Coupon Conundrums and After-Christmas Sales

"3 for $1.00" the sign proclaimed. On each package was a coupon for $1 off three.
In other words, the meat was free.

And yet, I hesitated.
My children didn't really like them.

Of course, at that price (FREE), I did pick up a few packages.

I shouldn't have bothered. After a few tries, my children all agreed that this particular product is barely edible.

Which brings us to the common coupon conundrum; should we use coupons to purchase items we wouldn't otherwise?

For years, the day after Christmas meant I would head to one of the larger towns to check out the after Christmas sales, whether I needed anything or not. While I no longer travel just for sales, I did head to our local Walmart early this morning, intent on snagging some of the AXE gifts sets and Dana perfume sets I had coupons for. ($3.75 off the AXE sets, $2 off the perfumes) Despite the fact that there was a large quantity of both sets available just the day before Christmas Eve, there were none on the shelves. I asked one of the women working in the Christmas aisle where they had gone and she said the manager had them pull many of the gift sets. I still managed to get some of the Olay sets for $3.75, after my $1 coupons and Venus razor gift sets for $2.75, after coupons. Since the Venus razors retail for $5, and are one of my girls favorite razors, I would have purchased these sets even without the coupon savings.

What about you? Did you do any after-Christmas couponing?