Well it looks like TLC’s Extreme Couponing show has hit a nerve lately. Never have I seen so many coupon binders proudly displayed in shopping carts. I used to feel like an idiot when I had my binder out! People would just stare at me with a look of “what is wrong with HER” on their face! Now it seems like everyone has one.

{Warning! The rest of this post consists of a rant about coupons! Be prepared to be offended (haha not really)}

I went to Walgreens yesterday morning, as usual, making my Sunday coupon run. I generally try to get there around 9 or 10 in the morning but I was running late.  On top of that it was Mother’s Day so it was extremely crowded with last minute shoppers. Ugh! My worst nightmare!

{Sidenote: If you don’t know me that well I hate crowds and will do almost anything to avoid them! Especially at Walgreens!}

So I’m going along with my short list of items (4 things) and every thing I go to get is out. Ok this is annoying, considering it’s the first day of the sale and only about 3 hours after the store has opened. That usually means someone has came in and cleared out the shelves. MY PET PEEVE! Leave some for the rest of us why don’t you!

Even when I was at my extreme couponing peak, I never cleared the shelves of an item. If I had 10 coupons and there were 10 items, I’d still leave some for the others!

So I’m going back through Walgreens and looking for my last item hoping to at least get one thing on my list.

And then I encounter it.

The woman standing in the aisle I am trying to get to, with her family, trying to organize her binder, look for items and talking to her kids/husband/and on the cell phone! The kids were screaming the whole time “are we going to get our filler item?!” (for those that don’t know Walgreens slang, that’s a small item you add to your purchase so your coupons equal the number of items you have and the deal will go through).

OMG.

I was so beyond annoyed at this point. I looked at this lady’s cart and it was FILLED to the brim with all the sale items for the week. Ok it’s one thing to get a deal, but to come in and clear out the shelves 3 hours after the store open is just down right rude!

By this point, I can’t get out of the store fast enough.

I circle around waiting for them to leave and end up finding 1 item on my list (put in the wrong spot, I just happen to see it) so I go up to the register to pay. Of course at the same time, here comes the shelf clearer and starts piling her items up on the counter, asking for multiple transactions! Her kids are still screaming, the store is so crowded and the line to check out was stretched out 10 people long!

I love coupons and finding a great deal, but there are times I get downright mad when people take advantage of the way it works. It’s just plain rude to come in and clear out the shelves first thing in the morning, then ask for multiple transactions while the store is packed! Use common sense people!

When I volunteered to help with storm clean up, I talked to some Walgreens managers who I just happened to be in line next to. They told me they don’t mind people using coupons but when you come in, demanding multiple transactions after they clear the shelves, they get a little mad. Well, I’m here to tell you, I do to!

If you use coupons, use common sense and be courteous to other shoppers. Instead of clearing the shelves at one store, why don’t spread your spending around and go to multiple stores so the rest of us can get the 1 item we came in to get!

People!

Ok and that’s my rant for today lol…….

What about you, do you have an experience with an extreme couponer who was just down right ridiculous?! Leave a comment and let me know!

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