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I would say that she was a thief, but like you, I wouldn't have felt comfortable confronting her. It's not too late, though. I would write a letter to the station owner describing what you saw and request that they be vigilant (they might even have a security camera) because their business already has a reputation of selling incomplete papers. Good luck!

I delivered papers in the past, it's certainly not like the "little boy on a bike" image that most people get. This is terrible thing because people will get their papers then realize they have no inserts and do 1 of 2 things. Either stop buying the paper there or start making complaints to the newspaper. Both things hurt the deliverer and take money from their pocket. Missed papers, having to many papers or complaints are money out of your pocket. Like the people on extreme couponing who steal papers from homes, they create a ripple effect. Because they just "upsett" the customer by stealing but likely the clusters isn't going think someone stole it. So they call the paper thinking they've been skipped or they call you personally and complain about your service. You now have to replace their paper and money's been removed from your check. Sometimes people just don't think about the over-all effect they'll have. I would have had too say something but just in an informative way.

that's crazy! did you walk to the front and buy your paper while looking at her? she has got to feel badly about doing that!

She was stealing the coupons! We have this problem where I live too. Ever since that show Extreme Couponing, there has been an up tick of people stealing coupons. Sadly, because of this extreme behavior, stores have changed their coupon policies. It is upsetting that "these extremist" have ruined it for the ones who are honest. My major grocery store Meijers, no longer doubles their coupons. I truely believe it is because of the show and the people who take it too far. Now it is getting harder and harder to save...

Thanks for sharing this and you were not judgemental at all. You stated facts that can be related to.

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ohh I think i would have stood there and asked "Are you TAKING those coupons without the paper?" possibly quite loudly.

Flat out stealing. The only reason I ever buy a paper is for the inserts. I have purchased them once and the inserts had been taken. Now, I check!!

She's just a thieif. No other word for it.

People Like That Make Me SOOOOOO CRAZY, All I Can Say Is KARMA BABY KARMA!!! LOL! XOXO

This is what you call shoplifting and is against the law. I think the owner should put up a sign right in front of the paper stand stating " "Please do not take extra inserts from other papers. Shoplifters will be prosecuted.""

She clearly was stealing them , she had no other reason to be just taking them out , I wouldn't have said anything either I am a firm believer that what you sow. Yes she was hurting the store by stealing I maybe would have said something to the cahier as I was purchasing mine, but I wouldn't have confronted her face to face not worth my energy to get into an argument about it.

I see these posts of people that have hundreds of inserts to sell and wonder how they get them legally. Forever, I have been looking for how to purchase 2-4 sets of inserts every week at less than $1 each (the paper price). I can sometimes get a deal for the paper at .50, but I just can't deal with four papers! What a waste, anyway. What can I do?

I wish that at the end of the day the stores could gather the inserts from the left over papers and give them away.

I get my extras at coffee shops. Most of them have a basket where people can toss the papers they've already read, and often I find coupon inserts in there.

Definitely stealing. I would either have talked to her or ratted her out to the cashier.

I didn't know people did this until I bought and brought a paper home and they coupons were missing! I was so mad. That is the only reason I buy a newspaper. I check everytime now, and even had a cashier once who also checked before giving the paper to me. I'm glad she did, because I had just done a quick glance and she caught that the second booklet of coupons were gone.

I know of stores that placed the newspapers behind the counters because of this type of behaviors because of customer complaints. The honest couponers said they would begin buying their papers somewhere else if their papers were regularly without inserts. They bought an average of 60+ papers a week. All of the stores in the township began putting papers behind the counters. It is a hassle but it greatly reduced the coupon insert thefts

These are some really great tips for couponing!

Always searching for great coupons. Can't wait for the companies to make them all electronically. No more searching through tons of paper coupons .... Heaven! Thanks for your help here.

Yes she was STEALING. I would have went inside reported her and got her arrested. People do have to pay fines for crimes like that.

I asked my church and they put that I was looking for coupons in the church bulletin. The congregation places their extras in bins that I put in the kitchen area and when I can I donate some things to the church that I coupon for that can help then. It is a win win for all.

I love coupons . Thank you for your advice.yes she was stealing and even those people who take inserts out of papers in home delivery and even those who take a whole lot of coupons from the coupon things attached on shelves sometimes, people should limit themselves and leave it for others' too.

It's theft I would snap her pic, red handed & discreetly call the police!

It is sad to think that you might buy half a paper and not get the most important section, the coupons. It wouldn't be worth buying the paper if you missed getting them.

Oh boy, that makes me mad. We subscribe to the paper, half because of the Sunday coupons and there are times when there's either nothing in it or just one little leaflet instead of a few. Our mailperson stinks so we assume half the time she's just letting them slide out but to think someone could be stealing them somewhere would make me boil.

I definitely would say something, maybe along the lines of, "it's terrible how they're not putting many coupons in the paper anymore when some people really depend on them." Then I'd glare at her until she ran away crying. lol

Wow, that was really something.

thanks for sharing

That was definitely stealing and Shop lifting, People have no care about Morals anymore its pretty said. I would have called her out on it and then told the cashier. Where I live we hardly ever get coupons so those things are like gold for me.

I completely agree with you. I had something similar happen to me at Petsmart. I was waiting to get over to the cat food I was buying at the time but there was another woman standing in front of it blocking the way. You know those coupons that are on the outside of the product for you to use then or your next shopping trip? She was systematically going through each can and taking the coupon and then putting the can back on the shelf. I admit I made a couple of loud comments about people like her and how they were stealing from those who actually was going to get the product. I guess I shamed her because she scurried away right after that.

(How To Get Coupons for FREE...WITHOUT Digging in Dumpsters) I am so glad that I found this and read it about getting free coupons. Right now we have to watch where every penny is going. Doing this will help us out for sure-

Hey I stopped in my area for a wait couponing due to some people in my area doing the same thing she was stealing coupon Wow.I went to the Fd store near my mom and saw a lady selling her stock pile.I she looks as if she cleans shelves.I always believe that's what those people do who clear shelves my God.I am a Christian not judging anyone but just couldn't do that and before becoming a Christian always have been a natural giver.I always look out for anyone who gives coupons to me especially if it's free items or just cost me a few cents.

I love your post. Since I have been couponing I seen how crazy and harder it has become and is mostly because people are not following the rules.. We are getting a great deal as it is and if it wasnt for it we wouldnt be able to save that being said is best to do the right thing and instead of thinking about ourselves we can help others from the free items we get.

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thats has happened to me also ,buying a paper no coupons so now I go to a gracerie store and i look through the paper before I buy it

I work at a gas station, when i first started i learned the employees for the daycare across the street would strip our papers I put a stop to it. I started to work Sunday mornings and started to make them pay for the papers. this was 8 years ago but I still work Sunday mornings and make sure nobody strips our papers.

I love everything about this article. And, the title is great! Haha. You're right - there's lots of great ways to get free coupons.

I can't tell you how many times I've grabbed the Sunday paper only to find it without coupons and ads with coupons (like Michael's). I've gotten to the point where I check every time- and I shouldn't have to. I AGREE with you. This isn't being judgmental. Couponers shouldmall help each Other! We're a community!

We get a lot of coupons with my Sunday newspaper. My husband often trades coupons at work and it helps everyone out.
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If I want extra coupons I ask friends or I will also ask our mailman if it comes in the mail. He always is hauling extras and will give me 4 or 5 of them. I would say yes the woman is stealing. I would call your paper and tell them the location. Really if someone is buying a paper they wouldnt be getting the whole thing after she has one that.

Oh my! For sure she is a thief! Plain as day. Great Post!

These are good and honest tips! I've done the online forum coupon exchanges several times and it has always worked out! Life really, at least for me, is about conducting it with morals and values to the best of our knowledge--it pays off!

Turn her in if you ever see her doing this again. I worked at a store where we had the papers and to keep people from stealing the papers and inserts we kept them on the counter by the register. I have been to store where you have to ask for the paper to help keep thefts down.

i cupon to i use store inserts i also do this i purchase a product i like and on the back of the product their is ususlly a email address or i go on the internet and find the manufactures email address email them and tell them i like their product leave my name and address and they send me ones that are better thenm the news paper

in reference to my previous comment i then sometimes go back the store with my reciept show them the cupon and get the money back

These are great tips! I always use coupons! Every little bit helps!
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Thanks for these coupon tips. I love to try and find online coupons to print to use at the grocery store. Every penny saved adds up!

I buy papers and i have family and friends give me what they don't use. But to steal or do anything not right or fair- I agree with you - Karma exists. I'll save but i will do so with a clear conscience.

I can't believe people actually will go to any length for a few coupons. What fun is in cheating to get something. I think I would have said something to the owner at the gas station.

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Well you're better than I am because I would have confronted her. I would have said that these papers are here to purchase, and that people buy the paper to get the coupons, and if you're standing here taking all the coupons out, then that's not fair to the people who buy the papers and then don't get the coupons. Or it's not fair to the people who do look for the coupons and they're not there. And then I would have told the attendee. And then I would have looked at the woman and stuck my tongue out at her. (J.K.)

Asking family for theirs is a great idea. I used to dive for them!

These are fantastic places to get free coupons, thank you so much for sharing! I have always wanted to be a "couponer" but it just seems so overwhelming! I definitely think it would be worth it though, it might be time to start. :)

In the mornings, when the paper delivery person comes they'll often just let people have the coupons as they end up trashing them anyway. :D

On the surface, almost everyone knows a coupon is something they use to get money off a particular item. You find the little money savers in the newspapers, newspaper inserts, magazines and sometimes even books.

I too have bought Sunday papers for the coupons and came home with an empty paper. She was stealing and I think you should alert the manager. I don't mean right in front of her....they have cameras.

I have used coupons for over 45 years now. I have cut so many out at one time that my fingers were so swollen that I almost had to have the scissor’s holes cut off at an ER! Those were the days when there were tons of coupons, with no expiration dates, and you could use more than one at a time!! They really helped this single mom of two kids keep food on the table. Then it just became habit. At a couple of stores that I shopped at had a coupon exchange bin.
Now they want you to print out the coupons from your own printer. That’s fine by me, but half the stores nowadays won’t take them!! It’s a waste of ink, paper, and resources! I have bookmarked those coupon sites a long time ago. I don’t see anymore Coupon Exchange Bins anymore unfortunately! Thank you for sharing those helpful tips! I pinned this article for sure!! Happy cutting and collecting!

I have used coupons for over 45 years now. I have cut so many out at one time that my fingers were so swollen that I almost had to have the scissor’s holes cut off at an ER! Those were the days when there were tons of coupons, with no expiration dates, and you could use more than one at a time!! They really helped this single mom of two kids keep food on the table. Then it just became habit. At a couple of stores that I shopped at had a coupon exchange bin.
Now they want you to print out the coupons from your own printer. That’s fine by me, but half the stores nowadays won’t take them!! It’s a waste of ink, paper, and resources! I have bookmarked those coupon sites a long time ago. I don’t see anymore Coupon Exchange Bins anymore unfortunately! Thank you for sharing those helpful tips! I pinned this article for sure!! Happy cutting and collecting!

OH, I've seen people blatantly take coupon inserts from newspapers a lot. When I was in High School, my first job was at a grocery. We eventually had to place the Sunday papers by the checkout to stop people from grabbing the coupons.

That is just crazy! Most certainly she was being a thief!

Thank you! I love all your ideas!

I love me some coupons and always have. Thanks for the great info!

I just have neighbors and family save them for me! My email is tmcooper1972@gmail.com

OMG I needed this. I feel like our coupons have really gone down hill lately. If I'm lucky I clip one or two out of my Sunday paper instead of the massive coupons haul I used to have.

I do use Redplum and coupon.com , I like that they have a variety of the products that I am always looking for.
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How To Get Coupons for FREE...WITHOUT Digging in Dumpsters; I really like this much better then dumpster diving for a bunch of coupons. Thanks for sharing this great info.

She was a thief. I would have gone to the register and notified the clerk of what she was doing or one of the staff on the sales floor. I am not okay with that. I coupon as well. There is no need to steal inserts when there are so many apps for different coupons. I also would like to add that I liked what you wrote.

I do a lot of my shopping online and love services like Rakuten and Retailmenot. I will checkout the other apps and coupon resources that you mentioned too.

Thanks for the information!

This is definitely much less ridiculous (and more fair) than Extreme Couponing!