Today I am going to express my
gratitude for coupons. I wasn’t a “couponer” before coming to Italy, however
after I was informed of a program that sent military members coupons, I decided
it really couldn’t be easier, so I might as well give it a go. I signed up for
the program and was matched with 5 people from the states who volunteered to
find, clip, and mail coupons to me overseas. Wow! How cool are those people?
Well now I carry my coupons with me to every shopping trip and I usually save
around $10 a trip with them. (And we make our trip once a week). Being
overseas, we are limited by the food they ship over here, but we still manage
to save a lot of money with the coupons.
The coffee store on base also has a
huge file system where people can go and put the coupons they don’t use and
pick up one’s other people have discarded. Sometimes I will sit in the coffee
shop and dig for specific coupons I am looking for. Our savings with coupons
definitely dropped with my new diet. Coupons for fresh produce doesn’t seem to
exist… however we still save on frozen veggies, dairy and meats that my hubby
eats, as well as cleaning supplies and soaps, etc. I find that most of the
coupons seem to be for the unhealthy foods. Sugar cereals, ice cream, cookie
packs, sodas, etc all seem to have an abundance of coupons available. Healthier
food options have fewer coupons. Regardless, we still save enough money to make
it worth it, and I’m very thankful to have coupons, and to have people
stateside who spend their spare time clipping and mailing off their coupons!
If you happen to be a couponer and would like to donate your spare coupons to military members, go here: http://www.couponstotroops.com/ to sign up!
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