Interesting read. Coupon usage had a drastic inrcsaee in 2010 and is continuing to do so even as we approach post-recession this year according to Coupon Statistics at Inmar Research. This year will definitely bring newer coupon methods making them available for consumers in a convenient fashion, much like the recent innovations.

When we buy our newspaper with the copuons, do you file the entire coupon sections, instead of cutting out all the copuons? And if so, how do you file/save them? File cabinet or box? File folders? If you have already written about this, please direct me to the link and I’ll gladly check it out.

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Extreme Couponing has absolutely inlfneuced these changes. It doesn’t impact me directly as I refuse to purchase coupons, but it is scary to see the first example of companies cracking down due to this unrealistic show. I am also afraid that these changes will impact those of us who do strictly get our coupons from newspapers. The grocery stores do not babysit their newspaper racks, and I can’t tell you how many times I have gone to pick up a newspaper only to find that the inserts have been stolen. Personally, I would love the option to subscribe to ONLY inserts, so I could just get them in the mail for a small cost (legitimately from the companies themselves, not a coupon service).

No, the tax is actually included. Says right on the coupon that retailer will be reimbursed for tax. You shouldn’t be paying taxes on these cases.

I think your just jealous that they were able to pull it off! Cuz you can’t tell me that you wouldn’t do it too if you could! Cuz I would if I could !!
My hat goes off to savealoonie!!!

Suggestion: If A product is free, with a coupon..why not create an “Alert tab” so people will know that it is free if you print a coupon or have a coupon.. 🙂

So glad to see that you have donated most of it and not hoarded it 🙂

Once people in the store started to see what I was doing they started to join in, and after a while the WHOLE store was out of Nestea and the manager came and thanked me for all of the business I created (since the store ends up getting the coupon value back) and he gave me a $20 gift card!

In the end I got 34 cases for $5.99 + a $20 gift card!

One of our fav tips is saving all of the little soaps and shampoos from hotel room and donating them to a homeless shelter. They use them in their showers. We also donate food products. I’ll try to score some tea for them also. Well Done again for the tea score!!

Thanks 🙂

Yes. The 4 of us all went in, grabbed a case, took it to the till, then out to the truck and repeat 🙂

So, when you bought the 18 cases at Rexall, you went out to the truck each time?

We didn’t clear shelves. We left some behind at every store (with the exception of Walmart because they were only 4). It’s not greed when the lot of it is being split between FOUR families as well as an 18 case donation to sports teams.

If you actually read the post you would understand exactly what happened. Thanks for your comment though.

We purchased our first case, went out to the truck and emptied the box. We cut the coupon out then went back in. Each was considered a separate purchase.

Nestea Zero has zero sugar.