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Extreme Couponing: Were These Coupon Users HOARDERS?
TLC’s Extreme Couponing features people who go to great lengths for a deals. But are some of the people on Extreme Couponing HOARDERS? While I respect those people who are able to save so much money via coupons, Amanda the coupon clippers revealed, “I’ve been stockpiling for about three and a half years,” she says. “When I look at my toilet paper the feeling it brings to me is absolute joy!”
Amanda has over 3000 rolls of toilet paper, enough to last the around 40 years. That takes frugal to a place that is beyond saving money and into the area of hoarding.
Some of the people on Extreme Couponing got $1100 worth of stuff for only $50 which is awesome but are some of these coupon divas also hoarders? Do average couponers need entire rooms devoted to their stash, like the coupon clippers featured on Extreme Couponing?
Nathan, one of the coupon clippers featured on the TLC show,purchased the following in ONE SHOPPING TRIP: 60 bottles of hand soap, 40 bottles of water and 1100 boxes of cereal. This mega shopping spree cost him just $241 but he was able to get nearly $6000 worth of products. Nathan also has over 10,000 items stocked at home.
What do you think? Extreme Couponing is great but are some of these people also hoarding?
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Investasi Warnetkita Malang » Coupon Clipping Service, Coupon Mom on ‘Extreme Couponing’ commented on Dec 30 10 at 1:28 amScott commented on Dec 30 10 at 5:54 amThese people were nuts IMHO. 70 hours per week and 3000 rolls of toilet paper in your garage does not sound like a good use of time to me.
Hannah Long commented on Dec 30 10 at 10:33 amI run a website that does nyc coupon matchups. These people were hoarders and give couponers a bad name. For more of my opinion, please see: http://brooklynbargainista.blogspot.com/2010/12/tlc-extreme-couponing-show.html
Kimberley commented on Jan 02 11 at 6:00 pmThese people were definitely “extreme”, but the philosophy can be scaled back quite a bit and still have significant financial impact for you and your family. I stockpile a bit (nothing like these folks) things like paper and plastic products, toothpaste, body wash – non-expirable things, maybe ten on hand of each at any given time. Time it right, and you get these things for virtually nothing – what could be better?
Monroe commented on Jan 05 11 at 8:02 amStockpiling toilet paper, soap, dish detergent, laundry detergent….anything that doesn’t have an expiration date makes sense to me. Having hundreds of bottles of soda and other fresh, frozen and canned food items that will go bad before it is consumed is a big waste of time and money.
Scott commented on Jan 05 11 at 7:02 pmI saw the last 5 minutes of the show for the first time last night (Nathans 2,000 item buy). While he is buying in excess why dont you mention that he also runs a food bank and probably gives most of that stuff to the needy – it’s only fair….
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