"Sqwertz" > wrote in message
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> On Fri, 16 Nov 2012 18:39:04 -0800, Dimitri wrote:
>
>> Out here Safeway are the Von's, Pavilions' and a few other names. I use
>> an I
>> phone with the Vons app. They have a paperless coupon built into the app.
>>
>> Well I added a bunch of the "Just for U" coupons and went shopping. To
>> make
>> sure I liked at the phone app to make sure the phone app had
>> synchronized.
>> it was synchronized.
>>
>> So I went shopping.
>>
>> On the way out to the car I checked a few prices. They seemed wrong.
>>
>> Hmmmm.
>>
>> I went back into the store and started checking the entire receipt.
>>
>> To make a long story short The gross bill was $180.00 with $100.00 in
>> fictitious savings.
>>
>> After further review there was another $22.00 in paperless coupons not
>> credited.
>>
>> The store people nicely refunded my $22.00 like it was a common issue.
>>
>> SO my advice.
>>
>> Check your receipt carefully.
>
> That whole gimmick is a joke and just makes it more expensive to shop
> there over stores that just have regular sale prices. These programs
> cost money to maintain which ends up eventually being tacked back onto
> the cost of your food. Even paper coupons cost money to publish and
> distribute. The whole idea of pre-registering for discounts is Lou
> Decruss and is yet another reason I don't shop at Randall's (Safeway).
> It's nice to know that their system isn't working, either. Hopefully
> this will open them up to a lawsuit or trade investigation if enough
> people complain. Safeway should be biting the dust soon anyway.
> Hopefully this U-Save stunt is the last nail in the coffin.
>
> Once thing that Walmart DOES do right is they don't have any grocery
> gimmicks. No in-store coupons, not even any grocery flyers or mailers
> (for food). On the downside, less items are marked down to reflect
> seasonal or market fluctuations. You won't ever find pork butt on
> sale for $1 there, for example (as is the case with our other grocer
> this week).

Walmart does have it's own magazine. All You or All Yours or something like
that. It is sold in the store or you can subscribe. I subscribed because
it used to be loaded with coupons, some of which could only be used at
Walmart. I subscribed to the stupid thing for two years and after I got
about 3 or 4 issues it all went downhill. Yes there are a few coupons in it
still but never for any items that I use.