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SuperJill on Nightline tonight(3/25)!

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Anneburn said:
Definitely got the hoarder vibe from him. Who seriously needs that much jello! It would have been nice to see him dropping some of that stuff off at a food pantry....which I'm sure he does (at least I hope).
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He did. they left that out of the segment for some reason. he donated 20 THOUSAND dollars worth of things with ABC filming and they left it off the segment. very dissappointed in ABC for that.,
 
Anneburn said:
Definitely got the hoarder vibe from him. Who seriously needs that much jello! It would have been nice to see him dropping some of that stuff off at a food pantry....which I'm sure he does (at least I hope).
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LOLOL you need to see my basement right now! its a disaster from the winter and i could definitely be on Hoaders on A&E if you based it on the appearance of my stockpile right now. *shudder*
 
SuperJill said:
Thanks for the kind words, everyone. Anytiime you're asked to do something like this, yes, we all know it can go one of two ways -- not everyone -wants- to stockpile massively, and I have done enough of these pieces to -know- better than to bring home a cartload of "unhealthy" stuff -- people can't relate to that. I try to visit almost every department in the store - produce, meat, frozen, dairy, etc - and put together a fairly balanced trip to show it -can- be done.
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I think too that you did EXCELLENTLY in this segment Jill. very well balanced.
 
Fuzzysox said:
He plugged it and now looks like the server crashed because the site is dead.
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LOL yeah that was a WHOOOPSIE. but they are working on it. it keeps coming back up, its also under DOS attack as well from a hating competitor site

**sorry it was an ATTEMPTED attack that did not succeeed from the griping i have read**
 
From the Wall Street Journal

"Proud shoppers post photos of themselves posing with their latest hauls. Nathan Engels of Villa Hills, Ky., can't resist loading up on free products. Mr. Engels recently erected a 6-foot-tall tower featuring the 1,142 packages of Jell-O he had got for nothing. He brags about his jam-packed freezer holding 30 pounds of meat, 50 pounds of cheese and 200 bags of vegetables.

"I'm going to buy as much as I can—I don't care if it's a year's or two-year's supply," says Mr. Engels, 28, who is married and has a young daughter."

I can resist if I don't need it!
 
It seams he had alot of time to prep - I have trouble believing he is that well organized - all the time - and just so happened he waited to donate until after - but it is a shame that they didn't show that because it would have helped the perception of couponers as a whole - people think you are reselling or CRAZY or a hoarder if you stockpile 300 cans of Hormel chili (that is what I saw) - no way one could ever use them before expiration -

And what was sadly really missed is that all the coupon haters really believe you are buying all this and reselling it - it is really why I believe that most nasty cashiers are not helpful. Anyway Jill really did alot more to help the understanding of why people coupon and how helpful it can become - While Mr Coupon was impressive he just looks like he is going to open a store.

Great Job Jill on such short notice! I also wonder if he really bought all that on one receipt or if he broke it up - God knows you could have gotten 3 or 4 times that if you did that.
 
I haven't had time to investigate more but another of my readers posted that he did do multiple transactions. I didn't -- again, no judgment on either side, but I wasn't told I could -- and they really wanted to film the register total before the coupons were scanned, etc so it never even occurred to me to break it up.
 
I just watched it. Jill: you looked great. You looked so NORMAL. Thank you!

Nate, on the other hand, regardless of what he may have donated later, looked like some kind of Rainman/autistic guy (especially the part about his math talents). He sorta scares me.
 
boyzrus said:
From the Wall Street Journal

"Proud shoppers post photos of themselves posing with their latest hauls. Nathan Engels of Villa Hills, Ky., can't resist loading up on free products. Mr. Engels recently erected a 6-foot-tall tower featuring the 1,142 packages of Jell-O he had got for nothing. He brags about his jam-packed freezer holding 30 pounds of meat, 50 pounds of cheese and 200 bags of vegetables.

"I'm going to buy as much as I can—I don't care if it's a year's or two-year's supply," says Mr. Engels, 28, who is married and has a young daughter."

I can resist if I don't need it!
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Nate is not happy with the way the WSJ slanted thier article. SIGH
 
SuperJill said:
Thanks for the kind words, everyone. Anytiime you're asked to do something like this, yes, we all know it can go one of two ways -- not everyone -wants- to stockpile massively, and I have done enough of these pieces to -know- better than to bring home a cartload of "unhealthy" stuff -- people can't relate to that. I try to visit almost every department in the store - produce, meat, frozen, dairy, etc - and put together a fairly balanced trip to show it -can- be done.
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Awesome! That's true..show realistic shopping! Well done, Jill. You're my hero!
 
dgmarie said:
I just watched it. Jill: you looked great. You looked so NORMAL. Thank you!

Nate, on the other hand, regardless of what he may have donated later, looked like some kind of Rainman/autistic guy (especially the part about his math talents). He sorta scares me.
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that was abit ignorant. sorry but comparing someone to autism is rude. I have a child in the spectrum. using AUTISM as an insult is freaking IGNORANT TOO MIGHT I ADD
 
SuperJill said:
Thanks... I never, in my life, thought I'd achieve "rockstar status" for being a coupon user. :)
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Jill...I saw you at the Jewel on Randall a couple of months back (you were with your daughter) and I had my son with me. And...I stopped my cart so quick and started saying to my son "Be cool, be cool, be cool"...he thought I was going crazy and then I leaned over and said "Oh my goodness...that is Jill Cataldo" and he said "No way...that coupon lady who has that site you ALWAYS go to?"..."Go say 'Hi' Mom". I said "No way...that is Jill...Super Jill". And we just stood there (very cool I might add...NOT!!!) and watched you walk by.

So...you have definitely reached "rockstar" status!!!

And you were GREAT on Nightline!! Thanks for showing everyone that couponers are normal moms who are just trying to save money on everyday meals for their family!!!!
 
I remember last year when tons of people who had been at afc left for his site.Apparently, these people had been at afc & got pissed when it was sold to a corporation.
 
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