Last week I posted about the TLC show Extreme Couponing HERE. Two episodes aired last Wednesday night (repeats aired the rest of the week). Well, tonight there will be two new episodes on TLC. So many of you posted comments after watching last week’s Extreme Couponing. I did end up watching last week’s episodes and truthfully, I found them to be train wrecks. For example, exactly how many bottles of mustard does one person need? You all know that I LOVE stockpiling. I have a stockpile at my home and during the Addicted to Saving 101 classes I give, I emphasize the importance of stockpiling. But you will never hear me say that you should stock up on 150 bottles of mustard (OR anything for that matter) just because it is free!
Besides the comments and emails many of you sent me, I also received emails from many other coupon bloggers. Apparently one of the couponers featured last week was using coupons fraudulently. Some of the coupon bloggers that contacted me went so far as to post minute by minute recaps of Extreme Couponing and dissecting what coupons were used and what items were purchased and then stating whether they were used fraudulently or not. I’m not going to join in on this game. But I will say that when you watch reality television, are you really watching “real life”? I think all of us know that the answer is a gigantic NO. So, keep that in mind when you watch tonight’s and other episodes. Also – if you live in a state like me (Florida) that doesn’t double coupons, know that you will not experience some of the deals that the Extreme Couponers are experiencing. That said, even though Florida doesn’t double coupons, I think we all are doing an awesome job saving nonetheless don’t you?
Would love to hear your thoughts after watching tonight’s new episodes. Yes, I will watch the train wrecks.. But, I will DVR them so that I don’t have to watch them live. I know that this is a hot topic that many of us get very animated talking about but please remember this is a family friendly website. 😉
**If you are new to Addicted to Saving and would like to start couponing and saving money, I can’t wait to help you out! Feel free to get started by reading my Addicted to Saving 101 – Intro to Coupons post.
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My name is Liza and I began my money-saving journey in the Spring of 2009 as a way to stretch a limited household income. I had lost my job and my hubby was self-employed. I launched Addicted to Saving in November of 2009 and it has grown by leaps and bounds. Since then, my hubby and I have struggled with the ups and downs of two failed adoptions and are now LOVING being parents to our little man Asher who we brought home from Ethiopia in August of 2013. I feel incredibly blessed to be able to help you save money. My goal is that you will have FUN and become empowered to save more and more money each week..
I think it’s entertaining but I do wish they would stop because it is making the regular couponers look like idiots while out shopping ( i was told 3 times last week i was one) I am not one. I was buying regular groceries and getting free things i didn’t have 4 buggies full and certainly no mustard haha. i had one cart at 3 different stores getting what was on sale. I am a bargain hunter not an extreme couponer 🙂
i use only printed coupons unless the manufacture sends me coupons in the mail (so please everyone do not copy coupons online your hurting coupons- i was accused at staples that my coupon was fake- i got it off bricks but hey what am i to do? )
I watched the show last week and hated it. I will not be watching again!
i’ve also DVRing it. and as for the one lady they say commited fraud i just didnt like her for buying all that stuff. i granted have probably 25 bottles of mustard but let me explain why i run low income housing and we do cook outs all the time for our tenants so when i see condoments like mustard, mayo, katsup ect i buy it if its free because one my property cant afford to pay much for events and two i’m not taking that opened bottle back home with me after 100 people and used it. so yes people probably think i’m crazy sometimes when i go get 20 bottles of something but 99% of what i get is given back to my community, family and friends. and i never clear shelves (unless they are down to the last few) and never buy 60+ bottles of mustard because i’d have to pay for those coupons if i really wanted that many! Jillian i really hope people stop copying coupons 99% of my shopping trips are with printed coupons it really buggs me that people do that. if i want 4 of one coupon i have to use 2 computers and so on. but i’m looking forward to seeing Nathan i like him and he really does work towards a great cause.
I’ll be watching tonight. Amazing how much money anyone can save. Specially those less fortunate. The government should run a program for those single mothers on welfare.
By the way, I used the extreme couponing logo off your page for a blog i wrote about this. Come by and visit my new blog.
Really, stockpiling is great…and so is giving back to the community. If they want to take the time to find the coupons (not ripping them off fraudulantly), and take the time to organize themselves so well down to the penny on each transaction, that’s their perogative. Is it hurting anyone, really? Just go to a different line and mind your own business. I think it’s awesome that these people are finding ways to save money.