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The ( By Jeannie Ralston She's a queen and also a wizard. She's a housewife and also an ferprising business ^nm n n She's Cheryl Pevehouse, a 30-year d Columbia womar I Rent $2 || equipme I I I R I I liMHHHIBHni / \ || fPUTTPUTTl 1 Maus^/ I V?/( . r^y i j j I 108 Knox Abbott Dr.. Ca^ , I I I - I - ! <*0^ I ^ I I I ! I I I N [ | P fa oupon( who has been saving coupons for five years i ? it anu, in me process, a [ lot of money. "I became gung-ho i on couponing about ? five years ago when I had to watch every I penny to get my husband through \ medical school, 5.00 or more wortl nt and receive a $5 U.S.C. Travel Center loom 209 Activities Offic Russell House 777-6460 Expires 11/6/81 present this coupon IBM PUTT PUTT GOLF S GAMI 2 FREE TOKENS (I coupon per customer) Otter expires I \i22IS\ fCC M*#?????e?9e?eeee86se( ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ,_ | CARVED \ ROAST BEEF \ Choice of ONE VEGETABLE E SOUP or SALAD I COFFEE or TEA I $1.85 ! DINNER ONLY ; Offer Good 10/22/8110/29/81 f. I . 1 I I FREE COOKIE I I with any purchase j over $1.50 | Offer Good 10/29/81 11/5/81 ] I FOOTLONG HOTDOG ] SMALL FRIES SMALL SOFT DRINK I I $1.55 I Offer Good 11/5/81 It/I2/81 | _ j Slueen Potrohnnco cqIH Jl V/V V/AIV/UOV/ OU1U. Because of her skillful use of coupons and the many seminars she gives on the subject, Pevehouse is considered the queen of couponing in the South. And just like the name of the national newsletter of which " "i i ot camping j,; .00 discount. | 1 I I ........ :S ' j |putt putt\ ! ^$2^ & ! " 11 532 St. Andrews Rd. ?YOU DON'T W TO FIND THE Bl THEY'RE RIGHT H ? -UNIVERSITY D 1? ?? i i ! I I I I w o I r? s ! I 01 r~^\~ j " ! I I I I 01 I I she is editor, Pevehouse is a 4 'market wizard." Pevehouse was swept up in the coupon craze that took off when prices really jumped" in 1975. She first gained fame as a coupon lady at that time when she was shopping in her home state of Arkansas. At the check out counter the clerk paid her eight cents thanks to coupon refunds. At the same time the bag boy was bagging $73 worth of Rent a 2 pUU^f and i Rc ftPUTTRim v^?li t^y.i I 108 Knox Abbott Dr.. Cayce A/E TO GO FAR' ST FOOD BUYS. ERE ON CAMPUJ NING SERVICES? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?? ? ? ? ? TT I EGG N* MUFFIN j and i SMALL COFFEE I I 95 <t ^ I fer Good 10/22/81 10/29/81 I I n I WO CHILI DOGS and a r 4ALL SOFT DRINK \ I $1.50 I I er Good 10/29/8111/5/81 I .1 VO DOUGHNUTS \ and SMALL COFFEE s 45<t 1 I I eroood ll/S/81 ii/n/81 | I J groceries, she said. A woman standing in the check-out line hapnnnor^ fn Kn q innr. pV/IlV/U l/V U JVU* nalist. Before Pevehouse knew it, a wire service was sending news of her astounding feat at the check-out counter to newspapers all ov? t the country. Pevehouse, who has lived in Columbia with her husband and three children for two years, has remained true to coupons. However, she said. some other II Id 11 ICIII, JL ?ICCpi I lantern and a pe, receive a 15% disc* U.S.C. Travel Center )om 209 Activities Offii Russell House 777-6460 Expires 11/13/81 present inis coupon iibhi PUTT PUTT GOLF S GAME 2 FREE TOKENS (I coupon per customer) Offer Expires I 1/22/81 5! "7 jj ^ I l I I o 8 * ? | <*0^ I V ; c i i a i i i I Ofi I I coupon clippers have lately lost interest in V the art. * 'Coupons now are not as popular as they Knnoncn VY Vyi V/ uoc people are all of a sudden getting used to high prices. It's terrible because they could be saving so much money with ~ coupons," said * Pevehouse, who estimated she saves 65 percent on her grocery bill by using coupons. Pevehouse said the see Queen, page 5 ingbags, """"1 ak stove I # mint IJ I I I c I" /. v\ I |(PUTT PUTT\ I w&g)1 i 532 St. Andrews Rd. | j ' Ig ?*T?1 # 1 I SPAGHETTI I SPECIAL J | >aghetli with Meat Sauce. ; Tossed Salad. Roll and Small Iced Tea $1.75 | 0 LUNCH ONLY I ffer Good 10/29/81 11/5/81 ; < I I 20d OFF I BREAST O* CHIC I SANDWICH } I Wfer Good 11/5/81 H/I3/8I I * I I 1 I O.LYOUCANEAT A I $2.85 : : with coupon DINNER ONLY I ! < fer Good 11/5/81 11/12/81 , 0 I I