Stores Imposing Limits On Extreme Couponing

[YouPdWhat]

Stores imposing limits on extreme couponing

Extreme Couponing Under Attack

Stores across the country are now imposing limits on the number of coupons customers can use and the number of items they can buy at a time to lessen the blow to their stock.

[aimeebee]

LOL, yeah this topic came through on my FB because that is my local fox channel. Tons of couponers and non couponers fighting it out in the comments. But, I think it was made pretty clear that most of the limits were already there...just ignored by the people on this TV show.

People go into the store expecting to be able to do what they have seen done on the TLC show and all of the sudden....breaking news....stores won't let you do what they did on that TV show.

[Merczilla]

I don't have cable, so haven't seen the program. Do they put any sort of disclaimer up that these "shopping trips" have been preapproved by the store being used or that they are pre-planned or anything?

[cpaige]

I don't have cable, so haven't seen the program. Do they put any sort of disclaimer up that these "shopping trips" have been preapproved by the store being used or that they are pre-planned or anything?

From what I have seen, NO they don't. These people are in the store gathering up 100 yogurts, and ringing them up in one or 2 transactions. Although one woman did 18 transactions. This show is not about the reality of coupon shopping like most of us do it. It's a massive blown up version of it and we're the ones that are going to suffer for it.

[ari'smom]

I laughed at the 18 transactions episode. I mean, come on.

It was especially funny when they showed the staff, in particular what looked like the manager of the store. He was grimacing but trying to smile because the cameras were there. You know if they weren't he (or someone else) would have been escorting you and your binder full of coupons to the door lol.

[cpaige]

I laughed at the 18 transactions episode. I mean, come on.

It was especially funny when they showed the staff, in particular what looked like the manager of the store. He was grimacing but trying to smile because the cameras were there. You know if they weren't he (or someone else) would have been escorting you and your binder full of coupons to the door lol.

Ain't that the damn truth!!! It took me a long time to get everyone there to trust me with all my coupons, and now some of them look at me (the ones that don't know me) with this look of "OMG! Here comes one of those people!" 18 transactions? Really? I feel bad when I break it into 3, which is the most I've ever done.

[joshmamabear]

From what I have seen, NO they don't. These people are in the store gathering up 100 yogurts, and ringing them up in one or 2 transactions. Although one woman did 18 transactions. This show is not about the reality of coupon shopping like most of us do it. It's a massive blown up version of it and we're the ones that are going to suffer for it.

that is the painful truth but it seems none of those who participated in the EC show realize that. One participant kept saying the EC show does not have anything to do with Kroger's change in their policies so they can't be blamed.

With more and more couponers applying to be on future EC shows for their 15 minutes of fame, it looks like we're going to be stucked with this show. The only way to fight back is to pressure advertisers to pull out their spots on TLC.

let's brace ourselves...couponing is going to be a lot harder from hereon EXCEPT for what they show on television....arghhhhhhh