Coupon Train ~~ New Riders Welcome!

[shortstuff7429]

Cameron991--mailed you 2 chunkie envies on Thursday and sent another today. Hope there are lots you can use!

 

[honeybunches]

Rec'd envie from DANETTER on Saturday (thanks!!) Many were expired or close to the exp date. Looks like it's taking about 2-3 days to get to me, so keep that in mind.

Sent envie to U.P.North today.

 

[DisneyLifer87]

Happy Birthday train buddy! I did not get to the post office in time for the envvie to get out today, but they assured me it would go tomorrow!

 

[liloca]

Sent envie today to Pix13dust

 

[Quasi123]

Amanda25- Mailed your envie today.

 

[TonyaG]

SEANOFSTARCOMMAND


Received a great envie last week. Thank you!



EEYORE44

Mailed an envie out today.

 

[eyor44]

5estesfamily, your envie is all set to be dropped off at the post office tomorrow morning. Very happy because we actually will go above freezing today and tomorrow AND my chest cold is going away.

Hope you get warmer weather soon and very happy you are beginning to feel better.

Ljcraw555

Happy Birthday!

EEYORE44

Mailed an envie out today.

Looking forward to receiving it. Thanks!

Savings
3/10
$11.50

 

[Nina88eve]

Sent envie out this morning

 

[ShiPooOwner]

Question:
Is it ok for us to write about either the train buddy we receive from or send to?

Answer:
Yes, absolutely.

(Don't know what this is in reference to? See March Coupon Train Newsletter sent via PM.)

 

[ShiPooOwner]

Lots of sign up's already! We're off to a great start!

(See March Coupon Train Newsletter for more details.)

 

[pix13dust]

Mailed today and have been receiving regularly

 

[ibleedblue]

NESS0905...envie went out yesterday. Another small one though. I haven't received an envie for two weeks now.

 

[eyor44]

OOPS!
I just realized I forgot to tell Quasi123 that I mailed her envie yesterday.

 

[SeanofStarCommand]

NESS0905 - I received a lot of expired coupons last week. You'll save a ton of money in shipping costs by weeding those out. The general rule is those coupons that expire 7 - 10 days of you mailing them. I believe there is more info in the 1st page of the train. (Someone correct me if I'm wrong.) I'm not mad, just don't want you wasting $$

TonyaG - Sent a chunky your way yesterday!

 

[Baililan]

5Estesfamiy -- Got your envie last week. Thanks!!! It was huge!!

Little Angie -- Sent out a rather chunky one today. Have fun.

 

[wiigirl]

 

[ShiPooOwner]

NESS0905 - I received a lot of expired coupons last week. You'll save a ton of money in shipping costs by weeding those out. The general rule is those coupons that expire 7 - 10 days of you mailing them. I believe there is more info in the 1st page of the train. (Someone correct me if I'm wrong.) I'm not mad, just don't want you wasting $$

TonyaG - Sent a chunky your way yesterday!

Not sure there's anything on the first page but what you're saying is very true and excellent advice.

I don't know how others sort through their envies but I, personally, go through all of them at least twice after I receive my envie in the mail.

The first time I weed out anything that will expire prior to 7 days AFTER my train buddy receives the next envie. Example: our next mailing is on 3/17 so she probably won't receive it until 3/19 or more likely 3/20. Therefore, I really shouldn't send anything to her that expires prior to 3/26 or 3/27 using the rule of thumb above.

Why do we do this? Because most stores won't accept expired coupons and if you send coupons that expire a day or two after your train buddy's received them, who's so truly organized that they're able to use them almost immediately? Not me! I'm a pretty organized person (some would say bordering a bit on OCD.... ) but there's no way I can use shortdated coupons like that so I wind up sending them to the military or recycling them.

The second time I go through the pile with longer expirations, I separate them deciding what I want to keep and what I'll pass on to my train buddy. It takes a little extra time to do it this way but then I know I'm not passing on a lot of coupons that my train buddy can't use and I'm saving myself some $$$ and that's what this is all about.

That's what works for me. If anyone wants to share how you do it, please feel free to share your thoughts. Love hearing how others do things.

 

[hereyago]

Not sure there's anything on the first page but what you're saying is very true and excellent advice.

I don't know how others sort through their envies but I, personally, go through all of them at least twice after I receive my envie in the mail.

The first time I weed out anything that will expire prior to 7 days AFTER my train buddy receives the next envie. Example: our next mailing is on 3/17 so she probably won't receive it until 3/19 or more likely 3/20. Therefore, I really shouldn't send anything to her that expires prior to 3/26 or 3/27 using the rule of thumb above.

Why do we do this? Because most stores won't accept expired coupons and if you send coupons that expire a day or two after your train buddy's received them, who's so truly organized that they're able to use them almost immediately? Not me! I'm a pretty organized person (some would say bordering a bit on OCD.... ) but there's no way I can use shortdated coupons like that so I wind up sending them to the military or recycling them.



That's what works for me. If anyone wants to share how you do it, please feel free to share your thoughts. Love hearing how others do things.

I think I am a little OCD myself: This is how I sort. As I am going through them I look at the expiration dates. I take the ones I can use for myself.

The ones I can't and would be enough time for my buddy to get them and use them go in another pile.

The 3rd pile goes for the ones that have the short expiration date that the buddy can't use and I take them to the grocery store and give them to people or leave them on a shelf with a note saying take these.

4th pile if there are any expired ones for to mail to the troops.

 

[PrincessMae]

DisneyLifer87 - mailed you an envelope on Monday
LittleAngie - received your envelope

 

[ShiPooOwner]

I think I am a little OCD myself: This is how I sort. As I am going through them I look at the expiration dates. I take the ones I can use for myself.

The ones I can't and would be enough time for my buddy to get them and use them go in another pile.

The 3rd pile goes for the ones that have the short expiration date that the buddy can't use and I take them to the grocery store and give them to people or leave them on a shelf with a note saying take these.

4th pile if there are any expired ones for to mail to the troops.

i like it!