As I mentioned back in this post, while still couponing, I have not been as active on couponing networks.  Fed up of many having no ethics when it comes to clearing shelves, taking whole pads of coupons, editing printable coupons using photoshop after it expires to extend the date or terms, copying printed coupons etc I just don’t feel as comfortable saying I am a member of those networks.  Many times, they say that the actions have no repercussions, but recent coupons show they do:

• Many coupons that never stated a size limit now do – coincidence that people are posting about buying trial sizes at Walmart to get overage? I doubt it.  Unfortunately, the size limits are often the biggest of that product and not even the ‘regular’ size we usually bought and often on sale.
• Printable coupons now moving to use Websaver.ca – the most obvious being Right@Home by SC Johnson who without a doubt experienced the largest levels of fraudulent coupons when scanned copies of the Ziploc coupon appeared all over the internet.
• Stores being even harder on couponers – I have always had fairly good staff at my local stores, however lately they are very hard on coupon use and seem to take forever reading them and check many with managers to ensure they are accepting correct ones.  understandable given the fact I know people are using fraudulent ones but it makes it so much more difficult on everyone else.

I realise that there are many great couponers out there and many are members of the same sites and networks as me, but I also know many of those people are also experiencing the same feelings as me when it comes to the networks.

It is sad that it is being ruined by a few, but such is life.