More Coupon Comments

Another reader comment on coupons. Thanks everyone for all the input! Tawra

Just a comment about coupons (you're probably
tired of hearing about them, huh.) Here's my take
on coupons and rebates. I use coupons like I
approach a strange dog, carefully.

I have a few brands I use mostly because my husband has used
the same brands of deodorant and soap in the
shower for almost thirty years. Think I'm going
to change him? Not! I also have a brand of
antacid I use for my acid reflux, I would like to
use a store brand but it just doesn't work for
me.

I have tried, and finally came to the
conclusion that trying to use something that
doesn't work for me wastes money in the long run
because I end up going out to get what does work
and the other bottle or whatever sits unused in
the medicine chest till it expires. In other
words, if I am going to buy a brand anyway
because there's just no way I can use something
else or there's no way hubby will use something
else, why not use a coupon and save a buck or
two. I put the money in my piggy and fine and
dandy.

I gave up refunding years ago because
I got tired of having to buy four packages of
something to get a dollar back and then I have to
spend the money for the stamp, and after thinking
about it I had the eureka moment of realizing I
could live fine without the four packages of
whatever anyway.

I agree with you. If it works
for you, fine, if it doesn't fine too. God gave
us brains to figure these things out for
ourselves, with the help of the skills our
teachers taught us years ago. A lot of people
don't use coupons and manage to save, and some
people do. A lot just depends on where you live
and what resources are available to you. Sorry I
took so long but had to comment. Thanks for your
input on things! Marcia S. in Maine