Every few months or so, I have a conversation that goes something like this:
Them: “So you use coupons, right?”
Me: “Actually, I do.”
Them: “Did you see the show on TV the other night?”
Me: “Which one?”
Them: “It was some news show. And they had THE Coupon Queen on. Have you seen her before?”
Me: “Which coupon queen?”
Them: “THE Coupon Queen. This gal gets tons and tons of stuff for free!”
Me: “OK, but there are actually lots of us that do this….”
Them: “No, but this was THE Coupon Queen.”
Me: “No, seriously, there are LOTS of people that use coupons and get stuff for free…”
Them: (shakes head, unconvinced) “But this…is THE Coupon Queen! You should’ve seen what she could do!”
Me: (resigning) “I bet it was amazing.”
To become a Coupon Queen (or King or Czar or Knight or whatever), read through the lessons and webcasts on my Coupons 101 Page. Once you’ve done that, send a picture of your first shopping trip to me at thecouponproject at hotmail dot com and we will have a coronation ceremony for you on my blog.
Photo credit Damien Curico
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Love it!!!!
Haha funny! ^_^ The coupon queen? lol, just one huh? Funny.
So true Angela! You are hilarious. I think you’re the Queen of Coupons – and the Queen of good blog writing. You rock.
You are so sweet! Thank you!!
I think we need more laughter in the blogosphere. Personally I was in a funky mood this morning and needed to loosen up myself.
I’ve heard this about 349073294823987 times too! Cracks me up! You are our queen!
My husband tells people Im the coupon queen, and I always just shake my head…
Oh yes…..I thnk we’ve all had this exact same interaction numerous times! Why is it people we know think we don’t know what we’re doing? I have learned to just roll with it, too.
Great post!
At least they recognize that it’s the LADIES who are the coupon gurus! My husband can’t even manage to coupon if I give him a DETAILED list (with brand/size/qty) and the coupons paperclipped to it, and a reminder to make sure to check that the register has paper in their Catalina machine first. But if *I* go shopping, I blow all my savings on impulse buys.
OUCH!! While I may not be royalty, my friends know me as Super(coupon)man…the checkers call me Thatcouponguy…and in my case, if my wife was to use a coupon, she would first get the shakes and then fall over from embarassment. Thanks Angela for giving me a much needed chuckle.
Thank you Chip for giving me a much needed chuckle. Get the shakes and fall over from embarassment, HA! My husband does this if he is ever out with me and I use even one coupon. Good for you!
OUCH is right! LOL! If you notice, I never refer to my readers as “ladies” because I have a fair amount who are men – yes they can and do coupon and ROCK it! Another reason why the term “Coupon Queen” makes me cringe!
In fact, my hubby has been known to be a pretty great couponer, Catalinas and all! I once wrote about his amazing outing with coupons here:
http://thecouponproject.com/2009/06/my-husband-the-master-couponer.html
So, I want to know if anyone has had conversations about the Extreme Couponing Show.
I’m not trying to stir up trouble, just curious if I’m the only one having to explain that yes, I coupon, but no, I don’t have a three year supply of toilet paper!
I am so with you on that one! I think people see us walk in with our coupon binders and our detailed lists and think we all have a stockpile to compete with the local food pantries! My goal isn’t to walk out getting $1000 worth of groceries for $1, but rather to feed my family and have what we need on hand for as little money as possible. I may not be “THE” Coupon Queen, but I don’t mind being part of the court with the rest of you ladies & gents.
Every time I pull out a coupons now someone asks if I watched “that show with the crazy coupon people”.
Hey, that’s better than the cashier who said, “Oh, you’re like those people on that crazy coupon show.” I chose to take it as a compliment (though I doubt it was meant to be) and said “Thanks!”
P.S. You can totally delete that if you think it’s too off topic…you are the queen, after all!
NOT off topic AT ALL!! Great add-on to the conversation here!
LOL @ Maegen, I have def. heard this one a few times since the show lol….no I do not have tp or toothpaste or any other supply of things stacked to my ceilings, nor is my bathroom full, bathtub included with paper products, to where I cannot use it, ugh, come on!! lol Love it Angela, this post rocks, we hear this soo many times! Thanks for the laughs!
Just to settle the matter, we’ll send you a tiara & a sash. You can wear it proudly when you are out & about Albertmans (your series still cracks me up!) Now YOU have been crowned THE Coupon Queen! (I think it is kinda like being knighted in England.)
Long live The Coupon Queen!! : )
Yahoo! I hope to live up to my crown!
I will wear it proudly!
So instead of knighting someone with the sword on each shoulder, what do we use or coupon cutting scissors? LOL
LOL I haven’t even read the comments, but I am sure they are on the same line of thinking as me.
Tell them we live in a coupon democracy, and there are no figureheads here!
Oh this is hilarious. What a funny post…so true, so true.