6 Hours Clipping Coupons? 1 Hour in the Checkout Lane? Stockpiling? What Do You Think?
I just watched Extreme Couponing on TLC last week. I was curious to find out how one would walk into a grocery store with two carts stacked full and walk out only paying $6.00 - or sometimes less.
What I learned was:
1. These women will spend up to 6 hours daily clipping or searching for coupons.
2. You sometimes will have to buy a dozen or more of an item because it only goes on sale once a year.
3. You have to stand in line in the checkout and divide your entire purchase into smaller purchases to get the best discount.
4. Because items only go on sale once a year and you have to buy dozens, it is necessary to stockpile them.
5. One woman stockpiles in every room of her home - even her daughter's bedroom.
So, I ask you - what do you think? Is it worth it? Would you do it?
I'll tell you what I think (there's a shocker):
1. If you have the time to clip or search for coupons, great. Go for it.
2. If you have room in your home and want to stockpile, great.
For me, this would never work because there is no way I can devote even an hour of my time to clipping coupons and there is no way I'll shop for 2 hours and then stand in the checkout line for an hour and stress over dividing the entire purchase into separate purchases.
Also, the stockpiling. I just could not handle it. And really, will you ever use the 24 bottles of shampoo you have stockpiled - or the dozen bottles of calcium tablets before they expire?
What I learned was:
1. These women will spend up to 6 hours daily clipping or searching for coupons.
2. You sometimes will have to buy a dozen or more of an item because it only goes on sale once a year.
3. You have to stand in line in the checkout and divide your entire purchase into smaller purchases to get the best discount.
4. Because items only go on sale once a year and you have to buy dozens, it is necessary to stockpile them.
5. One woman stockpiles in every room of her home - even her daughter's bedroom.
So, I ask you - what do you think? Is it worth it? Would you do it?
I'll tell you what I think (there's a shocker):
1. If you have the time to clip or search for coupons, great. Go for it.
2. If you have room in your home and want to stockpile, great.
For me, this would never work because there is no way I can devote even an hour of my time to clipping coupons and there is no way I'll shop for 2 hours and then stand in the checkout line for an hour and stress over dividing the entire purchase into separate purchases.
Also, the stockpiling. I just could not handle it. And really, will you ever use the 24 bottles of shampoo you have stockpiled - or the dozen bottles of calcium tablets before they expire?
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