There are a number of blog members who swap coupons here in the Triangle area. This is the place to post your swap dates and locations each week! See below for details on how to host a swap and what to do if you are planning to attend a swap.

If you have swaps scheduled through December, feel free to post them in the comments section below and I will add them to the main list.  It helps if you can post your swap more than a week before the swap date. Happy swapping!

Garner Coupon Swap hosted by BJ's

Date: Monday, November 26 (4th Monday of the month)
Time: 1:00 pm
Location: BJ's in Garner at White Oak Shopping Center
They will be held the 4th Monday of every month at 1pm. BJ's will provide light refreshments.

Middlesex Coupon Swap Hosted by Amber's Place

Date: November 27 (every other Tues)

Time: 6:00 pm

Location: Amber's Place @ 10220 S.Nash St. Middlesex, NC 27557

For more info please contact: Cecille at ambersplace@centurylink.net or www.visitambersplace.com

You may bring expired coupons already clipped in a separate envelope and we will donate them to the military.

North Raleigh Coupon Swap

Date: Saturday, December 1st

Time: 3 pm

Location: Moes at Triangle Towne Center

Clayton Swap (40/42 area) - Holiday Coupon Swap!

I'll be at this swap with some fun door prizes!

Date: December 11 (2nd Tuesday of each month at 10:30am)
Time: 10:30 am
Location: Bojangles off I-40 Exit 312

Benson Coupon Swap

Date:  December 11

Time: 6:30 PM

Location: Benson Pentecostal Holiness Church, Church at 407 E Church St. Benson NC 27504

For more information people can email Ashley Jones at Awjones12001@yahoo.com.

Fuquay-Varina Coupon Swap

Date: December 11 (is this the correct date and time for December, Fuquay swappers?)

Time: 7:00 pm

Location: Wendy' in Fuquay-Varina

Garner Coupon Swap at Library

Date: December 12  (2nd Wednesday of each month)

Location: Southeastern Regional Library in Garner at 908 7th Ave, Garner, NC. For more information, call 662-2258.

Time: 1-3pm

Cary McDonalds Coupon Swap hosted by McDonald's

Date: December 20, 2012 (occurs on the third Thursday of every month)
Time: 9:30 am
Locations: 1830 Walnut Street in Cary
Questions: E-mail info@mcdonaldsadvantage.com
McDonald's will provide FREE coupon giveaways for all attendees!

Durham Coupon Swap

Date: Thursday, December 20, 2012  (3rd Thursday of each month)

Time: 7:00-8:45 p.m.

Location: Durham County Library - Southwest Regional (3605 Shannon Road, Durham, North Carolina 27707, 919-560-8590)

We have a large meeting room reserved for our group, so feel free to invite your friends, family, neighbors, co-workers, or anyone interested in exchanging coupons! If there is no notice posted in the library entrance area, inquire at the Information Desk when you arrive and they will let you know which meeting room we are in for the evening.

Please bring non-expired coupons you do not want or need in an envelope or baggie; it's best if they are already clipped.

You may also bring coupons that have already expired, again preferably already cut out of the inserts, in a separate bag or envelope so they may be donated to the military.

Raleigh McDonalds Coupon Swap hosted by McDonald's

Date: December 21, 2012 (occurs the 3rd Friday of every month)
Time: 1:00 pm
Locations: 3810 Lake Boone Trail, Raleigh NC 27627
Questions: E-mail info@mcdonaldsadvantage.com
McDonald's will provide FREE coupon giveaways for all attendees!

If you are attending a coupon swap for the first time, here are some swap basics:
* Bring your coupons already cut out in an envelope if at all possible. It really helps to move the swap along if folks are not waiting for you to go through your coupons and cut them out at the table.
* You don't need to sort them by product type unless you really want to
* The group usually sits in a circle and passes around the envelopes to the person to the right. Take the coupons you want out and put the rest back in to pass on to the next person.
* Once you get your envelope back, you know you have been through all the coupons.
* In really large groups, couponers often sit in groups of 5 to 8 people to swap

If you are hosting a swap and wish to include the information here, please post the following details:
* Date of swap
* Time of swap
* Location of swap including address
* Host contact info to RSVP or ask questions. An e-mail address is fine - I don't suggest including your phone number on a public board. You may want to create a new free e-mail just for swapping from somewhere like Yahoo or Gmail.
I also recommend the local swap group, Triangle Area Coupon Swap with additional coupon swap information.

If your swap is less than a week away and you would like it to appear on this swap post, please send me an e-mail to saving@smartspendingresources.com with the information to make sure I see it in time to post your swap.