Dating

First impressions are formed not just on the first date, but on a few dates afterwards as well. When you whip out a coupon on a date before you get to know the person, you may not get the results that you’re looking for.

Coupons are great, really they are. For the simple act of cutting a piece of paper or printing something out you can get money taken off your bill. Who doesn’t love saving money? However, if you use a coupon in the beginning stages of dating, you may come off as cheap. While saving $3.00 off a meal is wonderful, the other person may be wondering why you’re so concerned about saving that $3.00 in the first place. For all they know, you could have $20.00 in your checking account and dust bunnies growing on your savings account. Your date doesn’t know you well enough to know that you just like saving a few dollars. They could think that you’re just plain out cheap- not frugal- but cheap.

It goes along with where you take your date for dinner. If you take them to a fast food restaurant, well chances are you’re not going to have a second date. Actually, the first date may just end quite abruptly.

There are some that don’t care if you use a coupon, but you may just be out with someone that will look at you with thoughts of cheapness running through their head. The use of coupons in the beginning stages of dating, comes off as tacky. If you really want another date with this person, hold off using coupons until down the road.

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