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March 17, 2009 at 11:31 pm #271713
Niddi
I have in the past had some bad experiences at Wal Mart trying to use coupons. If it doesn’t scan in their register they won’t take it. Some binkies I’ve picked from the boxes at other stores have been refused even though they aren’t store specific and are manufacturers Q’s.
When I complained to the store manager last time I was told to ask for a salaried member of management if I ran into a problem with Q’s.
i was accused of trying to double coupon them.my coupon was for $2/1 so I though I could use it to buy my first product and then use the other coupon to get the second one free. Management did not agree with me and said I could use one or the other but not both. Even after I tried to explain that I was purchasing one (just using the coupon to reduce the price) and that my other coupon states that if I purchase one I could get one free.
They kept reading me the highlighted rules and told me I was wrong and trying to double coupon them.
i shop walmartfor items i can’t get cheaper at other stores but i hate using q’s there, such a hassle.
i’d like the opinion of some of you more experiences couponers on this site.
just thought i was right on this one and can’t understand why it was considered double couponing.
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March 17, 2009 at 11:42 pm #417773
brchbell
the folks at my local Walmart are very nice and that helps but Headquarters has taken so much control. by golly local Walmart’s can’t even turn on their own lights or heat! We had a severe storm pass over last year that went on for over 2 hours and it was pitch black in the store and it took Bentonville 70 minutes to turn on the lights!
I hope they know they are in process of putting themselves out of business! We use to spend over $200 a week there and now we never spend over $50 for the whole month!
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March 17, 2009 at 11:59 pm #417775
mmclean11
Quote:i hope they know they are in process of putting themselves out of business!trying to use coupons at wal-mart is totally out of the question cause i always get hassled even when i know i’m using them correctly.
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March 18, 2009 at 12:10 am #417776
gizzymo1960
I would love to see them go out of business.
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March 18, 2009 at 12:15 am #417777
brchbell
I buy all our food at the commissary! their stuff is a much higher quality and not even Walmart can touch the prices we get there! But of course I live way out in the country and our Walmart has very little competition!Our local manager lets us know if we have a problem to write the company. Ours didn’t carry older car parts just newer model parts so after she told us she wasn’t allowed to have them in our local store over 5000 people wrote Walmart protesting as most folks in our very rural area drive 10 year old or older cars! We now have older model car parts.
The manager can’t get what they know they need but we the people do at least have a voice if we can band together and make it heard! But I’m far from the only one who takes my business elsewhere. Sooner or later their practices are going to catch up with them.
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March 18, 2009 at 12:29 am #417778
incheck4real
I have to say that this doesn’t surprise me !!! walmart makes me sick. i wish so badly that they could get a taste of there own medicine but just like mmclean11 said I highly doubt that they are going anywhere.
I think that you were trying to use the coupons coreectly and were not trying to do anything wrong. The manager there was just stupid !!!!!
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March 18, 2009 at 12:45 am #417785
mmclean11
the answer is almost always no!….lol
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March 18, 2009 at 1:37 am #417802
rtebalt
Unfortunately, the managers at wm were not wrong this time. you can’t use a cents off coupon & a bogo coupon together. i know, it seems illogical, but usually in the coupon it will say something about it.
i hardly shop there anymore.
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March 18, 2009 at 2:22 am #417804
FreebieQueen
@Niddi 112275 wrote:
I was accused of trying to double coupon them. My coupon was for $2/1 so I though I could use it to buy my first product and then use the other coupon to get the second one free. .Okay, if I am reading this correctly, in order to properly use the 2 coupons you listed, you should have ended up with 3 products in all:
1. Glade Scented Oil holder, Use $2 MQ
2. Glade Scented Oil holder, Purchased at Full Price, Use B1G1 MQ
3. Glade Scented Oil holder, Free Item using above b1g1 -
March 18, 2009 at 6:20 am #417812
Janice Terrell
I totally understand how everyone feels about W.M. Years ago I used to work retail. Hidden in the tiny print on many coupons it states “cannot be used in conjunction with any other offers”.
many retailers use that to limit the use of coupons. they want their money right then – they don’t want to wait to be reimbursed by the manufacturer.
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March 18, 2009 at 11:12 am #417817
atta76
I had a coupon problem the other day. I went to Dollar General and had two $1/1 Qs for Carefree pantie liners. They were priced at $1 each and the Qs wouldn’t scan so the manager wouldn’t take them off.
Is that standard? She said if it was the same price as the Q they couldn’t do it. I went down the road to Family Dollar, same price, same problem where the Qs wouldn’t scan but this time the cashier put them in manually and was so happy for me.
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March 18, 2009 at 11:51 am #417821
JoAnn
Very rarely do I use Walmart when I coupon, the area I’m in — they seem a little higher in prices.. CVS, Dollar and Family Dollar all have better prices.. And when shopping these stores, I pick and choose my cashier..
Why because I know that this person is up to date on the policies of coupons..And then they keep me up to date as well or run the other way when I come into the store Lollll. The store managers are even starting to get to know me Lolll.
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March 18, 2009 at 12:55 pm #417826
jaime
I totally understand how you feel. Hopefully today will be a better day.
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March 18, 2009 at 1:00 pm #417828
Baggz1971
I am a Walmart Hater. This is one place I do not, will not and do not tell others to go. I think that Walmart Executives need belly up and start honoring the coupons or they are going to lose a lot of business.
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March 18, 2009 at 9:53 pm #417862
tsgal
I don’t shop at Wal Mart as much as I used to. In my area they will take clip coupons, but nothing else. So I don’t even try to use anything else.
I don’t really hate Wal Mart, I just hate going because of the crowds. I hate having to fight my way through the store to get what I need. But I do have to break down once in awhile just to get the items I need.
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March 19, 2009 at 1:10 am #417867
Niddi
Thank you everyone for your input on this. According to several of you I may have been using this coupon incorrectly. I have previously used a BOGO coupon and used a coupon to reduce the price of the first item and never had a problem with it or been questioned about it.
I never thought of this as stacking. Will refrain in the future if this is not above board. Certainly don’t want to create any problems for the many coupon users out there.
Was in Walgreens the other day and tried to use a $1 Q on a 92cent closeout expecting they would adjust the coupon. Wrong! Cashier told me it was not their policy to accept coupons for more than the amount of the product or to adjust them.I said ,Thank You, please void out my purchase and return my coupon.
I’m learning where not to use coupons.Don’t have to shop Walgreens, cvs loves me and my coupons. lol
I then gave her a Q for it (freezer restrictions-or I would have bought more). She seemed pleased. I think I may be on the way to turning an unfriendly cashier into a coupon friendly one.
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March 19, 2009 at 1:32 am #417868
JoAnn
You go Lady !!! It was really sweet that you let things go and shared some coupons as well…
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March 19, 2009 at 1:53 am #417872
brchbell
We went back later on to pick up some wooden dowels and they actually told us if we went across the street to Orschelins we could get them in 48″ instead of 36″ and they were cheaper! I told the manager her ears must of been burning with our we hate Walmart campaign online! She laughed and said she’d do her best to keep us all happy in her corner of the world!
I don’t often have a good experience at Walmart but both trips today were good for once! Doesn’t mean I’ll go there any more than I do though!
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March 19, 2009 at 6:51 pm #417895
KawaiiGiggle
can you still change the oil?” they said yeah it shouldn’t be a problem. urgh.
sometimes it’s great at walmart.. but others it’s like something from dante’s inferno..
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March 19, 2009 at 8:08 pm #417904
tsgal
The new ones haven’t figured it out yet. I don’t shop there but maybe once a month, I cut back because I was spending to much money there at one point. So I forced myself not to go as much.
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March 29, 2009 at 2:25 pm #418653
justicemsb
Wow. Lot of bad experiences here. I have never had a problem at our Walmart.
Granted, our town is growing, but the prices in general still seem to be best at our Walmart. I will do sales shoppings each week, to stock up on items at other stores where the price is better for the week, but for the most part, it’s Walmart. With me getting laid off, it’s not like I have a choice even if Walmart was the worst place in town.
I watch every penny.
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October 18, 2014 at 2:54 pm #458938
Mystifah
I gave up on couponing long ago for this reason, it was a constant fight and we sere spending 20-30 minutes every trip with literal definitions in writing to teach/train the cashiers to help them. The managers aren’t much better in most cases. For me, it’s easier to order what I need on Amazon and avoid the stores at all costs.
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