tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9612924.post1710400405265813346..comments2023-10-24T04:00:10.046-04:00Comments on Reality Bites Back: Coupon Nazis Strike Again at Checkout CounterUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger39125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9612924.post-12780947331971749282011-11-25T10:02:13.442-05:002011-11-25T10:02:13.442-05:00I have stood in line way too long at Walgreens whi...I have stood in line way too long at Walgreens while some rabid Coupon Nazi in front of me gives the clerk a bad time about, "oh, weren't those Scrunccis supposed to be buy one, get one free?", when the darn basket full of items was already reduced from $30 to $2.47 after a handful of coupons was handed over and scanned. I say, to HELL with these crazy coupon-ers. They ought to be banned from stores, period.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9612924.post-88336936873626657912009-12-22T21:17:32.352-05:002009-12-22T21:17:32.352-05:00there is lot of fraudulent coupons come from the i...there is lot of fraudulent coupons come from the internet so it is very difficult to find right coupon that why i believe in amazon.com,ebay.com and dealshunt.com from where i get some nice coupon codes.OfficeDepot Couponhttp://dealshunt.com/coupon_details-merchant-Officedepot.com.htmlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9612924.post-21106420692223892822009-04-07T15:49:00.000-04:002009-04-07T15:49:00.000-04:00I know of employees at a Papa Johns franchise (roy...I know of employees at a Papa Johns franchise (roysboys around Atlanta, Georgia) that would often add coupons to telephone orders. That is, after he orders been phoned in, the delivery run assigned, and the ticket printed, the driver would go into the system and add a coupon, to lower the price as far as the store in concerned, but the ticket/bill the customer gets still has the non-coupon price. the driver gets to keep the difference the coupon makes.<BR/><BR/>Franchisee Dean Thomas knows about it and doesn't care though. But then he's also the kind that would get one of his drivers to go outside their store delivery area, to deliver 80 (and sometimes more - can be as many as 200) pizzas to his church, or kids school, for a $5 tip (his church ownes Burt Reynold's old mansion in Loganville, Ga - uses it as an office)<BR/><BR/>So sometims, the coupon baddies are not the customer, but store policies are there to stop the employyes working the company (or in this case, the franchisee and their employees working over the customers and corporate)John MacKenziehttp://papajohnsatl.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9612924.post-79755524244359092992009-04-06T18:16:00.000-04:002009-04-06T18:16:00.000-04:00just a reminder not to beat up on cashiers who hav...just a reminder not to beat up on cashiers who have no choice but to enforce company policies. acting out at the register-and yes, even passive-agressive guilting is acting out-will only give the clerk yet another "jerk" story to take home at the end of the day. if you're unhappy with your transaction, ask to speak to a manager & calmly explain why. either way, politeness is key! those of us in retail are more willing to bend the rules for a reasonable customer. if we can't, please don't act like it's our fault!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9612924.post-56940570952011190302009-04-06T14:55:00.000-04:002009-04-06T14:55:00.000-04:00Target won't take internet coupons. Wal-mart will...Target won't take internet coupons. Wal-mart will. I am not big time coupon user. However, since I sometimes use coupons, I've gotten in the habit of only going to Wal-mart now.Ricknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9612924.post-30933085131810253492009-04-06T12:54:00.000-04:002009-04-06T12:54:00.000-04:00I once took a manufacturer coupon to a store who r...I once took a manufacturer coupon to a store who refused it because "we don't take their coupons" although they deemed to sell the manufacturer's product. <BR/><BR/>I sent a complaint letter to the manufacturer who sent me a polite apology letter and, for my trouble, sent me ANOTHER COUPON! The lights must have been out in their office that day...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9612924.post-17112818552710717902009-04-06T12:53:00.000-04:002009-04-06T12:53:00.000-04:00My view is the coupons have become one of the foun...My view is the coupons have become one of the foundations for their business model. <BR/>Without them, BB&B would eventually go the way of Linens N' Things. <BR/>And you know what's really absurd, Matt? Putting meaningless statements on a coupon, such as limiting one per visit, when that's not the intent.<BR/>It's boilerplate language put on there by a lawyer, just like the phony expiration dates.Steve Gossethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00539998815342215472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9612924.post-89883363105780241772009-04-06T11:47:00.000-04:002009-04-06T11:47:00.000-04:00You should be thankful BB&B is willing to take...You should be thankful BB&B is willing to take multiple coupons per visit at all. Complaining about them taking 5 coupons when they clearly indicate only one per visit is absurd.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07957665942994939386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9612924.post-2340322955362981632009-04-06T11:27:00.000-04:002009-04-06T11:27:00.000-04:00I've used coupons for Coca-Cola products, printed ...I've used coupons for Coca-Cola products, printed from the mycokerewards.com website, at Wal-Mart before. I've only had clerk give me trouble. That was a disagreement over whether I could use one per transaction (their interpretation) or one per item (my interpretation). I've learned to avoid that clerk and go to one of the others who have not given me trouble.<BR/><BR/>However, I can't use my e-coupons at Publix because they have a sign at the entrance, next to the "no heelys" sign, that says "no internet coupons".SKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10540732869633678413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9612924.post-51551478614892851962009-04-06T09:32:00.000-04:002009-04-06T09:32:00.000-04:00I'm not 100% sure about he BBB coupons but speakin...I'm not 100% sure about he BBB coupons but speaking from retail experience, most coupons have a limit X amount of coupons per customer. Hence the double transactions, so it looks like two different customers. Believe it or not HQ looks at these sort of things to help prevent theft.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9612924.post-8870570942933306772009-04-06T09:22:00.000-04:002009-04-06T09:22:00.000-04:00Ok what part of this do you folks not get? Say for...Ok what part of this do you folks not get? <BR/><BR/>Say for the sake of argument that he was buying 10 items at $10.00 each.<BR/><BR/>If I purchase all 10 at once thats $100. Minus 20% thats $80. So you pay BBB $80 on your visa and BBB pays their credit card transaction company say $.50 for the transaction. <BR/><BR/>Now lets say they fully enforced their coupon fine print. You would have to do 10 transactions. You the consumer would still get the same deal, however BBB would pay the $.50 TEN TIMES! So $5.00 in transaction fees. He is complaining because the policy does nothing but cost the company money and irritate the customer.Red_Eyehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02532680689320674697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9612924.post-42222777968528957302009-04-06T09:10:00.000-04:002009-04-06T09:10:00.000-04:00i'm with the rest of the anonymous posters.if the ...i'm with the rest of the anonymous posters.<BR/><BR/>if the coupon states you can only use one per visit, you shouldn't get your panties in a wad if they only let you use five per transaction and don't limit your transactions. <BR/><BR/>just because they didn't enforce restrictions before doesn't mean they never could or should enforce them in the future. <BR/><BR/>one of the problems in the US today is the bold sense of entitlement of its citizens. too many people think they're entitled to do things the way they want or to get whatever they want.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9612924.post-31239303666224430362009-04-06T09:01:00.000-04:002009-04-06T09:01:00.000-04:00BB&B's coupon policy is very generous, par...BB&B's coupon policy is very generous, particularly compared with its competitors. I think your being a bit harsh. I agree with the previous poster...they say you cannot use more than one per transaction...and yet they let you use 5. Seems to me they are being plenty compromising.Benhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17598303049180558695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9612924.post-64862787974759328112009-04-06T08:26:00.000-04:002009-04-06T08:26:00.000-04:00I don't think you're being fair to BB&...I don't think you're being fair to BB&B. They let you use the coupons, even though the coupons say on them only one per customer and only one per transaction. Plus, the location I go to accepts expired coupons.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9612924.post-44784241643121376782009-04-05T18:22:00.000-04:002009-04-05T18:22:00.000-04:00To 11:01 a.m: If the coupons are made available to...To 11:01 a.m: If the coupons are made available to me, why would I NOT use them? That's not being cheap. That's being smart.<BR/>As for 3:15 p.m., it's as simple as this: BB&B has never enforced the one-coupon-per-visit policy that's stated. If it was fine, I'd accept it and move on. But they want you to use the coupons. That's why they send them out in such prestigious numbers and so often.<BR/>What I object to is them arbitrarily imposing a policy of "no more than five," if they are only going to allow me to do a second transaction with another five.<BR/>It makes no sense, and is not consumer-friendly. If coupon fraud is such a big issue, than stop issuing them, have old-fashioned sales, just like other stores or simply lower your prices.Steve Gossethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00539998815342215472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9612924.post-8694668328145729362009-04-05T15:15:00.000-04:002009-04-05T15:15:00.000-04:00This is why stores are such Nazis about coupons: p...This is why stores are such Nazis about coupons: people trying to use 10 coupons when they clearly state ONE PER PERSON PER TRANSACTION. I will never undertstand why people feel that they are exempt from the coupon wording, and that the "one per person per transaction/table" doesn't apply to them. If it says you can only use one, why in the world would you assume you could use more than one? Stores are cracking down on all legit couponers because of people who try to bend the rules, and it sucks when all you want to do is save some money for your family. We are made to feel like criminals and cheapskates!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9612924.post-18528599331291397512009-04-05T13:41:00.000-04:002009-04-05T13:41:00.000-04:00Coupon abuse can be a real problem for stores. Th...Coupon abuse can be a real problem for stores. The policies don't always make sense, but some people might be shocked at how many customers are willing to use coupons/sales/whatever to scam money and product. They all have a sob story, and all are self-proclaimed loyal customers spending tons of money at the store. So there is some reasoning behind such policies.<BR/><BR/>As for cashiers being stubborn about such coupons, many stores track coupons, discounts, price adjustments, etc. If you are scanning too high a percentage of coupons to transactions, you can be disciplined or terminated. It might not seem like it would be a big deal to just do your bucket of coupons as a favor, but the customer behind you wants to do the same. So does the next one. And the next one. No store employee wants to have to sit through a couple of interviews with a Loss Prevention guy who has come to town just to see why you are scanning so many more coupons than anybody else.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9612924.post-54140297810925236822009-04-05T11:01:00.000-04:002009-04-05T11:01:00.000-04:00You are not CHEAP but you go to BBandB and purchas...You are not CHEAP but you go to BBandB and purchase 10 items all with coupons???<BR/><BR/>And you are not CHEAP? You just buy whatever comes on the coupon booklet!<BR/><BR/>Come on! What you are doing is reasonable, but it is called CHEAP too.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9612924.post-56598786981888327422009-04-05T03:16:00.000-04:002009-04-05T03:16:00.000-04:00"i'm looking at a 20% off BBB coupon in Bellevue, ..."i'm looking at a 20% off BBB coupon in Bellevue, WA. It says 'limit one to a customer per visit.'"<BR/><BR/>That just means you can't use two of them to get 40% off.<BR/><BR/>It's a pretty standard rule that you can't apply more than one coupon toward the same item's price.JoelKatzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09840865938897877532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9612924.post-38801073708119121102009-04-04T21:38:00.000-04:002009-04-04T21:38:00.000-04:00And the worst part of it all? Red Plum and other c...And the worst part of it all? Red Plum and other companies are looking at going solely to internet coupons. Most of the time they state "do not double" or some such language and are not nearly as helpful as print ones.Tiffanyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06164161775624062504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9612924.post-37290205479216612182009-04-04T18:03:00.000-04:002009-04-04T18:03:00.000-04:00Brad: You're right about that. The weird part ...Brad: You're right about that. The weird part is, I've never noticed that. Maybe that's because it's never been enforced in dozens of visits to BB&B. <BR/>It's also a poorly kept secret that the expiration dates on the coupons are there for show. I was told by a person who does PR for the company (my former employer was a vendor for them), that it was some kind of legal requirement per the FTC, but that the coupons never actually expire.<BR/>I guess the moral of the story is just because it says so on the coupon doesn't make it so.<BR/>The only ironclad rule I've seen enforced re BB&B coupons are the manufacturers cited who are excluded from the discount. The cash register would flag that in any event.Stevenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9612924.post-7084297060821006472009-04-04T17:21:00.000-04:002009-04-04T17:21:00.000-04:00i'm looking at a 20% off BBB coupon in Bellevue, W...i'm looking at a 20% off BBB coupon in Bellevue, WA. It says 'limit one to a customer per visit.'Bradnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9612924.post-31519044088715007122009-04-04T15:51:00.000-04:002009-04-04T15:51:00.000-04:00I know this is slightly OT, but what I have found ...I know this is slightly OT, but what I have found infuriating are the sales in which some varieties are discounted, but others of the same brand/product are not. Yet its never stated clearly (in ads or in-store signs) which ones. For example this week Shredded Wheat was on sale, there are apparently five varieties all with the same regular price. Only three had discounted shelf tags. Neither the ad nor the in-store signage suggested the sale was limited to selected varities. It took twenty minutes of arguing with three different store reps before I got my discount.<BR/>I had similar problems in other stores/chains with everything from milk to vegetables.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9612924.post-22453517437598972792009-04-04T09:25:00.000-04:002009-04-04T09:25:00.000-04:00Oops I mistyped up there . . . my Target routinely...Oops I mistyped up there . . . my Target routinely accepts their internet coupon along with a manufacturer coupon, for huge savings.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9612924.post-77277243417051032592009-04-04T09:24:00.000-04:002009-04-04T09:24:00.000-04:00A Target refused internet coupons! Interesting, si...A Target refused internet coupons! Interesting, since they offer their own internet copons at their website! Fight for your right to coupon Jan Scholl! I even read that you could print out Target internet coupons at the gift registry . . . but have not tried it. My Target routinely accepts their store coupons along with an internet coupon for huge savings. Good luck.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com