Comments on: Coupon Myths: Busted {Part 2}

By: Audrey - Mom Generations

Audrey - Mom Generations — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 13:03:22 +0000

Alyssa,

You and Tara have completely turned me on to coupons. I have to admit, I was that person who would say that. Then I began to "see and learn." Thank you for this post. I already forwarded it one of my girlfriend's here. And THANK YOU!!

xo
Audrey

By: Elizabeth

Elizabeth — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 06:20:01 +0000

Arghhhh I am soooooo very A.D.D. I just get so overwhelmed just thinking about all of this. Arghhhh

By: Susan

Susan — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 17:49:55 +0000

I agree that sometimes I use coupons to get something I wouldn't normally buy, and that isn't a bad thing!

For example, a couple weeks ago I had a coupon for flavored pretzels, which were on sale during a triple coupon special at our store.

It's not something I would normally buy, but for less than 50 cents I got a nice little treat for some variety in our snacks & hubby's lunch bag.

Nothing wrong with that!

By: thehorizontalyoyo

thehorizontalyoyo — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 13:51:15 +0000

Alyssa,

I've actually discovered that while both generic and name brand cleaners clean the same, they do not smell the same - thanks to coupons. Coupons allow me to try things I wouldn't ordinarily try.

Of course, everyone knows that the secret to saving with coupons is to only buy things that you ordinarily buy or buy them when they are free (so you can donate them).

It is easy to get caught up in it all. When I first started, I was buying stuff I didn't need (and didn't donate) simply because I had a coupon for it. Bad, bad, bad. I'm better now...

By: Christina

Christina — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 00:00:58 +0000

Excellent post, Alyssa! I agree: as soon as you abandon brand loyalty, it can open you up to a lot of savings. And I, too, find, that by using coupons, I'm able to share my deals by donating things that some organizations have difficulty getting.

I'm really enjoying this series – Keep up the good work!