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Monday, March 17, 2008
Are you a coupon collector?
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
I always have the best intentions on Sundays. Morning coffee in hand, I snip away at the newspaper supermarket inserts, mentally counting how much money I am going to save. Unfortunately, when I run out to buy my groceries I inevitably forget the coupons at home. I cringe when I purchase the items I know I should be getting discounted, promising myself next time I’ll be prepared. Meanwhile, I have an overflowing envelope of cuttings at home, most of which have expired months ago.
In the past I had a portable little folder with coupons grouped by category and remember having double digit savings. I don’t know if I am just busier, if there are fewer items I buy on a regular basis or if I’m just less eager to try new products, but that well organized system is history. Now I limit my clipping to definite “keepers” like dog food, cereal and chicken broth.
Is coupon-cutting still as popular as it used to be? With prices going up, it seems like it should be. There are even new on-line services that promise to make my Sunday ritual obsolete. For Kroger shoppers, there’s a coupon web site shortcuts.com and similar services are projected to roll out in the upcoming months.
Do you think the time it takes to cut and organize coupons is worth the savings? Or, is the extra paper just added clutter? One thing that really annoys me is when you need to buy multiples of a product to qualify for the discount. I don’t know about you, but I don’t need 2 extra boxes of Cheerios taking up limited space in my cupboard.
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