Okay, so with all this couponing you may have started to accumulate a small, nice looking stockpile. I have a small stockpile started with things that we USE ON A DAILY BASIS. I'm not talking this huge, take up the garage, crazy amount of can goods stockpile!
(I'll leave that to those crazy stay at home moms from Extreme Couponing LOL) Get it ladies, but with all do respect my family does not need 50 cans of pasta sauce and 100 Lysol cleaners. We will barely have enough room to squeeze baby #2 into the mix!
I'm not going to lie, Jaylen has a nice size diaper tower in his closet and a rapidly growing wipe tower as well. We also have about 20 bottle of Purex Free and Clear detergent because I had an AMAZING deal on these. We have a couple big bags of toilet paper as well as paper towels and we have a lot of shampoos and deodorants. IT'S NOT HOARDING, I swear! We use ALL of these...everyday.
Someone asked me a question the other day that really stuck with me and I have a GREAT suggestion for all of you couponers. I got asked this annoying question..."Why do you feel the need to accumulate a large quantity of stuff when you can just get it like everyone else does?" It wasn't worded exactly like this but then they added, while watching my total go from about 30$ to 2.50$, "I don't think it's fair."
Ha! You don't think it's fair that I spend a little extra of MY time to provide for my family?
Besides keeping these things at home for our personal use, we also do donations to food pantry's. I'm actually looking into a local women's shelter to see what they will accept as well. If I get 4 papers every Sunday and a coupon happens to make 4 deodorants free that week, I'm going to get all 4. I spent money on that paper and even though I don't need 4 deodorants, someone else certainly does.
Another GREAT idea that I'm putting together right now are gift baskets. Holidays, birthdays, and baby showers are all great times to give someone a homemade and well thought out gift basket. I always get great deals on baby items that I don't use for Jaylen but that doesn't mean I'm going to pass up a great deal if I can give those to someone who will use them! I can always score Johnson and Johnson lotions, shampoos and washes for 1$ or under and these are great for any baby shower. Shampoos, toothpaste, laundry detergent and dish soaps are all great for making a "home care" basket when it's a holiday or just for any occasion.
Honestly, I love getting things that I would have to normally buy anyway because that means that I DON'T HAVE TO BUY THEM!
I love to give my baskets a theme like, laundry (and then instead of putting these in a traditional basket I put them in a laundry basket) and it makes it more fun!
I also like to include coupons in those baskets as well so I can spread that deal getting joy with all my friends and family!
So that's my little couponing rant for the night! Hope I've inspired you all to go above and beyond with your couponing!
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