If you’re local to Chicago, you may be aware of a landlords’ lawsuit to stop the RedPlum Local Values from being delivered in the City of Chicago. As the situation currently stands, RedPlum is delivered to Chicago households, whether they want it or not. Landlords don’t like it when their residents don’t pick up their RedPlums, leaving them to pile up each week.
One of my readers sent over this new article from the Chicago Reader, which spoke with property owner Amy Little, one of the plaintiffs in the lawsuit against the Tribune and Valassis for delivering RedPlum. The article contains this humorous tidbit:
“I would be willing to bet no one reads those things—no one,” said Little. “They should target their audience, which is probably people over 70. I don’t know anybody who clips coupons who’s under the age of 70.”
Well, statistically speaking, Chicagoland has the third highest coupon redemption in the United States! Last year, Valassis reported that 77% of Chicago area residents save up to $50 a week using coupons.
With those numbers, not all of us can be over the age of 70. :)
kristaljewel says
If only there were a way for us coupon folks to get those unwanted coupons for them! By the way… I am 42 and I am a proud coupon clipper. Probably will be a coupon clipper at 70 as well though… ;-)
RachelsCoupons78 says
I’m half that, and have been couponing for going on two years now!
Pollysmom says
At Target using coupons!! And I’m only 39!!! I got many things we needed, a few things we wanted and left with $15 in Target gift cards and a $10 Starbucks card. This woman doesn’t know the right people!! LOL
NFriday says
I live in a condo building with 52 units, and most of the people do not take the coupons. I will look at them, and see if there are any that I can use multiples of, but I usually don’t take all of them, because most weeks I cannot use more than three sets of them. They also deliver a copy of the Hoy on Sunday to our building, and nobody takes it. Whatever is left by late afternoon on Sunday gets tossed in the recycling bin. Thanks, Nancy
cg1 says
Usually these are rolled in plastic and thrown over the gate landing in the common areas where they get soaked when it rains. If I can get them before that time they’re handy but I know the landlord hates them in the lobby if they make it that far since many do not pick up and it’s like trash.
Newspaper delivery is also something I don’t do for this reason. Too many times wondering where my paper ended up and not feeling like another followup call.