It’s baaack! TLC’s mega-hit Extreme Couponing returns TONIGHT, Sept. 28 at 10 p.m. This season will have 12 episodes of innovative/scarily compulsive coupon-cutting obsessiveness. Tonight’s episode features an upstate New York woman cutting coupons like crazy to feed 280 people at her sister’s wedding. FREE wedding supplies???
Here are some of my tips to live by when watching the show and while out shopping:
- Don’t buy out the newspaper stand. Personally, 1 or 2 Sunday newspapers filled with coupons is enough for me to score some awesome deals for my myself and my family. Don’t over do it by buying 15 or 20 papers on a single Sunday. Give others the chance to score a paper or two!
- Don’t clear shelves. Walking into a grocery store and clearing a full shelf of toothpaste (or any item) is not cool. The show may portray these individuals as, “Wow, they just scored 100 boxes of FREE!”. It’s all for show. Lets give everyone the chance to score these amazing deals!
- Stockpiling. It’s ok to have a stockpile, but don’t over do it. There is no reason why anyone should have a 9 year supply of toilet paper sitting around. Deals come around more often than you think, so stick to holding on to a 2-3 month supply.
- Donate. If you have a big enough stockpile, and you think you may not come around to using it all, donate it to a friend, a local church or shelter. Don’t let stuff go to waste.
- Be positive. Don’t let this show or anyone ruin your experiences and passion for couponing. A lot of coupon-related changes have taken place since the shows premier but we must move on and never give up.
- Finally, let not forget Extreme Coupning is ENTERTAINMENT, folks.
I’d love hear some of your tips for readers watching Extreme Couponing for the first time. Also, we’d love to know, will you be watching tonight?
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i agree with you CJ. Lately i haven’t been able to get anything because I get all my coupons ready to get only like 1 or 2 of those items only to see that the shelves are cleared out. And its not like I go at the end of the week. I have gone to walgreens Sunday afternoon and everything is already cleared out. Now even the walgreen employees have gotten really rude to me when i bring up my coupons if i DO find a deal. I have been couponing for a few years now and its never been this bad. Dont get me wrong, i think its great that people are using coupons. Just not to the point there people are clearing out the shelves and not saving any products for anyone else.
This show is completely unrealistic. On the east coast Shoprite only allows 4 like coupons at a time and they limit the number of coupons you can use in a transaction. These little no name stores on this show seem to get brief publicity but nothing more. Chips, candy, soda, it all expires and goes stale so having 100 bottles or bags is absurd and next week the lady clears shelves which would be a huge problem if I was in the store with her