It is our goal to spread awareness about overseas military families being able to use coupons that are expired, up to 6 months past the expiration. But it is also our goal to get coupons right into the hands of those military families as quickly as possible. We have a growing list of military families on our contact list who are interested in receiving coupons and we will match up anyone requesting a military family to send their coupons to. To request a family, all anyone has to do is send an email to us at admin@couponstotroops.com and we will put them in touch with a military family.
I love this! Direct mailing to a military family is such a fantastic idea and you may even be able to make a friend in the process. You know we couponers love to stick together and help one another out. Lesley also continues on to say:
For our military families, the coupons are being received so much quicker when they are sent directly to them, than when coupons are sent to a collection point in the US and then need to be repackaged up before they are mailed overseas. As it is, sending an envelope directly overseas can take up to a few weeks, but when you add in the extra time to get them to a collection point, and the time to get them sorted and repackaged and then mailed overseas, it can be over a month before the coupons are in the hands of the families who need them.
Best of all, there is no additional cost to send the coupons directly overseas, as it is the same exact postage cost as if you were mailing across town.
This sounds like such a wonderful program and I'm glad that we're learning about it right before the end of July. If any of you are interested in being a part of this, please visit the CouponsToTroops facebook page or e-mail them at the e-mail provided above. I can't wait to see what family I'll be paired up with!
2 comments:
I was also leery like you when sending overseas, wondering if the people ever got it and what not, and if they are even able to use it.
At least this way, being paired up with someone, we can see if they like our coupons, or if they can use more of a certain one, or less of a certain one, etc. I know each month, I get rid of a lot of expired coupons, eventhough I use a lot of them during their non-expired time frame. But I would LOVE to help out a military family!
Thanks for the idea! Can't wait to see who I get too!
I hope this isn't a repeat comment, I just lost one. I just wanted to say thank you, from an overseas family. A friend of mine started receiving coupons from the states, and she began a coupon group to share them! That's how I made it over to Coupons to Troops. I have "met" some wonderful people who are willing to send me their extra coupons. I am very grateful for the money saving, but also feel honored to know they care :) Thank you!!!
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