What is a coupon train?
A coupon train is an envelope filled with non-expired coupons that is sent between riders. When you receive the "train", take which coupons you will use and replace those with coupons for your fellow passengers. You then mail it to the next address on the list.
To be eligible to ride a train you must have a minimum of 50 posts.
If you wish to be on an express train you must have a minimum of 75 posts.
Are there any rules?
1. Take only what coupons you need.
2. Replace what coupons you take.
3. Try to include coupons that everyone will appreciate. (See the enclosed mailing list for more details.)
4.
No coupons with expiration dates within 15 days, unless you know the next rider can use them before they expire. (Feel free to pm riders on your train or post on your given thread.)
5.
Mail out PACKING LIST + AT LEAST 40 COUPONS to the next rider on the list within 5 days for a reg. train and 2 days for an express.
6. Post the status (received/sent) in your train #'s thread!! (This is crucial!! If you do not comply, you will be warned and can be removed from the train.)
7. Please provide enough postage so as not to delay (or perhaps derail) the train (40 coupons + packing list = 1 stamp.)
8. If you are the cause of a derailment, you may be placed on a one month suspension from the coupon trains you are on. If you are the cause of 3 derailments, you may be placed on one year suspension from the coupon trains.
9. If you are not going to be around to receive and/or send your train, you MUST contact the mod on that train so we can make arrangements to go around you.
10. You MUST contact a mod before giving a fellow rider negative feedback in the iTrader system. Negative feedback should NOT be given to riders because you don't like the coupons she sends or you don't like how slow the train is. If the rider gets the train out in the 2 days (for express) or 5 days (for regular) and/or has an excused delay, we do not want her to receive negative feedback. Please contact a mod first if you receive an excess of expired/soon to expire coupons.
**We know that life happens and sometimes the post office doesn’t deliver the way we would like. We are understanding moderators and are willing to work with you!**
**If you can NOT continue on your train, please let the Mod know ASAP so that the train can be continued.**
Have fun and save lots of money!!!
How do I join a train?
To sign up for a coupon train, please post in the "Join A Train" thread. We will then contact you, via private message (PM), for your mailing information. (PLEASE DO NOT POST YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION IN ANY THREAD).
Can I be on a train, even though I don't get a newspaper?
ABSOLUTELY! If you don't get a paper, there are other ways to get coupons. Find someone who does get the paper and ask them to save the coupons for you if they don't use them. You are also welcome to sign up for potluck envies or TAGs to build up your coupon supply. You may also print off coupons from the internet. You also can often find blinkies, tear pads with coupons, or coupons affixed to the outside of items at the grocery store, or inside packaging!!
Why has my reply here been deleted?
To keep our sanity, we will delete your request in the "Join A Train" thread after you have been contacted via private message to get your personal information. We do make mistakes - so if your post is no longer here, and you haven't heard from one of the mods, please reply again.
What if I haven't seen my train in a while?
Please contact your train mod via private message and we will contact all the riders on the train to find out where the train stopped. If the train seems to have derailed, we will restart a new train with only riders who wish to continue.
How many coupons should I send in a train?
As many as you want!! But try not to duplicate coupons, two of the same coupons maximum, UNLESS they are on someone's wish list. Also watch those expired coupons!! If they are close to being expired, please don't send them!! They will just waste postage, and become useless for the next recipient. It's up to you how many coupons you send. Just be sure to affix proper postage!!
What should I do with my expired coupons? I hate to waste them...
Military families can use expired coupons up to 6 months past the expiration date!!
See this link:
http://mommysavers.com/boards/coupon...d-coupons.html for a list of military bases where you can send your expired coupons, as well as information about packaging, postage, etc. Do NOT throw them away!! Military families can use them!!
Its very important that everyone on the trains always post when they recieve their train, and again when they send it out. If YOU are the cause of a train derailment, you will be removed from said train.
Rules will be adjusted as needed.
Thank you!!
Mommysaver Coupon Mods:
momof2boys
MegNAbbysMom
LuvMySoldier
ChickyHip
Train Rules NEW train riders PLEASE READ
Posting About The Status Of Your Train!!
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