UGH!! For those who don't know me IRL, may not know that I despise "that" couponing show on cable (I do still watch it on the internet so I can see what everyone is talking about).
They don't bill it as an educational show, despite it being on a channel that was once dedicated to Learning. So many people watch that show and think, "Hot Damn! I want to clip some coupons and become an Extreme Couponer!" What they don't realize is that each episode features the shoppers largest trip to date, which many of them plan out for weeks, collecting and buying coupons from clipping services, or in some cases stealing newspapers from their neighbors driveways.
Most couponers who blog are Moderate couponers, or Sensible couponers. We don't buy 300 bottles of BBQ sauce, we buy enough to hold us over until the next sale, we buy food that will be consumed before it expires. We don't use so many coupons that it locks the register. I've never gotten applause or a high five from the cashier or grocery store staff. Most of the time couponers get dirty looks from store employees because scanning coupons takes time and that time can mess up the cashiers scanning ratio (how many customers and items they scan per hour).
If you are interested in learning about couponing and money saving, please have realistic goals and expectations. You probably won't save 80+% on every trip. You may mess up a few times, not save as much as you could have, you may miss deals. It happens!
And, if you notice, they have never done an episode of that show in Southern CA (SD, LA, OC or the Inland Empire). There is a reason for that. We have limited doubles, and the price of food here borders on crazy!
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