I confess 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 bland 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 turn which they show upon TV. But if you could save even 30% upon a grocery check which is a outrageous amount of income for a family of 4. So my mother motionless she would take over getting a grocery list together as well as matching up coupons. There was NO WAY which you was going to do it. It’s not cool.
A month later, you got sent to a 2nd shift during work which gave me all this giveaway time during a day. you figured you competence as well assistance out a small by cutting a coupons as well as putting them into a binder. Two weeks later, you motionless a binder indispensable improved organization, so you overwhelmed it up a bit. My mother then stared operative 7 days a week. We fell behind, started slacking upon a couponing, went out to eat a lot, as well as done those discerning grab-and-go stops during a store. you then motionless you could have one trip a week to a grocery store, though NOT with a ton of coupons. you shortly realized which you was doing a improved pursuit during this whole banking thing (no offense to my smashing wife). So you done a preference to take it over 100%.
My Coupon Success:
Over a last month, with me taking over, you have been saving 43% upon a grocery bill! FORTY THREE PERCENT!Our greatest obstacle is which you usually have 1 grocery store which will stand in coupons as well as will usually stand in 4 of any object per transaction. As you settled above, you coupon, though you have what you callGrocery Aisle Etiquette! you am not going to run 5 separate transactions so you can use twenty coupons which will double! you REFUSE! This leads me to my 1st topic:
MY GROCERY STORE ETIQUETTE
- If there is someone in line during a back of me with usually a few items 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 possibly check an additional store , stop upon my approach to work a subsequent 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 approach to work, you only stop again if you need more items.
- If there is an issue with my transaction you fix it during patron service. you am not going to hold up a entire line since 1 set of coupons doesn’t wish to scan, even if you know it is legit.
- I don’t have this large scene like “I JUST SAVED 50% BY USING ALL THESE COUPONS. Instead you politely run my transaction, palm over my coupons, appreciate a assistant (and a person during a back of me for their patience), compensate my bill, as well as travel out a door.
Remember, there is already a tarnish associated with couponers; why supplement fuel to a fire?
This has been a guest post from Topsham, ME
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