Extreme Couponing

kymbo82

Just out of interest has anyone seen this programme on discovery real time? I V+ it and watched in last night, it's mad!
Would never happen in the UK though as there are so many restrictions on the coupons/in the shops here.

This guy had 50cents off vouchers for this cereal which costs $1.99
The shop doubles the value of all coupons(I think it's the shop-anyhow it's doubled) so each voucher was worth $1..then the cereal itself was on offer 4 boxes for $4 so it was free!!

He ordered 1100 boxes before hand and collected them, as well as various other items in multipules. His total bill was over $5,000 but with all the coupons it came down to about $200. They stock up on everything, looking on internet and finding offers.

In tesco if there is an offer on there is only a certain amount you can buy when the easter eggs were on offer there was a notice only a certain amount per person, I suppose this is to stop people from buying and selling on. And the coupons are normally one per transaction.

Anyone see it?

http://tlc.discovery.com/videos/extreme-couponing-debt-free-coupon-diva.html

skinnygirlnot

I saw it by chance a couple of weeks ago.
Too much hard work for me. They definitely earned their savings. All that research, cutting out and calculating.
And for what? Surely nobody can get through hundreds of boxes of cereal before they go stale. And who wants to live surrounded by shopping>

naomijj

Does anyone know when this is on? I can't find it on the tv guide :-)

kymbo82

skinnygirlnot wrote: »

I saw it by chance a couple of weeks ago.
Too much hard work for me. They definitely earned their savings. All that research, cutting out and calculating.
And for what? Surely nobody can get through hundreds of boxes of cereal before they go stale. And who wants to live surrounded by shopping>

He gave most of the cereal to a homeless shelter most of the other stuff is toiletries and bits that last..it is a bit time consuming but obviously addictive! :rotfl:

kymbo82

naomijj wrote: »

Does anyone know when this is on? I can't find it on the tv guide :-)

I think it's sundays? 9pm

Mrs_justjohn

I don't watch that program but I have a question of a similar nature...(Sorry if I am hijacking your thread).

I got a contract to clear all stock and fixtures & fittings from a store that had gone into liquidation. A price was agreed that I would pay the receivers and everything I removed was thereafter mine (bear with me you will see where this is going). From the wall in the ladies toilets I removed the vending machine and the 'contents' (female hygeine items). Now here's my question. The contents were VERY OLD (possibly unuseable). However on each box was a 30p off coupon (the coupons are pre the days when they put barcodes on them). The coupons state that any number of coupons can be used upto the value of the item but change would not be given. There is no expiry date on them and the company is still in existance. However when I produced my 10 coupons in Asdas against my £3.15 item they first refused to take them as there was no barcode, and when I challenged them as there was no expiry date they made the process of putting them through the till so painful I am seriously wondering whther it is worth the effort in future.

Any advice?

CouponWoman

Mrs_justjohn wrote: »

I don't watch that program but I have a question of a similar nature...(Sorry if I am hijacking your thread).

I got a contract to clear all stock and fixtures & fittings from a store that had gone into liquidation. A price was agreed that I would pay the receivers and everything I removed was thereafter mine (bear with me you will see where this is going). From the wall in the ladies toilets I removed the vending machine and the 'contents' (female hygeine items). Now here's my question. The contents were VERY OLD (possibly unuseable). However on each box was a 30p off coupon (the coupons are pre the days when they put barcodes on them). The coupons state that any number of coupons can be used upto the value of the item but change would not be given. There is no expiry date on them and the company is still in existance. However when I produced my 10 coupons in Asdas against my £3.15 item they first refused to take them as there was no barcode, and when I challenged them as there was no expiry date they made the process of putting them through the till so painful I am seriously wondering whther it is worth the effort in future.

Any advice?

They should still take the coupons, they just need to be input manually. I used 3 x £1 Huggies baby wipes coupons today in Asda that did not have barcodes, she just put them through one at a time.

CWxx:):)

Aarons_mummy

I love this programme and think it's an amazing thing to be able to do, I do think though that the cost of papers/coupon service fee's should be included in the total they've spent though, I mean surely if they're spending $100 on just the coupons that should be added to the total amount spent and also the amounts are pre tax so there is still that to pay as well.

I understand that it is still hugely discounted but for clarification it should be added in. I love the stock they have though, I have a stock of stuff but nothing to that extreme. Plus the man who gives things to local homeless shelter is doing a good thing and should be applauded. I would love coupons to be available here, just to save some money but not to the extreme of buying several hundred pounds worth of shopping on a 3/4 weekly basis!

midnightraven3

they guy donated the 1000 boxes of cereal to the food bank
in last nights he made up 1000 care packages for troops serving
so i say good on him

i watch it every week
they do put in the hours
i say good on em

here is you hand over a £1 off coupon they look like you just handed them !!!!!!!

scottishminnie

I was glued to this last night. I have to say I was slightly envious of their store cupboards - talk about a stockpile:D

I think quite a lot of the people actually donate some of their goods to charities which is good. One lady let the teenage friends of her son choose what they wanted from her "store cupboard" - more like a store warehouse.

It's on sky channel 240 at 9pm on Sunday's and then repreated on channel 241 at 10pm

Pink.

Hi kymbo,

As this is more of a shopping thread than Old Stye I've moved it over to the Food Shopping & Groceries board where it may be merged with the existing thread on the same subject.

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