Spread the love and share your coupons
Posted
Aug 14 2008, 12:01 PM
by
Karen Datko
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If you notice someone lingering in store aisles to see if people put certain items into their carts, it could be "Steward," the blogger at My Family's Money. Steward wants to hand you a coupon.
He has lots that he isn't going to use, so why not share? Isn't this a lovely idea? He explains it in a post called "A frugal shopping tip that leaves everyone smiling." We hope this catches on.
He got the idea from Kimberly at My Good Cents, who advised people to take their extra coupons to the store and place them next to the appropriate items. Steward, an analytical person, pondered whether that was the best way to share the discounts. Taking a utilitarian point of view, he weighed the pluses and minuses of simply leaving coupons for shoppers to pick up (coupons go unused, fall on the floor and leave a mess for employees to clean up) versus the pleasure he and the recipients would get if he handed them over face to face. Face to face won.
In case you're wondering about all of the places to find coupons, read Briana's post at Bargain Briana. She lists 11 possible sources.
