“I think the stores are a little freaked out because of the television show,” said Knight, who advises her students to keep a copy of grocery store policies on hand during shopping trips in case problems arise.Įven before the “Extreme Couponing” series, grocery stores were put on alert about counterfeit coupons that were circulating online. They also warned against photocopying coupons, which can place stores on alert and ruin deals for everyone. They encourage them to stockpile food to help their families, but caution against “hoarding” or clearing shelves of items that their families don’t need or won’t use. They instruct their students to be kind to their cashiers. In their class, Yoder and Knight warn against some of the practices that have given extreme coupon cutters like themselves a bad rap. She showed off pictures of the stockpile of food at her home, where 46 boxes of cereal are stowed in her children’s bedroom closet and packages of breakfast drink mix are kept under a bed. The women oohed and awed as Knight pulled out the fat binder of coupons that saves her 50 per cent to 90 per cent on every grocery bill. They own the extreme couponing blog, “Fabulessly Frugal.”

The three-hour course was taught by Knight and her business partner, Cathy Yoder. She was among about 20 women who attended an extreme coupon class on a recent Saturday in Boise.

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