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darrinrem

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Jan 28, 2000, 3:00:00 AM1/28/00
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Do you buy Groceries? Would you Spend $30.00 to Save $500.00?
YES!!!
Get the Coupons of Your choice on major National Brands and Start
Saving the Next Time You shop!

No longer be at the mercy of the manufacturers, waiting to see what
product coupons they decide to put in the newspaper. Simply choose the
coupons for your favorite products and use them when it’s convenient.

HOW DOES IT WORK?

Each book contains fifty (50) $10.00 Grocery Coupon Certificates
($500.00 value) and a list of over 1,000 name brand products such as
Crest, Colgate, Kellogg’s, Tide, Kraft, Folger’s, etc.

You simply select the coupons from that list for products you know you
are already going to purchase. You then mail each certificate, along
with a self addressed, stamped envelope and a $1.00 handling charge to
the Coupon Processing Center.

The Processing Center starts at selection #1 and picks up to five (5)
coupons for each selection. All coupon orders are processed and
returned within approximately two weeks of receipt.

WHAT? A HANDELING CHARGE!

As disturbing as it may be, handling charges are a part of every day
life, especially when ordering products by direct mail. But have no
fear! We have incorporated two “offsets” for the handling charge:

1. You will generally receive coupons totaling over $10.00 for each
certificate; And
2. There are TWO BONUS CERTIFICATES included, an additional $20.00 in
grocery savings.


FOR MORE INFORMATION

E-Mail me at: dar...@homestead.com
Visit us on the Web at: www.Savumore.homestead.com


Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/
Before you buy.

darrinrem

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chris & steph

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You might want to check old posts on deja for my reply to
the last person who posted this spam here.

Stephanie :)

darrinrem

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Jan 29, 2000, 3:00:00 AM1/29/00
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Notice the Slogan under the Deja banners - "before you buy" I believe
you have the wrong definition of what spam is.

I have a product that I am putting out to the public. Hence, they can
come here "before they buy" and discuss it.

In article <38926C1F...@rcn.com>,

Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/
Before you buy.

chris & steph

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Why would we want to discuss grocery coupons in a group dedicated to
decluttering?

Stephanie :)

darrinrem wrote:

--
Stephanie :)

darrinrem

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Jan 29, 2000, 3:00:00 AM1/29/00
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Stephanie

I see your point. However, when determining a marketing channel you
must try mant different mediums at first. Then sit down and reflect on
which one's were successful.

If I dont see this forum or discussion group as a productive place then
I will not post this ad in here anymore. However, I dont know if that
is the case just yet.

In article <38928ADF...@rcn.com>,

Ann McManus

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Beats the heck outta me, Stephanie!

My coupon clipping is limited to those that I will use within a couple of
weeks. Even then, I often "forget" to bother if it's a "want not a need"
sort of thing.

I know that others here use coupons religiously (I used to).

Most of these scams, I mean schemes, only work for the folks who got
involved at the get-go. The others (those who bought in late) scamble like
crazy to break even. Hence the off-topic posting to newsgroups. <sigh>

Personally, I only spam-reply to the porno-posts these days. You go, girl!

Ann


chris & steph <no...@rcn.com> wrote in message
news:38928ADF...@rcn.com...

chris & steph

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Ann McManus wrote:

> I know that others here use coupons religiously (I used to).

I am one of those people! You'd recognize me at the store as the lady who
pulls out a lidded plastic shoebox with coupons filed by category, organized
by different colored tabbed index cards. Not too obsessive with them, am I?
;) But to pay for them sort of defeats the purpose, no?

If anyone wants to meet a lovely group of ladies [and one man] who share
coupons and lots of friendly chatting, recipe swapping, good deal alerts, etc.
drop me an email and I'll tell you where online the group posts.

> Most of these scams, I mean schemes, only work for the folks who got
> involved at the get-go. The others (those who bought in late) scamble like
> crazy to break even. Hence the off-topic posting to newsgroups. <sigh>

What peeves me is that the posters have the audacity to be annoyed that we
don't appreciate their off topic posting. As if we're all supposed to jump at
the opportunity to send our hard earned money to them so they can make back
what they've already pissed away on the bad deal. [Please excuse my language,
couldn't think of a more delicate way to say it.]

> Personally, I only spam-reply to the porno-posts these days. You go, girl!

The one [and only one] good thing I can say about RCN is they have EXCELLENT
spam filters for that stuff. Luckily I never seen the porn ones. :)

Stephanie :)

chris & steph

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Jan 29, 2000, 3:00:00 AM1/29/00
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Do you have a group where you regularly post on a subject unrelated to
clutter? If so please send me that address. I want to drop in and make
some off topic posts on cluttering and see how you like it.

Again I point you toward www.deja.com to read my prior posts on this
matter. You will immediately see that this is not the place to post your
spam. No one here is stupid enough to fall for this. I give you my
sympathy that you were sucked into it.

Stephanie :)

darrinrem wrote:

> Stephanie
>
> I see your point. However, when determining a marketing channel you
> must try mant different mediums at first. Then sit down and reflect on
> which one's were successful.
>
> If I dont see this forum or discussion group as a productive place then
> I will not post this ad in here anymore. However, I dont know if that
> is the case just yet.
>

> In article <38928ADF...@rcn.com>,


> chris & steph <no...@rcn.com> wrote:
> > Why would we want to discuss grocery coupons in a group dedicated to
> > decluttering?
> >
> > Stephanie :)
> >
> > darrinrem wrote:
> >

> > > Notice the Slogan under the Deja banners - "before you buy" I
> believe
> > > you have the wrong definition of what spam is.
> > >

> > > I have a product that I am putting out to the public. Hence, they
> can
> > > come here "before they buy" and discuss it.
> > >
> > > In article <38926C1F...@rcn.com>,
> > > chris & steph <no...@rcn.com> wrote:
> > > > You might want to check old posts on deja for my reply to
> > > > the last person who posted this spam here.
> > > >
> > > > Stephanie :)
> > > >
> > > >
> > >

> > > Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/
> > > Before you buy.
> >
> > --
> > Stephanie :)
> >
> >
>
> Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/
> Before you buy.

--
Stephanie :)

Kimcof

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Jan 31, 2000, 3:00:00 AM1/31/00
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I "never" use coupons; I cook everything from scratch, and all of my household
stuff is usually store brand anyway. I stock up on enough detergent, etc. to
last six months at least, and have been pretty good on my promises to myself
not to buy more until I run low. Coupon-watching would pretty much nix that,
so they wouldn't do me any good anyway. The only coupons I take advantage of
are the in-store or electronic ones on things I need anyway. :-) I probably
only save $1.00-$2.00 per store trip (every two weeks) in actual coupons this
way, but my grocery and household budget runs less than $50 per month total
with my careful planning, which already saves me a lot in itself. :-)


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trav...@my-deja.com

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Jan 31, 2000, 3:00:00 AM1/31/00
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Steph: Can you please email me w.r.t. where the online coupon group
posts? I tried to email you, but my email program is acting funny.
I'm sure the problem is on my end, not yours. Thanks. helena

Stainless Steel Streetrat

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In article <86uqhm$vpt$1...@nnrp1.deja.com>, darrinrem <darr...@my-deja.com>
writes:

>If I dont see this forum or discussion group as a productive place then
>I will not post this ad in here anymore. However, I dont know if that
>is the case just yet.
>
>

First rule of Marketing: *research* your target audience. [e.g., Basic
Netiquette]


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Spamnot12

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Feb 2, 2000, 3:00:00 AM2/2/00
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One of the problems is that the original poster can not answer the most basic
of questions which were posed to him at the alt.coupons group. Perhaps he was
seeking fresh territory.

By the way, in case anyone is interested, one can get a free brochure entitled
"Costly Coupon Scams" at the Federal Trade Commission's Web Site.

www.ftc.gov

Please always ask questions and verify the responses before investing your hard
earned money in anything.

Spamnot12

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Feb 2, 2000, 3:00:00 AM2/2/00
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Pick up a free brochure entitled "Costly Coupon Scams" from the Federal Trade
Commission.

www.ftc.gov

Always ask questions and verify the answers before investing your money.

If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is.

chris & steph

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Feb 2, 2000, 3:00:00 AM2/2/00
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Thanks for posting that information. :) I hate to see
unsuspecting people be taken for hard-earned cash.

Stephanie :)

AmethystMenace

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Feb 2, 2000, 3:00:00 AM2/2/00
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Here is the complete URL for that brochure:

http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/conline/pubs/invest/coupon.htm

Naomi


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Spamnot12

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Feb 6, 2000, 3:00:00 AM2/6/00
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Thank you for the full address. I will use it in the future so people won't
have to scan through a lot of other stuff.

selfem...@my-deja.com

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In article
<20000202061308...@ng-fn1.aol.com>,

I found the above article to be extremely
interesting. Had I seen the article first, I
probably would not have bought two coupon books
from two different sources - one was for 24.95 for
$200 of coupon certificates and the other was
29.95 for $300. Apparently the person who posted
the first message gets theirs from yet another
source, since it was for $500 of certificates.

Anyway I filled out a certificate from each book,
and sent them in with a SASE and a buck, held my
breath and waited. I actually got real coupons I
asked for, already cut and ready to redeem (one
place took 10 days and the other took about 13
days). They were regular coupons that had
expiration dates from about 30 - 60 days. I got so
excited about saving so much grocery money that I
asked one company about being a rep for them and
they said yes. So now I have a website at
www.supermarketmagic.net/howard with a reputable
company called the Coupon Connection of America
out of Houston. Check out the newsletter and see
their place of business, they are for real and
have been making a lot of people very happy!

Ann McManus

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Feb 7, 2000, 3:00:00 AM2/7/00
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Not to belabor this any longer, but a great many of the coupons I've seen
lately have the following line:

"Void if reproduced, TRANSFERRED. . ." (that means swapped or sold!)

reputable companies do not do unethical things.

Just MHO.

Ann


<xxxx...@my-deja.com> wrote in message > >


I got so
> excited about saving so much grocery money that I
> asked one company about being a rep for them and
> they said yes. So now I have a website at

> www.XXXXXX with a reputable
> company

chris & steph

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Ann McManus wrote:

> Not to belabor this any longer, but a great many of the coupons I've seen
> lately have the following line:
>
> "Void if reproduced, TRANSFERRED. . ." (that means swapped or sold!)
>
> reputable companies do not do unethical things.
>
> Just MHO.
>
> Ann

Bravo, Ann.

Stephanie :)

chris & steph

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Please check deja for my prior posts regarding Coupon
Connection of America, and where you can find some honest
opinions of their service. Again I say to everyone, don't
waste your hard earned cash on these scams. The seller
makes between $3 and $5 per book they suck you into buying.

Stephanie :)

Kimcof

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Feb 9, 2000, 3:00:00 AM2/9/00
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The "swapped or sold" line makes me think of the movie "Mr. Mom", where Michael
Keaton is hanging out with the other housewives and they're playing either
bridge or poker, can't remember, and they use coupons instead of money. :-)
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