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  • What To Do With Extra Coupons

    I just wanted to give you a little tip on what you can do with all of those extra coupons that you are holding on to but have no use for.

    You can trade them with others, or here is something else you can do:

    Become a coupon fairy.

    If you’re not familiar with the term “coupon fairy”, let me explain. Basically a coupon fairy is someone that takes all of their extra coupons and they walk up and down all the aisles of their local stores, leaving coupons on the shelves for other people to find and use.

    Let’s say you have a coupon for Depends diapers and you don’t need that product. Walk down the aisle that carries those Depends diapers and leave the Depends coupons right in front of the product.

    Now, the next person who goes to purchase those diapers will see those coupons and will be able to use them on their purchase (a purchase they were going to make anyway).

    I definitely encourage this. I think it’s a great way to pay it forward with your couponing habits.

    Of course, you could always pick up items yourself and donate them, but if you don’t have time for that, I suggest being a coupon fairy at least once.

    A lot of people who do decide to do this actually bring their coupons out right around when they’re going to expire, just so that they don’t have to throw them out. This is what I usually do as well.

    Please consider giving this a try. If you have coupons that are about to expire, or you just have a bunch of coupons that you don’t need, being them with you on your next shopping trip and leave them behind for other shoppers.

    Have you ever been a coupon fairy?

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    What To Do With Extra Coupons: New Video

    1. Laura says:

      I have received the blessing of a few coupon fairies over the years. I have the intention of doing this myself, once I become less of a target shopper due to my crazy little boys. It has always made me smile and be thankful. A big thanks to all those coupon fairies out there!

    2. greeneyesgreen says:

      I have been a ‘coupon fairy’, although I didn’t know it was called that, for many years now. I got the idea from watching Oprah, she said she used to do this in stores. I know it makes me feel good but the best experience was once when I was at Dominion and there was a young couple with a baby ahead of me in the checkout. They were purchasing Nestle baby formula and I had a $5.00 cpn and no use for it, so I excused myself and asked if ‘mom’ would like the coupon. Needless to say, she was quite glad to take the coupon and used it right then. She asked me where I had received the coupon and I gave her the website, hopefully she contacted them so she too could get coupons.

    3. Linda says:

      I didn’t know it had a name (coupon fairy), but I have left coupons on the shelves at stores as well as taking some to work. I will have to check into coupon trading. Thanks for the info.

    4. Ray says:

      I have been the recipient of a coupon fairy and was soooo excited. Since then I’ve passed it forward!

    5. Nicole says:

      My best coupon fairy experience was last year in Walmart. A new teen mom was in the baby section with her baby & mother with a shopping list & budget and discussing what she could afford to buy this shopping trip for the baby. She wasn’t able to afford all the items on her list. I got out all my baby coupons and politely interupted & offered up coupons. Her mom asked me how I collect coupons and I was able to give her website info on coupons, baby freebie websites, etc. They were so thankful. She was so happy that I was able to help her & her daughter make their money go further. It made me feel so good that I could help this family too.

    6. Rebecca says:

      I give my coupons to co-workers and people who actually want to use them, I don’t leave them on shelfs in stores because I bet the poor people who work in grocery stores and make minimum wage aren’t happy they have to clean up the coupons that are left everywhere every night.

    7. Jessica says:

      I almost always have tons of coupons I can’t use..I always offer my mom first pick and then whatever is left I leave on the shelves with the item. When the free milk was going on ( and it still is at price chopper…not 100% if they all take printed coupons or not) I printed about 15 of the coupons, and I printed so many specifically so i could hand it out to families and what not at the store. it was nice…I caught a lot of people off guard that day :) I ended up bringing home about 10 cartons of milk and gave most of them to those I know could really use it….I never thought of it as being a coupon fairy though… I have been on the receiving end of this numerous times and I like to pay it forward.

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