Coupons are not as widely available or used over here in France, but we read the closely follow the 2-for-1 and other deals each week very closely. We also buy "special offer" products that are nearing expiration dates, then stuff the freezer. It's a competition to see who can find the best deals when we go to the grocery stores. How about you? Are you using coupons or is it too much of a hassle?
Amid soaring fuel costs and a housing and credit crisis, Americans last year halted a 16-year trend of declining redemptions by turning in 2.6 billion manufacturers' coupons, according to CMS Inc., a coupon processing agent and promotions logistics service based in Winston-Salem, N.C. That marked the first year since 1992, when nearly 8 billion coupons were used, that redemptions had not fallen.
CMS says historical trends show that coupon redemption rates rise when prices and unemployment are going up, so more coupon use is expected this year.
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