From the category archives:

Coupon Ethics

Worth Reading: Why Ethical Couponing Matters

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 [...]

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Giving Couponers a Bad Name

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 [...]

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Coupon Ethics: Satisfaction Guarantee Rebates?

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 [...]

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Coupon Ethics: Be the Change

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 [...]

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Coupon Ethics: Coupon BarCode Decoding

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 [...]

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Coupon Ethics: Why Stores Don’t Trust Us

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 [...]

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Returning an Item When You Used a Coupon

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 [...]

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Sales and Shelf Clearers

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 [...]

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The Black, White and Grey of Coupons

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 [...]

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