Buyers 'hooked' on hobby
Though some may call the hobby hoarding, so-called extreme couponers love their money-saving lifestyle.Lebanon resident Alane Stief, 28, uses coupons on a daily basis, but she disagrees with the tactics of similar shoppers on TLC's "Extreme Couponing."
"People have to realize it's not realistic to do what they do on the show," she said.
Stief only stocks up on items she knows she will use. Half of her basement consists of shelves filled with stored goods. Now, when she runs out of a product, she can walk downstairs for more rather than making a trip to the store.
"Although I haven't seen the long-term benefits yet," she said, "I'm not stressed anymore about going to the store."
Stief began extreme couponing the end of April to save a bit of cash.
"I don't buy anything I don't have a coupon or club bonus for," she said. "I look for 60 percent or more savings."
Her best savings came from Rite Aid; she recently bought $98 worth of items and spent a little more than $3, which included two newspapers.
But it takes more than simply going to the store and finding deals to save this much in one trip. Stief begins her weekly couponing on a Thursday, when she goes through websites that tell her what sales stores will offer next week.
When Sunday morning arrives, she awakes around 6 or 7 a.m. to look through the paper, then goes on her weekly shopping trip with coupons organized with paper clips behind a sticky note for each transaction she plans to make.
"When I'm in there," she said, "I'm prepared, and I'm ready."
Though waking up early on Sundays and creating a mess on the kitchen table is only a hobby for Stief, who has a full-time job, some make extreme couponing their career.
At least that is the case for North Annville Township's Shelby Koch. The 25-year-old stay-at-home mom claims couponing as her job.
"If this is a way to provide for the family, and I have time to do it," Koch said, "then I'm going to. This is my contribution to the family."
Beginning the end of May, Koch started her search for free items in local stores. But like Stief, Koch is only looking for products she and her family will use.
"I'm extreme in that I'm not buying 1,000 things for nothing," she said, "but buying what I need for nothing."
Though there are times when Koch will put out money to stock up on items she uses constantly.
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