Daily Coupons for you: Extreme Couponing & Men: My Grocery Store Etiquette

Sunday, December 18, 2011

Extreme Couponing & Men: My Grocery Store Etiquette

I admit it, you coupon! you know it’s not perceived as a many MANLY thing to do, though which doesn’t stop me. you still get embarrassed during times when you see people you know, though you do it anyway. Not for me though for my family. We are, by no means, rich. For years we’ve struggled to compensate a everyday bills as well as still be able to put food upon a table. Finally my mother as well as you motionless which sufficient was enough. This is our…err, my story.

We sat down one day as well as watched Extreme Couponing upon TLC as well as instantly a light went on. We need to do this! you didn’t mean to a level which they uncover upon TV. But if you could save even 30% upon a grocery bill which is a outrageous amount of income for a family of 4. So my mother motionless she would take over removing a grocery list together as well as matching up coupons. There was NO WAY which you was starting to do it. It’s not cool.

A month later, you got sent to a 2nd shift during work which gave me all this free time during a day. you figured you competence as well help out a small by cutting a coupons as well as putting them into a binder. Two weeks later, you motionless a folder indispensable improved organization, so you touched it up a bit. My mother afterwards stared working 7 days a week. We fell behind, proposed slacking upon a couponing, went out to eat a lot, as well as done those quick grab-and-go stops during a store. you afterwards motionless you could have one trip a week to a grocery store, though NOT with a ton of coupons. you shortly satisfied which you was you do a improved pursuit during this total banking thing (no offense to my smashing wife). So you done a decision to take it over 100%.

My Coupon Success:

Over a final month, with me receiving over, you have been saving 43% upon a grocery bill! FORTY THREE PERCENT!Our biggest barrier is which you usually have 1 grocery store which will stand in coupons as well as will usually stand in 4 of each object per transaction. As you settled above, you coupon, though you have what you callGrocery Aisle Etiquette! you am not starting to run 5 separate exchange so you can make use of twenty coupons which will double! you REFUSE! This leads me to my 1st topic:

MY GROCERY STORE ETIQUETTE

If there is someone in line at a back of me with usually a couple of equipment as well as you have a garland of coupons, you will let them skip ahead.
I also will NOT transparent shelves. you never buy more which 10 of 1 item. If they usually have 10 left you will buy 5 as well as either check another store , stop upon my way to work a next day to see if a shelf is restocked, or ask for a sleet check.
I usually do ONE transaction. As settled above, there have been 2 grocery stores upon my way to work, you only stop again if you need more items.
If there is an issue with my contract you fix it during patron service. you am not starting to reason up a complete line since 1 set of coupons doesn’t wish to scan, even if you know it is legit.
I don’t have this big stage like “I JUST SAVED 50% BY USING ALL THESE COUPONS. Instead you politely run my transaction, hand over my coupons, thank a assistant (and a chairman at a back of me for their patience), compensate my bill, as well as walk out a door.

Remember, there is already a stigma associated with couponers; why add fuel to a fire?

This has been a guest post from Topsham, ME
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