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GIVEAWAY: Win a copy of the new book “Coupon Crazy!”

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Disclosure: This giveaway is sponsored by Mary Potter Kenyon. I have received a copy of “Coupon Crazy,” as well as information to help promote the product as part of this giveaway. I also wrote the forward for this book.

UPDATE: Giveaway has ended! The winners are Babyrowsdower and SouthernReverie!

Super-Couponers, this week’s giveaway is a special one (read on to find out why!) TWO of my readers will each win a copy of the soon-to-be-released book, “Coupon Crazy!”

Author Mary Potter Kenyon’s new book, “Coupon Crazy,” hits stores this August 1st. It’s a fun read! Mary chronicles her own path to becoming a couponer, along with her memories of the “glory days” of rebating and refunding and how couponing has changed over the past few decades. It’s a personal romp through the deal highs and lows we’ve all experienced as couponers.

So, why is the book special to me? Mary began writing this book in 2010. Last year, as it neared completion, she reached out to me and shared a copy of her manuscript, along with a touching email. I’ll share a few of her words here:

I have continued following you as the voice of reason in regards to the “extreme couponing” movement triggered by the TLC television program. In fact, I have changed some of my own couponing practices in the two years since beginning this book. I no longer find the use of coupon-clipping services acceptable, especially after my research on coupon fraud and my own searches on eBay that revealed many fraudulent free product coupons.

Jill, I cannot think of a more appropriate person to write the foreword for my book. Would you consider writing a 450-500 word foreword, reflecting on the changes you’ve seen in the years you have been involved in couponing?

How could I possibly say no to that? I enjoyed reading Mary’s book immensely. She reflects on a lot of the coupon and rebate deals of the 80s – deals I remember my own mother doing, who was also an avid couponer and rebater back in the day. And if you win a copy, you’ll open your book and see this:

Want to win? Simply post a comment under this article to enter! This “Coupon Crazy” book giveaway begins today, July 25th, and runs for one week. The giveaway will end on July 31st, 2013 at 11:59pm CST, and on August 1st, two winners will be chosen via a random number generator!

More about Mary Potter Kenyon’s new book, Coupon Crazy:

Coupon Crazy examines the phenomena of avid coupon use and the socio-cultural and socioeconomic factors that construct it. By delving into the history of couponing, refunding, the science of shopping, and the dark underbelly of a coupon world the average American didn’t even know existed, author Mary Potter Kenyon manages to both fascinate and educate the reader. Readers will meet today’s “Coupon Queens” (and Kings) and learn about an era when trash really was cash. Not just an observer of this ethnographic research, Mary lived it for over 30 years.

“The saving money phenomenon is one of the most powerful consumer trends we have ever seen. Coupon Crazy goes beyond the headlines and television shows to unearth what this trend is all about, who it effects and why and underscores why it is here to stay. Every marketer, retailer and consumer needs to read this book; it offers the lessons to succeed both professionally and personally.”–Phil Lempert, Editor, Columnist & CEO, www.SupermarketGuru.com

Legal: This giveaway is sponsored by Mary Potter Kenyon’s Coupon Crazy. Responding to this post with a comment qualifies readers to enter. Duplicate posts do not increase chances of winning. The contest began at midnight CST on July 25, 2013 and will end at 11:59pm CST on July 31, 2013. Two winners will be chosen via random-number generator on August 1, 2013 and announced the same day. Winners will each receive ONE copy of “Coupon Crazy.” Prize, information, and giveaway have been provided by Mary Potter Kenyon. I have received copies of “Coupon Crazy,” as well as information to help promote the product as part of this giveaway. Winners will be contacted via the Private Messaging feature of JillCataldo.com and via email. If a winner does not reply to the message within 48 hours of notification, that winner will forfeit the prize and a new winner will be chosen. Fulfillment will be handled by JillCataldo.com. Giveaway is only open to residents of the United States. Odds of winning are determined by number of eligible entries received. Good luck to everyone!

Comments

  1. I would love to win this. My sister shares couponing stories from decades ago. I’d like to learn about how it’s changed.

  2. I would love to dig in and read this. I’m the first person in my family to ever coupon and I would love to read on how couponing has changed over the years, and how it was before I was born.

  3. I’d love to win this book and share it with my brother in law whom I’ve turned into a ‘couponer’! I’ve been saving with coupons a long time, would love to read it. The title is fantastic! Thanks

  4. Jill, I would love to win this book.I am an avid reader and this would be a great book to add to my collection. Thanks

  8. I love reading, and I love couponing. I think this book will be a great educational tool.

  9. I absolutely LOVE to coupon but I keep it real and not all crazy. My mother used them and I watched as I grew up so now I do too.

  13. I’m not getting any younger so now is as good as time ever to try something new.

  14. i would love to win this book. i have a friend who used to save empty cereal boxes and other items along with her reciepts to send in for rebates. i forgot all about that untill reading about this book.

  15. I am a “newbie” couponer, and would love the chance to read about couponing in the past as it relates to today!

  17. Please enter me in the “Giveaway” I have become “Coupon Crazy” and would love to learn even more useful information to get better at it.Love this Blog!!

  20. Hope I win! I’m sure there will be a lot of information and opinions on couponing. Differing opinions are good. To each his own!!

  23. How awesome, would love to win, and read this book! Thank you Jill for the chance.

  24. This sounds like an interesting book! I would enjoy winning this. Always looking for other insights on couponing.

  25. I would love to win this book. Thank you so much for a great offer! good luck all!

  28. Could use all the help I can get. I just don”t get this coupon stuff!! I am really trying here!! Jill class helped me A
    LOT! But i am still doing something wrong :-(

  29. I need all the help with couponing. This would be great to win. Thank You for the chance!

  31. I can’t wait to read this book! I would love to win a copy so that I can share with a friend!

  32. I love to read and I love to coupon. This book would be perfect for me. I have been couponing since the 80s and I remember well sending off for many a rebate back then. I used them to buy savings bonds for my son who is now 28 years old. Of course those bonds are long-gone now, but they helped him pay for a vehicle!

  34. would love to have this. something to read on lunch break before I look over the weeks coupons!

  46. I welcome every tool to convince family, friends and enemies what savings can be realized for themselves and those around them!! Look forward to!!

  50. Jill, I have been couponing for over 30 years. My family calls me the “coupon queen” which I earned 28 years ago when we went on a family vacation to Disney World complements of couponing. Coupon queens today keep a lot of businesses open and never get thanked for that. Would love to get the book as it is a luxury that is not in the budget and I don’t have a coupon for it.
    Love your site and all that you do. Enjoy your time at the convention.

  55. I have enjoyed couponing for the last three years – and would love to win Coupon Crazy Book – to learn new ways to save $$$$

    Thank you for the opportunity to win

  56. I can’t wait to read this. I remember the days of yore when we could really get great deals much more often. I know couponing has changed the way my whole family shops. Thanks Jill!

  57. Hello to my couponing friends. I started couponing in February of this present year, and found exciting to save money this way. Definitely will love to have this wonderful Coupon Crazy Book!!!Thank you Jill and all the friends that post good info for our shopping :)

    Elisa

  58. I love coupons and reading – a book about coupons, now that’s an awesome combination!

  59. Jill…have been following you for a couple of years now. Would love the book. Thanks!

  60. I’ve been an avid couponer for many years. I started following Jill a few years ago and have learned so much fro her.

  64. What an honor to be asked to write a portion of a great book! I’d love a signed copy…

  67. Would love to read this since I’m going to be moving back to US after 12 years in Germany and looking forward to getting my feet wet again. They have few coupons in Germany so it will be fun to get back into the game.

  70. Hello I am a crazy couponer. I can remember when I was young and my grandmother giving me the Daily News or Green Sheet the food section on Thursday and I would cut out coupons and pretend ( I was only 8 at the time) I was shopping at a store I would use them as money. I would love to reduce my grocery bill. As an adult my daughter and I make up a coupon duo team. We are couponmammas9068, In fact I am getting the assistance from my 4 year old granddaughter and my 3 year old grandson they are little couponers. They don’t quite understand but when we shop they see grandma’s and mom’s coupon notebook and ask “Do we have a coupon for that”. It’s cute.
    I can tell you this we need all the help we can get. This book would be a god send for us. Its sounds like it has a lot of information and can take us from basic couponers to extreme couponers.

  75. I used to coupon when I lived near a large city with several stores to choose from. Not so easy in this small rural town. I;d love to read the book for some tips.

  76. I would love to win this book! Thanks for the chance, and for all you do:-)

  79. I am a former avid coupon clipper. As a single parent with 3 young kids, I would spend my Saturdays with newspaper clippings all over my living room carpet– cutting, organizing, and meal planning in order to make ends meet. I eventually burned out from all this and quit couponing. My kids grew up, I got remarried, and the need was less urgent. Now it seems like the trend is back, the economy is tight, and I may want to explore couponing once again. Maybe not the Extreme Couponing, as I have limited space to store bulk purchases, but enough to make it worth my while!

    Would love to win Mary Kenyon Potter’s book.

  86. Actually, I think everyone who pays full price for groceries is crazy! This book sounds fun!

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