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LoZoccolo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-16-11 10:31 AM Original message |
Poll question: Should stores be allowed to restrict the use of coupons? |
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NYC_SKP (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-16-11 10:34 AM Response to Original message |
1. Well, yes, stores are free to set the sales policies as they see fit. |
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treestar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-16-11 10:36 AM Response to Original message |
2. Yes. They don't have to have them at all. |
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qb (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-16-11 10:38 AM Response to Original message |
3. It's driven by the market. Many stores accept competitors coupons & ignore expiration dates |
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WinkyDink (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-16-11 12:09 PM Response to Reply #3 |
17. Where are these "many stores [that] ignore expiration dates"? They will not get reimbursed. |
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jberryhill (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-16-11 06:23 PM Response to Reply #17 |
47. Ones that will take a hit for customer satisfaction |
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WinkyDink (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-16-11 06:50 PM Response to Reply #47 |
53. Well, that answer doesn't help my shopping plans. :-) |
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GodlessBiker (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-16-11 10:41 AM Response to Original message |
4. I think that if a store chooses to stock a particular product, they should be required to ... |
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napi21 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-16-11 10:43 AM Response to Original message |
5. The only stores I am aware of that refuse to accept coupons are the |
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HopeHoops (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-16-11 10:43 AM Response to Original message |
6. I have a good example of why it is necessary. |
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cpamomfromtexas (453 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-16-11 10:47 AM Response to Reply #6 |
7. But the stores that do buy direct, should have to accept them since they are paid by mfr |
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HopeHoops (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-16-11 10:54 AM Response to Reply #7 |
8. Yes, that's true. They don't have to double them, but they should accept them. |
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etherealtruth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-16-11 10:54 AM Response to Original message |
9. Sure they do ... |
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Cool Logic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-16-11 10:58 AM Response to Original message |
10. Yes. And shoppers are allowed to restrict their use of stores. |
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left is right (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-16-11 11:58 AM Response to Reply #10 |
13. It’s the shoppers that buy $200 worth of groceries |
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Autumn Colors (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-16-11 12:07 PM Response to Reply #13 |
15. I'm one of those people |
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left is right (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-16-11 05:12 PM Response to Reply #15 |
44. I don’t mind your cutting cost |
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DeschutesRiver (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-17-11 07:03 PM Response to Reply #44 |
82. Move to a different checkout then. If there aren't enough lines open, then complain to mgmt. |
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WinkyDink (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-16-11 12:10 PM Response to Reply #13 |
19. No sympathy here! Saving money trumps your impatience any day! (Get into another line.) |
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ProdigalJunkMail (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-16-11 12:14 PM Response to Reply #19 |
24. damn skippy! |
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lildreamer316 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-16-11 06:20 PM Response to Reply #19 |
45. Krazy Coupon Lady's book is called "Pick another checkout lane, honey!" |
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WinkyDink (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-16-11 07:01 PM Response to Reply #45 |
54. And the trick with ice-cream is to get only that, and go express! |
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ileus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-17-11 03:44 PM Response to Reply #13 |
77. Find another line... |
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PoliticAverse (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-16-11 11:04 AM Response to Original message |
11. Only for people who are in line ahead of me... n/t |
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krispos42 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-16-11 11:08 AM Response to Original message |
12. Yes, with the caveat that they can't ignore any coupons that THEY issue. |
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Lucian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-16-11 12:05 PM Response to Original message |
14. Absolutely. |
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ProdigalJunkMail (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-16-11 12:12 PM Response to Reply #14 |
21. yeah, FUCK all those assholes trying to save money... |
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Lucian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-16-11 01:19 PM Response to Reply #21 |
33. They should have separate lines for those types of people. |
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ProdigalJunkMail (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-16-11 01:32 PM Response to Reply #33 |
34. most places DO have express lines or self-check |
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jmowreader (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-16-11 06:31 PM Response to Reply #21 |
51. There's a difference between "saving money" and extreme couponing |
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ProdigalJunkMail (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-16-11 11:23 PM Response to Reply #51 |
67. if someone can get a week or a month worth of groceries for next to nothing |
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jmowreader (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-17-11 06:37 PM Response to Reply #67 |
81. Oh god...not the "they're donating it!" shit again! |
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DeschutesRiver (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-17-11 07:21 PM Response to Reply #81 |
83. I don't use coupons. But in my small rural town, whenever something is on sale |
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ProdigalJunkMail (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-18-11 12:21 PM Response to Reply #81 |
88. my wife donates everything we don't plan on using ourselves |
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tblue37 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-17-11 01:53 AM Response to Reply #51 |
69. It isn't insane. Extreme couponing takes time and energy, but if people who do it get a significant |
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GoCubsGo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-16-11 12:22 PM Response to Reply #14 |
32. Most of those "extreme couponing nutcases" already have their coupons ready. |
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Raine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-16-11 07:50 PM Response to Reply #14 |
61. Agree plus those extreme couponers like on that TV show are going to |
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Ikonoklast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-17-11 04:13 PM Response to Reply #61 |
79. Some donate the excess, as they can write off the full retail value. |
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WinkyDink (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-16-11 12:08 PM Response to Original message |
16. I think the term "private enterprise" is pertinent here. But I don't have to like it! |
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TwilightGardener (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-16-11 12:09 PM Response to Original message |
18. I wish they would. I was at Wally World on a grocery run yesterday, and |
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WinkyDink (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-16-11 12:11 PM Response to Reply #18 |
20. Walmarts are known to have more lines than one. |
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TwilightGardener (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-16-11 12:13 PM Response to Reply #20 |
23. Yeah, but once you unload a cartful of groceries onto the conveyor and |
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ProdigalJunkMail (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-16-11 12:14 PM Response to Reply #23 |
25. the assholes? those people saving money are now assholes? |
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TwilightGardener (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-16-11 12:16 PM Response to Reply #25 |
27. LOL. OK, pal. |
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ProdigalJunkMail (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-16-11 12:17 PM Response to Reply #27 |
28. yeah...ok...you call them assholes...i'll defend them for making the best |
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ProdigalJunkMail (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-16-11 12:13 PM Response to Reply #18 |
22. yep...saving money is fucking obnoxious |
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TwilightGardener (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-16-11 12:15 PM Response to Reply #22 |
26. Coupon use to this degree is no longer about "saving money". |
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ProdigalJunkMail (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-16-11 12:19 PM Response to Reply #26 |
30. yep...my wife, who stays at home considers it part of her job |
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TwilightGardener (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-16-11 12:21 PM Response to Reply #30 |
31. If that's what she wants to devote the bulk of her life to, fine by me. |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-16-11 01:36 PM Response to Reply #31 |
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Joe the Revelator (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-16-11 08:10 PM Response to Reply #35 |
62. Bigot? Really? I know you love your wife and all... |
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ProdigalJunkMail (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-16-11 11:19 PM Response to Reply #62 |
66. and you, like the others, just like to piss on the person |
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tblue37 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-17-11 01:56 AM Response to Reply #62 |
70. Speak for yourself. I don't find them obnoxious. I admire their organization and commitment to |
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Forkboy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-16-11 02:37 PM Response to Reply #31 |
38. That position is even more selfish than what you're complaining about. |
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TwilightGardener (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-16-11 02:43 PM Response to Reply #38 |
40. What's selfish about wanting people who plan to hog a line in order |
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Forkboy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-16-11 03:01 PM Response to Reply #40 |
41. Because said opinion is based on how it inconvienences YOU. |
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TwilightGardener (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-16-11 05:01 PM Response to Reply #41 |
42. Well, it is nice to consider the effect of one's behavior and habits on others. |
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Forkboy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-16-11 05:03 PM Response to Reply #42 |
43. Have you ever had to wait more than a few minutes? |
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jberryhill (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-16-11 06:29 PM Response to Reply #43 |
49. This is why I quit shopping and only eat dead things I find by the road |
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Forkboy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-16-11 06:30 PM Response to Reply #49 |
50. Roadkill Cafe! |
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TwilightGardener (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-16-11 10:25 PM Response to Reply #43 |
64. Not a big problem waiting. In fact, I usually let people go ahead of me if they |
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Forkboy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-16-11 11:09 PM Response to Reply #64 |
65. Honestly, I do know what you're saying. |
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muffin1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-16-11 07:21 PM Response to Reply #42 |
58. We all are deserving of patience. |
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jmowreader (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-16-11 06:44 PM Response to Reply #41 |
52. I don't have an extra HOUR in my day to wait for someone like that |
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jberryhill (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-16-11 07:12 PM Response to Reply #52 |
57. This is why WE ALL need to be IN THE STREETS right NOW! |
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jmowreader (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-16-11 07:29 PM Response to Reply #57 |
59. I don't have an extra hour for that either |
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jberryhill (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-16-11 07:42 PM Response to Reply #59 |
60. Damn... How about the sidewalk for a few minutes? |
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jmowreader (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-17-11 02:13 AM Response to Reply #60 |
72. Nope. Not gonna do it. |
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demgurl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-17-11 09:10 PM Response to Reply #72 |
86. I've always bought mine from coupon services... |
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Forkboy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-16-11 08:45 PM Response to Reply #52 |
63. Yes, I'm sure it took an hour, and that the only aisle available to you was the one she was in. |
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jmowreader (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-17-11 02:14 AM Response to Reply #63 |
73. I didn't go through that line, but SOMEONE did |
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Forkboy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-17-11 02:58 PM Response to Reply #73 |
75. So you're mad at someone that you didn't even wait behind? |
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Fastcars (121 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-17-11 07:55 PM Response to Reply #40 |
85. My Rather Simple Solution... |
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DeschutesRiver (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-17-11 07:36 PM Response to Reply #30 |
84. Sounds like some of these people are watching too much reality tv, like Extreme Couponers |
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lildreamer316 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-16-11 06:23 PM Response to Reply #26 |
46. Oh yes it is! I saved 69.84 the other day! That paid a bill for me!! |
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WinkyDink (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-16-11 07:04 PM Response to Reply #46 |
55. Exactly. I'd bet most of us have to use the money saved to "pay Paul." |
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DeschutesRiver (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-17-11 09:40 PM Response to Reply #26 |
87. Couldn't you see it as a full time job, of their own choosing, where they are paid in food? |
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sendero (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-16-11 12:18 PM Response to Original message |
29. Sure they should... |
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RegieRocker (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-16-11 01:42 PM Response to Original message |
36. That would be up to the manufacturer of the goods the coupon |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-16-11 01:45 PM Response to Original message |
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Forkboy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-16-11 02:38 PM Response to Original message |
39. Don't most of them do so already in one form or another? |
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LeftyMom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-16-11 06:26 PM Response to Reply #39 |
48. Most stores put their coupon policy on their website. nt |
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annabanana (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-16-11 07:06 PM Response to Original message |
56. If they are "participating" vendors, they have to. |
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HappyMe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-16-11 11:57 PM Response to Original message |
68. Yes, they should. |
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Liquorice (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-17-11 02:08 AM Response to Original message |
71. Yes, they should limit how many of one item |
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indurancevile (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-17-11 02:19 AM Response to Original message |
74. i've never seen the point of coupons. offer your best price & leave it at that. |
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Shandris (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-17-11 03:23 PM Response to Original message |
76. They shouldn't 'restrict' them, but I think a little common sense is in order. |
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u4ic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-17-11 04:06 PM Response to Original message |
78. I WISH the items I buy had coupons |
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saras (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-17-11 04:42 PM Response to Original message |
80. If they can't be forced to take psychiatric drugs for it, they're not "nuts". |
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