Extreme Couponing

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Season 1
  • Network: TLC
  • Series Premiere Date: Dec 29, 2010
Season #: 4, 3, 2, 1
Metascore
69

Generally favorable reviews - based on 6 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 6
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 6
  3. Negative: 0 out of 6
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  1. Newsday
    Reviewed by: Diane Werts
    May 27, 2011
    91
    With two shopping trips in each half-hour, TLC's latest hit is so fast-paced--and such giddy consumerism--that it's fairly irresistible. Also educational.
  2. People Weekly
    Reviewed by: Tom Gliatto
    May 3, 2011
    75
    This TLC series has hit a cultural nerve, partly because it offers practical, price-cutting tips in an era in which people are jittery about inflation. Also because it's bonkers. [26 May 2011, p.46]
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  3. New York Post
    Reviewed by: Linda Stasi
    Apr 6, 2011
    75
    If you loved the successful couponing special they aired in December, you'll be thrilled with the premiere of the bizarrely watchable Extreme Couponing, a series in which people hoard not just coupons but the stuff they needlessly and endlessly buy with them.
  5. The Hollywood Reporter
    Reviewed by: David Knowles
    Apr 6, 2011
    70
    There's less of voyeuristic queasiness here than in those other shows [Hoarders and Intervention]. Anyway, who doesn't love rooting for the little gal (yes, the couponers are all female in the show's first two episodes) in a quest to outwit the corporate food industry?
  6. The New York Times
    Reviewed by: Jon Caramanica
    Apr 6, 2011
    60
    Moving forward, less time should be devoted to planning and logistics--this is suspenseless television--and more to motivations. There's a "Hoarders" in here, dying to be redeemed.
  7. Washington Post
    Reviewed by: Hank Stuever
    Apr 6, 2011
    50
    It's strange how a show meant to generate excitement and promote thriftiness can leave one with a sense of remorse and shame.

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User Score
8.6

Universal acclaim- based on 5 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 5
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 5
  3. Negative: 0 out of 5
  1. Rodentia
    Mar 19, 2016
    9
    This is a great show to watch when trying to inspire yourself to save more on shopping trips. I'd like to see more tips on how to save inThis is a great show to watch when trying to inspire yourself to save more on shopping trips. I'd like to see more tips on how to save in states that don't double coupons.… Full Review »
  2. Rafje
    Mar 23, 2012
    10
    This is a most fascinating spectacle to watch. Zealots of America's state religion -- consumerism -- worshipping in their cathedrals -- theThis is a most fascinating spectacle to watch. Zealots of America's state religion -- consumerism -- worshipping in their cathedrals -- the discount supermarkets. A celebration of pure decadence. The fall of the empire must be near.… Full Review »
  3. eseana
    Sep 11, 2011
    9
    This show is so fun to watch! I also find it very funny because it reminds me of when my mom when she goes grocery shopping and uses manyThis show is so fun to watch! I also find it very funny because it reminds me of when my mom when she goes grocery shopping and uses many coupons. Although she is not extreme like the individuals in this show, I think it has really grabbed many viewers attention that you can save a lot of money using coupons. This show is very exciting and it really keeps your attention throughout the show. One thing that I like what the customers do is they create a stock pile and give supplies and food to homeless shelters. I think this is a great way to impact the community and to give back. TLC is a network that I do not watch often but this is one show that I do like to watch. Also being a college student I have received many ideas on how to save money and how stocking up can be good. A downside of this show is that sometimes the customers buy products that you usually won't buy a lot of. For an example one customer bought over a hundred bottles of aspirin and over a hundred bottles of shampoo. This is a product that you don't use often and it was kind of useless for them to buy that much of one product. Overall this is a great show and it is very amusing to watch.… Full Review »
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