It is a post coupon apocalyptic world. The Dark Days of coupon fraud, extreme couponing, and the quest for free Tide laundry detergent have finally come to an end. Oppressed, broke, and starving for some seriously good deals, the residents of the Twelve Aisles are subject to the rule of Checkout City and paying full price for their groceries. To remind the people of how bad couponing can go, the Checkout City came up a terribly cruel punishment.
Each year two children, between the ages of 12 and 18 will be chosen from each of the Twelve Aisles. 24 in all. They will be forced to fight in an arena over hot deals and scant coupons. An evil Supermarket Sweep where only one will be left standing.
In Aisle Twelve, the Aisle of Cola, one girl will sacrifice everything to protect her sister….
Pibb: (Crying) Just try to win. Promise me, you’ll try.
Fresca: I promise, Pibb! Stay strong.
Before the eyes of the world, the game will play out, for good or bad…
Muffy: It’s going to be a big, big day!
And she’ll leave behind her childhood companion, the one who taught her about the underground coupon world…
Grape: You keep your eye on the Target, and then you use coupons…
Fresca: Like this?
She’ll encounter unexpected friendships…
Cinnamon: The world will remember Fresca, the girl from the Cola Aisle. The girl who was full of bubbles.
Fresca: It’s…gorgeous. I don’t know what to say, Cinnamon. *Burp*
Cinnamon: I’d bet money on you.
And receive the help of an unlikely mentor.
Hi-C: Listen to me, Fresca! In that arena, when everyone runs for the coupons, you just get out of there. Let them duke it out for the Bumble Bee Tuna and SoBe. You….just get the heck out of there. Those deals are going to be insane and there will be freakouts before you can say boo. Do you understand me? DO YOU?!
Fresca: (Nods)
Her courage will be put to the test….
Random contestant #1: FREE cupcake mix! There is FREE cupcake mix with these coupons!
Random contestant #2: No – that’s MY free cupcake mix!
Random contestant #1: But I’ve never even seen cupcake mix…I come from Aisle Four, Paper Products. This is mine!
(Fighting)
And she’ll find kindness from an unexpected source.
Pepper: Here, take this coupon….you need it more than I do.
Fresca: No, Pepper….no, I can’t -
Pepper: Take it.
Fresca: (pauses) When will I ever stop owing you?
She will have important decisions to make about her love life…
And her life on the playing field. Will she stay true to herself, or become just another coupawn in their sick game?
Fresca: I think this is a good deal? Oh, if only Grape were here!
With cameo appearances from Donald Trump, as President Snowball.
And Princess Tiana, as Rue La La.
The Coupon Games. May the coupons be ever in your favor.
Coming this Friday to theaters everywhere. Rated PG-13 for scenes of coupon mutilation and stockpile destruction.
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That totally made me laugh out loud. I just finished the series and you captured it all perfectly…. For coupons. You have an awesome imagination, girl!
Oh wow – thank you for the compliment! I read through the entire series once and re-read most of the first book before finalizing the concept for this post. Thanks!
Love it! The rating has me giggling, too.
Well I wouldn’t want to take anyone off guard if a perfectly good Got2B coupon or two got destroyed in the making of the film. It might be just a little *TOO* much for the eyes of our innocent viewers.
Oh my gosh, I am laughing so hard. This is awesome. You are seriously talented, Angela! And how’s a girl to choose between Beiber and Ken in a cut-off shirt?
That’s why she’s in such a quandry!! Do I take the Ken with brown hair or exact-same looking Ken with blond hair? At least Grape is wearing skinny jeans, so he has that going for him…. but Pepper isn’t wearing a shirt under that jacket if you noticed…. hmmmm…..
Don’t forget Hi-C!
Though I can’t quite figure out what’s going on under his shirt?! He looks a little lopsided in the umm… chest region?!
Just so you know, I found this hysterical and I really don’t know much about the books or the movie!
I love that! I was hoping that whether or not you’ve read the books or intend to see the movie – you’d get a laugh. Which is why I opted for this “trailer style.” Talk about a LOT of hype for a movie, huh?!
Hi-C….he is the Ken from my childhood. So we’re talking circa 1980s. He came in a sparkly silver suit. I don’t know what happened to his matching tuxedo. He also came with a cummerbund that could rotate to either silver, aquamarine or magenta. The bow tie also was colored brightly, but has worn over time.
This Ken also has had multiple hip replacements. If played with too roughly, his entire left leg dislocates which requires you completely strip him down and pop it into place.
This is the funniest thing EVER. Creativity AND steller couponing savvy? You’ve got it all!
OMG! That is sooooo funny! Thank you for laugh this morning, I really needed it, lol
Absolutely hilarious!
Thanks for the laugh this morning!
I just giggled aloud! Hooray for a new story!!!
Thank you!!
This is awesome! Got a big laugh out of it! Very creative!
LOL! I love Barbie theater!
Love, love, LOVE this! You combined three of my favorite things: coupons, great fiction, and action figures. Stellar!
Proof that it can be done!
Oh my goodness, Ang! You are brilliant! This is great!
So. Funny. Thanks for the laugh!
Lol you are so hilarious…this truly is the most unique coupon blog out there!……so funny! and so much more than just coupons
Hahaha!! Guess I don’t need to read the books now
Haha that was hilarious! Good job!
Thank you for this. Keeps me sane and keeps my sense of humor intact!
Cool, I loved this post. You captured the Hunger Games perfectly, ^_^.
Can I borrow this for a website group? HILARIOUS!!
You most certainly can share the link, but I can’t have the original content copied/pasted elsewhere. Feel free to email me at angela @ thecouponproject dot com if you need more help.
Loved this series…and now I love your version! My fav part is the Barbie poses….did you bust up as you shot each scene? So freaking hilarious….you know I really love Edward and Bella too….got any good Barbie theater for that? Lol…..
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