OT Expired/Unused coupons

[kimbac3]

Hello Everyone!
I am the leader of a 4H club and we are collecting expired (not more than 6 months) or unused/unwanted coupons. We will be sending these to a military base overseas. Many of these military families are on a tight budget and these coupons really make a difference for them. We plan on keeping track of where they come from and where they are going to. The kids will do the sorting and trimming and the packing. I plan on putting an ad in local papers too. Most of the kids are young and I thought this would be a great start to community service.
If anyone has any coupons they could send our way I'd be most appreciative. PM me and I'll give you my snail mail addy.
By the way I posted this over on the community board but then it dawned on me that us budget minded people probably come across coupons you can't use all the time.

Thanks for reading!!
Kimba

 

[CarolA]

What do they do with Expired coupons???? I can't see how this will help.

 

[kimbac3]

What do they do with Expired coupons???? I can't see how this will help.

They can still use these at the commissaries on the overseas bases. Some commissaries even double or triple them. Hope this answers your questions!
Kimba

 

[The Disney Bunch]

Manufacturers will honor expired coupons up to six months after their expiration date for those on a military base.

 

[mrsbornkuntry]

Manufacturers will honor expired coupons up to six months after their expiration date for those on a military base.

Not all bases do this, but the overseas ones definitely do. Ft. Lewis and Ft. Stewart here in the states definitely do not.