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Show Wednesday, March 5, 1980 Martin Sloane What do you do with a refund form for Duncan Hines Cake Mix if you prefer Betty Crocker? What do you do with all those coupons if you have a cat? You trade them, of course! One of the best ways to trade cash-of- f coupons and refund forms is at coupon-clu- b meetings. A coupon club is a group of shoppers who meet regularly to trade coupons and refund forms. Their objective is to turn a lot of useless pieces of paper into new money-savin- g opportunities. Its not unusual for a club member to arrive at a meeting with f 20 worth of unwanted coupons and refund forms and to leave at the end of the evening with $20 worth of new ones that can be turned into big savings the very next morning. A coupon club will not only multiply your savings. It will also provide you with many new friends and a lot of fun. This is the first of several columns that will show you how easy it is to start a coupon club. I will also explain how typical meetings are conducted and how to make those meetings more enjoyable and worthwhile. The first step in starting a coupon club is to pick a date about four weeks in advance for your first meeting. This will give you sufficient time to get organized and spread word of the meeting. Many clubs have their first, meeting on a weekday evening. Finding members for your club should be easy with so many shoppers interested in coupons and refunds. Here are a few methods you can use: -- Put up signs on bulletin boards at nearby supermarkets. A simple notice is best. For example: New coupon club being formed. Call Sally for information at -- Ask community newspapers to inform readers that a new coupon club is forming and that you can be contacted for information. You might also consider running a small classified ad containing the same information as the bulletin-board sign. -- Tell a dozen friends and neighbors about the meeting. Ask each of them to bring a friend. I recommend having 15 to 20 persons at your first meeting. A group of this size is small enough to comfortably control yet large enough for a worthwhile and exciting trading session. When people call for information, explain that the purpose of the meeting is to trade coupons and refund forms. Inform beginners that there will be a special class for them. Be sure your directions for reaching the meeting place are easy to follow. Remind each caller to bring all his or her unwanted envecoupons and refund forms as well as a business-siz- e lope. Next week I will tell you how to make your first meeting a successful one. For more details on starting and running a coupon club, order a copy of my Coupon Clippers Newsletter No. 2: Coupon Clubs. Send 75 cents plus a stamped, envelope to Supermarket Shopper, P.O. Box 461, Radio City Station, New York, N.Y. 10019. Be sure to ask for newsletter dog-foo- d 555-000- 0. No. 2. CLIP N FILE REFUNDS Soup n Crackers, P.O. Box 2671, Maple Plain, Minn. 55348. Receive an embroidered patch or a knitted winter cap bearing a patch. For the patch, send three labels from Campbells Chicken Soup and one box of Nabisco seal from a purchase-confirmatio- n Premium Saltine Crackers. For the knitted cap, send the CAMPBELLS-NABISC- O Price, Utah 5B Volume Buying Can Th Supermarket Shopper Sun Advocate, J SAVE YOU MONEY! Lgbopooo above proofs plus $2. Select patch from the following: United States, Austria, Africa, Canada, China, Denmark, England, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Norway, Poland, Puerto Rico, Russia, Scotland, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland. Select cap in red, blue or green. (One size fits all.) There is no limit on the number of patches or caps that can be ordered. Wisconsin residents must send facsimiles instead of back panels and n seals. Refund form required. Expires Dec. 31,1980. CAMPBELLS 1980 Calendar, P.O. Box 3650, Maple Plain, Minn. 55348. Receive a Campbell Kids 1980 Calendar. For each calendar, send six "calorie circles from the front labels of Campbells Light Ones Soups plus 25 cents for postage and handling. Refund form required. Wisconsin residents send "calorie circle facsimiles plus 25 cents. Expires March 31, 1980. S Free Sunglass Offer, P.O. Box 9154, St. Paul, Minn. 55191. Receive a free pair of Cool-Ra- y Polarized Sunglasses. Send six of the following k proofs: Dentyne Bonus Pak outer wrapper, Trident outer wrapper, words 3 Rolls from the collar or words 3 Packrfrom the cello wrapper of Rolaids 3 Pack. Also send $1 postage and handling. No more than two Rolaids 3 Pack proofs may be included among the six required wrappers. Select glasses from male, female or unisex style. No form necessary. Expires March 30, 1980. LIPTON Soup Mix Recipe and Refund Offer, P.O. Box 9245, Clinton, Iowa 52736. Receive a $1.50 refund and a free recipe booklet. Send front name panels from any combination of six cartons of the following Lipton Recipe Soups: MushOnion, Beefy Onion, room. Refund form required. Expires June 30, 1980. El Paso, Texas 79977. MRS. GRASS, P.O. Box NB-05Receive a coupon for sour cream. Send two empty foil packets from Mrs. Grass Onion Soup Mix. Refund form required. Expires June 30, 1980. Free Lunch Offer, P.O. Box NB-123630 Durazno Ave., El Paso, Texas 79905. Receive a $1 refund. Send the faces cut from two front panels of any Nestle Souptime Soup plus two wrappers or labels from any size of Underwood Deviled Ham or Underwood Meat Spread. Refund form required. Expires March 31, 1980. SUMMIT Cookie Bars Refund Offer, M&M-Mar- s Inc., P.O. Box 1403, Watertown, Mass. 02172. Receive a $1 refund. seals or three NEW circles Send three from Summit Cookie Bars 3 Packs. Refund form required. Expires March 31, 1980. SWANSON Cutting Board, P.O. Box 4001, Ronks, Pa. 17572. Receive a free plastic cutting board. Send four variety-nam- e panels from the fronts of Swanson Pizzas. Wisconsin residents send hand-draw- n Hungry-Ma- n facsimiles only. Refund form required. Expires March 31, purchase-confirmatio- MMJ DENTYNE-TRIDENT-ROLAID- Val-U-Pa- Onion-Mushroo- Beef-Flav- 50-ce- nt NESTLE-UNDERWOO- 7, D proof-of-purcha- 1980. out each file and keep it with similar cash-of- f coupons - beverage refund offers with beverage coupons, for example. You can obtain required refund forms at the supermarket, in newspapers and magazines, and from trading with friends; do not write to manufacturers for them. And watch for our special listings of refund forms to write for. Offers are subject to manufacturers geographical limits and local laws. Allow 10 weeks to receive each refund.) (Clip -- once-a-mon- th GENERAL ELECTRIC VIR H when you change channels it adjusts the color for Copyright, 1980. United Feature Syndicate. 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