Comments on: Extreme Couponer 101: Coupon Redemption

By: Angel, NC

Angel, NC — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 07:52:14 +0000

Now that we understand how coupons work, I want to know how so many stores can double and triple coupons and still get their money back?

By: Janet Plummer

Janet Plummer — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 14:57:52 +0000

There is a coupon out right now from Johnson & Johnson for 3.00 off of 2 items, this coupon has the Red Cross on it, is this coupon good on other J&J items, or only on first aid, it does not say first aid on it anywhere and is a manu coupon. Thanks Jenny.

By: Mary Beth

Mary Beth — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 17:12:25 +0000

Thanks for the great article! I think I have the same question as Martha . . . what happens when the store doubles the coupon? Does the store get reimbursed, or is it out of their pocket?

By: Josh

Josh — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 21:58:34 +0000

This is such GREAT information! I am just getting started with couponing and getting more and more excited each time I read. Thank you for your info and hard work!!! This is going to be so nice to be keeping some money as time goes on! Been in couponing for 2 weeks and now inserts this week. :(

By: robin

robin — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 01:53:02 +0000

Thank you so much. So I will check with my cvs and see if they honor the rite aid $5 off $20. Also at cvs with their b1g1 free, will it ring up at the register as 1 full price and 1 free or 2 half price items? Sorry I seem so confused. Thanks again, you are great!

By: Jenny

Jenny — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 01:26:35 +0000

You should be able to use those without a problem tomorrow, CVS doesn’t accept competitor coupons accept for the $5 off $20 etc type coupons and that is on a per store basis. The Military coupon you have though if it is a manufacturer can be used at any store and is not really a competitor.

By: robin

robin — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 00:44:56 +0000

This is great info! I want to make sure I understand correctly. I have a few manufacturer’s military coupons for colgate toothpaste. can I use these at cvs? and does cvs take competitor’s coupons? I am going to try my first cvsing experience tomorrow, I hope all goes well.

By: Ash

Ash — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 20:00:37 +0000

I just want to say that I’m a cashier at a drugstore and yes there are some people that hate their job and probably do want to be jerks but for the most part we are just trying to make sure that what coupons we do take are legit. There are alot of people who abuse coupons and free after rebate items, ect. So the next time you have trouble with a coupon please don’t give the cashier a hard time. Believe it or not our job can be a pain in the butt sometimes and we get chewed out over stupid things on a daily basis. So just smile and ask to see a manager to check and see if there’s any reason why you can’t use your coupon.:]

By: Corrie

Corrie — Sun, 08 Feb 2009 02:52:33 +0000

Jenny–thank you for your prompt reply. This is my first time to find my way to your site. I am definitely going to do some more poking around! :-)
Thanks for easing my mind!

By: Jenny

Jenny — Sun, 08 Feb 2009 02:48:28 +0000

The coupon sites set it to limit each computer to print two, so even if you didn’t hit the back button and just went back to the site it would let you print your second.

However when you hit the back button the second coupon does have a different number so they are legitimate. It is just fine to do it so no worries, just saves you the time of reloading the site and going through any registration again.

By: Corrie

Corrie — Sun, 08 Feb 2009 02:42:24 +0000

Thank you for this post. I have a question that I am hoping you can answer. For coupons that are printed off the internet, is it ok to print a second copy by using the back button and hitting refresh? I know a lot of people do this, and I have scoured the coupon printers’ websites and couldn’t find anything to prohibit the practice. However, I have seen comments where people say that each coupon has a unique identifier and that the manufacturer only will pay for it once. If this is true, than the store where the coupons are redeemed would lose money, and I would not want to do this. Thank you for your time!

By: Carolsue

Carolsue — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 03:41:04 +0000

Very interesting. There isn’t a single store around here that will accept a coupon off the internet. At first, they just didn’t take totally free coupons; now they won’t take ANY AT ALL printed off the internet. That stinks! And we have never had stores that double. One store used to take expired coupons, but stopped that also.

By: Tiffany

Tiffany — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 02:49:52 +0000

I am having a terrible time with our krogers. They are very upset because i bulk shop with coupons and have received alot of free chili and cheese last week. I now see where excessive bulk shopping with coupons isn’t to wise. They have basically told their employees to watch out for me ( I am the blonde in a skirt) and all other coupon shoppers with skirts. They are upset about me friends and I using many cheese coupons which we acquired online.(the coupon is free you pay for their time and effort) They say the coupon says do not double and it does not double. Well we never doubled the coupons, they did it. We had nothing to do with the coupon but hand it to them. They took their cheese coupon machine down so it wouldn’t be used, then we found the coupons online. One of the workers told my friend that they had a meeting about me. They are now changing their coupon policy because of it, is what was said. As far as I know I did nothing wrong and I broke no laws. Has anyone else had this kind of trouble. I am no longer going to bulk coupon shop. I realize that shopping as i did was not wise, but to run down a customer so that all the cashiers are on the look out for them as if they are a criminal to me is not right. I want to be able to shop in peace without feeling that the cameras are following me around the store.

By: kp

kp — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 01:16:37 +0000

Thank you! Do you know which stores accept expired coupons or is it according to different managers?

By: Mercedes

Mercedes — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 22:41:45 +0000

Thanks Jenny,

Thank you for taking the time to research this one out for us. I really appreciate it.

Mercedes

By: Jenny

Jenny — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 17:47:55 +0000

Mercedes,

I just called and spoke with someone at NCH Clearing House (the one owned by Red Plum). I asked her about that particular coupon and then any coupon in general with “redeemable only” on it.
Her words were that if it was a true manufacturer coupon (and not a store coupon) that any store would be able to be reimbursed. This would be based on the coupons barcode and the fine print on the coupon.
She said specifically regarding the BJ’s coupon that any store that submitted it, would get reimbursement with out problems.

By: Mercedes

Mercedes — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 16:09:43 +0000

Hi Jenny,

But if the manufacturer has placed that wording on the coupon, they can use it as recourse to deny reimbursement. I understand the coupons that say “redeemeable at” I am talking about the ones that say “redeemeable only”.
I would love to hear from a manufacturer or clearinghouse how this is handled.

Mercedes

By: Jenny

Jenny — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 16:08:13 +0000

Just grabbed that actual BJ’s Listerine coupon you were referring too. It states on it in the small print:

“Consumer: Redeem at Food, Drug or Discount Stores accepting coupons.”

By: Jenny

Jenny — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 15:59:54 +0000

Because it is still a manufacturer coupon, though BJ’s distributed it, it is still reimbursed to any that submit it. Like the L’Oreal coupons that came out in the fall that said redeemable at Walgreens, or the Vitamin coupons that will have the redeemable at Kroger label on them. Any store can get reimbursement from a manufacturer’s coupon. It is just that the manufacturer let BJ’s feel special by giving them a coupon, they just can’t force you to use it there.

By: mercedes

mercedes — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 14:55:03 +0000

So, if the manufacturer gets a report of the coupons received from a store. Why would you think that they would reimburse a coupon that says “redeemed at BJs only” but received for reimbursement from Publix?

By: Martha

Martha — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 14:25:09 +0000

Thanh you very much for the info. I was wondering when the store double the coupon, Does the store get reimburse for that?

By: Jenny

Jenny — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 13:45:08 +0000

We should not use expired coupons as that is not following what the coupon was intended for. But if by chance you did the store would be okay. That is why some stores will actually take expired coupons.

By: kp

kp — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 13:09:02 +0000

thank you so much for this helpful information. do you happen to know, are we still not supposed to use expired coupons even if they still get reimbursed (as you mentioned they have about 6 months)?

By: Laura

Laura — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 22:26:08 +0000

Thank you so much for your research. I’d been wondering about the redemption process. Now, if we could only get the store clerks to read and understand this….

By: Susan Hackney

Susan Hackney — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 16:37:48 +0000

Thanks so much for the info. I knew they got their money back and the handling charge, but didn’t know the exact process. I didn’t know however that some of the store coupons, they got the money back on too. So, it is nice to know that. I have had cashiers question when I use more than one coupon from the Publix advantage flyer for the same item. But, they always go ahead and give it to me. Now, I can tell them, that if it’s a national brand item, they do get money back for it, so it shouldn’t matter how many I use.