From WMBF NBC: A Georgia man has been charged with five counts of felony forgery. Marvin Hallock got the idea for counterfeiting coupons from another inmate while he was in prison. Investigators say when he got out, an inmate sold him a computer disk to make phony coupons, and he went into business. Dougherty County […]
TLC’s “Extreme Couponing” returns May 28th… teamed up with the ASPCA
The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals® (ASPCA®) has announced that it’s teaming up with TLC’s Extreme Couponing for the new season of the show, which premieres May 28th. Today, I received an email Olivia Melikhov, Social Media Manager of the ASPCA announcing it has teamed up with Extreme Couponing, and asking […]
Time.com: “Maybe there could be a new show… ‘Extreme Counterfeiting.'”
Time.com mentions the 200 counterfeit Tide coupons used on TLC’s Extreme Couponing in a new story today: At the same time TLC is expanding its “Extreme” programming, more questions are popping up regarding whether all the strategies utilized in “Extreme Couponing” are legit. Last month, it was revealed that coupons used on the show for […]
Extreme Couponing’s Jessica Hacker: “Beat by a bunch of cheaters.”
After this week’s revelation that the winner of TLC’s Extreme Couponing All-Stars challenge used counterfeit coupons to win, I received an email from Jessica Hacker. Jessica is an Extreme Couponing Season 1 alumnus who was also featured in the All-Stars shopping challenge on TLC. I spoke with her Friday morning via telephone about her experiences […]
‘Extreme’ couponer accused of stealing $3K in newspapers
Here’s a story that’s been making the rounds today… ‘Extreme’ couponer accused of stealing $3K in newspapers A 58-year-old woman is accused of stealing bundles of newspapers from a local deliveryman, police said. According to authorities, Linda Altman would wait for a Post-Gazette delivery truck to unload bundles of newspapers into a storage shed in […]
Confirmed: 200 more counterfeit coupons used on Extreme Couponing
After the news broke in February that a shopper had used counterfeit coupons on an episode of “Extreme Couponing,” readers from around the country emailed, urging me to take a closer look at the season finale of “Extreme Couponing: All-Stars.” Numerous readers pointed out that shoppers in the final episode purchased Quilted Northern bath tissue […]
The Tampa Tribune: Coupon policing agencies are questioning the TLC show
Today’s Tampa Tribune has an article about the counterfeit coupons used on TLC’s “Extreme Couponing:” Here’s some solace if you feel like an inadequate couponer because you can’t achieve the 90 percent off you see on TV shows like TLC’s “Extreme Couponing.” The deals could be staged. Coupon policing agencies are questioning the TLC show, […]
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) […]
If you were a manufacturer, how would you feel after watching this?
Earlier this week, I was a keynote speaker at Inmar Promotions Forum, an event aimed at helping businesses plan coupon, rebate, and digital promotions. Inmar is (among other things) the largest coupon processor in the country, and this year’s event was well-attended by numerous major manufacturers and companies. The attendees and their representatives were a […]
Supermarket apologizes for participating in “Extreme Couponing”
It’s one thing when shoppers notice that their local stores are bending and breaking their own policies to help depict over-the-top shopping trips on TLC’s Extreme Couponing. It’s another thing entirely when the store admits it and apologizes to their own customers. Lowes Foods, a Carolina-based supermarket chain, allowed two episodes of the second season […]