that would be great...thanks.....I will try to write something out and get it started....if anyone can help me that would be great to....hopefully we can make a difference and one day no more empty tear pads
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that would be great...thanks.....I will try to write something out and get it started....if anyone can help me that would be great to....hopefully we can make a difference and one day no more empty tear pads
awesome...you are all awesome people....
Great idea !!! I personally like giving away my coupons :) when I'm sure I will not use them .. I have never asked for anything in return but when they offer I always say whatever you want to send .. ! I'm ok .. I dont; have much time to go though the wish list and stuff so, whatever the other person won't use I might :) !!!
:) if everyone just posted what sharkie is putting together I am sure we can get alot of people to sign it.
As wrong as it might be I have bought coupons before not even off Ebay it was off of Smart Canucks..It was a trade but, when you ask for a gift card for 5.00 etc as your trade is this not the same as asking for cash? I was extremely happy as I was a new couponer at the time but, if we are going to condemn Ebay etc we need to make sure we aren't doing it here too! After all if I buy off Ebay using Paypal gift card I earned with Swagbucks its the same as sending a Walmart gift card for a trade on here actually it might be a bit more legit as I am "trading my time" collecting Swagbucks to earn the Paypal gift card where I paid cash for Walmart one .
I personally wish that they wouldn't sell coupons too but, when I did buy mine as a new couponer starting out in an area with very limited coupons at the time(Didnt know then that coups are easier to find different times of the year) trading a gift card was my only option to get going and to start earning a trade rating so people would trade with me when I got going.
^ I think trading coupons is fine, I have done it. BUT your getting a coupon, not money in return. Your helping someone out as well and helping yourself with no money involved. It didn't cost me anything to give the person the coupon and vise versa. Swagbucks and all those other places to get stuff for free is up to the person as to if they would like to join or not. But once again, your not paying for anything to get the free stuff,,and your using your own time to decided how long you take a survey etc, but in the end your not ripping anyone off. And your helping a company or product by doing a survey.
you know another idea might be a sharing tree.like an old school train(not the VWT) but, with the same members (this would be for obvious trust reasons and as you get to know each other you know what to help out with)always on it nevermind wish lists etc you get coups you don,t want you send them on no one gets cash and if they are expiring when you get them you ask next person if they want the expiring ones if not you "fairy them in a local store". the only thing it would cost anyone is postage from time to time (when you mail it out)
yes it is true that even people on here but coupons from E-Bay and that is sad....yet the same people complain when the tear pads are all gone....i do not understand the logic of that way of thinking....
^ that isnt a bad idea. Like if you know ur not going to use them then share me. Personally I coupon fairy ones I don't use or I give them to people I know who will use them
I do the same thing....I have no problem giving away my extras.....
If ebay stops allowing it, then alot of people on this site will have a chance to actually get the coupons they want for free and not have to pay for them. People on this site who sell them for money as well is wrong and people should not buy them as well. If you hit a big company like ebay first, alot more people will take notice and will maybe start the same trend if ebay was to stop it
People are going to do what they want to do, but if you take even the smallest steps first it can go a long way. Your not going to slove the problem over night, but hey even if you help just 1% to stop the problem, that 1% can be a big difference.
i agree that is should not be allowed anywhere.....
I agree with you about what goes on at ebay goes on here in certain sections of the forums and how people abuse & misuse coupons and how people are encouraged and even taught by members to do things. I think there should be a petition on Ebay cause stopping at 5% of people who do that does put a dent in the problem and maybe people will learn the correct way to use coupons and how not to steal tonnes of coupons.
Still need more coffee....
well said....thank you.....i just posted the petition......
Troll alert! In this thread...not the op. :)
Update:
I love our hard working mods! No more troll :)
That was fast!
lol
Isnt trading a gc for coupons the same thing as buying a coupon? Your still trading monetary value for coupons. Does it matter if you paid for your coupons with a gc or a paypal account. I just dont see why we cant just trade. I have a coupon I dont need or use and you have a coupon you dont need, that I would like.
So very true! I think that for some people, coupons have become less about saving and more about trying to make a dollar (whether legitimate or not).
I have pretty much gotten out of couponing. I found that if I actually put a dollar value on my time (which I get used to doing as a self-employed person), I was losing instead of gaining on couponing, especially when I factored in postage costs. There are less than 10 products that I regularly buy that I use coupons for (we tend to try to live minimalistically (sp?) and don't normally eat anything that comes in a box), so I've decided that if I happen to find coupons I will use, it's a bonus :) and if not, well, someone else can have the savings - I'll just keep watching the flyers to get good sales and not worry.
Years ago when I first started couponing , I got all these coupons I wouldnt use and thought there must be someone who needs them. So i googled and found smartcanucks. Boy things have changed from when I first started
There was a post targeted at me in another thread and then deleted, and I believe this poster posted in this thread so I thought the two were related.
How do you say half price another way?
Huh?
I agree with you about trading coupons for stamps and GC, it is considered selling because stamps are considered legal tender, and GC well it is money.
People selling coupons on e-bay is terrible to me, I personally would never do it and agree that is people just stopped buying then it wouldn't happen, but unfortunately the people that buy them see nothing wrong with it, they don't see it has oh these people are the ones stealing all the tear pads, they just look at it like sweet I finally got my hands on some. That is just my opinion :)
I'm not sure if I should be offended with some of the comments made in this thread :icon_scratch:. While I don't buy nor sell coupons on ebay, nor take ridiculous amounts of coupons from tear pads, I do trade for GCs. For every trade (mainly FPCs), I RAOK perhaps 15-20 times. And when I do trade, the value of GC is often less than 20% value of FPCs and even less of a percentage when trading for coupons. There are few coupons I'm looking for and not many folk, if any, have them to trade. What's wrong exactly with trading for a GC that I can use towards the purchase of something my family needs? That would be morally wrong on my part to ask for a measly 5$ GC in exchange for 35-40$ of free products? I don't make money on my trades and I'm sure many other valuable SC members don't profit from trading for GCs either.
In addition, I'm a store manager and frequently use coupons to purchase dish soap, all-purpose cleaners, toilet paper, paper towels, etc. to help keep operating costs down all the while keeping employees' salaries stable and/or increasing, especially during the slower months so I don't have to cut hours. And yes, if I've bought 6 cases of gingerale with a 1.50$ coupons on them, I'm certainly going to use them towards the next 6 cases. What else am I supposed to do with them? Throw them out?
I am glad that you would use the Ginger Ale coupons to purchase more! I don't see anything wrong with that!
You use coupons to keep a store in operation, and supply stock for that store? Wow I bet the owners love you, supplying stock for their store at no cost to them! Pure profit with no over head.
Sometimes the stores do prosecute. When I was a cashier, the loss prevention guys and gals did take it seriously. They knew who were the repeat offenders and did help the police to prosecute. They wanted the other shoppers to see that our store was being protected.
Saturdays was a bad day -- the guilty thought they could be lost in the crowd. What they did not know was that some in the crowd were loss prevention guys and gals dressed like everyday folk.
I don't know why they try -- cameras are everywhere. And some are not easy to spot.
Thanks for your thread OP.