Consumer Queen

Melissa Garcia is the Consumer Queen, a 33-year-old woman from Edmond, Oklahoma, who turned her hobby of collecting coupons and looking for free offers into a full time occupation on her website, the Consumer Queen.com.Consumer Queen: About Me Women on the Web: Consumer Queen Melissa Garcia Shares Frugal Shopping Tips Online (Video) (March 10, 2009)

On March 10, 2009, she appeared on The Today Show, as part of a segment discussing how advertisers are making partnerships with blogger moms.

Melissa Garcia married in 1995, and in 1996, she and her husband decided she would be a stay at home mom. She got a computer and access to the Internet and started chatting with other moms who clipped coupons.Gather.com: From Penny Pincher to Consumer Queen (December 10, 2007)

In 1996 she started her own website, called "Morestealsanddeals.com." Today, the renamed Consumer Queen has almost 10,000 members, with 14,000 visitors per month and a half dozen staff members. Members are required to register, but there are no charges involved; costs of the site are supported by advertising. The website has bulletin boards and chat rooms dedicated to different stores and issues.Consumer Queen: About Me Gather.com: From Penny Pincher to Consumer Queen (December 10, 2007)

• Consumer Queen: Official Home Page

• Women on the Web: Consumer Queen ...Shares Frugal Shopping Tips Online (Video) (March 10, 2009)

• Gather.com: From Penny Pincher to Consumer Queen (December 10, 2007)

• ConsumerQueen.com: Coupons Page

• Blog Talk Radio: Consumer Queen 101

• YouTube: Consumer Queen Channel

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• YouTube: Consumer Queen Gets $300 in groceries for $20 (Time 3:11)

• YouTube: Coupon Ministry (Time: 2:20)