think we'll get catelli coupons?

[janne]

So out west there have been $.75 catelli coupons. What are the chances of us getting some? Sounds nuts though, entire tearpads getting scooped. No surprise there.

[quigley1846@hotmail.com]

I wish we would get these coupon's I absolutly HATE that people are taking entire tearpads of coupons....there is NO NEED for people to do that!!

[Meyou]

There is a lady on a fb group that just posted that she used 100 coupons but it was for pasta to donate so it was ok. I personally don't like the new excuse about donating to justify why you had 100 pasta tearpad coupons in the first place.

[quigley1846@hotmail.com]

I hate that kind of excuse, it is the use of coupon's like this ( this many ) that causes the stores to change their policies and just get cranky with coupons and couponer's...sigh..we had an example of this months ago at the No Frills when someone was using soooo many coupon's ( ordering cases of items ahead of time ), as a result of that the owner changed his stores policies immediately...sigh double sigh.....Please everyone coupon's are being a little more challenging out there, lets all think before we do stuff like this!!!

[girlpookie]

Some of the people that do this are horders not like the ones with thier house full of garbage, but do it for the thrill of having it. Not like the average couponer who wants to get a deal on the stuff we need to buy. Do these people need 100 tubes of toothpaste or pasta? no

[BCSparkyGirl]

There is a lady on a fb group that just posted that she used 100 coupons but it was for pasta to donate so it was ok. I personally don't like the new excuse about donating to justify why you had 100 pasta tearpad coupons in the first place.

Quite frankly, I am sick to death of the "donating" thing. I seriously don't believe half the "donation" posts, as I hear many sories of people claiming to "donate" but are actually selling products. Or just hoarding. I was very fortunate that someone was able to get a few for me, as we eat a lot of pasta, but I had hope for a few to send another generous trader out east, and it bothers me that I cant find a few myself.

[sugarmamma]

I agree, it makes me so cross to see tear pads disapear. No one and I mean no one (even if you are donating ) needs 100 coupons of the same thing. Leave some for others. How can you blame a store for changing their policy when when People act like that.

[peterman]

I agree, it makes me so cross to see tear pads disapear. No one and I mean no one (even if you are donating ) needs 100 coupons of the same thing. Leave some for others. How can you blame a store for changing their policy when when People act like that.

+1

[Meyou]

I agree, it makes me so cross to see tear pads disapear. No one and I mean no one (even if you are donating ) needs 100 coupons of the same thing. Leave some for others. How can you blame a store for changing their policy when when People act like that.

+2

[grannyg]

I know people that DO donate, they trade for the coupons they need, go to coupon swaps. etc... Koodo's to them they are helping others I think it's awesome that they do...BUT
Then you do have others that say they do but really never donate.. we have one here that says all the time oh i donate, well i'got news for her... I know ppl that work the food bank here.. and they have never gotten a donation from her at all...Not to mention she's a tear pad cleaner

[ImaTrucker]

I had no idea this behaviour was going on. It would never occur to me to take a whole PAD of coupons! Holy cow.

[Faye]

Would someone explain what "fb group" means?
and while I am asking about abbreviations, is there a place on this site, that explains these often used abbreviations?
Newbie here..

[jenj77]

Would someone explain what "fb group" means?
and while I am asking about abbreviations, is there a place on this site, that explains these often used abbreviations?
Newbie here..

fb group=facebook group..there are many coupon groups on facebook including mine "Halifax Regional Municipality Couponers"

what abreviations did you mean?

[ErinsMom]

Would someone explain what "fb group" means?
and while I am asking about abbreviations, is there a place on this site, that explains these often used abbreviations?
Newbie here..

I rode a train recently that paired oldies with newbies. My partner had the same questions about abreviations so I did this list for her. Hope it's helpful...

On Smart Canucks
- SC- Smart Canucks
- PM- Private Message
- Forums- online discussions, any SC member can post in the forums
- Threads- separate topics in the forums
Types of Coupons
- tearpads- pads of coupons hanging from store shelves
- call ins- coupons obtained by calling or emailing a company directly, these coupons are usually considered HV because they can be used for more than one product in that company’s line
- peelies- sticker coupons found directly on products
- HV- High Value
- FPC- Free Product Coupon- coupon for an entirely free item
- BOGO- Buy One Get One (often get one free)
- NED- No Expiry Date
- inserts- glossy print booklet coupons distributed in flyer packages or newspapers; P&G (Proctor & Gamble), Smart Source & Red Plum are the main ones
- booklets- several coupons in book, usually with recipes, usually found in grocery stores
- online- coupons ordered online & mailed to your home; websaver, brandsaver, save.ca & gocoupons are the main ones
-FB- coupons obtained by "liking" a Facebook page, coupons may be mailed to you or printable
- printable- coupons you print at home, some stores do not accept printables
- TFT- Toonies for Tummies- a group of coupons with a portion going to charity, regionally printed, not useable in all parts of Canada
- store specific- coupons that can be used at only 1 specific store
- stackable/stacking- in some parts of the country stores will accept more than 1 coupon per item, coupons must be different & have different UPC codes
About Trains
- Conductor- the person who started the train & runs it
- Rider- all participants in the train
-Traditional Train- a large envelope of coupons that is mailed rider to rider, each rider takes out coupons they want & replaces with coupons from their own stash that they don’t want
- VWL- Virtual Wish List train- all riders submit as wishlist of coupons they are looking for, every other rider sends in coupons for that person list to the conductor, the conductor then sorts all the coupons & mails them back to each rider
- Game Train- Traditional or VWL trains that have a bonus game or prizes
- WL- your own list of coupons you are looking for
- Trade List- list of coupons a person is willing to trade
- BP- Boarding Pass- the "fee" to ride a train, usually some combination of stamps & coupons
- P stamp- permanent postage stamp, has P on it not a $ value. Always send new unused stamps
- envie- envelope
- GC- Gift Card
- strore abbreviations- WM WalMart, SDM Shoppers Drug mart, CT Canadian Tire, GT Giant Tiger, SS Superstore, SOF Save On Foods, LD London Drugs, NF No Frills
- Trade Rating- positive/negative/neutral ratings that others riders & conductors give each other after riding a train together or making a trade, trade ratings are mandatory on most trains
- Feedback- trade ratings given to each other
- FT- For Trade
- LF- Looking For
- RRLF- Really Really Looking For
- WUB- When You Buy, coupons that specify you must buy another item to get the discount on the first.
Others
- SCOP- Scanning Code of Practice, stores will give you the item free if it scans incorrectly at the register, you usually have to ask/remind the cashier of this policy
- MIR- Mail In Rebate
- OOP- Out of Pocket
- RC- Rain Check
- RAOK- Random Act of Kindness, often mistakenly written as ROAK
- SASE- Self Addressed Stamped Envelope

　

[jenj77]

ISO=in search of