TLC Extreme Couponing

[FallenPixels]

Wow. though I think they get more and better coupons in the states. That is incredible!

They do get some better, but the stores offer double coupon days, plus on the back of their receipts they get 'spend x get x off coupons that they can use on real food to save etc)

[garbagepicker]

The closest we come is London Drugs, last spring before they started enforcing the 'you have to pay the sales tax'and our LD limited pm/stacking to 4 items and now 2 items, I got close to $400 of products for under $5...I donated a ton of stuff...now it is a little harder to get it down there,but I like the challenge! I often get $200 worth of items for just the taxes..But grocery stores in Canada? nope..
I am inspired by how well people do at the SDM events! That could be a show in itself!

G

[Tuktu60]

That's great - I loved the show - so a series is going to be fantastic!
More stockpiles!! Woohoo!!

[scbpooh]

Sweet! Cant wait

[sassypants]

That is exciting ... even my BF likes to watch these, lol!

[IraGarcia]

Yay ! Just need cable now

Maybe you can get a coupon for it.


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[glenglen]

I find these people a bit whacko's as who the heck needs hundreds of deoderants and the same guy went and picked up another 61,he also picked up 30 some liquid hand soap and he had hundreds I would'nt pay the tax. I would never be able to use that many of those items. all the people on there had hundreds[or a heck of alot] of boxes of pasta who can use that much pasta in a lifetime not me,the way the woman talked about looking at her organized stock pile made me not want to stock anymore as it was so compulsive you could see that they all just liked collecting stuff,the guy did donate all that cereal to a charity which was great,even after all my critisizing I will be watching LOL as I'm a bit like they are.

[bella-mamma]

That's great.

[barbs]

I find these people a bit whacko's as who the heck needs hundreds of deoderants and the same guy went and picked up another 61,he also picked up 30 some liquid hand soap and he had hundreds I would'nt pay the tax. I would never be able to use that many of those items. all the people on there had hundreds[or a heck of alot] of boxes of pasta who can use that much pasta in a lifetime not me,the way the woman talked about looking at her organized stock pile made me not want to stock anymore as it was so compulsive you could see that they all just liked collecting stuff,the guy did donate all that cereal to a charity which was great,even after all my critisizing I will be watching LOL as I'm a bit like they are.

most of the product purchased was donated after the show, but of course, that would make them appear 'normal' & philanthropic, not 'Extreme!!!!'
couponers - TLC handpicked people who do 'extreme' couponing very well.

(and yes, they got Amanda, who is a wee bit compulsive & obsesses with stockpiling.)

me - I find couponing 'work' - the novelty of shopping at LD has worn off, and there's not many deals for 'free' food.

I do it to give stuff away; I gave someone a dozen cans of Chunky soup & 4 boxes of cereal and I felt, 'yes! more space' - I would rather have less stuff at my place than more.

[barbs]

The closest we come is London Drugs, last spring before they started enforcing the 'you have to pay the sales tax'and our LD limited pm/stacking to 4 items and now 2 items, I got close to $400 of products for under $5...I donated a ton of stuff...now it is a little harder to get it down there,but I like the challenge! I often get $200 worth of items for just the taxes..But grocery stores in Canada? nope..
I am inspired by how well people do at the SDM events! That could be a show in itself!

G

interesting that previously you didn't have to pay tax - 12% tax on $500 is $60 - I know I pick & choose what I buy, even for donations, depending if I feel like paying tax.

[Poirot]

http://www.tvguide.ca/TVNews/Article...uponing_DW.htm

Other websites added the information that the series will be 12 half hour shows expected to premiere in the spring.

[Midnightly]

i'm on the edge about it... i mean i enjoyed the show and floored by the great deals they got and i think it will promote coupon use (heck just look at the influx of people on this site after it aired) but also some of the people are boarderline hoarders (the first woman for example is on her way to being a hoarder, she has given up her life for the coupon and the deal she'll drop everything for the rush of saving $$, has insurance on her collection, she has no place to put it all)

[Shwa Girl]

well i believe i have read that 3 of the 4 people featured on the show actually donate (according to them of course)

nathan was apparently seen with a cereal stockpile in the background, and he also apparently brags (or did brag) that was made 12k in one year from reselling the items he gets for free, which was later deleted by him as he got more famous

http://www.youtube.com/user/TheKrazyCouponLady
http://www.weusecoupons.com/upload/k...ping-trip.html
http://www.weusecoupons.com/upload/k...roger-tlc.html

and well joyce she rocks she doesn't just give the people fish, she teaches them to fish as well, so they can help themselves

Here's Joyce on Ellen's show
http://www.misscoupondiva.com/learn-how-to-save.html

Shwa Girl

[ChristieJ]

Here's the link to Joyce's segment that aired on the original episode, if anyone's interested: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P-BsjPjm2bo

[ChristieJ]

I found a link to Joyce's segment from the original episode. Here you go: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P-BsjPjm2bo