Expired Coupon Reminder

This is a friendly reminder: Don't throw away your expired coupons! Military families overseas are able to use coupons for up to 6 months past their expiration dates. I send a large envelope to the base at Ansbach, Germany. The package has been getting bigger every month and I hope to send the biggest one yet this month!

For more details on how to participate see my post here. You can also just shoot me an email with any questions at wanderingpeanut@gmail.com.

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Expired Coupon Donations

I'm sorry it took me so long to get around to posting this, but I had so many people participate that it took me a lot longer than I expected to organize everything!. Thank you so much to everyone who spent their time and money to send me their expired coupons. I'm sure all the families stationed at the base in Ansbach, Germany will appreciate your efforts!

Ok, drumroll please! The total value of all coupons being sent this month is:

$3,267.69

Holy Cow! I never imagined I would get the response I did and be able to collect so many coupons!

Here's the breakdown:
Food Items: $479.41
Non-Food Items: $2788.28

Total Sent Year to Date:
Food: $505.81
Non-Food: $3047.78
Grand Total Year to Date: $3553.59

A big Thank You goes out to all of the following ladies who donated their coupons (in no particular order):

Deb from CT: $196.65

Ashley from FL: $274.53

Lorie from Honey, I Shrank Our Spending!: $291.28

Ellen from VA: $334.10

Angel from AL: $217.50

Me (Cherie): $650.99

Anonymous from FL: $1,196.66!!
(This person sent me a very large white envelope stuffed with coupons but there was no name included, only a return address. If you sent these and would like credit please send me an email!)

Now that they are all tallied and clipped I will be mailing these off to the base within the next few days. If anyone has any questions or would like to participate, please send me an email! If you have already mailed coupons which you don't think are included in your totals or if you're not listed here, don't worry! I've been getting a steady stream of envelopes in the mail so I had to make a cut off or else I'll never get any mailed this month. If you're not listed I will be including you next month!

Thanks again everyone and Happy Shopping!

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Expired Coupons *Updated*

*I had such a great response last month that I wanted to post this again in case anyone missed it.  I have also updated some of the information:

Just a friendly reminder...

I know that there were quite a few coupons that expired at the end of August and there are more that expire at the end of this week.  If you're going to be going through your stash, please don't throw away the expireds! Send them to me!

Each month I send all my expired coupons to the Army base at Ansbach Germany. They are then distributed to families who need them. They accept manufacturer's coupons - including printables! - that are up to 2 months past their expiration date. Actually, let me clarify: They accept coupons that are up to 6 months past their expiration dates but they recommend sending only those that are no more than 2 months expired because sometimes it takes a long time for them to get to the base and then be distributed to the people that need them.  

I go through a site called the Overseas Coupon Program.  They keep track of which bases accept expired coupons and keep track of the total dollar value of the coupons mailed to each base.  The coupons are sorted into food and non-food items and then the value is totalled so they can keep track of which bases need more help.  

I would love it if you would help by sending me your expired coupons also! I'll even do the sorting and adding, and even clipping if necessary and give you credit and a link (if you have one). If you're interested, please either leave me a comment, or email me at wanderingpeanut@gmail.com for more information.

So far I've sent:

$259.50 in Non-Food Items (including vitamins and pet foods)

$26.40 in Food Items

I will be posting new totals sometime next week.  If you check the OCP website I'm not listed yet.  The site is run solely by volunteers and sometimes it takes a while for the totals to be updated.  Eventually you should see "Wandering Peanut and Friends" listed.

Thanks and Happy Shopping!

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