On Apr 7, 9:36*am, "Nancy Young" > wrote:

>
> Got me. *Of course the people on the show go out of their way
> to get coupons. *One woman dumpster dives, people write away
> for coupons, another woman somehow gets her newspaper to give
> her all the spare coupon inserts they usually toss. *Still, I get two
> papers and that means I get 2 coupons on any given product.
> Hardly stacks of them.
>

I haven't seen the program, but I have seen articles and clips on tv
that talk about these coupon deals. They depend on stores that do not
follow the rules on the coupons. I don't know if those stores are
taking the loss, or whether they are breaking the rules when redeeming
the coupons themselves.

For example, the extreme coupon people will find a coupon for buy one
get one free peanut butter and another coupon for $1 off the peanut
butter. According to the rules, only one coupon can be applied per
item, so the buy one free coupn applies to both jars of peanut butter.
Where I work, we cannot accept the $1 off coupon unless there is a
third jar of peanut butter. But these extreme coupon people are able
to use both coupons. Most stores only do one store coupon and one
manufacturer coupon, but never two manufactuer coupons on the same
item.

Another rule is no cash back on a product. If the coupon is for a free
item up to $2.49, and the item is on sale for $1.99, the extreme
coupon person is at a store that credits the whole $2.49 while most
stores do not.

These extreme coupon people would never have success at the stores in
my area. None of them do double or triple coupons, nor do they apply
multiple coupons to the same item. The checkstands are now programmed
to make sure exact items are purchased, limits are not exceeded, etc.