| ▲ | stronglikedan 6 days ago | ||||||||||||||||
> his bill was less than a dime for what must have been two carts worth of groceries (early 2000s) Ah, yes, the coupon cutters that would spend all of their free time trying to get a deal. But if they were happy doing it, then who am I to judge. | |||||||||||||||||
| ▲ | mdip 6 days ago | parent | next [-] | ||||||||||||||||
He did it more out of necessity, originally, but when I met him, yeah, it was "for fun". Among the other stories I found to be true was "I worked at KFC for $8/hr and owned a home[0]" [0] In a lower-middle-class neighborhood. | |||||||||||||||||
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| ▲ | codersfocus 4 days ago | parent | prev [-] | ||||||||||||||||
More likely he learned the algorithm to create fake coupons himself. If I recall correctly it's literally just the UPC and how much to take off. There was NO security to the system. | |||||||||||||||||