Tag Archives: Coupons

So-called specialized department store coupons

By sorrythatusernameisalready.com | Published: April 19, 2010

I went to a department store over the weekend and bought a few pretty blouses. When I paid, I received not only my receipt, but 5 weird-looking, long coupons. The first thing that bugged me was that this store used so much paper. The second thing that annoyed me was that the receipts were 7 [...]

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On poverty and pride

By sorrythatusernameisalready.com | Published: December 20, 2009

When I grew up, we were poor. My mom recently told me and my sisters that our family qualified for Food Stamps, but she and my dad declined to sign up for the Food Stamp program because it was a matter of pride for them. Rather than use Food Stamps, we relied on being resourceful. [...]

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