What do you do with the small mountain of your unused and expired coupons every month? Donate them. Military families overseas can use coupons up to six months past their expiration date.

Learn How To Donate Your Expired Coupons To Families In Need

You would typically think that if a coupon has passed its expiration date they would be worthless and bound for the recycle bin.

Well, that is not true.  

Have you ever heard that you can send expired coupons to military families overseas, for use in their commissaries? You can!!! And Did you know that there are many overseas military coupon programs?

Expired coupons can continue to be used by families for up to six months after their expiration date at overseas military bases (only).  I love the thought of an extra bonus, as small as it is for our brave men and women.  I believe in these programs full-heartily and hope that maybe I can inspire you to believe and participate in as well.

It is easy for me to make this decision since being raised in a military family. My dad served in the Army for over 20 years.  If you think this is an option for you please read on.  The only cost to you is a stamp. If shipping to an overseas military address the cost will remain the same as shipping within the United States.

How to Donate Coupons to Military Families

If you use a few coupons or a lot, you know that sinking feeling you get when you realize you went to all the trouble to clip it, but it expired before you used it. Overseas military commissaries will accept manufacturer coupons that are expired. They will accept all coupons that are expired six months after the expiration date.

You can make it easy for others to save money, but clipping coupons you may not use or those you just didn’t utilize. How do you donate? Easy…just clip those coupons and send to one of the following companies (listed below).

Overseas Military Expired Coupon Programs

These programs allow you to ship expired coupons to military personnel who can use them or up to six months after the listed expiration date.   Let’s first go over some rules to shipping those expired coupons to our military friends.

Coupons that unfortunately can’t be used:

• No assistance vouchers.
• Food stamps or the like are not accepted
• No store coupons. For example, we can’t use store coupons like Walmart, Price Chopper, Target, Walgreens, etc.
• No restaurant coupons.
• No coupons that have been printed from the Internet.

Current Military Coupon Donation Programs

Coupons For Troops
Click on the spreadsheet listed and donate directly to those families in need

CouponCabin.com
attn: Expired Coupons for Troops
PO BOX 430
Whiting, IN 46394-0430

Overseas Coupon Program
List of all American military bases overseas which currently participate
To Donate to a Family in this program – Fill out this form

Support Our Troops^® 
P.O. Box 70
Daytona Beach, FL 32115-007

Helpful Hints for Donating Coupons to Military Families

There is no minimum amount of coupons needed to participate in these programs. They only ask that a few little steps be taken to help if you are not paired with a military family. The first being, that coupons be expired no more than 30 days at a time to ensure adequate processing, delivery, and use the time for the recipients.

Coupons should be sorted into food and non-food categories and packages accordingly for delivery. Please see their site for more details about their requirements and to see how you can be of assistance.

Alternately, you can think about adopting your own Military Relatives or Friends.  Perhaps they aren’t even aware that these kinds of programs exist and are missing out on this fantastic way to cut down on overseas expenses.  I’m sure it will be greatly appreciated.  Just reach out to those you know are on a base overseas, or ask your friends and family to connect you with individuals they know that are in the military overseas.

These programs help loosen the tight purse strings of our military families and ensure they can care for and support their loved ones.

It is the least we can do to show our gratitude for all they do to protect and serve our own families.  So, next time you have expired coupons, don’t throw them out, send them to someone that can use them!

If you have donated in the past or currently donating, let us know. Are you donating to one of the companies suggested in this article or another company? Leave us a comment below.

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