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Some Michigan Meijer Stores Eliminating Double Coupons [VIDEO]

Rod Prahin — Wed, 06 Mar 2013 10:38:59 +0000

Ouch! This could cut into the grocery bill a bit. How does this affect shoppers here in the Flint area? The Meijer Corp. explains.A Meijer representative said eliminating “double coupons” will allow the company to lower prices, which will help all consumers. They also want to focus on their internet “mperks” program, including digital coupons [...]

Woman Pulls Gun at Wal-Mart When Cashier Won't Accept Her Coupon

Jeremy Fenech — Tue, 05 Mar 2013 20:47:32 +0000

On Friday afternoon, 61-year-old Mary Frances Alday was at a Walmart in Crawfordville, Florida. As she was checking out, she tried to use a coupon for $1 off. We're not sure what she was buying. Mary had printed the coupon off a website, and the assistant manager told her it's their policy not to take those coupons. So Mary reacted just about how you'd expect.

Six Ways To Save More and Spend Less in 2013 – #1

George McIntyre — Wed, 02 Jan 2013 18:12:39 +0000

Use Coupons
Go ahead, make fun of me for being on that show. I'll wait.

While you were poking fun, we just saved about 55% on our grocery bill. Here's our couponing strategy:

Buy the Sunday paper (The Flint Journal and the Detroit Free Press publish different inserts, so it pays to pick up both.)
Clip the coupons for products you actually use
Do

Do You Use Coupons? — Survey of the Day

Jeremy Taylor — Thu, 06 Sep 2012 18:15:05 +0000

Thanks to the bad economy and shows such as ‘Extreme Couponing,’ coupons should be as popular as ever. But how many people actually use them while shopping? According Ipsos poll of 1,041 adults, 83 percent say their family frequently or actively uses coupons. Women (85 percent) are slightly more likely than men (81 percent) to be regular [...]

Wave of Counterfeit Coupons Sweeps America – Is Our Own Steph Caught in the Scandal?

Cars 108 — Wed, 11 Jul 2012 12:17:15 +0000

This morning, Rod and Steph talked about the case of the counterfeit coupons in Phoenix, in which three people were arrested for running an underground coupon counterfeiting ring.

We had some fun this morning with the idea and created very own counterfeit coupons for Stephanie, cohost of the Cars 108 mo

Extreme Couponer Banned For Life From All Walmarts

Jeremy Taylor — Fri, 01 Jul 2011 18:50:26 +0000

Being banned for life from discount giant Walmart is a pretty harsh punishment for someone who embraces the growing trend of “extreme couponing.”

But that’s what allegedly happened to self-described extreme couponer April Cuavas, who claims she was banned from every Walmart in the nation after a confrontation with the store manager of Walmart’s Boise, Idaho location over the store’s policy of matching the coupons of other chains.