(Except, they’re really not. They’re just going to start using the word “sale” again.) In the continuing saga of JC Penney going to an everyday-low-price strategy, JC Penney lost over $55 million and the CEO compared coupon shoppers to drug users, trying to wean them off coupons and sales. Today, CEO Ron Johnson announced that […]
Extreme Couponing: Quilted Northern Edition
Incredibly, more free Quilted Northern toilet paper flew out the door during tonight’s episode of “Extreme Couponing.” Regarding coupons for free 12-packs of toilet paper, Georgia-Pacific, manufacturer of Quilted Northern, has confirmed that they “do not have any coupons of that type currently.” Counterfeit coupons for Quilted Northern have been used on the show before […]
“Grocery Shrink Ray” hits Lunchables… while Jennie-O Turkey Franks get fatter!
I’m a fan of Consumerist.com’s ongoing Grocery Shrink Ray feature, in which readers send in photos of packages that have been downsized. Or, the package may be about the same size, but the contents have been reduced under the guise that shoppers would rather pay the same price for less than an increased price for […]
Student featured on Extreme Couponing: “The entire show is scripted.”
Monday’s episode of “Extreme Couponing” featured a University of Louisville student, Dominique, who couponed for supplies for his fraternity’s toga party. On the episode, he and his friends were shown going door to door asking sorority houses on campus for coupons. Dominique later used his stockpile of gelatin for a bout of Jell-O wrestling at […]
Former Extreme Couponing shoppers speak out against coupon fraud
Many coupon blogs have been discussing the counterfeit coupon usage on TLC’s Extreme Couponing this week, and some of the statements decrying coupon fraud have come from the show’s own shoppers. Here are some reactions from former Extreme Couponing participants: “These people were really excited to be on the show, and there is tremendous pressure […]
Fox News report: Fake coupon use on the rise
Here’s a Fox News report from St. Louis on the rise of counterfeit coupon usage: The reporter speaks with Chadd Salter, Manager of Investigations with Schnucks, who says “it seems like they’re coming out daily. It’s non stop.” Stores are seeing more fake coupons show up at their registers more than ever before. The counterfeiters […]
Extreme Couponing on Letterman: Steal things with coupons, get arrested
Art imitating life? The Late Show with David Letterman aired a parody of “Extreme Couponing” showing Tony Mendez going into a store with coupons, coming out with an armload of free stuff… and getting arrested.
TLC’s Extreme Couponing returns for a new season… with more counterfeit coupons?
Georgia-Pacific has already confirmed that this coupon is counterfeit. So why are Extreme Coupon shoppers still using it? Extreme Couponing is back again. If you’ve missed the past media coverage regarding fraud on the show, to date manufacturers have confirmed that over 230 counterfeit coupons were used on past seasons of Extreme Couponing, including free-product […]
JC Penney again: “‘Fair and square’ pricing? Shoppers hated it.”
The media continues to cover JC Penney’s grand flop of going to an everyday-low-price strategy with few sales and no coupons. (If you missed the news, JC Penney lost over $55 million since switching — the shoppers haven’t exactly responded the way the CEO expected, leading him to go so far as to compare coupon […]
The rise of the card-specific Catalinas
Earlier this week, I found a Catalina in a shopping cart at Jewel. It reads: Buy One (1) or more MorningStar Farms Veggie Foods Products in this store using your frequent shopper card now through 6/30/12 and get a $2.00 reward that can be used on your next shopping trip. I thought, cool! MorningStar products […]
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