Just a thought on Food Pantries/Organizations that help those who need help feeding their families.

[Justice wanted]

I've been seeing how food pantries and the like are having problems stocking food and supplies for families because the economy is hitting everyone.

So My crazy mind not being able to sleep started thinking about that Super coupon shoppers I saw on TLC. I remember watching that show and thinking These people are like Horders. Their goal and rush seems to be getting as much as possible and even getting money back.
I will be honest that I was shocked and even upset that they would be highlighted like that BUT than that idea came back into my mind and I'm thinking WHY NOT put these people to work at Food Pantries and HELP feed people.

Let them do what they do for their families for the food Pantries.

Or is that a crazy idea?

[ejpoeta]

1. there are lots of coupon shoppers that donate. I have a friend who

donates to the food pantry. The people on that show are not representative of most couponers. I am not as good as some people. I tend to stock up on what I need. But I have sent stuff to people who need it and send some to the army lady in Afghanistan as well.

Just wanted to let you know that this is not reality.... When I go shopping with my coupons I don't have happy managers cheering me on. I get dirty looks and managers check every coupon as if I am trying to take money out of their pocket personally. There are nice cashiers.... and sometimes I get good or bad experiences. But I only save between 30 and 50%. I don't buy $300 worth of groceries for $5.

[Justice wanted]

2. Thank you for giving me the facts.

[Autumn Colors]

3. You should check out the penny experiment

This is exactly what you're talking about:

http://www.pennyexperiment.com

Also, when I was heavily into couponing, the site I frequented most (Hot Coupon World) had an entire section of the site where posters would post what items they had in their stockpile (not coupons, but actual items) that they could swap with others on the board. People swap coupons they need to people seeking those coupons, but they also swap their stockpiled items through the mail as well.

I think you'll find the penny experiment site very interesting, though.

EDIT: The latest update on the front page indicates that the amount of food donated by the blogger and others who reported their donations to the blogger totals more than $57,000 ... the amount of money actually spent to purchase that food? Less than $450.



EDIT #2: Sadly, it looks like the site hasn't been updated in almost a year, but there are links in the donations section to other places doing similar work. Hopefully, those people are continuing to do this.