I was/am watching the new TLC series "Extreme Couponing" and thinking to myself: "self, what in the world would you do with 300 toothbrushes?"
While I have been trying to use more coupons in my weekly shopping trips, I don't think I can use 400 deoderants in my lifetime.
Where does one draw the line between good smart shopping and becoming obssessed with the game to the tune of 500 rolls of toilet paper?
I do understand that food banks, pantries, churches and other various chairities should be the primary beneficianaries (sp?) of these "hunts", but wouldn't most phycologist' call this obsessive complusive disorder?
The next step for some of these "Extreme Couponers" is the show "Buried Alive".
Extreme Couponing or OCD?
April 7th, 2011 at 01:21 am
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I watched the show and got a bit bored after the first segment. It was interesting to learn WHY they started to coupon in the first place (big families, pay reductions for the only bread winner, surviving credit card debt payoff, etc). There was some freakiness though in seeing where it was all stored (1,300 rolls of TP under a toddler's bed? In a shower that is totally unusable?) I get that there need to be creative storage options, but the hoarding mentality was evident in some of the homes.
I will get free things and donate them to my parish's food pantry. My latest contributions: two free Poligrip denture paste and some cat treats. No felines or denture wearers at my house. I can't pass up a FREE deal, but if I have no need for it, on the item goes.
April 7th, 2011 at 03:19 pm 1302189592
It is sort of attractive to think about doing it for a foodshelf or shelter, but without a car I can't really do that either.
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Jerry