Don’t freak over expired coupons, just throw them out
Here’s a dilemna that usually confounds the coupon newbies:
What do you do with the coupons that expire before you can use them?
Don’t fret or freak out. Just throw them out.
Most coupons have expiration dates at the end of the month. So the first of the month is a good time to go through that coupon box and purge out the ones that have already expired or will expire before your next shopping trip.
You aren’t throwing away money when you throw out a coupon. It’s a deal that you decided not to pursue because there were better deals for your money.
And well, it’s just paper. Put the dead coupons in your newspaper / magazine recycling bin.
If it really bothers you that much, then sort your coupon box so that your “soon to expire” coupons are the first ones you see.
Posted: November 1st, 2008 under Coupon tips, Groceries.
Comments: 6
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Comment from lulugal11
Time: November 1, 2008, 4:19 pm
I just finished going through my coupon binder and throwing out the October coupons.
I will never understand why some people feel they HAVE to get the item if the coupon is expiring. Coupons recycle so you will get another one just like it in a few weeks.
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Comment from alianora
Time: November 8, 2008, 11:00 am
I think I remember hearing that military commissaries (sp?), especially the overseas ones, will accept expired coupons. I believe there is a way to donate coupons to military families. That might be a better option that throwing them away if people feel guilty about it.
Comment from Kate
Time: November 8, 2008, 1:27 pm
Alianora is right. If you click on my name, there is a button in the left sidebar for “Coupons For Troops.” Click the button to get an address where you can send expired coupons to military wife, “The Happy Housewife.” She ships all the expired coupons she receives overseas for military families to use at their local commisaries. Great way to give back!
Comment from Paula Wethington
Time: November 8, 2008, 8:33 pm
Yes, the overseas military commissaries will take outdated coupons within a certain time frame.
The program that coordinates most of this effort is Overseas Coupon Program at http://www.ocpnet.org. I was involved off and on with that effort from the start of that campaign. Currently at least two of the VFW Ladies Auxiliaries groups in Monroe County are sending coupons.
It’s a very easy community service project for youths and homebound seniors in particular to become involved in.
The catch is that someone has to pay for the postage to ship the coupons. That’s what the VFW Ladies are doing.
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