Comments on: Dealing With Coupon Huffers

By: Coupons

Coupons — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 21:36:18 +0000

I don’t see that too often but I’m always impressed, and I think others are also, male or female. I personally let the huffers or people with very few items go ahead of me all the time.

By: Linda Smith

Linda Smith — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 23:47:12 +0000

Coupons really don’t save you any money. In fact, they have been proven to get you to spend more money on a product. They lure you in. Go to the store with your list of items that you can actually use. Very rarely will a coupon help. It’s just the way of the manufacturer trying to get your money.
A smart shopper knows how to save.

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By: Olivia

Olivia — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 23:13:00 +0000

I believe Ellie Kay warns those behind her before she whips out her organized stash of coupons about the possible delay. That might help defray any possible hostility.

When we had free access to the Sunday paper I used them. Sometimes did very well with double coupons on sale items or those in the damaged bins. Like paying 29 cents per bottle of Suave shampoo (and getting 4 at a clip). Or halving the grocery bill for the week. But a shift occured and coupons for heavily processed foods are now the norm in our area. Very few really great buys.

By: C. Sykes

C. Sykes — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 21:43:12 +0000

Okay, I just don’t get coupons. I just don’t.

I will sometimes flip through the Sunday paper looking at the things, but it seems to me that they’re all for expensive name-brand products and the money you save isn’t worth the time needed to clip ‘em, organize ‘em, and dig them out at the checkout (I don’t huff, I grind my teeth)By then, you’ve spent so much time saving (when you deduct the difference between namebrands and generics) a few cents here and there–maybe–that it’s not even worth it.

I’ll grant that some coupons–two for one, or freebies–may save you enough to make all that effort worth your while, but I think these are few and far between, no?

Now–convince me that coupons really save me money.

Be fair, though….don’t rave about the 39 cent coupon savings on Heinz 57 Sauce unless you also tell everyone how much you save buying the store brand version. (I can’t tell any difference in taste and I love the stuff. The difference in price? As much as three bucks per bottle. Just one of many, many examples.

Now–ducking and covering–I’m ready for the flamings to start.

By: cavale

cavale — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 21:11:35 +0000

“In this day and age, you never know when someone will snap and shoot you.”

come on, seriously?

By: minny

minny — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 11:15:01 +0000

We don’t have much of a coupon culture here in the UK. What we do have are Supermarkets’ own ranges called ‘value’, ‘essential’ or ‘basic’. The quality varies, but I try most and I use very many of them. The are about a third of the cost of branded goods.

When I first started using them – about four years ago – I got many different kinds of looks and comments from the people behind me in the queue. They ranged from sneering to pitying. Oh, how things have changed! It is a rare trolley that has no value item in it. I have saved many thousands of pounds over the past four years, and I have never noticed much of a difference in my cooking and cleaning.

Let them ‘huff’ away – it is the coupon user who is stashing the cash. Just look at Erin’s site in Jane4girls blog!!!!

By: Gail

Gail — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 17:34:02 +0000

Why is it annoying that someone is checking that everything rang up correctly? I’ve seen enough big errors to want to be sure things are correct on my receipt especially when you have cashiers that don’t even know what’s what in produce so they ring up somethings at the most expensive price. I especially watch the prices go by at stores where if they goof you get a freebie.

That being said, I don’t do much with coupons now, but in the days that I did, I stayed organized, etc. and I didn’t care if people behind me got huffy. That is their problem. I don’t for the life of me understand why everyone is constantly in a big hurry all the time. Just like I can’t understand why some people have cell phones glued to their ears.

Take time to smell the roses. Watching someone during this lousy economy, cash in some coupons and save a few bucks at the store, people should be rooting for them and taking lessons instead of getting annoyed! My favorite thing to see is someone using a food stamp card using coupons also (and not have a cart full of treats instead of real food).

By: gaelicwench

gaelicwench — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 14:24:27 +0000

For me, it isn’t the coupon “Divas” who are annoying as much as those who insist on each and every item that gets scanned is done so correctly. If not, they’ll order the cashier to stop and go back, and if it isn’t the right amount, have the manager do an override, re-enter the coupon, make sure to see the manager’s birth certificate as proof that he’s a real manager….well, not that far, but you get the idea.

I am not a Huffer until it turns into something so trivial as to the customer needing to get argumentative over an expired coupon, insisting it be including “just this one time.”

By: Cindy M

Cindy M — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 14:19:21 +0000

I could be wrong but it seems to me most serious coupon clippers/refunders like yourself are very organized folks who have their act together before they even get in line. I was behind one yesterday at Kroger’s, and the cashier and I both enjoyed watching how much money this gal was saving. The cashier was able to move right along and she was out of there in a flash. I don’t see that too often but I’m always impressed, and I think others are also, male or female. I personally let the huffers or people with very few items go ahead of me all the time. I rarely fool with coupons as I’m not a name brand type and usually do my shopping at Aldi anyway. With a family, I guess I’d do the coupon thing. My goal is to find the cheapest healthy items I need, and I’m trying to stick to the outer aisles in the store these days.