It’s no secret that TLC’s previous season of Extreme Couponing caused a lot of controversy in the couponing community. From shoppers being allowed to use coupons for products that they didn’t buy, to stores with policies not to double coupons suddenly doubling coupons for the show, Extreme Couponing garnered a reputation for depicting shopping trips […]
TLC’s Extreme Couponing returns for a second season
TLC’s “Extreme Couponing” returns for a second season September 28th. After all of the coupon fraud and misuse, store policy-lifting and rule-bending depicted in the first season, many of us hoped that there would be a little normalcy if the show returned — or at the very least, show coupon shopping in a more positive […]
Why your shopping trips aren’t quite like the ones on “Extreme Couponing…”
Though “Extreme Couponing” is currently in hiatus, each time TLC airs a marathon of the shows, my email inbox fills up again with questions from new coupon shoppers. In the time since the show’s first season aired, plenty of shoppers have picked up the scissors with dreams of saving big. But judging from the mail […]
TLC’s “Extreme Couponing” update: Jaime Kirlew admits barcode matching, fraud
In April, coupon shoppers from around the country worked together to expose apparent coupon fraud on an episode of TLC’s “Extreme Couponing,” in which shopper Jamie Kirlew appeared to use coupons for products that she did not buy. In an interview with the Wall Street Journal today, Jaime Kirlew admits she did indeed use coupons […]
Was coupon fraud shown on TLC’s Extreme Couponing?
To my regular audience, we’ll get back to grocery coupon talk very soon. However, this is an issue that cannot be ignored, as it affects the perception of all coupon shoppers who use coupons in an ethical manner. Many readers across multiple, respected coupon sites and blogs contributed to this report, and I will try […]
New York Daily News: ‘Extreme Couponing’ gone too far? Expert offers tips on how to save big without obsessing
The New York Daily News interviewed me today about saving on groceries without going to the extreme: But do you have to devote many hours of your week to finding deals online and in your local paper to make these kinds of savings? Absolutely not, said Jill Cataldo, consumer coupon expert and syndicated columnist. “You […]
CNN article on Extreme Couponing
CNN has a story about the Extreme Couponing show up, with a quote from me at the end: Extreme TV pushes the limits “On the whole, I think it makes coupon shoppers look a little crazy, and we are not,” Cataldo said. “Most of us are just trying to feed our families on a budget.”
TLC’s “Extreme Couponing” picked up for 12 more episodes
What a surprise. Extreme sells! Entertainment Weekly announced today that TLC’s “Extreme Couponing” has been picked up for a 12-episode season. The fallout around the web since the show’s initial airing has been interesting, to say the least: MSN Money: Frugality meets “Hoarders” Budget Confidential: I was really optimistic about this show. I thought TLC […]
Why I’m not featured on TLC’s “Extreme Couponing” special…
Tomorrow night, TLC’s airing a new one-hour special called “Extreme Couponing.” For a few weeks now, I’ve been receiving emails from readers asking if I was going to be a part of it, or what I thought of it. I really wrestled with addressing this topic publicly on the blog, but I’ve decided to share […]