Extreme Couponer Arrested For Stealing Coupon Inserts

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Extreme Couponer Arrested For Stealing Coupon Inserts

By Ben Popken on July 1, 2011 11:00 AM

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Some people really don't even deserve the label "extreme couponer." We should just call 'em "jerks." The Denton Record-Chronicle reports that a woman in Texas was arrested for buying just one newspaper from the vending machine but then taking all the coupon inserts from all the newspapers inside.
After a rash of coupon thefts was reported, the owner of the newspaper vending machines hired someone to stake them out. That's when the woman was spotted buying one paper but taking the coupons from all of them, from two separate machines. The spotter called the cops and told the woman to stay put but she drove off. He wrote down the license of her black SUV and the license plate and shared the information with the police, who launched an investigation.
The woman was charged with fraudulent destruction or removal or concealment of writing, a Class A misdemeanor that can get up to a $4,000 fine and up to one year in jail.
The woman told reporters that she plans to pay for the fine with the money she saves from clipping coupons.
Blotter: Woman charged in coupon thefts [Denton Record-Chronicle] (Thanks to Stacie!)

Source: http://consumerist.com/2011/07/extre...n-inserts.html

[LizCabral]

YOU CAN RUN, BUT YOU CANT HIDE !!!

Love this posting !!!

[Natalka]

Yay!

[caroman]

"she plans to pay for the fine with money saved from couponing"
what a stupid thing to say!

[carebearhamm]

"she plans to pay for the fine with money saved from couponing"
what a stupid thing to say!

[guccigoo22]

"she plans to pay for the fine with money saved from couponing"
what a stupid thing to say!

Seriously!!! No shame at all!

[abbasgirl]

That's awesome! I laughed out loud when I read the title of your thread!
I read the link in the article, which gave some more details. Apparently she pulled up to the newspaper stand in a black Cadillac SUV. She's obviously doing a little more than saving a few bucks with her coupons.

[marycrow]

This is terrible and gives everyone who coupons a bad rap. We all are guilty and just got charged along with her in the public's mind

[Poirot]

Since she can afford a Cadillac SUV what in heck was she stealing coupons for.Just probably it was a game to her.

[hollyquaiscer]

How could she
some people are so rude, her answer about paying the fine just proves that she doesn't give a about other people. They should give her the jail time instead of the find, wonder how she would like that one!

[GeorgiaK]

I think that people like her give all of us a bad name.

[Silentbob1]

LOL.... hope she finds a 'get out of jail' coupon

[Chantel]

I've said it before and I'll say it again, can't people just wait until papers are 'stale' and THEN dig through them for coupons? Jeepers. They'll be out on the sidewalk or in a recycling bin a day later, can't you wait?

I don't know what is wrong with people sometimes, she puts in what, a dollar? And thinks she's entitled to take her dolly right up to the vending machine and load EVERY paper into it? HELLO, YOU PAID FOR ONE. Some people would like to READ those papers.

[Poirot]

I've said it before and I'll say it again, can't people just wait until papers are 'stale' and THEN dig through them for coupons? Jeepers. They'll be out on the sidewalk or in a recycling bin a day later, can't you wait?

I don't know what is wrong with people sometimes, she puts in what, a dollar? And thinks she's entitled to take her dolly right up to the vending machine and load EVERY paper into it? HELLO, YOU PAID FOR ONE. Some people would like to READ those papers.

I think she was paying for one paper then leaving the newspapers and taking the inserts out the newspapers.

[Scottishgal]

I think she was paying for one paper then leaving the newspapers and taking the inserts out the newspapers.

Yes, Reading through the report and it said she was taking EVERY coupon pack off EVERY paper. Wow!!!! That is just plain wrong. Just when you think you have seen it all...............