Outlaw Coupons

Coupons are one thing I've hated my entire life. Working in a grocery store, I've seen up close how stupid they are. Apparently, the cashier keeps the coupon and they fill this bag up with them and they send the coupons back to the business to get a refund from them. To me this is stupid, why not just cut the middleman and lower the price? It wastes paper and wastes time, people have better things to do than sit around and cut out coupons. Ban them and save so much time and energy.