Coupons for Troops

February 16, 2008 > 78 Comments

Feel free to blog about this program, link to this post, and use the button on your sidebar.

Coupons for Troops is a program I started in 2008. My goal is to provide expired and non-expired coupons to military families stationed overseas. The prices in overseas commissaries are significantly higher than those in the States and military families do not always have access to coupons in newspapers and inserts. Military commissaries overseas accept coupons up to six months past the expiration date.

Military Commissaries accept manufacturer coupons as well as internet printed coupons. The Commissary is a grocery store so only “grocery” coupons are needed. Families cannot use store specific coupons (ie Target, Walgreens, Kroger).

Those who participate in Coupons for Troops are assigned an overseas military family. Coupons, which do not need to be sorted, are then sent directly to the assigned family. All overseas military families have FPO or APO addresses so mailing coupons costs the same as if you were sending them stateside. You can send as many or as few coupons as you have available. Please only send coupons that have been expired 3 months of less in order to give the families time to sort and use the coupons.

There are also opportunities to send non expired coupons to military families living overseas that do not have access to the commissary.

If you are a military family stationed overseas and would like to receive coupons we would love to add you to the mailing list.

For questions, more information, or to be assigned an overseas family please send an email to coupons4troops@comcast.net.

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78 Responses to “Coupons for Troops”

candace
May 29th, 2008 @ 4:46 pm

That’s awesome, Toni. What a blessing for those families.
I’d love to send you some, I’ll start collecting.

Kelsey
May 29th, 2008 @ 11:00 pm

Thats a great idea I will send you an e-mail!

Liz
May 30th, 2008 @ 1:04 am

That’s really cool. I should send you all the coupons I don’t use, expired or not. You could send them over too.

Alisa
May 30th, 2008 @ 5:09 pm

I’ve been doing this off and on for a few years. I will send you an email and start being consistent about it! Thanks for the reminder.

Colleen
June 2nd, 2008 @ 3:13 pm

Neat, I’ll send you an email.

Kari
June 5th, 2008 @ 6:52 pm

If you let me know your mailing address, I’d be glad to send you a bunch of my expired ones, too!

melissa
June 9th, 2008 @ 5:34 pm

I think this is awesome!! I have sent this to everyone in my church family, roughly around 250 people! I am praying for a great response. Please email your address of where to send this coupons to. Thanks and God Bless. Melissa

melissa
June 10th, 2008 @ 6:27 pm

does anyone know where to send the coupons to?? if so please email me at fireemt4508@firehousemail.com
thanks so much!

The Catnip Gypsy
June 11th, 2008 @ 10:52 pm

Hi! You emailed me your address to send coupons and like the bumble-techie I am I accidentally deleted it. Can you send it again?

Belle
June 12th, 2008 @ 3:21 am

I am interested in sending expired coupons and others that I don’t use!

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June 16th, 2008 @ 11:49 am

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Annie
June 22nd, 2008 @ 2:53 am

From a military family that lived overseas…Thank you! This one thing really does help so much.

Bloggin Momma
June 28th, 2008 @ 1:03 am

I would love to know more about this so I can send expired coupons, and encourage others to do so with a post on my website. They already have enough going on, to have to worry over ridiculous food prices too.

Mandy
July 1st, 2008 @ 1:42 pm

I am emailing you right now!

Breanne Vasquez
July 12th, 2008 @ 10:22 pm

Hi!! Would you mind if I do a blog about this and send people (if any read it -lol ) over here to your blog.

samantha kyle
July 13th, 2008 @ 11:05 am

i too am interested in sending coupons over seas i recently threw away approximately 250 coupons that could have helped someone else. it makes me sick to think about it please send me the address to mail them to.

samantha

Karen
July 29th, 2008 @ 10:27 pm

I have lots of coupons to share… will send you an e-mail and hopefully you can send me the address. Thanks!

Jennifer G
July 30th, 2008 @ 7:36 pm

Could I send you some coupons to send along with yours??

Sarah Evans
August 1st, 2008 @ 11:38 am

I use to be a dependant overseas on the military base. It certainly was a blessing when our family mailed us their expired coupons. I would love to be able to do someone the same service.
Thank you for your service!

jody
August 7th, 2008 @ 10:42 pm

Hi! I too have heard of this but never knew where to send them! I have a bunch that just expired. Send me your mailing address and I will be happy to send them to you.

madalaine
August 12th, 2008 @ 10:37 pm

I would love to send coupons overseas and get my friends to do the same. Do you have an address overseas to send these coupons to?

Jill
August 13th, 2008 @ 7:10 am

Please send me more information and also your address so I too can send you coupons. I’m getting ready to go through mine. Also can I put your banner, coupons for troops on my website?

Sheryl Lee
August 26th, 2008 @ 11:54 am

Hey Toni,
Okay, yeah food ain’t cheap in Singapore! We don’t even have a commissary. We have the NEX and they carry a lot of food but you know the NEX prices. Sign me up! Email me when you have time… we have to catch up. Love the site!

Kristen
August 26th, 2008 @ 2:33 pm

I would like to put a button on my website to tell people how they can get involved with their coupons. Could you give me the info so I can send you my expired’s and also so that I can let my readers know how to?

Luna
September 16th, 2008 @ 2:32 pm

That is an amazing idea! I know that military life can be very hard especially stationed overseas. I’d be happy to help & will start collecting right away!

Luna
September 16th, 2008 @ 3:57 pm

Sorry, one more comment. I forgot to ask, would you let me add your coupon button to my website so I can get the word out to others? I would really appreciate it. Thanks.

kirby
September 17th, 2008 @ 7:07 am

I have been saving these coupons for months. I am ready to get them off my desk. How expired can they be??

Donna
September 17th, 2008 @ 3:14 pm

I have a ton of coupons and would love to get them out. Can anyone please email me the address to where to mail them to.
Thank you
segaldonna@gmail.com

Eric
September 19th, 2008 @ 1:43 am

I think this is a truly excellent idea and my company would like to help you with your effort in creating this charity. We would be willing to become a full corporate sponsor if you would consider formally incorporating as a 501(c)(3) organization and running this as a full time charity.

Kendra
September 30th, 2008 @ 6:56 am

Please send me your address so I can mail you all of my expired coupons.

Cheryl
October 1st, 2008 @ 12:09 am

Please send me an email also, I have lots of expired coupons I would love to send to our troops and their families.

Stacy
October 2nd, 2008 @ 12:03 am

This is a great idea! I e-mailed you. I always hate throwing away expired coupons- its like throwing away money.

Nancy
October 6th, 2008 @ 3:15 pm

Hello, my son is in Iraq right now and beyond sending care-packages this would be a great thing for my expired and soon-to-be expired coupons to go and benefit. Please let me know how to send them to you.
Nancy

Gerry
October 8th, 2008 @ 10:11 pm

I have a business (Slick Buyer .com) that allows all members to generate a Coupon Code for the products they sell ie. on Ebay or on their own website. I’m trying to think of ways that the Coupons could be used to help your cause.
One senariocomes to mind; if your readers happen to buy stuff online they could ask their Vendor to generate a coupon and the savings could be donated…Ya/Na??
Just thinking out loud.I know that I would be prepared to setup a seperate site just to host my special coupns.

2nd senerio: If your readers talked their enough of their favorite companies into generating a coupon, then the coupons could be hosted on a seperate website for anyone to use and the proceeds could be donated to any organization.

There is probably a ton of ways of using my site to help others, I just never thought of it before!!

jeanmachine
October 11th, 2008 @ 8:54 am

Can you please email me an address that I can send my expired coupons to you? thanks!

christy groskreutz
October 14th, 2008 @ 9:51 pm

Please let me know a snail mail address to send expired coupons. Thank you.

Help Get Coupons to Military Families
October 21st, 2008 @ 10:11 am

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Lisa @ Crazy Adventures in Parenting
October 21st, 2008 @ 11:36 am

Hi there! I’d like to add this to my sidebar and blog about it as well, let me know if that’s ok to do :)

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December 16th, 2008 @ 4:05 pm

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Celine Lane
December 21st, 2008 @ 7:40 am

I live in Stuttgart Germany. If any of you ladies would like to send me expired coupons I will glady except them. Please email me so I can give you my address. Thank you ladies for everything you do!!

Peyton's Mom
December 29th, 2008 @ 1:03 am

I just emailed you!

Thank you for what you’re doing! The food costs here are horrible because they have to ship everything over — I can understand that, but you are so right — feeding our family on one income is really a task now…….

Thanks again!

Kim
January 29th, 2009 @ 12:32 pm

Please send me your address and I will gladly send you some coupons. Can the families use the ones printed from the internet?

Nichole McDonald
February 12th, 2009 @ 1:28 pm

I would like to send you some coupons to you to add to those that you send to overseas military families. Please let me know where I can send those to.

Misty
February 16th, 2009 @ 11:56 pm

I just sorted out all my coupons that expired 2/12/09, and was looking for this page, thanks for twittering about it! I have a bundle, I’ll email you about getting a family. Thanks!~

Courtney
March 1st, 2009 @ 12:46 pm

I live in Germany and would appreciate any coupons you could send my way. I would also pass them along to others that I know.

Mary Northrop
March 1st, 2009 @ 12:55 pm

I would like to participate in coupons for troops. Please let me know how.

Jill
March 5th, 2009 @ 12:35 pm

LOVE THIS! Would love info to get started. ALso the code for your button and want to use the info to start this program with our MOMS Club chapter!

CURTIS
March 8th, 2009 @ 9:40 am

PLEASE SEND ME AN ADDRESS TO SEND COUPONS TO I HAVE ALOT OF PEOPLE THAT LOVE TO SEND COUPONS

THANK,YOU
CURTIS

Jayne
March 9th, 2009 @ 1:01 pm

Thanks for caring so much about others! I would love to participate in Coupons for Troops! Please send me an address so I may send coupons.

Thanks,
Jayne

Mercedes
March 20th, 2009 @ 1:57 pm

I have lots just need an address.

susan
March 20th, 2009 @ 10:31 pm

Please email me your address & I will start mailing you my expired coupons. thanks.

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Joyful@JoyfulJourney
March 21st, 2009 @ 10:48 pm

I think this is a good idea. I’ll tell my hubby about it.
I like your site.

Joyful@JoyfulJourney

Miranda
March 23rd, 2009 @ 8:08 am

AWESOME!! Everything is a lot more expensive overseas. Here in Germany our grocery bill went up by least $50 for the same things. Please let me know where I can sign up for the mailing list!!!

Jessica
March 24th, 2009 @ 12:27 pm

I’ve been collecting…

I just need an address…can you please send it to me???

Thanks so much!! This is so great!! Now I don’t feel bad if I don’t use a coupon…someone still gets to use it!!!

jessica dot brunk at gmail dot com

Tom
March 29th, 2009 @ 9:32 pm

We have a bunch of extra coupons we don’t need. Could you email me at tommygemini6969@msn.com and let me know an address to send these coupons, for the famalies overseas? Thanks a bunch

Karen@faithfamilyfibro
April 1st, 2009 @ 9:52 am

I just wanted to let you know that I just linked the picture on my blog and told everyone about this program. I just found out about it today. I am a new blogger, new couponer and having a great time. I am also learning bunches from your blog. I can’t wait to start helping military families. I would like to know where to mail my expired coupons. I can do it however you want, a family, or a group. Just let me know. Thanks.

steph
April 1st, 2009 @ 1:13 pm
Jennifer
April 1st, 2009 @ 1:17 pm

This is fabulous! I’ve mailed them overseas before, but I never knew if they actually got to someone who can use them. The address I had was pretty generic! This is more personalized, and it will make me remember to clean out my coupons and send!

Tallladyt
April 1st, 2009 @ 9:35 pm

I would love to help the miltary families so please send me the address so I can mail them out and at my job we have a coupons club so I have a lot of old coupons that can help a family out there
Thank you

LISA ALTMAN
April 2nd, 2009 @ 12:35 am

I would love to send my expired coupons to a military family. Please send me more info on what I need to do to get started.

lisa

Barbara
April 2nd, 2009 @ 6:55 am

I just found out about this way to help the overseas families. Please let me know where to send the coupons. Thanks…

annette
April 2nd, 2009 @ 8:31 am

From a familY in germany ,we like to say thank you to all.The coupons do help a lot.

Michelle
April 2nd, 2009 @ 10:28 am

I’ll help out. I definitely won’t be throwing away expired coupons anymore. Let me know how I can help.

RENEE KIRBY
April 2nd, 2009 @ 3:33 pm

Hi, I would like to know how I can send coupons to military families….I have a lot of them….My friends and family dont do coupons, but I sure do…This way I wont have to throw them away…Please let me know what to do….Thank you!!

gwen
April 2nd, 2009 @ 3:50 pm

could you please send me a family so that I can send my expired coupons? thanks

Kathy
April 3rd, 2009 @ 1:27 am

I would like to mail coupons to the troops too. I sent you an email, but have not received a reply yet.

Heather Bassett
April 9th, 2009 @ 10:51 am

I have scads of outdated coupons. I would love to have a few contacts to share them with. I have hundreds so if you could provide me with a few different ones that would be great. Thank you for providing this service!!!

Tori
April 15th, 2009 @ 2:24 am

I would like to blog about this AND use the link button in my side bar, but I don’t know how to get it. I’m lame. Could you send me the info on the html for the button? Thank you!

Daniel
May 4th, 2009 @ 10:04 am

id like to send in the coupons but i no longer hav an adress to send them …. we hav been sending them for years was wondering if there is a new adresss to send them thanks

Jennifer Burlingame
May 6th, 2009 @ 8:00 am

Hello everyone,
My name is Jennifer and my family and I are stationed at a little post in the town of Hohenfels, Germany. We have 17 American families here and all of us would love coupons from anyone. Since we mainly shop of the economy it gets really spendy. We don’t get many coupons at our commisary so any help would be great. Feel free to contact my email for an address.

Jennifer Burlingame
May 6th, 2009 @ 8:01 am

Sorry everyone my email is
burlboo@hotmail.com

Valerie
May 6th, 2009 @ 8:30 pm

Hi, I just found your site – I also have a blog dedicated to coupons & the troops. I use coupons to get items FREE or at little cost to mail in care packages to the troops.

Jenell
June 4th, 2009 @ 9:39 am

Hola,

I would liek to contribute coupons, I have been collecting for a while, however, I read on their website you have to total up the value of the coupons, is that true?

Eileen Lichardua
July 1st, 2009 @ 10:48 am

Please forward address to send the coupons to.

Thanks for your attention.

Heather Todd
July 6th, 2009 @ 12:49 pm

I have been sending expired coupons for years to APO addresses for our military families. How cool it would be to send them directly to a matched family! Please send me an address (or two) & I will start sending them right away!

I also plan on posting about this on my blog. Thanks for getting the word out & doing this service.

Ronda
July 10th, 2009 @ 11:28 am

Please send me an address, I would love to help out our military families!

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