Upcoming coupon swaps

There are a number of blog members who swap coupons here in the Triangle and surrounding areas. 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.

Posted 1:42 p.m. Mar 19, 2013 — Updated 9:28 p.m. Mar 19, 2013

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Faye Prosser

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 there are any more March or April swaps scheduled, 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 details more than a week before the swap date. Happy swapping!

MARCH 2013 SWAPS

Cary McDonalds Coupon Swap hosted by McDonald's

Date: March 21, 2013 (occurs on the third Thursday of every month)

Time: 10:00 am

Location: 1299 Kildaire Farm Road, Cary, NC

Questions: E-mail info@mcdonaldsadvantage.com

McDonald's will provide FREE coupon giveaways for all attendees (One set per family)

Durham Coupon Swap

Date: Thursday, March 21, 2013 (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.

Update for Durham group: For the first 3 months of 2013, the Durham group will be meeting in a smaller room but still at the same library, due to other programs requiring the larger room on our regularly scheduled third Thursday evening of each month:

January - the children’s programming room

February - Study room #2

March – Study room #2

April- back to the large meeting room

APRIL 2013 SWAPS

Clayton Swap (40/42 area)

Date: April 16, 2013 (Usually 2nd Tuesday of each month but for April it is the 3rd Tuesday)

Time: 10:30 am

Location: Bojangles off I-40 Exit 312

Garner Coupon Swap at Library

Date: April 17 (Usually 2nd Wednesday of each month but for April it is the 3rd Wednesday)

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

Time: 1:00 - 3:00 pm

Cary McDonalds Coupon Swap hosted by McDonald's

Date: April 18, 2013 (occurs on the third Thursday of every month)

Time: 10:00 am

Location: 1299 Kildaire Farm Road, Cary, NC

Questions: E-mail info@mcdonaldsadvantage.com

McDonald's will provide FREE coupon giveaways for all attendees! (One set per family)

Durham Coupon Swap

Date: Thursday, April 18, 2013 (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.

Update for Durham group: For the first 3 months of 2013, the Durham group will be meeting in a smaller room but still at the same library, due to other programs requiring the larger room on our regularly scheduled third Thursday evening of each month:

January - the children’s programming room

February - Study room #2

March – Study room #2

April- back to the large meeting room

Raleigh McDonalds Coupon Swap hosted by McDonald's

Date: April 19, 2013 (occurs the 3rd Friday of every month)

Time: 1:00 pm

Location: 3810 Lake Boone Trail, Raleigh NC 27627

Questions: E-mail info@mcdonaldsadvantage.com

McDonald's will provide FREE coupon giveaways for all attendees! (One set per family)

North Raleigh Swap

Date: Saturday, April 20th

Time: 3 pm

Location: Moes at Triangle Towne Center

New Cary McDonalds Coupon Swap hosted by McDonald's (this swap location is new as of March)

Date: April 21, 2013 (occurs the 3rd Sunday of every month)

Time: 3:00 pm

Location: 3494 Kildaire Farm Road, Cary, NC at the Millpond Village location

Questions: E-mail info@mcdonaldsadvantage.com

McDonald's will provide FREE coupon giveaways for all attendees! (One set per family)

BJ's coupon swaps in Garner are cancelled

BJ's will not be hosting coupon swaps anymore. The last swap was in February. Thanks to vlynn for the information.

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. Thanks!

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