On Apr 7, 11:54*am, "Pete C." > wrote:
> Julie Bove wrote:
>
> > What is wrong with these people?
>
> They are not particularly intelligent and get caught up in the "it was
> on sale" mentality. They do not think realistically about their actual
> needs and they also don't think about their diet since most coupons are
> for pre-fab high fat/sugar/salt junk foods. In their minds it's only the
> "I got $500 of stuff for $50" and the fact that their medical cause will
> increase by more than the savings as a result of the poor diet is no a
> consideration, nor is the fact that most of the products have very
> inflated prices to begin with and they could buy better food for less
> than their "extreme coupon" savings.

Our major supermarket touts their new "scoring" system that gives x
number of points for nutritional value of certain foods that are on
sale each week, so conscientious shoppers can find smart, nutritious
choices when they shop - but their most money-saving coupons are
invariably for various brands of soda. Which is as junky as it gets;
which I never buy anyway.

N.