Thanks Jenny! What a lot of time and effort you put into this and what a blessing it is to all of us!!

So, I hope they aren’t cracking down on the actual wording and that the “5″ vs. “9″ rule won’t go away!!

Typically catalina coupons will not double, nor will “in-store” coupons that you take out of dispensers on shelves… they have EAN codes which “start with 99″ and have 13 digits, so they’re easy to tell apart from a regular UPC starting with a 5, and having 12 digits! We also don’t take internet coupons for FREE product =( but will take regular kinds for money off items. We will take competitor’s coupons for money off a total order, but not for individual items.

With B2G3 items, the first two ring up full retail, and then you get up to 3 free (it’s taken off at the end). So your first 2 pepsi 12-pks will ring $5.99 each or whatever, then any up to 3 after that will come off. As for coupons for all 5 B2G3 items… I’m not sure, I’ve never had anyone try it on those kinds. It works on BOGO items b/c each item rings up half price, so you can take money off each of those items. It might be bending space/time to take money off a free item.

Sometimes it gives sass when you try to use more than 3 of the same kind of coupon (on more than 3 of that item), but an override isn’t hard to come by most of the time. Your cashiers are supposed to be nice! (I’m sorry to hear about the grouchy ones, shame on them.)

There are a few ladies who come in my store and a couple times I’ve just about owed THEM money! So as for overages- Again, I think it depends on the particular coupons you’re using. There have also been instances where the computer DOES keep track and only take off $1.35 for a $1.35 item, for example, instead of $1.50 for a 75 cent double coupon. So… blah.

Thanks, and Keep up the good work, everyone!

Try buying just two of the Breyers ice cream and using your $1.00/2 coupon to see what happens. I know B1G1 free offers ring up at half-price if you buy only one. I’ve never tried B2G3 offers but see if the Breyers rings up $2.24 each when you buy only two ($5.59 x 2 = $11.18, $11.18 / 5 = $2.24).

2 Breyers x $2.24 = $4.48
– $1.00 (scanned coupon)
– $1.00 (doubled)
Total = $2.48 (or $1.24 each plus tax)

Also, be careful about scanning your VIC card after everything else (see comment #78).

As a general rule, if it’s B1G1 free and one coupon will not make both items free, then instead of trying to use two coupons, see if buying one at half-price and using one coupon will make it free. Then go back and do it again on another trip with your second coupon. It takes a little more time but it might save you a hassle at the register.

I’ve been testing the limits of HT’s sales lately and I’ve come across some inconsistencies. Multiple coupons were allowed on ICB It’s Not Butter B1G1 free items (see comments #39 and #57) and overages were allowed on Reach Dental Floss (see comment #58).

I shop at the Long Point Rd HT all the time! Try to avoid it on the weekends, though…it can get pretty crowded! I’d also encourage to aim for one of the younger cashiers for more ease with your coupons; there’s one named Emily who is especially coupon friendly!

One of my coupons gave a “check item” message once, so Emily had to pull the item out of the bag and call a manager over to prove that I was buying the item that the coupon was for. The manager verified that I was buying the right item for the coupon, but then had trouble scanning my internet coupon and tried to tell me that “it won’t scan being that it’s an internet coupon. If it won’t scan, we can’t accept it.” Well, Emily had already scanned about 15 internet coupons for me with no problem and she told me that she uses them herself. So she tried one more time and got it to scan!

So sorry about your East Bay HT experience. I think the people at the James Island HT and the new one on Savannah Hwy. are extremely kind and helpful. I would definitely talk to the store manager at the East Bay HT about the cashier’s attitude. There is no reason for them to treat anyone rudely.

You should definitely call corporate. My MIL had been mistreated before and called corporate. They then call the store manager who will call you. My MIL has gotten gift cards for her bad experiences.