***That’s OK, because being on line behind someone as ignorant as you are and watching you pay full price for things I get for pennies on the dollar***
Well, if the maker or seller of the product has to bribe you to buy it, it must not be very good. I probably would not eat it anyway.
It has nothing to do with bribery for me. It is about saving money. And I’m all for that. A smart consumer does not buy a product just because they have a coupon for .40 off.
My wife and I have more than enough money to shop without coupons, but do because we average a 30-50% savings every time we shop and because we plan ahead watching for items we use to go on sale. Many stores will double and triple the value of many coupons on certain days. And yes, we also use Groupon. I like paying $25 to get $50 worth of food at a place we would go to anyway.
I would suggest buying a paper one Sunday and look at the coupons available and then check those against what you normally buy. I’ll be the first to admit there are many we do not use, but the savings for basic items like toothpaste, pasta sauce, deodorant, canned goods, etc. generates greater savings than not using them.
2 cents. Make of it what you will. :)