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From: smithson@calma.uucp (Brian Smithson)
Newsgroups: net.misc
Subject: Re: Re: Coupons and Rebates-- Flame
Message-ID: <15@calma.uucp>
Date: Wed, 11-Sep-85 17:24:17 EDT
Article-I.D.: calma.15
Posted: Wed Sep 11 17:24:17 1985
Date-Received: Fri, 13-Sep-85 04:46:03 EDT
References: <243@mot.UUCP> <4400002@petrus.UUCP> <522@riccb.UUCP>
Reply-To: smithson@calma.UUCP (Brian Smithson)
Organization: GE/Calma Co., R&D Systems Engineering, Milpitas, CA
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Summary: 

In article <522@riccb.UUCP> jmc@riccb.UUCP (Jeff McQuinn ) writes:
>> 
>> ... It means that
>> those people who don't get around to claiming the rebate are
>> subsidizing my purchases (thank you!)...  
>
>I'm with you on this note!  My wife is a rebater and is constantly clipping
>coupons and cutting up the garbage.  She TYPICALLY hacks 10 to 20% off our
>grocery bills (thats $15 to $20 a week).  You'ld be amazed at how many things
>she gets for FREE, ...  hardly a week goes by that she doesn't get $3 to
>$5 bucks in the mail on rebates for buying stuff we use everyday!  
>...
Hey, that sounds great!  I think I'll tell my wife to give up the consulting
biz, and stay home and clip coupons for $18-$25/week instead!  That way, she
not only gets the satisfaction of time well spent, but we'll have the comfort
of knowing that we're buying products selected by someone else!  :-)

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		 Calma Company 
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