During these times of increasing unemployment and food prices rising faster than they have in 17 years, nearly every family budget feels the pinch.
That’s why we want to remind our patrons that one among many services offered free, and available to anyone who chooses to participate, by the Haysville Community Library is our Community Coupon Exchange.
Savvy shoppers know that coupons don’t always save you money if the ones you have clipped lead you to buy items you really don’t need, or more expensive brands that you ordinarily don’t use. But those smart shoppers also know that using coupons for the goods you need and buy frequently is simply good common sense.
But you don’t always have the right coupon for the right product at the right time.
You may not need diapers for your high school teens, but you do need coupons for the high energy snack food they crave – and eat in enormous quantities. Meanwhile, a few blocks away a neighbor may desperately need diapers for her newborn, but perish the thought of stocking up on snack foods while she’s nursing that little one, or overly conscious of a little recently added weight.
That’s where the Haysville Community Library Coupon Exchange can help. Bring coupons you clip but can’t use to the library, and exchange them for coupons you need, want and will use. The more Haysville citizens that participate, the better the prospect of each one finding something he or she might use – and the more money each of us can save in challenging times.
Even if you don’t personally ever use coupons, consider bringing the ones you happen across in the Sunday paper or in the magazines you read down to the library, and donating them to the exchange. You’ll be helping your fellow citizens and improving your community in one more small but important way.
