Boulder is least frugal city in the United States (or locals are too cool to clip coupons)

• Very interesting post, Ian. We're going to make it an upcoming Comment of the Day. Congrats.

• Cheap is cheap. In and out. I wish I could buy a sprinkler that works...but unfortunately, all they have is the cheap one, on sale, with 10% off loyalty coupon.  Great deal!  Too bad my lawn is dead now because I can't afford to buy a new cheap one every month after the last one failed. --Maybe people pay more in Boulder because they know the money is going to a community oriented, owned & operated business rather than a profit-centric one.  Maybe it's because they know the extra dollar is going to pay the employees that look happy, well fed, and rested, with benefits and a zeal for doing their job, not because they are being paid, but because they have a passion for the industry or product, or simply prefer to help those around them live better. Maybe, just maybe, the reason boulder spends a lot of money is correlated to it being on almost every "Best City To Live In" lists. Maybe our disposable, discount culture is just that...a cheap marketing trick to promote more consumption of sub-par products manufactured under a guise of fair-trade while fueling a slave economy in a distant, dissimilar culture starving itself to ensure profit margins.  Maybe saving money is sometimes a bad thing...Nah...This is the United State of What Do I Get?....cheap must be better, right?  Cheap means more for me. Me is most important, more is better. Right? This is better, right?

• I'm not sure if that's a feather for Boulder's cap or not.  We'll take it though. If you love Boulder, they're on Facebook here: https://www.facebook.com/boulder.colorado

• Paying a discounted rate for something that you would never normally purchase doesn't make any sense, which is why I almost never use those coupons. Perhaps Boulder's status as one of the smartest cities means that we're better able to figure that out than the average joe. Just sayin'.

• Interesting point, Sarah. Thanks for posting.

• I live in Boulder. I rarely buy national brands, because there are so many local options. So, coupons are rarely that helpful to me. And? I'm a total cheapskate, so I would be using them if they were available :)

• Retarded survey. Most of the cities on the top 10 are suburban hell-holes with plenty of strip malls to redeem these national coupons, whereas boulder is full of over-priced niche stores. 

• Boulder is also home to some of the biggest douchebags this side of the Mississippi.

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