All You magazine’s been “the magazine with coupons” for many years — it focuses on a frugal lifestyle, living well on less, and of course, couponing. All You has transitioned through many changes over the years — in years past, it was loaded nearly cover-to-cover with coupons. Recent years have brought more editorial content and […]
New coupon fine print: “Void if Traded.”
One of my readers wrote today asking if I’d seen the wording on the new French’s mustard coupon that’s on the cover of the January 19th SmartSource coupon insert. It has a new restriction that I don’t believe we’ve seen before: “Void if reproduced, purchased, traded or sold.” This wording is new, and as unusual […]
Couponing Ethics: Is it wrong to buy and sell coupons?
This is the third in a series of articles exploring couponing ethics. You may also enjoy the previous articles in this series: Couponing Ethics: Reader made countless photocopies of coupons Couponing Ethics: Blogger advocates coupon misuse for deeper discounts Among coupon enthusiasts, there is perhaps no more controversial topic than that of the resale […]
Confirmed: Counterfeit coupons used on TLC’s “Extreme Couponing”
When TLC premiered the first episode of “Extreme Couponing” in 2011, coupon shoppers around the country took to the web to voice their concerns about the rampant coupon misuse and fraud depicted on the show. Some of the show’s shoppers appeared to be using coupons for products they didn’t buy (and later admitted doing so) […]
Couponing Ethics: Blogger advocates coupon misuse for deeper discounts
This is the second in a series of articles exploring couponing ethics. You may also enjoy the previous article in this series: Couponing Ethics: Reader made countless photocopies of coupons. I’ve always been in awe of the amount of money we can save using coupons correctly and to their fullest advantage. But for some people, […]
Couponing Ethics: Reader made countless photocopies of coupons
This is the first in a series of articles exploring couponing ethics. You may also enjoy the next article in this series: Blogger advocates coupon misuse for deeper discounts. I received an email recently from a reader which I’d like to share with you. (I’ve removed the reader’s name and identifying details.) HELP! URGENT! … […]