So, I know that I haven't posted for a while, but I have a pretty good excuse. I started a new job a few weeks ago and the transition is stressful. Well, they sent me out of town for training and it's just been very busy.
Ok, now to the post...I have to vent for a bit. Well, over the past few months (since my husband was laid off) we have been trying to save money where we can. I decided to start couponing in January and I totally love it. Now, I know that this trend has become quite popular since that show on TLC started, but I tell you, once you figure out the couponing system, it really works.
What I do is a little different thought, I price match and coupon on top of that. Now, I'm not extreme or anything, but it does help and there are some fab deals you can get. I just devised a new coupon organization system and it's worked much better for me. I have also come to find out that there is an entire "couponing underworld" out there. Some people are obsessed and it's a full-time job for them, but I've found a balance that works for me.
Well, here comes the complaining....I have noticed that when the Sunday paper comes, I compare mine to my mom's (lives in Omaha) and I realize that she gets more coupons that I do. So, we all know that I live in the middle of nowhere, right? Ok, so today I called the Omaha World Herald (the newspaper that we both get) and I asked about this discrepancy. I was told that the coupon companies don't pay the newspaper to distribute their coupons in my area. I'm so annoyed by this.
Now I have to get creative. Do I cancel my subscription and ask my mom to order two newspapers, one for her and one for me?? I thought that when I told the newspaper that I was going to cancel my subscription they would have offered to "go to bat" for me and advocate for more coupons (yes, I do realize we're only talking about coupons here). All they said was, "do you want me to cancel that subscription and make it effective today or do you want this Sunday's paper before we cancel?"
Customer service is dead...
