Friday, May 13, 2011

CIC's Position on TLC's Extreme Couponing WOW!!!!


HERE is the CIC's opinion about the Extreme Couponing TV show! The CIC is the Coupon Information Corporation who monitors coupon fraud for the industry:

"The Coupon Information Corporation (CIC) expresses our great disappointment with TLC’s current series, Extreme Couponing, and hereby offers our expertise and other assistance to TLC and Sharp Entertainment (which produces the show) to enhance the program with more accurate and realistic information. In addition, we hope they address potentially illegal acts that appear to have been portrayed on the show.
Professionals in the coupon industry believe this show creates unrealistic expectations about how coupons work and promotes the misuse of coupons. For example, the show appears to portray coupons being used in violation of the terms and conditions printed on the coupons, such as using coupons to obtain products other than those specified by the coupon offer, and focuses on consumers who have procured large quantities of coupon inserts from unknown sources, which may raise civil and/or criminal issues.

In real life, individuals attempting to use such large quantities of coupons or attempting to use them in violation of the terms stated on the coupons would most likely have their coupons refused at the register or, depending on the circumstances, be investigated by law enforcement."

2 comments:

All That Glitters said...

Does the CIC not know that everyone gets there inserts from God?! lol! I just had toooo!

I hope you had a FAbulous forty birthday!! Mine bday is Wednesday!

Workin' The Deals said...

Aw Happy Birthday Jennifer! We Tauruses ROCK lol!!!