for an item I’m buying immediately in front of the item I’m buying. I optimistically estimate that 9 times out of 10, I manage to get that coupon all the way to the checkout. I don’t know where it goes the other 10% of the time, but I’m generally too lazy to go back and get another one if the first one disappears.

I find it exceptionally irritating that Costco now requires you to actually bring your Costco coupons to Costco to use them. They used to keep a set of coupons at the counter and just scan them as necessary, and that was much more in line with my ability to coupon. What’s next? Requiring that I remove the coupon from the little sheet of paper for them and present them *only* the coupons I’m actually using?