Coupon Frenzy: What's this all about?

You've heard people talking about their coupon scores?  Or maybe you saw someones Facebook picture of their good deals?  And now you're here trying to figure out what is going on and how you can get in on it?

Here's the deal.  
1.  The cost is $10 per week that you participate. 

That includes the cost of ordering and shipping your coupons plus my time finding the deals, creating your shopping list, and sorting your coupons.  You don't have to buy Sunday papers which would cost you $8 per week.  Plus you don't have to cut the coupons, file them, or store them.  Those are usually the hassles that turn people off of couponing.

2.  You sign up by Tuesday at 8 pm each week to be included in the upcoming week's sale.  I am putting up a Google Doc form for you to sign up on this website.

3.  If you have paypal, I can send an invoice to you.  If no paypal, you can pay cash or check when you pick up. 

4.  If you do not live locally to me and still want to participate you can do so by signing up each week, prepaying through paypal, and I'll mail the coupons directly to you from my clipping site.  I'll send you a link to the instruction sheet that you can print or view from your phone while shopping. 

5.  If you order and don't pick up you are still responsible for paying for the week unless I can find someone to take your spot.

6.  You will get things on your list or in your envelope that you may not want/need.  Being a couponer means that you step outside your brand loyalties to try new things.  It also means that every deal may not be a good deal for you.  Just use the coupons as you need them but know that sale cycles run every 6-8 weeks and are also seasonal.  So something that is rock bottom price this week may not be on sale again for 2 months.  You want to buy as much as you will use from now until then so you never have to pay full price.

7.  Your stockpile will grow each week (hopefully!) and you will begin to see that you don't need to add a lot of extra things to your cart.  The first few weeks you are buying the rock bottom sales plus what you need at your home now.  

7.  I'm new at this so forgive me if things aren't perfect.  I'm not getting rich from this, just trying to use my talent for this to help families.  I consider it a ministry and want to please God and draw people to Him through this ministry.