TLC Extreme Couponing

[thecountess]

Found it on youtube.com http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b2JGUJ0atgQ They didn't included the anchorman's comments.He said something like you don't want to be standing behind the person with all the coupons.

Thanks!

I am with everyone hoping he donates a lot of his stockpile to his local food bank

[lecale]

Here's a neat Wall Street Journal article: more coupons are being used these days, but the growth is caused by one sort of coupon user:

"[H]eavy coupon users, people who redeem 104 or more coupons over six months [...] tend to be females under the age of 54 with college degrees and household incomes above $70,000, [polling organization] Nielsen says."

"[S]hoppers with an eye for discounts [are] 'executing with surgical precision.'"

oh, how flattering!

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB1000...229901660.html

Statistics were likely based on last year's reported income, so maybe the extreme couponers are really well-educated women that have been laid off or stayed home to have a baby or care for children. Personally for me right now, couponing is an outlet for being underemployed, overeducated and broke.

What about you?

[Angela273]

I have always been a frugal shopper and loved to save money. I am a university student and live off student loans which barely gives me enough money to pay my rent and nothing more.

[freeplease]

I've also always been frugal, I just get better everyday!

[Goddess in this Household]

According to the article, they are talking about people like me.

That being said, I think it's a very biased article, taking examples of people who take it to the extreme. While I might represent the "average" couponer according to A.C. Nielsen, the article does not go on to portray that "average" couponer. Do I have 150 bottles of Powerade in my pantry? Of course not. But that doesn't sell papers, does it?

Yet another example of poor journalism, IMO.

[Natalka]

Interesting, though we are about at 1/2 that income level.
One point about the income level, though - when we were making less as a household - say from $20-23k - we used way FEWER coupons, because they are in general not for necessities like real food - veggies, fruit, milk, cheap bread, pantry basics.... there are many for prepackaged meals and extras which when you are 'poor' you don't buy anyway.

[ukonjacki]

lol- the pic looks like the stockpile pics posted on here.

[KK7]

This Wednesday there is a show on TLC called Extreme Couponing thought some people maybe interested!!!
http://tlc.discovery.com/tv-schedule....56445.41059.0


Just watched and all I can say is WOW

[KK7]

http://press.discovery.com/us/tlc/pr...eme-couponing/

[dandyprat]

on my TV its Wednesday on TLC at 5pm here

[NancyM]

[mcminsen]

OMG... who ARE these people?!!! lol

Thanks for the heads up!

[Kayla]

Oh nice! Thanks for posting!

[csaund21]

Ohhhh, can't wait to see it!

[frugal_gal]

Thanks for posting. Should be an interesting show.