Extreme Couponing by Joni Meyer-Crothers, Beth Adelman: 9780451416605 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books (2024)

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What happened to all the extreme couponers? ›

Extreme couponers were sent to prison in $31.8 million fraud scheme.

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The concept of "extreme couponers" was first mentioned by The Wall Street Journal on March 8, 2010, in an article entitled "Hard Times Turn Coupon Clipping Into the Newest Extreme Sport".

All coupons printed in the U.S. have a non-transferability clause, which makes the coupon void if sold for a profit. Plus, many coupon sellers offer stolen or counterfeit coupons, leaving you liable to potential litigation if caught.

Couponing may seem like a grocery-bill-saving chore from a generation ago, but there's a thriving community of TikTok users dedicated to finding the best sales, deals and giveaways by using coupons. Kayla Burk is one such TikToker.

Lori Ann Talens was sentenced just as a new movie about coupon scams is hitting big screens and a streaming TV service. The Kristen Bell comedy "Queenpins" is a fictionalized comedy inspired by a trio of Phoenix women who produced and passed fake coupons worth millions of dollars.

No, extreme couponing is not stealing, but it's not uncommon for stores to resent it if a shopper brings in a stack of coupons and spends very little money in the end.

Multiple copies mean multiple coupons. Don't forget online resources, either. Lots of Web sites have printable coupons, so surf those sites regularly. You can also look for promo codes to use during online transactions, and you can sign up for daily deal alerts from a variety of Internet sources.

Coupon fraud can take multiple forms, including counterfeiting coupons, altering valid coupons, and using coupons on products for which they are not intended (known as coupon glittering). Engaging in coupon fraud is illegal and can result in fines, imprisonment, and a criminal record.

What are the best states for couponing? ›

As it turns out, certain metropolitan areas are particularly thrifty when it comes to shopping, according to a new report from Coupons.com. The site used couponing as a proxy for frugality. Some of the top 10 penny-pinching cities were Orlando, Florida; Washington, Charlotte, North Carolina; and New York.

So, while you can try out extreme couponing to get certain items at no cost, you can't count on it to be a consistent, effective way to lower your grocery bill in 2024.

Coca-Cola's 1888-issued "free glass of" is the earliest documented coupon. Coupons were mailed to potential customers and placed in magazines. It is estimated that between 1894 and 1913 one in nine Americans had received a free Coca-Cola, for a total of 8,500,000 free drinks.

For Strategic Shoppers: If you're organized and strategic about your purchases, digital couponing can lead to substantial savings. Using a combination of cash-back apps, promo codes, and digital coupons can drastically reduce the cost of both essential and discretionary items.

(WKRC) — A woman was sentenced to more than 12 years in prison and ordered to pay $31.8 million in restitution after being convicted of running a counterfeit coupon ring in Virginia. Lori Ann Talens, 41, was ordered to pay the money to the retailers and manufacturers who suffered losses in her coupon scheme.

In 2013, Ramirez went to trial, and Fountain and Johnson agreed to testify against her. Ramirez was sentenced to two years in prison and seven years of probation. All three were also forced to pay $1.2 million restitution to Procter and Gamble. Watch the trailer for Queenpins below.

Ramirez, then 40, Fountain, then 42, and Johnson, then 54, were arrested and charged with counterfeiting, illegal control of an enterprise, forgery, fraudulent schemes and artifices and trafficking in stolen property. In 2013, Ramirez pleaded guilty to counterfeiting, fraud and illegal control of an enterprise.