Being a considerate shopper

When you have great coupons to use, it can be exciting! It is always so cool to great deals, and sometimes you can be tempted to clear the shelves if you have tons of coupons!

Remember to think about your fellow couponers, especially if the coupons are for something you don't necessarily use often enough to stockpile. There is no point to stockpiling anything you don't use. My least favorite thing is reading about a great deal only to arrive at the store to see empty shelves. Usually I even have my coupons all ready to go and everything, and it is a big let down. Then I get back and read the comments on all my sites and see people saying they picked up "ten of these" or "fifteen of those". I know it seems odd and impossible when most coupon print limits are only two or three at the most, but many people print from multiple computers, and have family or friends print them extra coupons. The only time it makes sense to me for someone to end up with fifteen packages of something is diapers. If you're buying diapers, then feel free to stock up. If you need anything feel free to stock up, but please be considerate.

For instance, when I find a great deal that I want to take advantage of, I always try to go to multiple stores if I'm buying more than three. I live in a place where there are multiple locations for most stores, so this is more convenient for me than for a lot of people, but if you don't have multiple locations of a store please try to make separate trips on separate days. That way you will see how people are buying and how much of something people are buying, and you will know whether or not other people are desperate for the same products you are buying. That way you don't end up buying all of something someone needs and uses a lot of, especially if you don't use or need a lot of it.

Also, just remember that if you have a ton of stuff in your cart to let someone go ahead of you who isn't using coupons or has five items or so. It makes people's day a lot of the time, and you will be surprised to find how many conversations are started just by letting someone go ahead.