by Mindi Cherry on February 15, 2010
Most of you know that I tend to be slightly…ahem….”outspoken” when it comes to the subject of Ethical Couponing.
Kelly at Faithful Provisions (who I had the pleasure of meeting when I was in Nashville) wrote a great post this morning about the very real consequences for those around you when one tries to break the [...]
by Mindi Cherry on October 5, 2009
Normally, I would just let things like this slide and decide that it isn’t the hill on which I choose to die (See? Even when I get ranty, I still hate ending sentences with a preposition!). It still isn’t a Hill Worth Death…perhaps we’ll just go for a Flesh Wound.
Those who use coupons have enough [...]
by Mindi Cherry on July 14, 2009
I received the following email from reader Caroline the other day, and thought is would make a great topic!
Hi Mindi,
I was just reading another blog and thought of your couponing ethics series. If a company offers a money back guarantee/rebate and says they will refund your money (or double your money) if you are not completely [...]
by Mindi Cherry on April 27, 2009
“Be the change you want to see in the world.”
- Mahatma Gandhi
I’m mad. Hopping mad. Spitting mad. (which is actually kind of funny, since I just quoted Gandhi, but I can’t get that quote out of my head)
If you have been reading this site for more than a few weeks, you know that I have [...]
by Mindi Cherry on April 16, 2009
Back when I was a child (when dinosaurs roamed the Earth), coupons had no expiration date, groceries were individually priced and everything had to be done (including the redemption of coupons) by a cashier manually. Then they started doing everything by UPC codes and people have been trying to figure out new ways to scam [...]
by Mindi Cherry on April 13, 2009
Remember the saying “one bad apple destroys the whole bunch”? Well, there are a bunch of bad apples out there and they are messing it up for many of us!
What are these people doing?
Counterfeit Coupons:
last summer someone took a Target Printable that was good for $5 off any $25 toy purchase and Photoshopped it so [...]
by Mindi Cherry on March 24, 2009
I am really enjoying the ”Couponing Ethics” discussions that we have been having. This question came to me via email from Caroline and I loved it. If you have any topics to contribute, please don’t hesitate to email me!
Hi Mindi,
I love your blog! I’ve enjoyed reading the posts about couponing ethics and I’m not sure if [...]
by Mindi Cherry on March 19, 2009
We have had some interesting “couponing ethics” discussions on this site….and this is an issue that frequently has people gnashing their teeth!
What is a Shelf Clearer? Simply put, it’s a person (or persons) who goes in to a store and promptly clears the shelves to take advantage of a good deal. Go to almost any [...]
by Mindi Cherry on February 25, 2009
One of the problems many couponers have is when they end up with $175 in groceries for -$3.00. People think that we are scammers, gypsies, tramps and thieves. Believe me, I have deleted more comments than you can imagine from people calling me every name in the book (note: we may have free speech in this country, but this [...]