Great sarcasm was shown towards the TLC show, “Extreme Couponing,” by Hank Stuever, a Washington Post reporter. This show is about the people who would go to any extent, just to make use of their coupons. Stuever finds the show “Deeply disturbing.”
Although hatred is not the ultimate intention of the show, but it does give such an impression by making the viewers think about the consumption of cheap food, in not a very pleasant manner. But despite this factor, “Extreme Couponing” has now officially become a TV series, after last year’s success.
What the show calls “Economic anarchy,” is not actually true according to Stuever. He thinks that the couple who went through the check out 18 times, just to get the discount coupons and they even consumed commodities which they were never going to use, like 62 bottles of mustard, just for the stake of coupons, is nothing but a sense-less act.
One obviously would not mind people storing groceries at home, but what might seem to bother people is that selfishly storing instead of giving away in charity. This definitely is not appreciated. The over consumption, rather wastage by one consumer leads to shortage for the others, and the needy and the ones who deserve those commodities, are left unsatisfied.
And then, the “cheap, processed food.” The main issue with this particular topic was that, if people find the inexpensive and processed food more tasty and it also suites their budget, then why shouldn’t they buy it. It is completely agreed that charity is always a choice, and a very ethical one. Similarly, cheap food is a blessing to the budget for everyone, pretty obviously. Therefore, the notion that one should, for those reasons, feel guilty over goofy, harmless pleasures in life is “deeply disturbing.”
For the True coupon clippers out there I say everything in moderation. If the system is abused, the system can change the rules.
