Could you imagine these people from Extreme Couponing show in Canada trying to coupon in one of our grocery stores.
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Could you imagine these people from Extreme Couponing show in Canada trying to coupon in one of our grocery stores.
i read through the thread and i noticed (as i was watching to show also) many mentioned(show called it that also) "dumpster diving" but from what i saw she doesn't dumpster dive in the traditional sence she basically blue box dives for coupons.. she from what i figure goes to apartment buildings and checks out paper recycling bins (in apartments they are the size of dumpsters)
Well, after watching that I feel so... small.
And sane. :lolsign:
Hey, was there something about their coupons that automatically sync with what was scanned and it either is okay or not and the computer determines that and not the cashier? That would be so good to have it like that. So much less stress and less time for all involved. :-)
yup he is the jello dude, he apparently donated them all if i remember correctly
i think they would be lost, as its different to coupon in canada
if anyone is interested here is a link of a bunch of utube links with several of the people featured on tonights show
http://www.youtube.com/user/frugaltv
I missed the show but will (hopefully) try to catch the one on the 4th of January. Also thanks to everyone who has posted links - I will view them tomorrow - sleepy time now :)zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz.....................
And to all a good night!
and nathan is atleast part of a online community called
http://www.weusecoupons.com/
I could not resist - took a peek at U-tube! Holy cow!! is all I can say! Holy cow, holy cow, holy cow!!! I think I will be counting holy cows instead of sheep to go to sleep tonight!!! A little bit of OCD and hoarding syndrome too here I wonder!!! OK I am going to bed now. Lights out! ;) zzzzzzzzzzzzz well - I am sleeping with one eye open ok! So peaceful here at last - its almost difficult to go to bed. ok I am going! 'night all!!!
All this searching on youtube for video clips has lead me to hundreds of videos of people's stockpiles... The green-eyed monster is creeping out of me :( Darn Americans with their coupon-friendly country.
In all fairness, yes, it's not a garbage dumpster, so it's not AS bad. I don't have a problem with reaching in & digging around, but to climb on in with a kid is pretty crazy *to me*. May not be to others. Check out this video of Nathan dumpster diving (not shown on TLC, just something I found online). http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CI5qLtZY8H0
Here's a post by Nathan about the show:
http://www.weusecoupons.com/upload/k...ping-trip.html
And in fairness to him, he says that the show producers asked him to plan "the biggest haul," something that would blow people away, and that he pre-ordered the items he got in mass quantities (even though it shows him taking the items off the shelf, that was set-up for the show), that he donated a lot of the stuff he got in mass quantities (not just the cereal), and he didn't just buy those items shown (he also bought fruits & veggies, yogurt, cheese, etc. And the toilet-paper-chick says she donated all those boxes of pasta.
i think it has something to do with the extreme couponers (TLC)
Yeah, someone in one of the extreme couponing threads said they JUST finished watching that show, found this site, and joined lol.
Aw, we don't have TLC and they don't have the show for viewing on their site.
However, some interviews, etc. on you tube.
It's awesome about all the donations!
http://www.youtube.com/results?searc...couponing&aq=f
I've seen in bragging here on SC some people stockpiling massive volumes, too...
About double couponing - when we lived in Lloydminster in the early 90s, the IGA (now Sobeys) had double coupon days. It was awesome since we had a baby, and I wasn't working. But I wasn't mega into couponing then, it was nice just for some regular foodstuffs.
Would be nice if these threads could be merged -
http://forum.smartcanucks.ca/173342-...sday-canada-7/
I watch the show and when the lady started cutting her coupons with the industrial cutter my eyes lit up!! DH looks at me and says "I you come home with an industrial cutter I will kill you." LOL!!! Maybe I can put it on my wishlist of birthday gifts he can buy me??LOL!! :P<input id="gwProxy" type="hidden"><!--Session data--><input onclick="if(typeof(jsCall)=='function'){jsCall();} else{setTimeout('jsCall()',500);}" id="jsProxy" type="hidden">
I watched it.. and although i think it's amazing how much they saved.. I think it's an addiction for them.. did anyone see how po'd the husband of the first lady was?.. When it affects your life to the degree that it was affecting that womans life it isn't "amazing" to me anymore it's sad..
Also there is no need for someone to have that much stuff.. if you can get carts and carts of stuff for free.. take what you can honestly use and donate it to people who really do need it!
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It is just because we are just such great people and they want to join in!!!!!
There should have been a 100 post minumum to join those contests.
For those who want to see the Extreme couponing show on TLC:
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Extreme Couponing profiles four shopaholics who use coupons to save thousands of dollars and amass huge stockpiles of goods.These shoppers go to the extremes, dumpster diving for coupons and spending hours a day searching the internet for great deals.
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Too bad our register system isn't set up like in the states. I use coupons there all the time and it's so easy, no fuss or fighting with the cashier which coupon is valid with what!! It just automatically takes off. If there is a problem, they just override it with one button.
I want coupon doubling!!! When will they introduce that here?
I loved it and taped it for my husband and kids to see so they stop thinking I am going crazy. WOW, if we could be that luck eh?
I think a mixture of the after Christmas money blahs, the Extreme couponing show and some of us dragging people in as we went on mega use up the coupon sprees - I know a few people stopped me to look at my binder in WM the other day
Watched this last night, I think my favourite part of the show was how the stores can SCAN the coupons. How much easier would that make things if they did that here, no more cashier having to punch everything in and get confused.