One horror story could be when a person spent hours clipping and organizing coupons, but at the store, the cashier refused to accept most of them due to some small print or expired fine - print they missed. So all that effort was wasted.
One success story is a family who managed to cut their grocery bill by 80% using extreme couponing. They carefully planned their shopping trips, matched coupons with store sales, and stocked up on non - perishable items when they were at their lowest price.
Sure. A couponer once bought a huge amount of a perishable item like milk because of a great coupon deal. But they couldn't consume it all in time, and a lot of it went bad, which was a waste of money in the end.
Sure. There's a story of a single mom who was struggling to make ends meet. She started extreme couponing. She would get multiple copies of the Sunday newspaper for the coupon inserts. She also joined coupon trading groups online. By doing this, she was able to get high - value coupons for diapers and baby food. One time, she got a deal where she bought $150 worth of baby supplies for just $20. She was able to do this by using a combination of manufacturer coupons, store - specific coupons, and taking advantage of a 'buy one get one free' sale at the local supermarket.
Well, there was a case in an 'extreme makeover horror story' where a person decided to completely transform their garden. They hired a landscaping company. However, the workers misjudged the soil type and planted all the wrong plants. So, instead of a beautiful garden, they got a mess of dying plants. In terms of personal makeovers, some people have horror stories with extreme hair makeovers. For example, someone asked for a simple trim but the hairdresser cut off way too much hair, leaving them with a look they hated.
One horror story could be when a family expected a simple kitchen remodel but the contractors ended up tearing down a load - bearing wall without permission. This led to structural issues and huge costs to fix it.
One extreme horror story is about a haunted house. A family moved in and strange things started to happen. At night, they could hear footsteps in the empty attic. One day, the mother saw a figure in a white dress in the mirror but when she turned around, there was nothing. Eventually, they found out that a girl had died in that house decades ago and her spirit was still trapped there.
There were cases where the design choices made during the extreme makeover home edition didn't suit the family's actual needs at all. Maybe they were too focused on making it look good for the cameras. For instance, a family with small children got a house full of white furniture and carpets. It was impossible to keep clean with kids running around, and they ended up having to replace a lot of it.
One of the most extreme horror novels is 'The Exorcist' by William Peter Blatty. It delves into the terrifying realm of demonic possession. Another is 'It' by Stephen King. The malevolent Pennywise the Clown preys on children's fears in a very disturbing way. And 'American Psycho' by Bret Easton Ellis, which has some extremely graphic and disturbing scenes that explore the dark psyche of a serial killer.
Well, it might contain stories about extreme survival situations where the characters are facing the unknown, like in a haunted forest or an abandoned, creepy building. The stories could also involve extreme emotions such as fear, desperation, or courage as the characters deal with the strange and often menacing elements in the 'Black Spectre' world.
Sure. There was a case where a person hoarded cats. They had dozens of cats in a small house. The smell was unbearable, and there was cat feces everywhere. It was an extremely unhygienic situation. Another extreme story was about a hoarder of old electronics. His place was filled with broken TVs, radios, and computers. There were wires all over the place, and it was a major electrical safety risk.