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Giving Back to The Troops with Expired Coupons

Last Modified: January 24, 2022 Sabrina Quairoli This blog uses cookies. It also has affiliate links. We earn sponsored content income.

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Giving Back to The Troops with Expired Coupons

I was going through and pulling my expired coupons the other day and noticed I had several that I didn't use. After doing a little research, I found this site that helps Troops with expired coupons.

Did you know? Military families can use expired manufacturer's coupons up to 6 months after the expiration date. Instead of recycling them, why not pass them along to families who can use them. Click on the image below and start today!

Troopons Program

Click on the link or follow the instructions below on how to contribute coupons. - I modified the PDF instructions below for your convenience.

  1. Cut out the coupons.
  2. Sort coupons into two piles by status:
    a. Expired. Not expired more than 2 months. (e.g. if today’s date is 3/1/2015, you would cut out coupons with an expiration date that is not older than 1/1/2015.)
    b. Unexpired. At least two months of life left on the coupon
  3. Sort each of those two piles into four piles by type:
    a. Food items
    b. Non-food items
    c. Baby food/items
    d. Pet items (like dog food)
  4. Stuff them into plastic baggies.
  5. Write the status (Expired or Unexpired) and the type (food, non-food, baby, or pet) on them.
  6. Total the retail savings of the baggies and write it on them. This helps us track the value of the overall program.
  7. Mail them to SOT as follows:
    Support Our Troops®
    P.O. Box 70
    Daytona Beach, FL 32115-0070

NOTE: They will only accept Manufacturer's coupons.

Where to find the coupons?

Pull from newspapers, dispensers in grocery stores, tear-pads, and elsewhere as long as they state "Manufacturer's Coupon" on them.

NOTE: No assistance vouchers. No food stamps. No store coupons. No restaurant coupons. No Internet coupons.

That's it. I know the process sounds tedious but by doing this, it will help the volunteers process the coupons faster and as a result, be able to give them to the families who need them.

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You can also give money and other items from the Support Our Troops website.

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  1. Janet Barclay

    October 18, 2015 at 6:22 am

    This is a wonderful idea! I wish we had this for our Canadian military families as well.

  2. Lenie

    October 15, 2015 at 6:59 pm

    Fabulous idea, Sabrina - great to share this information. I'll bet most people don't know about this. Not sure if it works in Canada, but either way, it's great stuff. I'm tweeting and pinning this.

  3. Pamela Chollet

    October 14, 2015 at 10:33 pm

    I never knew about this. I'm sharing this on my Facebook page. This is a great inner self--esteem activity for kids (s well adults)! What a wonderful idea, thank you, Sabrina.

  4. William Rusho

    October 14, 2015 at 1:16 pm

    What a great idea.
    It will help the families of those who serve.
    As a former soldier, I know the difficulties that our service men and woman go through. there are many challenges, at home as well as in the field.
    These difficulties are not what is hard, what is hard is that you do your job, and you get no feedback if anyone cares about what you are doing. Something like this lets them know we care. Thanks for sharing this great program with us.

  5. Rose M Griffith

    October 13, 2015 at 2:49 pm

    Great idea. I'm putting this info in my coupon envelope so that I don't forget to do it as I go through the coupons. Thank you!

  6. A.K Andrew

    October 13, 2015 at 12:44 pm

    What a brilliant idea - it's so annoying when they're out of date and unusable. Thanks so much for the contact info etc.

  7. Marquita Herald

    October 12, 2015 at 3:57 pm

    Sabrina was a marvelous post!!! I have never been a coupon clipper but I just love this idea and took a screen shot of your post so I could follow up. I've always felt we needed to do more to support our men and women in the military and this is a painless way to make a difference. Thank you!

  8. Jacqueline Gum

    October 12, 2015 at 11:45 am

    What a fantastic idea! And kudo's to you for researching this! I venture that not many folks would have been so industrious regarding something that no longer had any value to them! I'll actually start saving coupons now, just for the purpose of donating them!

  9. Phoenicia

    October 12, 2015 at 2:09 am

    This is an excellent idea. Living in the UK, I do not come across these coupons . In the UK, I tend to bypass coupons as they are often for products/services that I do not use.

  10. Donna Janke

    October 11, 2015 at 8:10 pm

    What an interesting program. I don't think there is anything similar in Canada.

  11. Ken Dowell

    October 11, 2015 at 5:34 pm

    I had never heard of this Sabrina. A worthwhile thing to do. Thanks for passing along.

  12. Erica

    October 11, 2015 at 3:28 pm

    What a great program! Thanks for bringing this to our attention. I normally don't cut coupons because the type of things I buy don't usually have coupons. However, if I get something that has coupons in it, I will now start so I can donate them. Thanks!

    • Sabrina

      October 11, 2015 at 4:26 pm

      I'm glad you enjoyed the post. It's a great program. I was did it a few times when I had many coupons I didn't use. It worked great.

  13. merc

    November 28, 2011 at 11:05 pm

    What a great idea.. you sure are a blessing to them 🙂

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