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Nancy Young[_3_]

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> On Apr 7, 9:36 am, "Nancy Young" > wrote:

>> her all the spare coupon inserts they usually toss. Still, I get two
>> papers and that means I get 2 coupons on any given product.
>> Hardly stacks of them.

> I haven't seen the program, but I have seen articles and clips on tv
> that talk about these coupon deals.

You know, it would be interesting to hear what you thought
if you did watch the show, since you work in the business.

> They depend on stores that do not
> follow the rules on the coupons. I don't know if those stores are
> taking the loss, or whether they are breaking the rules when redeeming
> the coupons themselves.

No one has explained it to my satisfaction, how these people get
so much stuff for free or pennies. I run across a deal like that once
in a blue moon. Rarely.

Of course that doesn't count the couple of times I got free
coupons because I wrote to the company to praise or complain.
And I would never just write to get coupons, only if I had something
legitimate to comment about.

> For example, the extreme coupon people will find a coupon for buy one
> get one free peanut butter and another coupon for $1 off the peanut
> butter. According to the rules, only one coupon can be applied per
> item, so the buy one free coupn applies to both jars of peanut butter.
> Where I work, we cannot accept the $1 off coupon unless there is a
> third jar of peanut butter. But these extreme coupon people are able
> to use both coupons. Most stores only do one store coupon and one
> manufacturer coupon, but never two manufactuer coupons on the same
> item.

Do you work at my local store? (looking suspiciously) Kidding! I got
into trouble with this one cashier because I did precisely what you are
talking about. I didn't notice that the coupon in the circular was not a
store coupon, but a manufacturer's coupon and I matched it with a
manufacturer's coupon. Yes, it was for peanut butter. It was a mistake!
Sorry!

This cashier is something of a kook, she goes off sometimes for no
reason. She starts (loud) telling me YOU CAN'T USE THIS COUPON
blah blah blah. I said Oh, I didn't notice, okay. Would she drop it?
No, she just kept ranting. Like everyone around is thinking I'm
arguing about the stupid coupon. Fine! You can go on now, forget
the coupon! Geez!

> Another rule is no cash back on a product. If the coupon is for a free
> item up to $2.49, and the item is on sale for $1.99, the extreme
> coupon person is at a store that credits the whole $2.49 while most
> stores do not.

Man, I'd never get away with that.

> These extreme coupon people would never have success at the stores in
> my area. None of them do double or triple coupons, nor do they apply
> multiple coupons to the same item. The checkstands are now programmed
> to make sure exact items are purchased, limits are not exceeded, etc.

As it should be. It's confusing to me how these people are paying so
little, I don't think I could pull that off if I tried.

nancy