Finding the Free Stuff - Or At Least Finding the Good Stuff Cheap

Mary - Couponing seems to be gaining in popularity once again.  I see a lot more of it going on in checkout lines these days!

Diane - I pulled out a really good coupon from a department store recently.  I was shopping for a birthday gift for a grand-daughter.  I was there a day earlier than the coupon went into effect, and they wouldn't give me the 50% off.  I calmly walked it back over the the aisle, and hung it back up. I'm getting shoppertunistic:-)

Karen - We have a family member that does that. . .However, she's also very generous and the family ends up with the extras.   Sometimes it is hard to turn down what appears to be a really good bargain - whether you need it or not:-)

Steve - I can remember once in awhile when I was in my twenties, that I used a lot of coupons.  It's really been decades since I've taken it seriously.  But watching Betty made a believer out of me!

Barbara-Jo, It has become trendy to be frugal.  I think many more folks are interested in coupons than they were a few years back!

Ann -I think the news media is featuring more attention to the subject of couponing, and other shopper savings.  The other day, I was at a favorite grocery store.  They have a wonderful Deli and Hot Wok.  They were running a special on Rotisserie turkey breasts, that were $2.00 off, beginning at 5:00 pm.  For some reason I had missed the time restriction and showed up at about 4:30 pm. 

When they told me I was early, I told her to hold one for me, I'd be back at 5:00.  I did my other grocery shopping at the store, and then went back to rotisserie counter!  A couple years ago, I wouldn't have thought about it as much!  But I have concerns that if I pay a higher price for a product, I am actually helping to drive up prices to people who can afford it less.  Consumerism is something that is a collective process.

Kathy - I tend to shop the specials of two grocery stores I favor.  I usually stock up on certain items when they are on sale.

Debra - You are not alone!  I think it is surprising the number of people who have gone to coupon clipping!  Either by necessity, or it seems trendy!

Virginia - Perhaps the "BOGO" advertising jargon isn't a nationally pushed term.  But I see it quite a bit in my area!  It seems like the perfect brand name for shoes:-)

Debra - I believe Payless Shoes was the first place I became introduced to BOGO.  But, I went the longest time thinking it was a brand name. . .LOL