Life Serious question...are you using more coupons in this economy? - Page 4

phisherman · 02-09-2009, 01:42 PM

why the heck wouldn't someone use coupons?

if i can get something that costs $50 for $30, why not?

i guess i'm not rich enough yet, but it seems that i can accumulate more stuff if i use coupons.

Ebolapox · 02-09-2009, 01:46 PM

I use em' if I have a use for them. like, 2 for one movie movie ticket pricing at the new theatre downtown. etc. but the majority of coupons never get used in our household.

RJ · 02-09-2009, 02:34 PM

My wife always clips the grocery coupons. I do the shopping and sometimes I remember to use them. We use the coupons to the local pizza joint/sub shop pretty regularly. I don't know why anyone would feel odd using them, that's why the businesses print them.

**Baby Lee** · 02-09-2009, 02:50 PM

My parents [mother, really] instilled the economist thing in me from early on.
It's an interesting phenomenon, where the value of a purchase isn't entirely it's quality or utility, but the bargain you got.

Normal people: "I had a burger and fries at xxx, it was really tasty"
"Awesome!!"

BL's clan: "I had a burger and fries at xxx, they were half price on Tuesdays, so it was a real good deal."
"Awesome!!"

**Saulbadguy** · 02-09-2009, 02:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Baby Lee

My parents [mother, really] instilled the economist thing in me from early on.
It's an interesting phenomenon, where the value of a purchase isn't entirely it's quality or utility, but the bargain you got.

Yeah. Do your parents ever get pissed off at you if you don't get the best value?

Me: I had a really good meal at XXXXX last night.
Mom: Did you use a coupon? They are in the phone book, and the newspaper, and last weeks issue of PENNY POWER.
Me: Nope.
Mom: OMGWTF?!?

**Baby Lee** · 02-09-2009, 03:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Saulbadguy

Yeah. Do your parents ever get pissed off at you if you don't get the best value?

Me: I had a really good meal at XXXXX last night.
Mom: Did you use a coupon? They are in the phone book, and the newspaper, and last weeks issue of PENNY POWER.
Me: Nope.
Mom: OMGWTF?!?

She was never where she got upset if we chose not to use a coupon, and she's really come around in her later years. Now that it's her and dad alone, seems like they're always stopping in somewhere just because they have a hankering for it. Mom of old wouldn't be caught dead paying Red Robin prices, present day Mom LOVES the place [though part of their appeal is their annual birthday free meal coupon].
Worst it would get would be, say, her birthday. . . Where you want to eat on your birthday, mom? Well I have a coupon for . . .

jiveturkey · 02-09-2009, 03:03 PM

We've always been pretty good about using coupons. The monthly Costco pack, Entertainment book, directly mailers, and online promo codes.

**Baby Lee** · 02-09-2009, 03:07 PM

And it extends to everything, I really love my amplifier/receiver and my speakers. But the effed up thing is, I partially love them because I researched and found them to be great products, AND I partially love them because I tracked down great deals on them.
Sometimes it's nice to derive satisfaction from the act of being economical, and sometimes it's perverse, . . . most often when I go to the market and talk the vendor into giving me a whole flat of some fruit or vegetable for just a little more than a 1/2 or 1/4 flat, then I get home and have to figure out how to consume a whole damn flat of xxxx before it goes bad.

Demonpenz · 02-09-2009, 03:45 PM

i have the beast 12 pack i bought for 2:99 at hi vee best money spent ever

Bweb · 02-09-2009, 03:59 PM

Coupons sometimes...but every year for the past 4-5 I buy a "gold card" from the High School here in town for $10. On the back of the card it has specials at most of the local resturants in town. Like 10% off or 2 for 1 deals if you have the card.

I spend $10 for the card and easily save $75 to $100 each year on the specials.

mikey23545 · 02-09-2009, 04:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Nzoner

I'm going to be interviewed for tv at 1 because of my business being direct mail advertising and the number of coupons we mail out to residents.

So I'm curious what everyone is doing when it comes to being able to save additional dollars by using coupons.

We've always been big coupon users, so I guess the answer to your question is no.

I could really give a shit if anyone else thinks I'm being "cheap" when I watch $50 melt off my total at the grocery store...

HonestChieffan · 02-09-2009, 04:20 PM

What are coupon sponsors doing to get more coupons in peoples hands? I know of one resturaunt in KC that does a monthly email coupon to customers and that is a good deal for them as well as the customers.

**Nzoner** · 02-10-2009, 08:33 AM

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Originally Posted by HonestChieffan

What are coupon sponsors doing to get more coupons in peoples hands? I know of one resturaunt in KC that does a monthly email coupon to customers and that is a good deal for them as well as the customers.

Personally,I've got 5 new businesses coming on board so far for my March publication that mails to over 45,000 residences.One of them,a pizza chain is even having a banner made to hang in their business advertising our website to let customers know they can go there and print as many coupons as they'd like.

KCChiefsMan · 02-09-2009, 04:20 PM

no, I don't use coupons. But I usually look for whats on sale when I go grocery shopping and mainly buy those

**DaKCMan AP** · 02-10-2009, 07:32 AM

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Originally Posted by KCChiefsMan

no, I don't use coupons. But I usually look for whats on sale when I go grocery shopping and mainly buy those

Yeah - I do this. The grocery stores here put up their weekly ads on Thursdays. I always check those online and make my grocery list accordingly.

02-09-2009, 01:42 PM	#1
phisherman King Sandbagger Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: The Summit, MO Casino cash: $-1160000	why the heck wouldn't someone use coupons? if i can get something that costs $50 for $30, why not? i guess i'm not rich enough yet, but it seems that i can accumulate more stuff if i use coupons.
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02-09-2009, 01:46 PM	#2
Ebolapox remember, remember Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: como Casino cash: $-1820097	I use em' if I have a use for them. like, 2 for one movie movie ticket pricing at the new theatre downtown. etc. but the majority of coupons never get used in our household.
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02-09-2009, 02:34 PM	#3
RJ Supporter Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: In a shotgun shack Casino cash: $9895202	My wife always clips the grocery coupons. I do the shopping and sometimes I remember to use them. We use the coupons to the local pizza joint/sub shop pretty regularly. I don't know why anyone would feel odd using them, that's why the businesses print them.
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02-09-2009, 02:50 PM	#4
Baby Lee Supporter Join Date: Aug 2000 Casino cash: $8028275	My parents [mother, really] instilled the economist thing in me from early on. It's an interesting phenomenon, where the value of a purchase isn't entirely it's quality or utility, but the bargain you got. Normal people: "I had a burger and fries at xxx, it was really tasty" "Awesome!!" BL's clan: "I had a burger and fries at xxx, they were half price on Tuesdays, so it was a real good deal." "Awesome!!" __________________ We need the kind of courage that can withstand the subtle corruption of the cynics - E.W.
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02-09-2009, 03:03 PM	#7
jiveturkey Captain Kick Ass Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Kansas Casino cash: $9305197	We've always been pretty good about using coupons. The monthly Costco pack, Entertainment book, directly mailers, and online promo codes.
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02-09-2009, 03:07 PM	#8
Baby Lee Supporter Join Date: Aug 2000 Casino cash: $8028275	And it extends to everything, I really love my amplifier/receiver and my speakers. But the effed up thing is, I partially love them because I researched and found them to be great products, AND I partially love them because I tracked down great deals on them. Sometimes it's nice to derive satisfaction from the act of being economical, and sometimes it's perverse, . . . most often when I go to the market and talk the vendor into giving me a whole flat of some fruit or vegetable for just a little more than a 1/2 or 1/4 flat, then I get home and have to figure out how to consume a whole damn flat of xxxx before it goes bad. __________________ We need the kind of courage that can withstand the subtle corruption of the cynics - E.W.
Posts: 95,642

02-09-2009, 03:45 PM	#9
Demonpenz Woman should only make babies Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Apartment "G UNIT!" Casino cash: $-423864	i have the beast 12 pack i bought for 2:99 at hi vee best money spent ever __________________
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02-09-2009, 03:59 PM	#10
Bweb Dyin ain't much of a livin.. Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Land of Red Dirt Casino cash: $9665755	Coupons sometimes...but every year for the past 4-5 I buy a "gold card" from the High School here in town for $10. On the back of the card it has specials at most of the local resturants in town. Like 10% off or 2 for 1 deals if you have the card. I spend $10 for the card and easily save $75 to $100 each year on the specials.
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02-09-2009, 04:20 PM	#12
HonestChieffan Seeking the Truth daily Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: In the Country in MO Casino cash: $-1635691	What are coupon sponsors doing to get more coupons in peoples hands? I know of one resturaunt in KC that does a monthly email coupon to customers and that is a good deal for them as well as the customers. __________________ "We read books for knowledge; We read the Bible for wisdom!"
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02-09-2009, 04:20 PM	#14
KCChiefsMan AIC Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: West Roxbury, MA Casino cash: $10004900	no, I don't use coupons. But I usually look for whats on sale when I go grocery shopping and mainly buy those
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