Back to clipping coupons - strong signs the economy is growing

[grggngll]

How dare this greedy businessman contradict the success of the 0conomy?

Doesn't he know that 0 is creating jobs by the hundreds and the economy is growing?

Time for government busy bodies to make sure this nitwit gets audited, permits checked, and regulated out of business.

Consumers are clipping coupons at a rate not seen since before the 2007 recession, and that's a troubling sign, according to Coupons.com CEO Steven Boal.

http://www.cnbc.com/id/100485313

[grggngll]

And more insults to the wonderful policies of 0, who is helping the little guy, like no one ever before.

Those who weren't affected by the last recession are now tightening the reins.

[reg_indy]

People clipping coupons is a bad sign?

Sounds idiotic....

We 'clip' coupons, and have for 25 years, good times or bad, regardless of who is in the white house...

[Struds]

People clipping coupons is a bad sign?

Sounds idiotic....

We 'clip' coupons, and have for 25 years, good times or bad, regardless of who is in the white house...

Same here. I suspect part of the overall increase is due to the publicity super couponers (or whatever they're called) have received in the last few years.

[Marshan Man]

Let's see.. per gurgles.. clipping coupons is bad along with exercise and eating fruits and veggies...

and you wonder why you can't win The White House? Seriously...

[Fang]

The link is CNBC. I find merit in this one. But the usual Liberal doubters are offended and out for blood. How dare grggngll post something that makes the Obama economy look bad. LOL

[Marshan Man]

The link is CNBC. I find merit in this one. But the usual Liberal doubters are offended and out for blood. How dare grggngll post something that makes the Obama economy look bad. LOL

The first sentence makes no sense whn taking into account the point they're trying to make...

Consumers are clipping coupons at a rate not seen since before the 2007 recession

A rate not seen since BEFORE the recession. So that's a good thing right?? Kinda hard to takethe rest seriously after that... seems like they needed a filler and this "article" did the trick.

[LarryN]

Same here. I suspect part of the overall increase is due to the publicity super couponers (or whatever they're called) have received in the last few years.

Extreme Couponers, Krazy Kouponers...my wife is one. She can go into a CVS and have them owe her money. Sometimes, we run dangerously low on essentials that most people do stockpile (toothpaste, toilet paper) because there is "no deal" running. Dishwashing liquid? Yeah, we're set for a year or so.

[reg_indy]

The link is CNBC. I find merit in this one. But the usual Liberal doubters are offended and out for blood. How dare grggngll post something that makes the Obama economy look bad. LOL

Didn't know Coupons had political affiliations or connotations......

Coupons are a way to save money, regardless of economic climate...


Attempting to make some sort of vague political point based on coupon use seems silly.

Take off your partisan glasses...

[soulflower]

So saving money is bad?

[Calamari]

Coupons have more to do with prices that are volatile, i.e. food, than a sign of more stable economic measures.

[ivanbalt]

Extreme Couponers, Krazy Kouponers...my wife is one. She can go into a CVS and have them owe her money. Sometimes, we run dangerously low on essentials that most people do stockpile (toothpaste, toilet paper) because there is "no deal" running. Dishwashing liquid? Yeah, we're set for a year or so.

That's how my grandfather rolled. There were always 10 different kinds of cereal at my grandparents' house because he always had a coupon.

[LarryN]

That's how my grandfather rolled. There were always 10 different kinds of cereal at my grandparents' house because he always had a coupon.

We once left the Acme with 27 boxes of cereal.

There are websites that tell you how to get the deals; which coupons to use in which stores that have the items on sale. the best methodology is just keeping the whole coupon flier, and then not clipping until you actually need the coupon. The websites will tell you which flier from which date. We generally get 3-4 Sunday papers each week.

It's her hobby.

[ms maggie]

My mother used to cut out coupons religiously. The weird thing was she never actually used them. I have a penchant for stocking up on paper products when they are on sale, and coffee. With just two mouths to feed just not my thing beyond that.

[banner1124]

The first sentence makes no sense whn taking into account the point they're trying to make...



A rate not seen since BEFORE the recession. So that's a good thing right?? Kinda hard to takethe rest seriously after that... seems like they needed a filler and this "article" did the trick.

Not that I buy into the article, but if you read through the whole thing you'll see that it does make sense, it's just kind of clumsy about it. The rate they are talking about before the recession was just prior to the recession. The implication being that where the rate of coupon clipping is currently indicates that another recession is looming.

[Fang]

Didn't know Coupons had political affiliations or connotations......

Coupons are a way to save money, regardless of economic climate...


Attempting to make some sort of vague political point based on coupon use seems silly.

Take off your partisan glasses...

I didn't write the article. But it's premise makes sense to me. Why do you get so offended when some writer has the audacity to question Obama's economy? I'm not aware of CNBC being a right wing site.

[soulflower]

I didn't write the article. But it's premise makes sense to me. Why do you get so offended when some writer has the audacity to question Obama's economy? I'm not aware of CNBC being a right wing site.

CNBC is the right-wing brother in-law of MSNBC

[Fang]

CNBC is the right-wing brother in-law of MSNBC

You learn something new everyday.

The premise still makes sense to me.

[reg_indy]

I didn't write the article. But it's premise makes sense to me. Why do you get so offended when some writer has the audacity to question Obama's economy? I'm not aware of CNBC being a right wing site.

This discussion is idiotic..

The premise is silly. People only look to use coupons and save money when there's a recession (or recovery from a recession)???

So if there were no recession, you wouldn't clip a coupon to save 50 cents on a box of Capn Crunch?


that's what's silly. The tying it to politics is not silly, it's stupid, and a waste of bandwidth.

[jessup270]

I am not really sure what the true meaning is of more people clipping coupons, but I do know the real meaning of $4 gasoline.