What do you do with "junk" coupons ?

Felix1028 · 02-01-2009, 05:04:59 PM

Hi ya'll,
I have a ton of coupons that I will never use (Its just me and the boyfriend in a small apartment and I don't have room for much of a stockpile).

I thought about selling them on e-bay, but the $ doesn't make it worth it.

I thought about trading here, but I realized I just don't have the time to do it! (Full time graduate student+have a job). Typing these up alone would take ages!

I looked for organizations that may take these to purchase food and other goods, or distribute them to those who need it. Can't find such thing...
So, I'm at a loss... what would you suggest?

Felix1028 · 02-01-2009, 05:11:27 PM

Someone just contacted me about getting a swap group in my area... HCW rocks! :)

shsshorty7 · 02-01-2009, 05:15:01 PM

You can always look at peoples wishlists and offer them the coupons you have. Or offer them on freecycle. I would love to help you rid yourself of some of them...lol

Just because it doesn't look like you have the room don't think you don't. Get creative with your stockpiles...

gctattoo · 02-01-2009, 05:16:00 PM

You don't need to type them up. Just offer potuck envies of x number of Q's for a certain price-- stamps, potlucks, certain Q's off your wishlist, concealed cash, BTFE, etc.

tmsmalley · 02-01-2009, 07:40:11 PM

You can also send them off to overseas military. They can take expireds too but they'll take "fresh" ones if that's what you've got.

Tess

newatthis · 02-01-2009, 07:51:35 PM

This is my personal experience:
Whenever I throw away q's that I do not think that I'll need- I end up finding a deal that makes them free or a mm or a hot trade. I'm serious- always! I get so aggravated at myself every time so that's why I remember those circumstances!

My advice, keep them somewhere, stuffed in a baggie under the bed. Maybe I'm weird I have dug q's out of the trashcan if it makes it free or a mm!

merima22 · 02-02-2009, 09:43:13 AM

I agree I have over 150 good Q that I will not use.. I dot have pats and I don't eat peanut butter or the Old people stuff for bones, dentures etc or vitamin... I mean I have all these Q no time to post them all... no time to go thru them if someone needs them but dot mind giving them away.. but than again I did not see anyone asking for " I take all the coupons you wont use" LOL and I just don`t have the time to go thru them..LOL and I also have the expired once I will be sending to someone overseas but how do you locate the military families who will take them???? than again I cant list all the expired Q ....I have a LOT..