I mentioned this last month and because it's something that I believe in, wanted to mention it again (and now have on my Outlook Calendar to remind me to do it the 1st of each month!)
It's the first (ok - it's the 2nd - so sue me!) of the month which means that it is time to go through whatever coupon organization method you use and pull out the expired coupons.
But WAIT! Before you toss them in the recycling bin....
Many people don't know that military families living overseas can use those expired coupons on base for their food shopping. The Krazy Coupon Lady has a program to ship expired coupons to those men and women who put their lives on the line to secure our freedoms!
And because I believe that helping our military is not a competition, if anyone else knows of other programs that send military coupons overseas, just let me know in the comments and I will update all future posts to include them as well (after confirming that they are legitimate, of course)
Kelly
Hey Mindi! So we just send the coupons to the address in Berryville AR, listed on the website above?
Thanks for the info! I didn't see your post last month, I am definately on board! This is an awesome idea and it really great to help others!!
Christina
I found this website with direct addresses to some bases to send coupons to. http://www.grocerysavingtips.com/expiredgrocerycoupons.htm
I think this a great thing to do. I lived in Turkey for 2 yrs thanks to the AF w/ my DH and coupons were a blessing 🙂
toni
does this include printable coupons as well as those from the papers? Thanks.
Julie
I've been using the base addresses at http://www.ocpnet.org for over two years now. You can adopt an overseas base and keep track of what you send. I never officially signed up; I just sent my expired coupons. It costs no more to send an envelope (or box) of coupons directly to the base than it does to send it across town.
Julie
There's also an expired coupon program at http://www.grocerysavingtips.com/expiredgrocerycoupons.htm
Janice
Thanks for the info! I'll keep this in mind the next time I go through my binder.
erin
Check with your local school. If they have a JROTC program, they may be involved with this. My sister works for a school and they just have a box to drop them in and the kids sort them and sends them to the bases.
gina
I live in the area, and I take them to a lady I met on Freecycle.org she always requests the expired coupons because she sends them somewhere and someone else handles sorting them. So I drive down to her so I can contribute.