Take one look at my outside appearance and people are not shocked to learn that I enjoy more than my share of whiskey and beer. It doesn't really turn heads when people find out that I have done a little bit more than experiment with all sorts of mind altering substances. When asked how I came to own certain scars or why my nose is crooked my reply of "bar fight" was usually already assumed. On grocery day people gawk and whisper but their reason for doing so isn't what you might have guessed. It isn't my graphic heavy metal t-shirt, long hair and beard or tattoos. The thing that makes people stop, stare and whisper is the coupon binder spread across the front of my cart like penny pincher porno. All the vouchers and coupons perfectly sectioned by store, a special pouch for my sunday morning scissors, and a brightly colored tab for each division of the market. This blog will serve as a written record of my adventures in couponing. While I am not entirely a coupon neophyte, I have not reached the level of other superior couponers who strut out of the store carts ablaze, having only paid six dollars for their entire trip. Hopefully this blog will document my progression and prevent those new to couponing from becoming discouraged. I would love it if expert couponers were to read some of my entries and laugh while being reminded of when they were just starting out. But if I am really honest it is my dream that this blog serve as a testament to open mindedness. Maybe next time you see someone like me in the grocery store my stories of coupon adventure might cause you to focus on our similarities rather than our differences.
Very quickly I would like to talk a little bit about the name "coupon d'etat" and give credit where credit is due. I was having a hard time coming up with a name for the blog, my best ideas were dude-pon and rude-pon so I put up a facebook post asking my friends for ideas. While there were tons of amazing suggestions the one that I felt to be the best fit was "coupon-d'etat" submitted by my friend Kaka. It is a play on the term coup d'etat meaning a sudden violent and illegal seizure of power from the government OR a successful and notable stroke or move. The name "coupon d'etat" speaks to the real reason that I love couponing. For me stacking coupons and laying schemes that result in really cheap or sometimes free items feels like a small revolution. Couponing is just another way of sticking it to the man and as you will soon read I love sticking it to the man. <- This is my friend Kaka
Here are some of the other suggestions
Sunday at 7:49pm ·
- Aaron Kuss Thanks everyone for your ideas but I think Kaka is the winner with coupon d'etat. It is very fitting. Everyone who knows me knows I could give a fuck about money. Couponing is more about sticking it to the man. Figuring a way to stack discounts and offers to end up with things almost or completely free. Stay tuned for "coupon d'etat" !!!!!Yesterday at 5:33am ·
- Jacob Jones the blog trailer cans start out with you in a green suit "I'm a Soul Man" on the soundtrack and your clipping coupons at the breakfast table you drop your buttered and jammed up toast on the paper and then look up from the mess with a doh! and wink at the camera and then it turns and your sitting across from Raven Simon.19 hours ago ·
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